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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.
Acted in 75
1950s
- 1954
Return to Treasure Island
Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
- 1953
Vice Squad
Jack Hartrampf
- 1952
Holiday for Sinners
Louie
The Half-Breed
Kraemer
Carbine Williams
Sam Markley
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Judge O'Toole
- 1948
That Wonderful Urge
Attorney Ketchell
You Gotta Stay Happy
Mr. Caslon
- 1947
Singapore
Mr. Bellows
- 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Stevens
Kiss and Tell
Bill Franklin
Murder, He Says
Mr. Johnson
Bring on the Girls
Dr. Efrington
- 1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Joe Sorsby
The Great Moment
President Franklin Pierce
Standing Room Only
Hugo Farenhall
- 1943
The Woman of the Town
Mayor Dog Killey
A Stranger in Town
Judge Austin Harkley
- 1942
Butch Minds the Baby
Brandy Smith
The Remarkable Andrew
Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Mr. and Mrs. North
George Heyler
- 1941
Sullivan's Travels
Mr. Hadrian
The Parson of Panamint
Jonathan Randall
- 1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Sheriff Korley
Dark Command
Angus McCloud
1930s
- 1939
Henry Goes Arizona
Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
Mr. Flower
Grand Jury Secrets
Anthony Pelton
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Man in Drummond's Dream
- 1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Mayor Daniels
King of Alcatraz
Matthew Talbot
Men with Wings
Hiram F. Jenkins
Prison Farm
Chiston R. Bradby
Stolen Heaven
'Von' Offer
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Dr. Botulian
Dangerous to Know
Mayor Bradley
Scandal Street
James Wilson
- 1937
True Confession
Mr. Hartman
This Way Please
S.J. Crawford
Wild Money
Bill Court
King of Gamblers
George Kramer
- 1936
The General Died at Dawn
Peter Perrie
Let's Make a Million
Spencer
And Sudden Death
District Attorney
The Princess Comes Across
Darcy
Snowed Under
Arthur Layton
- 1935
- 1934
Murder in the Private Car
Alden Murray
- 1931
The Cheat
Leslie (uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary
Drunk
