Thurston Hall
May 8, 1882 (142 years old) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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 Wikipedia article Thurston Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1957 · Maverick as Judge
- 1957 · Affair in Reno as J.B. Del Monte
- 1956 · The Adventures of Hiram Holliday as Harrison Prentice
- 1956 · The Go-Getter as Mr. Higgins
- 1954 · The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake as James M. Townsend
- 1953 · Topper as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Judge
- 1953 · The Band Wagon as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Abbott and Costello Show as
- 1952 · The WAC From Walla Walla as Col. Mayfield
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Judge
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · It Grows on Trees as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
- 1952 · My Little Margie as
- 1952 · Carson City as Charles Crocker
- 1952 · Skirts Ahoy! as Thatcher Kinston
- 1952 · Night Stage to Galveston as Colonel James Bellamy
- 1952 · One Big Affair as Mr. G
- 1952 · Dangerous Assignment as
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1951 · Whirlwind as Big Jim Lassiter
- 1951 · Knights of the Bath as Master of the House (archive footage)
- 1951 · Belle Le Grand as Parkington
- 1950 · The Bandit Queen as Governor
- 1950 · One Too Many as Kenneth Simes
- 1950 · Chain Gang as John McKelvey, news publisher
- 1950 · Bright Leaf as Phillips
- 1950 · Federal Agent at Large as 'Big Bill' Dixon
- 1950 · Belle of Old Mexico as Horatio Huntington
- 1949 · Tell It to the Judge as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
- 1949 · Bride for Sale as Trisby
- 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 · Manhattan Angel as Everett H. Burton
- 1949 · Rusty Saves a Life as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
- 1948 · Blondie's Secret as George Whiteside
- 1948 · Miraculous Journey as Kendricks
- 1948 · Up in Central Park as Governor Motley
- 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 Colonel Caldwell
- 1947 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Bruce Pierce
- 1947 · The Son of Rusty as Franklyn B. Gibson
- 1947 · Swing the Western Way as Jasper Jim Bandy
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Farmer's Daughter as Wilbur Johnson
- 1946 · Three Little Girls in Blue as Col. Clay
- 1946 · Dangerous Business as B.J. Calhoun
- 1946 · Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
- 1946 · She Wrote the Book as Horace Van Cleve
- 1946 · One More Tomorrow as Thomas Rufus Collier II
- 1946 · Without Reservations as Henry Baldwin
- 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
- 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 Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
- 1944 · The Great Moment as Senator Borland
- 1944 · Goodnight, Sweetheart as Judge James Rutherford
- 1944 · Cover Girl as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
- 1943 · Here Comes Elmer as P. J. Ellis
- 1943 · Footlight Glamour as Randolph Wheeler
- 1943 · Hoosier Holiday as Henry P. Fairchild
- 1943 · I Dood It as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
- 1943 · This Land Is Mine as Mayor Henry Manville
- 1943 · Crash Dive as Senator from Texas
- 1943 · He Hired the Boss as Mr. Bates
- 1943 · Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Sen. Henry Babcock
- 1943 · The Youngest Profession as Mr. Drew
- 1943 · One Dangerous Night as Inspector Crane
- 1943 · The Hard Way as Harry (Uncredited)
- 1942 · The Great Gildersleeve as Governor Jonathan Stafford
- 1942 · Counter-Espionage as Insp. 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
- 1942 · Hello, Annapolis as Capt. Wendall
- 1942 · Shepherd of the Ozarks as James Maloney
- 1942 · Rings on Her Fingers as
- 1942 · The Night Before the Divorce as Bert Harriman
- 1942 · Sleepytime Gal as Mr. Adams
- 1941 · Pacific Blackout as Williams
- 1941 · Remember the Day as Gov. Teller
- 1941 · Design for Scandal as Northcott
- 1941 · Tuxedo Junction as Doug Gordon
- 1941 · Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Inspector Crane
- 1941 · Swing It Soldier as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
- 1941 · The Great Man's Lady as Mr. Sempler
- 1941 · Nine Lives Are Not Enough as 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 Sen. Morton
- 1941 · The Great Lie as Oscar 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 · Life with Henry as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
- 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 as Bill "Old Man" Morton
- 1940 · Friendly Neighbors as The Governor
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Inspector Crane
- 1940 · City for Conquest as Max Leonard
- 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 Crane
- 1940 · Alias the Deacon as Jim Cunningham
- 1940 · In Old Missouri as John Pittman Sr.
- 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 · First Love as Anthony Drake
- 1939 · Sued for Libel as David Hastings
- 1939 · Jeepers Creepers as M.K. Durant
- 1939 · Dancing Co-Ed as Henry W. Workman
- 1939 · The Day the Bookies Wept as Col. March
- 1939 · Hawaiian Nights as T.C. Hartley
- 1939 · The Star Maker as Mr. Proctor
- 1939 · Each Dawn I Die as Hanley
- 1939 · Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Sam Bailey
- 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
- 1939 · You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Mr. Archibald 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
- 1938 · Hard to Get as John Atwater
- 1938 · Campus Confessions as William Atterbury, Sr.
- 1938 · The Affairs of Annabel as Major
- 1938 · Professor Beware as J.J. Van Buren
- 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 · Extortion as Prof. Tisdelle
- 1938 · Women Are Like That as Claudius King
- 1938 · There's Always a Woman as District Attorney
- 1938 · No Time to Marry as Pettensall
- 1937 · Murder in Greenwich Village as Charles Cabot
- 1937 · Counsel for Crime as Sen. Maddox
- 1937 · It Can't Last Forever as Fulton
- 1937 · Venus Makes Trouble as Harlan Darrow
- 1937 · I Promise to Pay as Police Captain Hall
- 1937 · Oh, Doctor as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
- 1937 · We Have Our Moments as Frank Rutherford
- 1937 · Parole Racket as Editor Jamison
- 1937 · Women of Glamour as Mr. Stark
- 1937 · Don't Tell the Wife as Major 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 King Steps Out as Major
- 1936 · The Three Wise Guys as Hatcher
- 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 · 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
- 1935 · The Public Menace as Captain of Ocean Liner
- 1935 · The Girl Friend as George S. Harmon
- 1935 · Atlantic Adventure as City Editor Rutherford
- 1935 · The Black Room as Col. Paul Hassel
- 1935 · Love Me Forever as Maurizio
- 1935 · After the Dance as District Attorney
- 1935 · Hooray for Love as Jason Thatcher
- 1931 · A Burglar to the Rescue as The Banker, Steve Corley
- 1924 · The Valley of Doubt as Jules
- 1924 · The Great Well as Peter Starling
- 1923 · The Royal Oak as Colonel Ancketell
- 1922 · Fair Lady as Italian banker
- 1921 · The Iron Trail as Curtis Gordon
- 1919 · The Spitfire of Seville as
- 1919 · The Weaker Vessel as J. Booth Hunter
- 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 · An Alien Enemy as David J. Hale
- 1917 · Love Letters as John Harland
- 1917 · The Price Mark as Dr. Daniel Melfi
- 1917 · Cleopatra as Antony
- 1917 · The Show Down as