Personal Info
Known Credits
211
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1882-05-08 (143 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known For
Ernest Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures. 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). Description above from the Wikiped ...
Known For
Acting
1957 --
Affair in Reno
| J.B. Del Monte
1956 --
The Go-Getter
| Mr. Higgins
1954 --
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
| James M. Townsend
1953 --
The Band Wagon
| Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
1952 --
The WAC From Walla Walla
| Col. Mayfield
1952 --
It Grows on Trees
| Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
1952 --
Carson City
| Charles Crocker
1952 --
Skirts Ahoy!
| Thatcher Kinston
1952 --
Night Stage to Galveston
| Colonel James Bellamy
1952 --
One Big Affair
| Mr. G
1951 --
Whirlwind
| Big Jim Lassiter
1951 --
Knights of the Bath
| Master of the House (archive footage)
1951 --
Belle Le Grand
| Parkington
1950 --
The Bandit Queen
| Governor
1950 --
One Too Many
| Kenneth Simes
1950 --
Chain Gang
| John McKelvey, news publisher
1950 --
Bright Leaf
| Phillips
1950 --
Federal Agent at Large
| 'Big Bill' Dixon
1950 --
Belle of Old Mexico
| Horatio Huntington
1949 --
Tell It to the Judge
| Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
1949 --
Bride for Sale
| Trisby
1949 --
Square Dance Jubilee
| G.K.
1949 --
Rim of the Canyon
| Big Tim Hanlon
1949 --
The Fountainhead
| Businessman at Party (uncredited)
1949 --
Stagecoach Kid
| Peter Arnold
1949 --
Manhattan Angel
| Everett H. Burton
1949 --
Rusty Saves a Life
| Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
1948 --
Blondie's Secret
| George Whiteside
1948 --
Miraculous Journey
| Kendricks
1948 --
Up in Central Park
| Governor Motley
1948 --
Three Daring Daughters
| Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
1947 --
It Had to Be You
| Mr. Ned Harrington
1947 --
Mourning Becomes Electra
| Dr. Blake
1947 --
The Unfinished Dance
| Mr. Ronsell
1947 --
Black Gold
| Colonel Caldwell
1947 --
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
| Bruce Pierce
1947 --
The Son of Rusty
| Franklyn B. Gibson
1947 --
Swing the Western Way
| Jasper Jim Bandy
1947 --
Welcome Stranger
| Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
1947 --
The Farmer's Daughter
| Wilbur Johnson
1946 --
Three Little Girls in Blue
| Col. Clay
1946 --
Dangerous Business
| B.J. Calhoun
1946 --
Two Sisters from Boston
| Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
1946 --
She Wrote the Book
| Horace Van Cleve
1946 --
One More Tomorrow
| Thomas Rufus Collier II
1946 --
Without Reservations
| Henry Baldwin
1946 --
Colonel Effingham's Raid
| Ed - the Mayor
1945 --
Saratoga Trunk
| Mr. Pound (uncredited)
1945 --
Song of the Prairie
| Jerome Wingate
1945 --
West of the Pecos
| Col. Lambeth
1945 --
The Gay Senorita
| J.J. Frentiss
1945 --
Lady on a Train
| Josiah Waring
1945 --
Blonde from Brooklyn
| "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
1945 --
Don Juan Quilligan
| First Judge
1945 --
Thrill of a Romance
| J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
1945 --
Brewster's Millions
| Colonel Drew
1945 --
Bring on the Girls
| Rutledge
1944 --
Something for the Boys
| Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
1944 --
Ever Since Venus
| Edgar Pomeroy
1944 --
In Society
| Mr. Van Cleve
1944 --
Song of Nevada
| John Barrabee
1944 --
Wilson
| Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
1944 --
The Great Moment
| Senator Borland
1944 --
Goodnight, Sweetheart
| Judge James Rutherford
1944 --
Cover Girl
| Tony Pastor (uncredited)
1943 --
Here Comes Elmer
| P. J. Ellis
1943 --
Footlight Glamour
| Randolph Wheeler
1943 --
Hoosier Holiday
| Henry P. Fairchild
1943 --
I Dood It
| Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
1943 --
This Land Is Mine
| Mayor Henry Manville
1943 --
Crash Dive
| Senator from Texas
1943 --
He Hired the Boss
| Mr. Bates
1943 --
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
| Sen. Henry Babcock
1943 --
The Youngest Profession
| Mr. Drew
1943 --
One Dangerous Night
| Inspector Crane
1943 --
The Hard Way
| Harry (Uncredited)
1942 --
The Great Gildersleeve
| Governor Jonathan Stafford
1942 --
Counter-Espionage
| Insp. Crane
1942 --
Call of the Canyon
| Grantley B. Johnson
1942 --
Her Cardboard Lover
| Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
1942 --
Twin Beds
| Horace Touchstone
1942 --
Hello, Annapolis
| Capt. Wendall
1942 --
Shepherd of the Ozarks
| James Maloney
1942 --
Rings on Her Fingers
|
1942 --
The Night Before the Divorce
| Bert Harriman
1942 --
Sleepytime Gal
| Mr. Adams
1941 --
Pacific Blackout
| Williams
1941 --
Remember the Day
| Gov. Teller
1941 --
Design for Scandal
| Northcott
1941 --
Tuxedo Junction
| Doug Gordon
1941 --
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
| Inspector Crane
1941 --
Swing It Soldier
| Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
1941 --
The Great Man's Lady
| Mr. Sempler
1941 --
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
| Huntley (uncredited)
1941 --
Hold That Ghost
| Alderman Birch (uncredited)
1941 --
Accent on Love
| T. J. Triton
1941 --
In the Navy
| Lead Senator (uncredited)
1941 --
She Knew All the Answers
| J. D. Sutton
1941 --
Washington Melodrama
| Sen. Morton
1941 --
The Great Lie
| Oscar Worthington James
1941 --
Repent at Leisure
| Jay Buckingham
1941 --
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
| Inspector Crane
1941 --
Flight from Destiny
| Dean Somers
1941 --
Life with Henry
| Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
1941 --
Four Mothers
| Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1941 --
Where Did You Get That Girl?
| Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
1940 --
The Invisible Woman
| Hudson
1940 --
Kiddie Kure
| Bill "Old Man" Morton
1940 --
Friendly Neighbors
| The Governor
1940 --
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
| Inspector Crane
1940 --
City for Conquest
| Max Leonard
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Charles Engel
1940 --
The Great McGinty
| Mr. Maxwell
1940 --
Millionaires in Prison
| Harold Kellogg
1940 --
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
| Inspector Crane
1940 --
Alias the Deacon
| Jim Cunningham
1940 --
In Old Missouri
| John Pittman Sr.
1940 --
Virginia City
| Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
1940 --
Blondie on a Budget
| Brice
1940 --
The Blue Bird
| Father Time
1939 --
Money To Burn
| Ellis
1939 --
First Love
| Anthony Drake
1939 --
Jeepers Creepers
| M.K. Durant
1939 --
Sued for Libel
| David Hastings
1939 --
Dancing Co-Ed
| Henry W. Workman
1939 --
The Day the Bookies Wept
| Col. March
1939 --
Hawaiian Nights
| T.C. Hartley
1939 --
The Star Maker
| Mr. Proctor
1939 --
Each Dawn I Die
| Hanley
1939 --
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
| Sam Bailey
1939 --
Million Dollar Legs
| Gregory Melton Sr.
1939 --
Ex-Champ
| Mr. Courtney
1939 --
Dodge City
| Twitchell (uncredited)
1939 --
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
| Senator
1939 --
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
| Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
1938 --
Going Places
| Col. Withering
1938 --
Out West with the Hardys
| H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
1938 --
Spring Madness
| Charles Platt
1938 --
Hard to Get
| John Atwater
1938 --
Campus Confessions
| William Atterbury, Sr.
1938 --
The Affairs of Annabel
| Major
1938 --
Professor Beware
| J.J. Van Buren
1938 --
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
| Grant
1938 --
Fast Company
| Dist. Atty. MacMillen
1938 --
Squadron of Honor
| Bob Metcalf
1938 --
The Main Event
| Captain Phillips
1938 --
Extortion
| Prof. Tisdelle
1938 --
Women Are Like That
| Claudius King
1938 --
There's Always a Woman
| District Attorney
1938 --
No Time to Marry
| Pettensall
1937 --
Murder in Greenwich Village
| Charles Cabot
1937 --
Counsel for Crime
| Sen. Maddox
1937 --
It Can't Last Forever
| Fulton
1937 --
Venus Makes Trouble
| Harlan Darrow
1937 --
I Promise to Pay
| Police Captain Hall
1937 --
Oh, Doctor
| 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
1937 --
We Have Our Moments
| Frank Rutherford
1937 --
Parole Racket
| Editor Jamison
1937 --
Women of Glamour
| Mr. Stark
1937 --
Don't Tell the Wife
| Major Manning
1936 --
Lady from Nowhere
| James Gordon Barnes
1936 --
Theodora Goes Wild
| Arthur Stevenson
1936 --
Killer at Large
| Inspector O'Hara
1936 --
The Man Who Lived Twice
| Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler
1936 --
Two-Fisted Gentleman
| Pop
1936 --
Shakedown
| T. Gregory Stuart
1936 --
Trapped by Television
| John Curtis
1936 --
The King Steps Out
| Major
1936 --
The Three Wise Guys
| Hatcher
1936 --
Roaming Lady
| E. J. Reid
1936 --
Devil's Squadron
| Major Metcalf
1936 --
Pride of the Marines
| Col. Gage
1936 --
Don't Gamble with Love
| Martin Gage
1935 --
The Lone Wolf Returns
| Inspector Crane
1935 --
Too Tough to Kill
| Jim Whitney
1935 --
One Way Ticket
| Mr. Ritchie
1935 --
Crime and Punishment
| Editor
1935 --
Guard That Girl
| Dr. Silas Hudson
1935 --
A Feather in Her Hat
| Sir Elroyd Joyce
1935 --
Case of the Missing Man
| Boyle
1935 --
Metropolitan
| T. Simon Hunter
1935 --
She Couldn't Take It
| Party Guest
1935 --
The Public Menace
| Captain of Ocean Liner
1935 --
The Girl Friend
| George S. Harmon
1935 --
Atlantic Adventure
| City Editor Rutherford
1935 --
The Black Room
| Col. Paul Hassel
1935 --
Love Me Forever
| Maurizio
1935 --
After the Dance
| District Attorney
1935 --
Hooray for Love
| Jason Thatcher
1931 --
A Burglar to the Rescue
| The Banker, Steve Corley
1924 --
The Valley of Doubt
| Jules
1924 --
The Great Well
| Peter Starling
1923 --
The Royal Oak
| Colonel Ancketell
1922 --
Fair Lady
| Italian banker
1921 --
The Iron Trail
| Curtis Gordon
1921 --
Mother Eternal
| Edward Stevens Sr
1919 --
The Spitfire of Seville
|
1919 --
The Weaker Vessel
| J. Booth Hunter
1919 --
The Exquisite Thief
| Algernon P. Smythe
1919 --
Who Will Marry Me?
| Jerome Van Tyne
1918 --
The Squaw Man
| Henry, Jim's Cousin
1918 --
The Midnight Patrol
| Officer Terrence Shannon
1918 --
The One Woman
| Governor Morrison
1918 --
The Brazen Beauty
| Kenneth Hyde
1918 --
We Can't Have Everything
| Peter Cheever
1918 --
The Kaiser's Shadow
| Hugo Wagner
1918 --
An Alien Enemy
| David J. Hale
1917 --
Love Letters
| John Harland
1917 --
The Price Mark
| Dr. Daniel Melfi
1917 --
Cleopatra
| Antony
1917 --
The Show Down
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