Cause of death Heart attack Role Film actor Name Thurston Hall | Years active 1915-1957 Occupation Actor | |
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Born May 10, 1882 ( 1882-05-10 ) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Died February 20, 1958, Beverly Hills, California, United States Spouse Quenda Hackett (m. ?–1958) Movies and TV shows The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Cleopatra, The Black Room, Topper, The Band Wagon Similar People Roy William Neill, J Gordon Edwards, Norman Z McLeod, Henry Kolker, Joseph Santley | ||
Thurston Hall
Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.
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Early years
Hall was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Stage
Hall toured with various New England stage companies during his teens, then went onto London, where he formed a small stage troupe. He also toured New Zealand and South Africa."
At 22 in 1904, Hall was in the first stage production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. His Broadway credits include The Only Girl (1914), Have a Heart (1917), Civilian Clothes (1919), The French Doll (1922), Still Waters (1926), Buy, Buy, Baby (1926), Mixed Doubles (1927), Behold the Bridegroom (1927), The Common Sin (1928), Sign of the Leopard (1928), Security (1929), Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929), Everything's Jake (1930), Philip Goes Forth (1931), Chrysalis (1932), Thoroughbred (1933), Re-echo (1934), They Shall Not Die (1934), Spring Freshet (1934), All Rights Reserved (1934), and Rain from Heaven (1934).
In 1925, Hall took a troupe to Australia to perform the play So This Is London.
Film
Hall's film career began with his work in silent films in 1915. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures. Early in his silent career, he supported Theda Bara in her vamp-costume dramas.
Television
Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper (played by Leo G. Carroll), in the 1950s television series, Topper (1953–1956).
Personal life
Hall was married to Quenda Hackett (1897–1984).
Filmography
Actor
1960
Joyful Hour (TV Movie) as
Zachary
1958
Maverick (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Savage Hills (1958) - Judge
1957
Men of Annapolis (TV Series) as
Father
- Obstacle Course (1957) - Father
1957
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Major Buffington
- Major Buffington (1957) - Major Buffington
1957
Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) as
Colonel Titus
- Quarter Horse (1957) - Colonel Titus
1957
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Judge
- A Mind of Their Own (1957) - Judge
1957
Affair in Reno as
J.B. Del Monte
1957
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall
- The Southern Colonel (1957) - Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall
1956
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) as
Harrison Prentice
- Sturmzig Cuneiform (1957) - Harrison Prentice
- Adventure of the Romantic Pigeon (1956) - Harrison Prentice
- Dancing Mouse (1956) - Harrison Prentice
- The Swiss Titmouse (1956) - Harrison Prentice
- Hawaiian Hamzah (1956) - Harrison Prentice
- Sea Cucumber (1956) - Harrison Prentice (credit only)
- False Monarch (1956) - Harrison Prentice
- Attache Case (1956) - Harrison Prentice
1956
The Go-Getter as
Mr. Higgins
1956
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as
Homer Claibourne / Capt. Warren
- Family Reunion USA (1956) - Homer Claibourne
- Down on the Tennessee (1956) - Capt. Warren
1956
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Horace Tepper
- Beauty Contest (1956) - Horace Tepper
1953
Topper (TV Series) as
Mr. Schuyler / Schuyler / Humphrey / ...
- Topper's Vacation (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Other Job (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Insurance Scandal (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Counterfeiters (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Desert Island (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Highland Fling (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes to School (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Spring Cleaning (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Uranium Pile (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Egyptian Deal (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Fights a Duel (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Double Life (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- King Cosmo the First (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Makes a Movie (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- The House Wreckers (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Arabian Night (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Amnesia (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper at the Races (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Hits the Road (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper in Mexico (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Rejuvenation (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Deception (1955) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper's Quiet Christmas (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes to Washington (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- The Chess Player (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Strikes Gold (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- County Fair (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- George's Old Flame (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Preparations for Europe (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- The Wedding (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Sweepstakes (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes West (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes to Las Vegas (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Henrietta Sells the House (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Runs for Mayor (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- The Diamond Ring (1954) - Schuyler / Humphrey
- Trip to Lisbon (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- Astrology (1954) - Mr. Schuyler
- The Surprise Party (1954)
- The Car Story (1953) - Mr. Schulyer
- Uncle Jonathan (1953) - Mr. Schuyler
- Bank Securities (1953) - Mr. Schuyler
1955
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Claud Pierce
- Sheriff's Sale (1955) - Claud Pierce
1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV Series) as
Gordon
- The Practical Joker (1955) - Gordon
1954
Lassie (TV Series) as
Phineas Monroe
- The Job (1954) - Phineas Monroe
1954
Duffy's Tavern (TV Series) as
Mr. Fletcher
- A Date for Miss Duffy (1954) - Mr. Fletcher
1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (Short) as
James M. Townsend
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Smith / J. Peter Stuyvesant - Philanthropist
- The Tax Return (1954) - Mr. Smith
- The Actors' Home (1953) - J. Peter Stuyvesant - Philanthropist
1953
Wonder Valley
1953
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Girl on the Park Bench (1953) - Judge
1953
My Little Margie (TV Series) as
Mr. Crater / Reynolds
- What's Cooking? (1953) - Mr. Crater
- Stock Control (1953) - Reynolds
1952
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Dan Clemens / Arnold Rivers
- The Jinx Wagon (1953) - Dan Clemens
- The Promised Land (1952) - Arnold Rivers
1953
The Hank McCune Show (TV Series)
- Episode dated 25 October 1953 (1953)
1953
The Band Wagon as
Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
1952
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Carruthers
- The Civil War Map Story (1952) - Carruthers
1952
Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) as
Mr. Whipple
- Mr. Whipple (1952) - Mr. Whipple (uncredited)
1952
Big Town (TV Series) as
Pete Staker
- Please Murder Me (1952) - Pete Staker
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
- The Man Who Took a Chance (1952)
1952
The WAC from Walla Walla as
Col. Mayfield
1952
It Grows on Trees as
John Sleamish--Bank President (uncredited)
1952
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Avedon
- The Strange Case of James Doyle (1952) - Avedon
1952
Woman of the North Country as
Mayor Spencer (uncredited)
1952
Carson City as
Charles Crocker
1952
Skirts Ahoy! as
Thatcher Kinston
1952
Night Stage to Galveston as
Colonel Jim Bellamy
1952
One Big Affair as
Mr. 'G'
1951
Texas Carnival as
Mr. Gaytes
1951
Whirlwind as
Big Jim Lassiter
1951
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) as
George
- Closeup (1951) - George
1951
The Living Christ Series (TV Mini Series) as
Pharisee
- Discipleship (1951) - Pharisee
1951
Belle Le Grand as
Parkington
1950
Dick Tracy (TV Series) as
Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 5 (1950) - Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 4 (1950) - Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 2 (1950) - Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 1 (1950) - Diet Smith
- The Mole: Part 2 (1950) - Diet Smith
- Dick Tracy and the Stolen Emeralds (1950) - Diet Smith
- Episode #1.1 (1950)
1950
One Too Many as
Kenneth Simes
1950
Bandit Queen as
Governor
1950
Chain Gang as
John McKelvey
1950
Bright Leaf as
Phillips
1950
The Silver Theatre (TV Series) as
George
- Closeup (1950) - George
1950
Federal Agent at Large as
'Big Bill' Dixon
1950
Belle of Old Mexico as
Horatio Huntington
1950
Girls' School as
Col. Selby Matthews
1949
Tell It to the Judge as
Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
1949
Bride for Sale as
Mr. Trisby (uncredited)
1949
Square Dance Jubilee as
G.K.
1949
Rim of the Canyon as
Big Tim Hanlon
1949
The Fountainhead as
Businessman at Party (uncredited)
1949
Stagecoach Kid as
Peter Arnold
1949
Rusty Saves a Life as
Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
1948
Blondie's Secret as
Mr. George Whiteside
1948
Manhattan Angel as
Everett H. Burton
1948
Miraculous Journey as
Kendricks
1948
Up in Central Park as
Governor Motley
1948
King of the Gamblers as
'Pop' Morton
1948
Three Daring Daughters as
Howie Howard - Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
1947
It Had to Be You as
Mr. Ned Harrington
1947
Mourning Becomes Electra as
Dr. Blake
1947
The Unfinished Dance as
Mr. Ronsell
1947
Black Gold as
Col. Caldwell
1947
The Son of Rusty as
Franklyn B. Gibson
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as
Bruce Pierce
1947
Swing the Western Way as
Jasper Jim Bandy
1947
Welcome Stranger as
Congressman Beeker
1947
The Farmer's Daughter as
Wilbur Johnson
1946
Three Little Girls in Blue as
Colonel Clay (uncredited)
1946
Dangerous Business as
B.J. Calhoun
1946
She Wrote the Book as
Horace Van Cleve
1946
One More Tomorrow as
Thomas Collier II
1946
Without Reservations as
Baldwin
1946
Two Sisters from Boston as
Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid as
Ed - the Mayor
1945
Saratoga Trunk as
Mr. Pound (uncredited)
1945
Song of the Prairie as
Jerome Wingate
1945
West of the Pecos as
Col. Lambeth
1945
The Gay Senorita as
J.J. Frentiss
1945
Lady on a Train as
Josiah Waring (uncredited)
1945
Blonde from Brooklyn as
'Colonel' Hubert Farnsworth
1945
Don Juan Quilligan as
First Judge
1945
Thrill of a Romance as
J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
1945
Brewster's Millions as
Colonel Drew
1945
Bring on the Girls as
Rutledge
1944
Something for the Boys as
Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
1944
Ever Since Venus as
Edgar Pomeroy
1944
In Society as
Mr. Van Cleve
1944
Song of Nevada as
John Barrabee
1944
Wilson as
Senator E.H. Jones
1944
The Great Moment as
Senator Borland
1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart as
Judge James Rutherford
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Politician (uncredited)
1944
Follow the Boys as
Man (uncredited)
1944
Cover Girl as
Tony Pastor (uncredited)
1943
Here Comes Elmer as
P. J. Ellis
1943
Footlight Glamour as
Randolph Wheeler (uncredited)
1943
I Dood It as
Kenneth Lawlor
1943
Hoosier Holiday as
Henry P. Fairchild
1943
This Land Is Mine as
Mayor Henry Manville
1943
Crash Dive as
Senator from Texas (uncredited)
1943
He Hired the Boss as
Mr. Bates
1943
The Youngest Profession as
Mr. Drew
1943
The Hard Way as
Harry - Motion Picture Executive (uncredited)
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington as
Senator Henry Babcock
1942
One Dangerous Night as
Inspector Crane
1942
The Great Gildersleeve as
Governor John Stafford
1942
Counter-Espionage as
Inspector Crane
1942
Call of the Canyon as
Grantley B. Johnson
1942
Her Cardboard Lover as
Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
1942
Twin Beds as
Horace Touchstone (uncredited)
1942
Hello, Annapolis as
Capt. Wendall
1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks as
James Maloney
1942
Rings on Her Fingers as
Mr. Harvey Beasley
1942
The Night Before the Divorce as
Bert 'Mousey' Harriman
1942
Sleepytime Gal as
Mr. Adams
1942
We Were Dancing as
Senator Quimby (uncredited)
1941
Design for Scandal as
Northcott
1941
Pacific Blackout as
Williams - Civil Defense Official
1941
Remember the Day as
Gov. Teller
1941
West of the Rockies (Short)
1941
Tuxedo Junction as
Doug Gordon
1941
Swing It Soldier as
Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
1941
The Great Man's Lady as
Mr. Sempler
1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf as
Inspector Crane
1941
Unexpected Uncle as
Jerry Carter (uncredited)
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as
H.S.Huntley (uncredited)
1941
Hold That Ghost as
Alderman Birch (uncredited)
1941
Accent on Love as
T.J. Triton
1941
In the Navy as
Lead Senator (uncredited)
1941
She Knew All the Answers as
J.D. Sutton
1941
Washington Melodrama as
Senator Morton
1941
The Great Lie as
Worthington James
1941
Repent at Leisure as
Jay Buckingham
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as
Inspector Crane
1941
Flight from Destiny as
Dean Somers
1941
Four Mothers as
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl? as
Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
1940
The Invisible Woman as
Hudson
1940
Kiddie Kure (Short) as
Bill 'Old Man' Morton
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as
Inspector Crane
1940
Friendly Neighbors as
The Governor
1940
City for Conquest as
Max Leonard
1940
Life with Henry as
Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing as
Charles Engel
1940
The Great McGinty as
Mr. Maxwell
1940
Millionaires in Prison as
Harold Kellogg
1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as
Inspector M.L. Crane
1940
Alias the Deacon as
Jim Cunningham
1940
In Old Missouri as
John Pittman Sr.
1940
Rancho Grande as
John Dodge (voice, uncredited)
1940
Virginia City as
Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
1940
Blondie on a Budget as
Brice
1940
The Blue Bird as
Father Time
1939
Money to Burn as
Ellis
1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters as
Mr. Guilfoyle
1939
First Love as
Anthony Drake
1939
Jeepers Creepers as
M.K. Durant
1939
Dancing Co-Ed as
H.W. Workman
1939
Sued for Libel as
David Hastings
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept as
Col. March
1939
Hawaiian Nights as
T.C. Hartley
1939
The Star Maker as
Mr. Proctor
1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as
Sam Bailey
1939
Each Dawn I Die as
Hanley
1939
Million Dollar Legs as
Gregory Melton Sr.
1939
Ex-Champ as
Mr. Courtney
1939
Dodge City as
Twitchell (uncredited)
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as
Senator (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as
Mr. Bel-Goodie
1938
Going Places as
Col. Withering
1938
Out West with the Hardys as
H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
1938
Spring Madness as
Charles Platt (uncredited)
1938
Hard to Get as
Atwater
1938
Campus Confessions as
Wayne Atterbury, Sr.
1938
The Affairs of Annabel as
Major
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as
Grant
1938
Fast Company as
Dist. Atty. MacMillen
1938
Squadron of Honor as
Bob Metcalf
1938
The Main Event as
Captain Phillips
1938
Professor Beware as
Mr. Van Buren
1938
Extortion as
Prof. Tisdelle
1938
Women Are Like That as
Claudius King
1938
There's Always a Woman as
District Attorney
1938
Women in Prison as
Chairman of the Board (uncredited)
1938
No Time to Marry as
Pettensall
1938
Penitentiary as
Judge (uncredited)
1938
Little Miss Roughneck as
Joe Crowley
1937
All American Sweetheart as
R.O. Davis (uncredited)
1937
Paid to Dance as
State Governor
1937
Murder in Greenwich Village as
Charles Cabot
1937
Counsel for Crime as
Sen. Maddox
1937
It Can't Last Forever as
Fulton
1937
Oh, Doctor as
'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
1937
Venus Makes Trouble as
Harlan Darrow
1937
I Promise to Pay as
Police Captain Hall
1937
We Have Our Moments as
Frank Rutherford
1937
Parole Racket as
Jameson
1937
Women of Glamour as
Mr. Stark
1937
Don't Tell the Wife as
Maj. Manning
1936
Lady from Nowhere as
James Gordon Barnes
1936
Theodora Goes Wild as
Arthur Stevenson
1936
Killer at Large as
Inspector O'Hara
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice as
Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler
1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman as
Pop
1936
Shakedown as
T. Gregory Stuart
1936
Trapped by Television as
John Curtis
1936
The 3 Wise Guys as
Hatcher
1936
The King Steps Out as
Major
1936
Roaming Lady as
E. J. Reid
1936
Devil's Squadron as
Major Metcalf
1936
Pride of the Marines as
Col. Gage
1936
Don't Gamble with Love as
Martin Gage
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns as
Inspector Crane
1935
Too Tough to Kill as
Jim Whitney
1935
Super-Speed as
Investor
1935
One-Way Ticket as
Mr. Ritchie
1935
Crime and Punishment as
Editor
1935
Guard That Girl as
Dr. Silas Hudson
1935
A Feather in Her Hat as
Sir Elroyd Joyce
1935
Case of the Missing Man as
Boyle
1935
Metropolitan as
T. Simon Hunter
1935
She Couldn't Take It as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
The Girl Friend as
George S. Harmon
1935
The Public Menace as
Captain of Ocean Liner
1935
Atlantic Adventure as
City Editor Rutherford (uncredited)
1935
After the Dance as
District Attorney
1935
The Black Room as
Col. Paul Hassel
1935
Love Me Forever as
Maurizio
1935
Hooray for Love as
Commodore Jason Thatcher
1931
A Burglar to the Rescue (Short) as
The Banker, Steve Corley
1930
Absent Minded (Short)
1924
Neglected Women as
Peter Starling
1923
The Royal Oak as
Colonel Ancketell
1922
Wildness of Youth as
Edward Grayton
1922
Fair Lady as
Italian banker
1921
The Iron Trail as
Curtis Gordon
1921
Idle Hands as
Henry Livingston
1921
Mother Eternal as
Edward Stevens Sr
1920
The Valley of Doubt as
Jules
1920
Empty Arms as
Bruce Gordon
1919
The Spitfire of Seville as
Kent Staunton
1919
The Weaker Vessel as
J. Booth Hunter
1919
The Unpainted Woman as
Martin O'Neill
1919
The Exquisite Thief as
Algernon P. Smythe
1919
Who Will Marry Me? as
Jerome Van Tyne
1918
The Squaw Man as
Henry, Jim's Cousin
1918
The Midnight Patrol as
Officer Terrence Shannon
1918
The One Woman as
Governor Morrison
1918
The Brazen Beauty as
Kenneth Hyde
1918
We Can't Have Everything as
Peter Cheever
1918
The Kaiser's Shadow as
Hugo Wagner
1918
The Mating of Marcella as
Robert Underwood
1918
Tyrant Fear as
Harley Dane
1918
An Alien Enemy as
David J. Hale
1918
Flare-Up Sal as
The Red Rider
1917
Love Letters as
John Harland
1917
The Price Mark as
Dr. Daniel Melfi
1917
Cleopatra as
Antony
1916
Persistency (Short) as
John Hallet
1915
Sweeter Than Revenge (Short) as
Joe Best
1915
Think Mothers (Short) as
Lansing
1915
In Spite of Him (Short) as
Nathan Biddle
1915
The Mirror (Short) as
The Rival
1915
The Deception (Short) as
Henry Wharton
1915
A Day of Havoc (Short) as
Brant Hudson
1915
The Earl's Adventure (Short) as
The Earl of Carnavon
Writer
1916
Persistency (Short)
Soundtrack
1942
The Great Gildersleeve (performer: "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)" (1881) - uncredited)
1939
Jeepers Creepers (performer: "Jeepers Creepers")
Archive Footage
2017
Lost Cleopatra (Documentary) as
Marc Antony
2005
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (Video documentary) as
Mr. Bel-Goodie (clip from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)) (uncredited)
1991
The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Henry P. Fairchild (clip from Hoosier Holiday (1943)) (uncredited)
1953
Gobs in a Mess (Short) as
Civilian Observer (uncredited)
1951
Knights of the Bath (Short) as
The Master of the House
1945
Frontier Days (Short) as
Minor Role (edited from 'Dodge City') (uncredited)
References
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