Biography
Benjamin Joseph Hall (March 18, 1899 – May 20, 1985) was an American actor who started performing as a boy and worked for three and a half decades, mainly in small parts. Born in Brooklyn, New York as the eldest child of American stevedore George E. Hall and his English wife Constance L. Fletcher, Ben Hall began making appearances in films when he was little more than ten years old. After a handful of movies, his family moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, and in 1918 Ben took work as a bank clerk in Manhattan. But by 1920, Ben and his mother had moved to Los Angeles (where they were joined later by his younger brother George Jr.). Hall worked as a property man for the studios for a time, but eventually began to get small roles and was eking out a living as an actor again by 1926. He became a minor but fairly frequently-used member of the John Ford Stock Company, and did eight films for John Ford between 1929 and 1946. Most memorable among these bit roles was probably that of the barber who slicks down and perfumes Wyatt Earp's hair in My Darling Clementine (1946). Hall left acting in 1949, though he lived for another 36 years. He died in North Hollywood, California in 1985. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acted in 72
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Traffic with the Devil
Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)
Young Widow
Sailor in Hospital Waiting Room (Uncredited)
- 1944
Movie Pests
Man Next to Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
- 1943
The Hard Way
Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)
- 1942
The Incredible Stranger
Lou Coon (uncredited)
- 1941
Hellzapoppin'
Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)
- 1940
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
My Little Chickadee
Schoolboy (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Dad for a Day
Leonard's Father
- 1938
Held For Ransom
Hillbilly
Riders of the Black Hills
Reporter Ethelbert
- 1937
Music for Madame
Well-Wisher on Bus (Uncredited)
Smoke Tree Range
Pete
- 1936
A Million to One
Joe
Postal Inspector
Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Fury
Walter "Goofy" Gordon (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Gabe Armstrong (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
Student kicked by Bully (uncredited)
- 1935
Racing Luck
'Knapsack'
The Live Wire
Steve
Men Without Names
Mr. Youngblood (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
Square Dance Participant
Sequoia
Joe
- 1934
Counsel on De Fence
Langdon's Assistant
- 1933
The Stranger's Return
Farmhand
Lilly Turner
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
Holbrook (uncredited)
Parole Girl
Apartment Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Girl Missing
Service Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
Newsboy (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1932
The Sport Parade
Newsboy (uncredited)
The Golden West
Pioneer
Vanity Street
Stage Door Johnnie in Bearskin Coat (uncredited)
The Phantom President
Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
XYZ Grocery Clerk
Gorilla Ship
Benny - Cabin Boy
Alias Mary Smith
Jake
After Tomorrow
Soad Jerk
Sin's Pay Day
Henchman Rusty (uncredited)
- 1931
The Star Witness
Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited)
Newly Rich
Toby (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
Elmer Harrigan (uncredited)
Blood and Thunder
Mr. C. Mortimer Hickey (uncredited)
- 1930
A Man from Wyoming
Orderly
1920s
- 1929
Wall Street
Cliff
Nix on Dames
Cliff
The Girl from Woolworth's
Jerry Donelly (uncredited)
Salute
Midshipman Joel Farragut Gish (uncredited)
- 1928
Hot News
Benny
Harold Teen
Goofy
- 1927
Baby Brother
Man with glasses
Girls
Irving Wise
Casey at the Bat
Scorekeeper (uncredited)
- 1926
Satan Town
Crippy Jack
The Skyrocket
Peter Stanton