Charlie Hall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952). In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956. Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
Known For
Credits
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1956 · So You Want to Play the Piano as
- 1955 · Illegal as Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Man with Pool Cue (uncredited)
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Kevin
- 1953 · Topper as Man in lower bunk in jail (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Abbott and Costello Show as Jake - Roofer
- 1952 · Limelight as Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Milkman as Ed (uncredited)
- 1946 · Abie's Irish Rose as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
- 1946 · Sister Kenny as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
- 1946 · Dressed to Kill as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1946 · Without Reservations as Window-Washer (uncredited)
- 1945 · On Stage Everybody as Painter (uncredited)
- 1944 · In Society as Mugg (uncredited)
- 1944 · Girls! Girls! Girls! as Apartment House Waiter
- 1944 · Radio Rampage as Jack - Radio Repairman
- 1944 · The Lodger as Comedian
- 1943 · His Butler's Sister as Porter
- 1943 · So's Your Uncle as Waiter
- 1943 · Honeymoon Lodge as Hotel Handyman
- 1943 · The Ape Man as Barney
- 1942 · The Big Street as Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)
- 1942 · The Falcon Takes Over as Louie (Uncredited)
- 1942 · Framing Father as Silver Slipper Waiter
- 1942 · Man From Headquarters as Newspaper Photographer
- 1941 · Hellzapoppin' as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1941 · A Quiet Fourth as Edgar's Neighbor
- 1941 · The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Nightclub Waiter
- 1941 · Niagara Falls as Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1941 · Top Sergeant Mulligan as Budd Doolittle
- 1941 · I'll Fix It as The Laundry Man
- 1941 · Father Steps Out as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
- 1941 · San Antonio Rose as Waitress
- 1941 · An Apple in His Eye as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
- 1940 · One Night in the Tropics as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
- 1940 · Mexican Spitfire Out West as Elevator Boy
- 1940 · A Trailer Tragedy as Homeless Thief in Washroom
- 1940 · Millionaires in Prison as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
- 1940 · You Can't Fool Your Wife as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
- 1940 · Saps at Sea as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1940 · Curtain Call as Second Waiter
- 1940 · Primrose Path as Man in Diner (uncredited)
- 1940 · Vigil in the Night as Courtroom Spectator
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Student
- 1940 · Mexican Spitfire as Elevator Operator
- 1939 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mercury (uncredited)
- 1939 · Bachelor Mother as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
- 1939 · Man About Town as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1939 · Five Came Back as Airport Worker (uncredited)
- 1939 · Captain Fury as Gossiping Citizen
- 1938 · Hey! Hey! USA as Leary's pal
- 1937 · Shall We Dance as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1936 · Our Relations as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
- 1936 · An All American Toothache as (uncredited)
- 1935 · Hot Money as Tenant (uncredited)
- 1935 · Twin Triplets as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
- 1935 · Top Hat as (uncredited)
- 1935 · In Love at 40 as Man Getting Shave
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Native Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- 1935 · Sing Sister Sing as Porter (uncredited)
- 1935 · Treasure Blues as Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1935 · Tit for Tat as Mr. Hall
- 1934 · Babes in Toyland as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1934 · The Live Ghost as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
- 1934 · Kentucky Kernels as Cigarette Stand Owner
- 1934 · Opened by Mistake as Intern (uncredited)
- 1934 · Mike Fright as Elevator Operator
- 1934 · Ocean Swells as Sailor
- 1934 · One-Horse Farmers as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- 1934 · Them Thar Hills as Mr. Hall
- 1934 · Cockeyed Cavaliers as Coach Driver
- 1934 · Another Wild Idea as Man Pushed into Fountain
- 1934 · Maid in Hollywood as Cameraman (uncredited)
- 1934 · Rough Necking as Postman
- 1934 · The Undie-World as T.N.T. Room Busboy
- 1934 · Soup and Fish as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
- 1934 · Love on a Ladder as Pool Hall Patron
- 1934 · Hi'–Neighbor! as Window Washer
- 1934 · Babes in the Goods as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1934 · Bridal Bail as Irate Movie Patron
- 1933 · Sons of the Desert as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Air Fright as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1933 · Hold Your Temper as
- 1933 · Backs to Nature as Hunter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Keg o' My Heart as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 · What Fur as
- 1933 · Busy Bodies as Shop Worker (uncredited)
- 1933 · Rhapsody in Brew as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Beauty and the Bus as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
- 1933 · Morning Glory as Actor (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Midnight Patrol as Tire thief's partner
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Charlie Zeno
- 1933 · One Track Minds as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1933 · Diplomaniacs as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Organ Grinder
- 1933 · King Kong as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
- 1933 · Maids a la Mode as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1933 · Twice Two as Delivery Boy
- 1932 · Cynara as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1932 · Mr. Bride as Tipsy Ship Passenger
- 1932 · Sneak Easily as Page
- 1932 · The Soilers as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as Janitor (uncredited)
- 1932 · Show Business as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1932 · A Slip at the Switch as Second Tramp
- 1932 · Million Dollar Legs as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
- 1932 · Wild Babies! as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
- 1932 · Too Many Women as Man on Street (uncredited)
- 1932 · Strictly Unreliable as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
- 1932 · Just a Pain in the Parlor as Servant
- 1932 · The Music Box as Postman (uncredited)
- 1932 · Any Old Port! as Stan's Second
- 1932 · Love Pains as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1932 · Sealskins as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
- 1931 · On the Loose as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Kick-Off! as Man on the Street (uncredited)
- 1931 · War Mamas as Doughboy (uncredited)
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · Mama Loves Papa as Milkman (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Pajama Party as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1931 · Come Clean as Ice Cream Attendant
- 1931 · The Panic Is On as Man on the Street (uncredited)
- 1931 · Sweepstakes as Little Cook
- 1931 · Let's Do Things as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Haunted at Midnight as Man on Train
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Elevator Operator
- 1931 · The Skulls as The Landlord
- 1931 · Laughing Gravy as Landlord (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Pip from Pittsburg as Kay's Dancing Partner
- 1931 · Be Big! as Bellboy
- 1931 · The Chiselers as Bellboy / Landlord
- 1930 · Night of Goblins as Passenger
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as Bellhop
- 1930 · Let's Go Native as Mover (uncredited)
- 1930 · Fifty Million Husbands as Neighbor
- 1930 · Bear Shooters as Charlie
- 1930 · Shivering and Shaking as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1930 · Below Zero as
- 1930 · The Night Life as Cabdriver (uncredited)
- 1930 · Blotto as Cabdriver
- 1930 · The Fighting Parson as The Waiter (uncredited)
- 1930 · The Real McCoy as Mountain Man (uncredited)
- 1929 · Angora Love as Neighbor
- 1929 · Skirt Shy as Postman (uncredited)
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
- 1929 · Bacon Grabbers as Truck driver
- 1929 · They Go Boom! as Landlord
- 1929 · Boxing Gloves as Sidewalk diner attendant
- 1929 · Snappy Sneezer as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
- 1929 · Men O'War as Boater (uncredited)
- 1929 · Leaping Love as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
- 1929 · Berth Marks as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1929 · Little Mother as Taxi driver
- 1929 · Double Whoopee as Cabdriver
- 1929 · Movie Night as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1929 · That's My Wife as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1929 · Wrong Again as Neighbor
- 1929 · A Pair of Tights as Man in fender bender
- 1928 · Two Tars as Shopkeeper
- 1928 · Captain Swagger as Messenger
- 1928 · Should Married Men Go Home? as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
- 1928 · You're Darn Tootin' as Musician
- 1928 · Came the Dawn as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1928 · Leave 'Em Laughing as The Landlord
- 1927 · The Battle of the Century as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · The Second Hundred Years as Convict
- 1927 · The Second Hundred Years as Convict (uncredited)
- 1927 · College as Coxswain (uncredited)
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Hotel extra
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Man under car
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Tillsbury's Butler
- 1927 · Eve's Love Letters as Cab driver (uncredited)
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · Duck Soup as Moving man (uncredited)
- 1927 · Seeing the World as English chauffeur
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1926 · Mighty Like a Moose as Shoe Shine Man
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Musician
- 1925 · Unfriendly Enemies as First Soldier Over the Top
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as Steward Who Drops Plates
- 1924 · A Ten-Minute Egg as First Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1924 · Near Dublin as Villager
- 1924 · Zeb vs. Paprika as
- 1924 · Postage Due as Customer
- 1924 · The Cowboy Sheik as Party guest
- 1924 · Smithy as Worker
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as
- 1922 · Do Me a Favor as A Fireman
- 1921 · The Janitor as