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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 appearance in the 1954 film Return to Treasure Island, which was released after his death. He was probably best remembered for four roles: a senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, an atheist in Going My Way, the nervous, ill-tempered Granville Sawyer, who administers a psychological test to Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, and a train passenger who encounters a man (Fred MacMurray) who has...
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Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
Double IndemnityMovie • 1944
Miracle on 34th StreetMovie • 1947
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
His Girl FridayMovie • 1940
Ace in the HoleMovie • 1951
The Thin ManMovie • 1934
UnconqueredMovie • 1947
The PlainsmanMovie • 1936
Make Way for TomorrowMovie • 1937
Sullivan's TravelsMovie • 1941
Dark CommandMovie • 1940
Going My WayMovie • 1944
Pony ExpressMovie • 1953
The DesperadoesMovie • 1943
The Petrified ForestMovie • 1936
Blood on the SunMovie • 1945
Intruder in the DustMovie • 1949
Carbine WilliamsMovie • 1952
The Miracle of Morgan's CreekMovie • 1944
Satan Met a LadyMovie • 1936
Vice SquadMovie • 1953
True ConfessionMovie • 1937
The General Died at DawnMovie • 1936