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Occupation  Actor
Years active  1926–1953

Name  Porter Hall
Role  Character actor
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Full Name  Clifford Porter Hall
Born  September 19, 1888 (1888-09-19) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died  October 6, 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse  Geraldine Hall (m. 1927–1953)
Children  Sarah Jane Hall, David Hall
Movies  Double Indemnity, Ace in the Hole, Miracle on 34th Street, His Girl Friday, Sullivan's Travels
Similar People  Gene Lockhart, Jerome Cowan, Preston Sturges, George Seaton, John F Seitz

Porter Hall - Actor


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.

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Career

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Born Clifford Porter Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, he 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.

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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 psychological tests to Macy's employees (including 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.

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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.

Director Russ Meyer named one of the characters in the 1970 cult film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls after Hall.

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