★ 6.8 
Acting
Porter Hall
Porter Hall is vooral bekend van Four Star Playhouse. Porter Hall werd geboren op 18 september 1888. Porter Hall overleed op 6 oktober 1953 op 65-jarige leeftijd.
- Geboren
- 18 september 1888
- Geboorteplaats
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Overleden
- 6 oktober 1953 (65 jaar)
Biografie
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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 appearance in the 1954 film Return to Treasure Island, which was released after his death.
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.
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 appearance in the 1954 film Return to Treasure Island, which was released after his death.
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.
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★ 6.8 Filmografie
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseJ. R. Martin
Veelgestelde vragen
In welke films en series speelde Porter Hall?
Porter Hall is vooral bekend van Four Star Playhouse.
Wanneer is Porter Hall geboren?
Porter Hall werd geboren op 18 september 1888. (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Hoe oud is Porter Hall?
Porter Hall overleed op 6 oktober 1953 op 65-jarige leeftijd.
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