Acting · County Cork, Ireland · Born May 24, 1888
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
MovieWestbound
1959
as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Story of Mankind
1957
as Heavenly Judge
MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
MovieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Man Driving Car (uncredited)
MovieSerenade
1956
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieStrange Lady in Town
1955
as Card Player (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
MoviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
MovieTake the High Ground!
1953
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
So You Want to Learn to Dance
1953
as Barber
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Carson
MovieLes Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieCome Fill the Cup
1951
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
MovieOn Moonlight Bay
1951
as Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)
MovieFort Worth
1951
as Railroad Backer (uncredited)
MovieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951
as Movie Patron
The Screen Director
1951
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
MovieThe Enforcer
1951
MovieSunset Boulevard
1950
as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Jewel Robber
1950
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
MovieBackfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieBeyond the Forest
1949
as Townsman with Glasses
MovieOne Last Fling
1949
as Gus
MovieThe Fountainhead
1949
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
MovieNight Unto Night
1949
MovieHomicide
1949
as Glorietta Desk Clerk
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
as Waiter at Party
MovieFighter Squadron
1948
as Cockney (uncredited)
MovieJohnny Belinda
1948
as Bailiff (uncredited)
MovieSo You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
as Blackjack Player (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948
as Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
MovieAlways Together
1947
as Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
MovieLife with Father
1947
as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
MovieCry Wolf
1947
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Wonderland
1947
as Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
MovieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
as Marcelled Leading Man
MoviePossessed
1947
as Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
MovieLove and Learn
1947
as Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
as Second Tout (uncredited)
MovieNora Prentiss
1947
as Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
1947
as Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
MovieHumoresque
1947
as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
MovieThe Verdict
1946
as Reporter
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Cashier (uncredited)
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
MovieCrime by Night
1944
as Horace Grayson (uncredited)
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as Casey (uncredited)
MovieUncertain Glory
1944
MovieThe Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Dr. Carter
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Engineer (uncredited)
MovieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
as Sparks (uncredited)
MovieThe Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Luke
MovieThe Gorilla Man
1943
as Constable Fletcher
MovieCasablanca
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
MovieThe Hidden Hand
1942
as The Coroner (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
MovieSpy Ship
1942
as Reporter
MovieWinning Your Wings
1942
as Uncle Ed (uncredited)
MovieLarceny, Inc.
1942
as Mr. Carmichael
MovieMurder in the Big House
1942
as Ritter - Warden's Secretary
MovieThe Male Animal
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieBullet Scars
1942
as Judd, the druggist
MovieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Radio Man (uncredited)
MovieSteel Against the Sky
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Church Usher (uncredited)
MovieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
as Stenographer (uncredited)
MovieSergeant York
1941
as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
MovieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
MovieHighway West
1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieBad Men of Missouri
1941
as Bank Representative
MovieOut of the Fog
1941
MovieHere Comes Happiness
1941
as Headline Printer (uncredited)
MovieCliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
MovieFootsteps in the Dark
1941
as Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
MovieThe Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
MovieSkinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941
as Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
MovieLady with Red Hair
1940
as Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
MovieFather Is A Prince
1940
as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
MovieEast of the River
1940
as Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
MovieJust a Cute Kid
1940
as Desk Clerk
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieMoney and the Woman
1940
as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
MovieMy Love Came Back
1940
as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
MovieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
MovieA Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieBrother Orchid
1940
as Reporter #3 (uncredited)
MovieSaturday's Children
1940
as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
MovieTear Gas Squad
1940
as Announcer
MovieKing of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)
MovieOne Million B.C.
1940
as Shell Person
MovieCalling Philo Vance
1940
as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
MovieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
as Hotel Manager
MovieOn Dress Parade
1939
as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
MovieKid Nightingale
1939
as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as Customer (uncredited)
MovieOn Your Toes
1939
as First Stage Manager
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
MovieSlapsie Maxie's
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Reporter
MovieThe Bill of Rights
1939
as New York Congressman
MovieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk
MovieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
as Racetrack Official
MovieThe Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Broadcaster
MovieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Man in Sheriff's Office
MovieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Draftsman (uncredited)
MovieThe Duke of West Point
1938
as Captain
MovieOne Wild Night
1938
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
MovieInternational Settlement
1938
as Clerk
MovieBig Town Girl
1937
as Desk Man
MovieStep Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieMidnight Taxi
1937
as G-Man
MovieFind the Witness
1937
as Bell Captain
MovieUnder Your Spell
1936
as Bailiff (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Boulevard
1936
as Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Movie36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Ticket Agent
MovieThe Millionaire Kid
1936
as Thomas Neville
MovieCuster's Last Stand
1936
as Hank
MovieMen Without Names
1935
as Groom
MovieBecky Sharp
1935
as British Officer (uncredited)
MovieMillion Dollar Haul
1935
as Curley Chandler
MovieLife Begins at Forty
1935
as Drug Clerk
MovieOne More Spring
1935
MovieHelldorado
1935
as Newspaper Reporter
Hollywood Trouble
1935
MovieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Wedding Guest
MovieThe Thin Man
1934
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieGeorge White's Scandals
1934
as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
MovieGambling Lady
1934
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
MovieWhat's Your Racket
1934
as Chief
MovieThe Masquerader
1933
as Bobby Blessington
MovieSensation Hunters
1933
as Fred Barrett
MovieFree Wheeling
1932
as Dickie's Father
MovieThe Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Wedding Supervisor
MovieGrief Street
1931
as Play Co-star
MovieBig Ears
1931
as Wheezer's father
MovieSchool's Out
1930
as Jack Crabtree
MovieHoliday
1930
as Pete Hedges
MovieThe Great Divide
1929
as Edgar Blossom
MovieSeven Footprints to Satan
1929
as Jim
MovieThe House of Shame
1928
as Harvey Baremore
Sisters of Eve
1928
as Leonard Tavernake
MovieRiley of the Rainbow Division
1928
as Riley
MovieRose-Marie
1928
as Etienne Doray
MovieThe Cat and the Canary
1927
as Paul Jones
MovieAnnie Laurie
1927
as Donald
MovieOne Hour Married
1927
MovieWhy Girls Say No
1927
as Becky's Boyfriend
MovieShould Men Walk Home?
1927
as The Gentleman Crook
MovieOh, Baby!
1926
MovieThe Midnight Message
1926
as Billy Dodd
MovieA Poor Girl's Romance
1926
as Wellington Kingston
MovieBeverly of Graustark
1926
as Prince Oscar
MovieWages for Wives
1925
as Danny Kester
MovieTime, the Comedian
1925
as Tom Cautley
Exchange of Wives
1925
as Victor Moran
MovieThe Circle
1925
as Arnold Cheney
Seven Days
1925
as Jim Wilson
MovieThe Shadow on the Wall
1925
as George Walters
MovieThe Bridge of Sighs
1925
as Billy Craig
MovieThis Woman
1924
as Bobby Bleedon
MovieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1924
as St. Jimmy
MovieWine of Youth
1924
as Richard (1897 prologue
MovieRiders Up
1924
as Johnny aka Information Kid
MovieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
as Billy Breese
MovieThe Marriage Circle
1924
as Dr. Gustav Mueller
MovieName the Man
1924
as Alick Gell
MovieTea- With a Kick!
1923
as Art Binger
MovieTrilby
1923
as Little Billee
MovieBroken Hearts of Broadway
1923
as An Outcast
MovieMary of the Movies
1923
as The Boy
MovieHer Majesty
1922
as Ted Harper
MovieFascination
1922
as Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
MovieOrphans of the Storm
1921
as Picard
MovieForbidden Love
1921
as Harold Van Zandt
MovieWay Down East
1920
as Professor Sterling
MovieA Child for Sale
1920
as Charles Stoddard
MovieThe Idol Dancer
1920
as Walter Kincaid
MovieThe Black Circle
1919
as Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
MovieA Damsel in Distress
1919
as George Bevan
MovieThe Love Cheat
1919
as Henry Calvin
MovieThe Thirteenth Chair
1919
as Willy Grosby
MovieOh Boy!
1919
as George Budd
MovieThe Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
1919
as Conrad Le Brett
MovieThe Woman the Germans Shot
1918
as Frank Brooks
His Bonded Wife
1918
as Philip Hazard
MovieMrs. Slacker
1918
as Robert Gibbs
MovieThe Seven Pearls
1917
as Harry Drake
MovieSnow White
1916
as Prince Florimon
MovieCharity
1916
as Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
MovieThe Iron Claw
1916
as Davey
The Old Homestead
1915
as Reuben Whitcomb
MovieThe Romance of Elaine
1915
as Walter Jameson
MovieThe New Exploits of Elaine
1915
as Walter Jameson
MovieA Fool There Was
1915
as Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
MovieThe Exploits of Elaine
1914
as Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
The Taint
1914
as Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
MovieThe Stain
1914
as Office Clerk
MovieThe Million Dollar Mystery
1914
as Gang Member
