Charlie Hall

About

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...

Known for

CheyenneSeries • 1955No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries • 1952TopperSeries • 1953King KongMovie • 1933The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1939LimelightMovie • 1952Top HatMovie • 1935The Midnight PatrolMovie • 1933Bachelor MotherMovie • 1939The LodgerMovie • 1944Me and My PalMovie • 1933Dressed to KillMovie • 1946Babes in ToylandMovie • 1934Without ReservationsMovie • 1946A Chump at OxfordMovie • 1940Sons of the DesertMovie • 1933Thicker Than WaterMovie • 1935Morning GloryMovie • 1933Saps at SeaMovie • 1940Shall We DanceMovie • 1937Pack Up Your TroublesMovie • 1932Tit for TatMovie • 1935