Porter Hall
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Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall played movie villains or comedic incompetent characters. Hall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began his career touring as a stage actor with roles in productions of The Great Gatsby and Naked in 1926. Hall made his film debut in the 1931 drama Secrets of a Secretary. He made his last onscreen a
He was probably best remembered for four roles: a senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, an atheist in Going My Way, the nervous, ill-tempered Granville Sawyer, who administers a psychological test to Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, and a train passenger who encounters a man (Fred MacMurray) who has just committed a murder in Double Indemnity.
On October 6, 1953, Hall died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65. His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Hall had two children, David and Sarah Jane.
Born
Sep 18, 1888
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
Oct 06, 1953
Known For
Acting
Movies
75 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Monroe
Double Indemnity
1944
as Mr. Jackson
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Granville Sawyer
His Girl Friday
1940
as Murphy
The Thin Man
1934
as Herbert MacCaulay
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Jacob Q. Boot
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Harvey Chase
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Mr. Hadrian
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Jason Maple
Going My Way
1944
as Mr. Belknap
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