Biography
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.
Acted in 192
1950s
- 1959
Westbound
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
- 1957
The Story of Mankind
Heavenly Judge
The Helen Morgan Story
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- 1956
- 1955
Strange Lady in Town
Card Player (uncredited)
- 1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
- 1953
Take the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited)
- 1952
Les Miserables
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1951
Come Fill the Cup
Newspaperman (uncredited)
The Screen Director
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
- 1950
The Great Jewel Robber
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
One Last Fling
Gus
The Fountainhead
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Night Unto Night
Movie
Homicide
Glorietta Desk Clerk
- 1948
Fighter Squadron
Cockney (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Bailiff (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
- 1947
Always Together
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Love and Learn
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
Humoresque
Concert Spectator (uncredited), Professor (uncredited)
- 1946
- 1944
Crime by Night
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
Movie
- 1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Dr. Carter
Action in the North Atlantic
Sparks (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
Luke
The Gorilla Man
Constable Fletcher
- 1942
The Hidden Hand
The Coroner (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
Spy Ship
Reporter
Winning Your Wings
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
The Male Animal
Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
Judd, the druggist
- 1941
Steel Against the Sky
Jim (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Church Usher (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Highway West
Waiter (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
Headline Printer (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
- 1940
Lady with Red Hair
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
East of the River
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
Desk Clerk
Money and the Woman
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
Announcer
King of the Lumberjacks
Cashier (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
Calling Philo Vance
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
1930s
- 1939
A Child is Born
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
On Your Toes
First Stage Manager
Dust Be My Destiny
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
The Bill of Rights
New York Congressman
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Hotel Desk Clerk
Indianapolis Speedway
Racetrack Official
The Cowboy Quarterback
Broadcaster
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Man in Sheriff's Office
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Draftsman (uncredited)
- 1938
The Duke of West Point
Captain
One Wild Night
Bank Teller (uncredited)
International Settlement
Clerk
- 1937
Big Town Girl
Desk Man
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
G-Man
Find the Witness
Bell Captain
- 1936
Under Your Spell
Bailiff (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
36 Hours to Kill
Ticket Agent
The Millionaire Kid
Thomas Neville
Custer's Last Stand
Hank
- 1935
Men Without Names
Groom
Million Dollar Haul
Curley Chandler
Life Begins at Forty
Drug Clerk
One More Spring
Movie
Helldorado
Newspaper Reporter
- 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Wedding Guest
George White's Scandals
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
What's Your Racket
Chief
- 1933
The Masquerader
Bobby Blessington
Sensation Hunters
Fred Barrett
- 1932
Free Wheeling
Dickie's Father
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Wedding Supervisor
- 1931
Grief Street
Play Co-star
Big Ears
Wheezer's father
- 1930
School's Out
Jack Crabtree
1920s
- 1929
Seven Footprints to Satan
Jim Kirkham
- 1928
The House of Shame
Harvey Baremore
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Riley
Rose-Marie
Etienne Doray
- 1927
Annie Laurie
Donald
One Hour Married
Movie
Why Girls Say No
Becky's Boyfriend
Should Men Walk Home?
The Gentleman Crook
- 1926
Oh, Baby!
Movie
The Midnight Message
Billy Dodd
A Poor Girl's Romance
Wellington Kingston
Beverly of Graustark
Prince Oscar
- 1925
Wages for Wives
Danny Kester
Time, the Comedian
Tom Cautley
The Circle
Arnold Cheney
The Shadow on the Wall
George Walters
The Bridge of Sighs
Billy Craig
- 1924
This Woman
Bobby Bleedon
The Mine with the Iron Door
St. Jimmy
Wine of Youth
Richard (1897 prologue
How to Educate a Wife
Billy Breese
The Marriage Circle
Dr. Gustav Mueller
Name the Man
Alick Gell
- 1923
Tea- With a Kick!
Art Binger
Trilby
Little Billee
Broken Hearts of Broadway
An Outcast
Mary of the Movies
The Boy
- 1922
Her Majesty
Ted Harper
Fascination
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
- 1921
Orphans of the Storm
Picard
Forbidden Love
Harold Van Zandt
- 1920
Way Down East
Professor Sterling
A Child for Sale
Charles Stoddard
The Idol Dancer
Walter Kincaid
1910s
- 1919
The Black Circle
Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
A Damsel in Distress
George Bevan
The Love Cheat
Henry Calvin
The Thirteenth Chair
Willy Grosby
Oh Boy!
George Budd
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
Conrad Le Brett
- 1918
The Woman the Germans Shot
Frank Brooks
Mrs. Slacker
Robert Gibbs
- 1917
The Seven Pearls
Harry Drake
- 1916
Snow White
Prince Florimon
Charity
Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
The Iron Claw
Davey
- 1915
The Romance of Elaine
Walter Jameson
The New Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson
A Fool There Was
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
- 1914
The Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
The Stain
Office Clerk
The Million Dollar Mystery
Gang Member