Acting · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Born September 18, 1888
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
MovieReturn to Treasure Island
1954
as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
MovieVice Squad
1953
as Jack Hartrampf
MoviePony Express
1953
as Jim Bridger
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as J. R. Martin
MovieHoliday for Sinners
1952
as Louie
MovieThe Half-Breed
1952
as Kraemer
MovieCarbine Williams
1952
as Sam Markley
MovieAce in the Hole
1951
as Jacob Q. Boot
MovieIntruder in the Dust
1949
as Nub Gowrie
MovieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Judge O'Toole
MovieChicken Every Sunday
1949
as Sam Howell
MovieThat Wonderful Urge
1948
as Attorney Ketchell
MovieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Mr. Caslon
MovieUnconquered
1947
as Leach
MovieSingapore
1947
as Mr. Bellows
MovieMiracle on 34th Street
1947
as Granville Sawyer
MovieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Stevens
MovieKiss and Tell
1945
as Bill Franklin
MovieMurder, He Says
1945
as Mr. Johnson
MovieBlood on the Sun
1945
as Arthur Bickett
MovieBring on the Girls
1945
as Dr. Efrington
MovieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Joe Sorsby
MovieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
MovieThe Great Moment
1944
as President Franklin Pierce
MovieDouble Indemnity
1944
as Mr. Jackson
MovieStanding Room Only
1944
as Hugo Farenhall
MovieGoing My Way
1944
as Mr. Belknap
MovieThe Woman of the Town
1943
as Mayor Dog Killey
MovieThe Desperadoes
1943
as Banker Clanton
MovieA Stranger in Town
1943
as Judge Austin Harkley
MovieButch Minds the Baby
1942
as Brandy Smith
MovieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
MovieMr. and Mrs. North
1942
as George Heyler
MovieSullivan's Travels
1941
as Mr. Hadrian
MovieThe Parson of Panamint
1941
as Jonathan Randall
MovieArizona
1940
as Lazarus Ward
MovieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Sheriff Korley
MovieDark Command
1940
as Angus McCloud
MovieHis Girl Friday
1940
as Murphy
MovieHenry Goes Arizona
1939
as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Monroe
MovieThey Shall Have Music
1939
as Mr. Flower
MovieGrand Jury Secrets
1939
as Anthony Pelton
MovieBulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Man in Drummond's Dream
MovieTom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Uncle Silas Phelps
MovieThe Arkansas Traveler
1938
as Mayor Daniels
MovieKing of Alcatraz
1938
as Matthew Talbot
MovieMen with Wings
1938
as Hiram F. Jenkins
MoviePrison Farm
1938
as Chiston R. Bradby
MovieStolen Heaven
1938
as 'Von' Offer
MovieBulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Dr. Botulian
MovieDangerous to Know
1938
as Mayor Bradley
MovieScandal Street
1938
as James Wilson
MovieWells Fargo
1937
as James Oliver
MovieTrue Confession
1937
as Mr. Hartman
MovieThis Way Please
1937
as S.J. Crawford
MovieSouls at Sea
1937
as Court Prosecutor
MovieWild Money
1937
as Bill Court
MovieMake Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Harvey Chase
MovieKing of Gamblers
1937
as George Kramer
MovieBulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
as Norman Merridew
MovieThe General Died at Dawn
1936
as Peter Perrie
MovieThe Plainsman
1936
as Jack McCall
MovieLet's Make a Million
1936
as Spencer
MovieSatan Met a Lady
1936
as Milton Ames
MovieAnd Sudden Death
1936
as District Attorney
MovieThe Princess Comes Across
1936
as Darcy
MovieSnowed Under
1936
as Arthur Layton
Too Many Parents
1936
as Mrs. Saunders
MovieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Rossignol
MovieThe Petrified Forest
1936
as Jason Maple
MovieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Col. Bradbury
MovieMurder in the Private Car
1934
as Alden Murray
MovieThe Thin Man
1934
as Herbert MacCaulay
MovieThe Cheat
1931
as Leslie (uncredited)
MovieSecrets of a Secretary
1931
as Drunk
