Personal Info
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1888-09-18 (137 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known For
Clifford Porter Hall
Porter Hall
Biography
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 app ...
Known For
Acting
1954 --
Return to Treasure Island
| Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
1953 --
Vice Squad
| Jack Hartrampf
1953 --
Pony Express
| Jim Bridger
1952 --
Holiday for Sinners
| Louie
1952 --
The Half-Breed
| Kraemer
1952 --
Carbine Williams
| Sam Markley
1951 --
Ace in the Hole
| Jacob Q. Boot
1949 --
Intruder in the Dust
| Nub Gowrie
1949 --
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
| Judge O'Toole
1949 --
Chicken Every Sunday
| Sam Howell
1948 --
That Wonderful Urge
| Attorney Ketchell
1948 --
You Gotta Stay Happy
| Mr. Caslon
1947 --
Unconquered
| Leach
1947 --
Singapore
| Mr. Bellows
1947 --
Miracle on 34th Street
| Granville Sawyer
1945 --
Kiss and Tell
| Bill Franklin
1945 --
Week-End at the Waldorf
| Stevens
1945 --
Murder, He Says
| Mr. Johnson
1945 --
Blood on the Sun
| Arthur Bickett
1945 --
Bring on the Girls
| Dr. Efrington
1944 --
The Mark of the Whistler
| Joe Sorsby
1944 --
The Great Moment
| President Franklin Pierce
1944 --
Double Indemnity
| Mr. Jackson
1944 --
Standing Room Only
| Hugo Farenhall
1944 --
Going My Way
| Mr. Belknap
1943 --
The Woman of the Town
| Mayor Dog Killey
1943 --
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
| Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
1943 --
The Desperadoes
| Banker Clanton
1943 --
A Stranger in Town
| Judge Austin Harkley
1942 --
Butch Minds the Baby
| Brandy Smith
1942 --
The Remarkable Andrew
| Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
1942 --
Mr. and Mrs. North
| George Heyler
1941 --
Sullivan's Travels
| Mr. Hadrian
1941 --
The Parson of Panamint
| Jonathan Randall
1940 --
Arizona
| Lazarus Ward
1940 --
Trail of the Vigilantes
| Sheriff Korley
1940 --
Dark Command
| Angus McCloud
1940 --
His Girl Friday
| Murphy
1939 --
Henry Goes Arizona
| Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
1939 --
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
| Senator Monroe
1939 --
They Shall Have Music
| Mr. Flower
1939 --
Grand Jury Secrets
| Anthony Pelton
1939 --
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
| Man in Drummond's Dream
1938 --
Tom Sawyer, Detective
| Uncle Silas Phelps
1938 --
The Arkansas Traveler
| Mayor Daniels
1938 --
King of Alcatraz
| Matthew Talbot
1938 --
Men with Wings
| Hiram F. Jenkins
1938 --
Prison Farm
| Chiston R. Bradby
1938 --
Stolen Heaven
| 'Von' Offer
1938 --
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
| Dr. Botulian
1938 --
Dangerous to Know
| Mayor Bradley
1938 --
Scandal Street
| James Wilson
1937 --
Wells Fargo
| James Oliver
1937 --
True Confession
| Mr. Hartman
1937 --
This Way Please
| S.J. Crawford
1937 --
Souls at Sea
| Court Prosecutor
1937 --
Wild Money
| Bill Court
1937 --
Make Way for Tomorrow
| Harvey Chase
1937 --
King of Gamblers
| George Kramer
1937 --
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
| Norman Merridew
1936 --
The General Died at Dawn
| Peter Perrie
1936 --
The Plainsman
| Jack McCall
1936 --
Let's Make a Million
| Spencer
1936 --
Satan Met a Lady
| Milton Ames
1936 --
And Sudden Death
| District Attorney
1936 --
The Princess Comes Across
| Darcy
1936 --
Snowed Under
| Arthur Layton
1936 --
Too Many Parents
| Mrs. Saunders
1936 --
The Story of Louis Pasteur
| Dr. Rossignol
1936 --
The Petrified Forest
| Jason Maple
1935 --
The Case of the Lucky Legs
| Col. Bradbury
1934 --
Murder in the Private Car
| Alden Murray
1934 --
The Thin Man
| Herbert MacCaulay
1931 --
The Cheat
| Leslie (uncredited)
1931 --
Secrets of a Secretary
| Drunk