Acting · Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK · Born August 18, 1899
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952). In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956. Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
MovieLaurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDance of the Cookoos
1982
as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956
MovieIllegal
1955
as Bellhop (uncredited)
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Man with Pool Cue (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Kevin
TVTopper
1953
as Man in lower bunk in jail (uncredited)
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Jake - Roofer
MovieLimelight
1952
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieThe Milkman
1950
as Ed (uncredited)
MovieAbie's Irish Rose
1946
as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
MovieDressed to Kill
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieWithout Reservations
1946
as Window-Washer (uncredited)
MovieOn Stage Everybody
1945
as Painter (uncredited)
MovieHi, Beautiful
1944
as Milkman (uncredited)
MovieIn Society
1944
as Mugg (uncredited)
MovieGirls! Girls! Girls!
1944
as Apartment House Waiter
Radio Rampage
1944
as Jack - Radio Repairman
MovieThe Lodger
1944
as Comedian
MovieHis Butler's Sister
1943
as Porter
MovieSo's Your Uncle
1943
as Waiter
MovieHoneymoon Lodge
1943
as Hotel Handyman
MovieThe Ape Man
1943
as Barney
MoviePolice Bullets
1942
as Rabbit
MovieThe Big Street
1942
as Waiter in New York (uncredited)
MovieThe Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Louie (Uncredited)
MovieFraming Father
1942
as Silver Slipper Waiter
MovieMan From Headquarters
1942
as Newspaper Photographer
MovieHellzapoppin'
1941
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
A Quiet Fourth
1941
as Edgar's Neighbor
MovieThe Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Nightclub Waiter
MovieNiagara Falls
1941
as Bellhop (uncredited)
MovieTop Sergeant Mulligan
1941
as Budd Doolittle
I'll Fix It
1941
as The Laundry Man
MovieFather Steps Out
1941
as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
MovieSan Antonio Rose
1941
as Waitress
MovieAn Apple in His Eye
1941
as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
MovieOne Night in the Tropics
1940
as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
MovieMexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Elevator Boy
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
as Homeless Thief in Washroom
MovieMillionaires in Prison
1940
as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
MovieSaps at Sea
1940
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
MovieCurtain Call
1940
as Second Waiter
MoviePrimrose Path
1940
as Man in Diner (uncredited)
MovieVigil in the Night
1940
as Courtroom Spectator
MovieA Chump at Oxford
1940
as Student
MovieMexican Spitfire
1940
as Elevator Operator
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Mercury (uncredited)
MovieBachelor Mother
1939
as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
MovieMan About Town
1939
as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
MovieFive Came Back
1939
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Fury
1939
as Gossiping Citizen
MovieHey! Hey! USA
1938
as Leary's pal
MovieShall We Dance
1937
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieOur Relations
1936
as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
An All American Toothache
1936
as (uncredited)
MovieHot Money
1935
as Tenant (uncredited)
MovieTwin Triplets
1935
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
MovieTop Hat
1935
as (uncredited)
In Love at 40
1935
as Man Getting Shave
MovieBonnie Scotland
1935
as Native Henchman (uncredited)
MovieThicker Than Water
1935
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
MovieSing Sister Sing
1935
as Porter (uncredited)
MovieTreasure Blues
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieTit for Tat
1935
as Mr. Hall
MovieBabes in Toyland
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieThe Live Ghost
1934
as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)
MovieKentucky Kernels
1934
as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
Opened by Mistake
1934
as Intern (uncredited)
MovieMike Fright
1934
as Elevator Operator
Ocean Swells
1934
as Sailor
One-Horse Farmers
1934
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThem Thar Hills
1934
as Mr. Hall
MovieCockeyed Cavaliers
1934
as Coach Driver
MovieAnother Wild Idea
1934
as Man Pushed into Fountain
MovieMaid in Hollywood
1934
as Cameraman (uncredited)
MovieRough Necking
1934
as Postman
MovieThe Undie-World
1934
as T.N.T. Room Busboy
MovieSoup and Fish
1934
as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
Love on a Ladder
1934
as Pool Hall Patron
MovieHi'–Neighbor!
1934
as Window Washer
Next Week-End
1934
MovieBabes in the Goods
1934
as Spectator (uncredited)
MovieBridal Bail
1934
as Irate Movie Patron
MovieSons of the Desert
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieAir Fright
1933
as Pilot (uncredited)
MovieHold Your Temper
1933
MovieBacks to Nature
1933
as Hunter (uncredited)
Keg o' My Heart
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieWhat Fur
1933
MovieBusy Bodies
1933
as Shop Worker (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Brew
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieBeauty and the Bus
1933
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
MovieMorning Glory
1933
as Actor (uncredited)
MovieThe Midnight Patrol
1933
as Tire thief's partner
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
as Charlie Zeno
MovieOne Track Minds
1933
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
MovieDiplomaniacs
1933
as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
MovieMe and My Pal
1933
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
MovieKing Kong
1933
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
MovieNature in the Wrong
1933
as Organ Grinder
MovieMaids a la Mode
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieTwice Two
1933
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
MovieCynara
1932
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieMr. Bride
1932
as Tipsy Ship Passenger
MovieSneak Easily
1932
as Page
MovieThe Soilers
1932
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Janitor (uncredited)
MovieShow Business
1932
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
A Slip at the Switch
1932
as Second Tramp
MovieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
MovieWhat Price Hollywood?
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieWild Babies!
1932
as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
MovieToo Many Women
1932
as Man on Street (uncredited)
MovieStrictly Unreliable
1932
as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Servant
MovieThe Music Box
1932
as Postman (uncredited)
MovieAny Old Port!
1932
as Stan's Second (uncredited)
Love Pains
1932
as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieSealskins
1932
as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
MovieOn the Loose
1931
as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
MovieThe Kick-Off!
1931
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
MovieWar Mamas
1931
as Doughboy (uncredited)
MovieScratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
MovieMama Loves Papa
1931
as Milkman (uncredited)
MovieThe Pajama Party
1931
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieCome Clean
1931
as Ice Cream Attendant
MovieThe Panic Is On
1931
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
MovieSweepstakes
1931
as Little Cook
MovieLet's Do Things
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieOne of the Smiths
1931
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieHaunted at Midnight
1931
as Man on Train
MoviePlaying at Politics
1931
as Elevator Operator
MovieThe Skulls
1931
as The Landlord
MovieLaughing Gravy
1931
as Landlord (uncredited)
MovieThe Pip from Pittsburg
1931
as Kay's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
MovieBe Big!
1931
as Bellboy (uncredited)
MovieThe Chiselers
1931
as Bellboy / Landlord
MovieOnly Saps Work
1930
as Waiter (uncredited)
Los cazadores de osos
1930
as Bootlegger
MovieNight of Goblins
1930
as Passenger
MovieDollar Dizzy
1930
as Bellhop
MovieMen of the North
1930
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
MovieLet's Go Native
1930
as Mover (uncredited)
MovieFifty Million Husbands
1930
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieBear Shooters
1930
as Charlie
MovieShivering and Shaking
1930
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
MovieBelow Zero
1930
MovieThe Night Life
1930
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
MovieBlotto
1930
as Cabdriver
MovieThe Fighting Parson
1930
as The Waiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Real McCoy
1930
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
MovieAngora Love
1929
as Neighbor
MovieSkirt Shy
1929
as Postman (uncredited)
MovieThe Hoose-Gow
1929
as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
MovieBacon Grabbers
1929
as Truck Driver
MovieThey Go Boom!
1929
as Landlord
MovieBoxing Gloves
1929
as Sidewalk diner attendant
MovieSnappy Sneezer
1929
as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
MovieMen O' War
1929
as Boater (uncredited)
MovieLeaping Love
1929
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
MovieLittle Mother
1929
as Taxi driver
MovieBerth Marks
1929
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
MovieDouble Whoopee
1929
as Cabdriver
MovieMovie Night
1929
as Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieBig Business
1929
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieThat's My Wife
1929
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieWrong Again
1929
as Neighbor
MovieA Pair of Tights
1929
as Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
MovieMust We Marry?
1928
MovieTwo Tars
1928
as Shopkeeper
MovieCaptain Swagger
1928
as Messenger
MovieShould Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
MovieYou're Darn Tootin'
1928
as Musician
MovieCrooks Can't Win
1928
as 'Bull' Savage
MovieCame the Dawn
1928
as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieLeave 'Em Laughing
1928
as The Landlord
MovieThe Battle of the Century
1927
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
MovieCall of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
MovieThe Second 100 Years
1927
as Convict
MovieSugar Daddies
1927
as Hotel extra
MovieCollege
1927
as Coxswain (uncredited)
MovieWith Love and Hisses
1927
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieFluttering Hearts
1927
as Man under car
MovieLove 'Em and Weep
1927
as Tillsbury's Butler
MovieEve's Love Letters
1927
as Cab driver (uncredited)
MovieForgotten Sweeties
1927
MovieDuck Soup
1927
as Moving man (uncredited)
MovieSeeing the World
1927
as English chauffeur
MovieAre Brunettes Safe?
1927
as Villager at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieBromo and Juliet
1926
as Stagehand (uncredited)
MovieThundering Fleas
1926
as Musician
MovieMighty Like a Moose
1926
as Shoe Shine Man
MovieUnfriendly Enemies
1925
as First Soldier Over the Top
MovieMadame Sans Jane
1925
as Steward
MovieIsn't Life Terrible?
1925
as Steward Who Drops Plates
MovieA Ten-Minute Egg
1924
as First Bellhop (uncredited)
MovieNear Dublin
1924
as Villager
MovieZeb vs. Paprika
1924
MoviePostage Due
1924
as Customer
MovieThe Cowboy Sheik
1924
as Party guest
MovieSmithy
1924
as Worker
MovieMother's Joy
1923
MovieDo Me a Favor
1922
as A Fireman
The Janitor
1921
