Thurston Hall

Born: 1882-05-08 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 1958-02-20

Known For: Acting

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 Wikipedia article Thurston Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1957

Maverick as Judge
Affair in Reno as J.B. Del Monte

1956

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday as Harrison Prentice
The Go-Getter as Mr. Higgins

1954

Lassie
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake as James M. Townsend

1953

Topper
Letter to Loretta as Judge
The Band Wagon as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

1952

Four Star Playhouse as Judge
The Abbott and Costello Show as Mr. Smith
Dangerous Assignment
Hopalong Cassidy
My Little Margie
Skirts Ahoy! as Thatcher Kinston
Carson City as Charles Crocker
One Big Affair as Mr. G
The WAC from Walla Walla as Col. Mayfield
It Grows on Trees as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
Night Stage to Galveston as Colonel James Bellamy

1951

Racket Squad
Whirlwind as Big Jim Lassiter
Texas Carnival as Mr. Gaytes
Knights of the Bath as Master of the House (archive footage)
Belle Le Grand as Parkington

1950

Bright Leaf as Phillips
The Bandit Queen as Governor
One Too Many as Kenneth Simes
Belle of Old Mexico as Horatio Huntington
Federal Agent at Large as 'Big Bill' Dixon
Chain Gang as John McKelvey, news publisher

1949

The Fountainhead as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Bride for Sale as Trisby (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
Rim of the Canyon as Big Tim Hanlon
Rusty Saves a Life as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
Square Dance Jubilee as G.K.
Stagecoach Kid as Peter Arnold
Manhattan Angel as Everett H. Burton

1948

Up in Central Park as Governor Motley
Three Daring Daughters as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers as Pop' Morton
Blondie's Secret as George Whiteside
Miraculous Journey as Kendricks

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Bruce Pierce
Welcome Stranger as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
It Had to Be You as Ned Harrington
Black Gold as Colonel Caldwell
The Farmer's Daughter as Wilbur Johnson
The Unfinished Dance as Mr. Ronsell
Mourning Becomes Electra as Dr. Blake
The Son of Rusty as Franklyn B. Gibson
Swing the Western Way as Jasper Jim Bandy

1946

Without Reservations as Henry Baldwin
Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
One More Tomorrow as Thomas Rufus Collier II
She Wrote the Book as Horace Van Cleve
Colonel Effingham's Raid as Ed - the Mayor
Three Little Girls in Blue as Col. Clay
Dangerous Business as B.J. Calhoun

1945

Saratoga Trunk as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
Lady on a Train as Josiah Waring
West of the Pecos as Col. Lambeth
Thrill of a Romance as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions as Colonel Drew
Don Juan Quilligan as First Judge
Blonde from Brooklyn as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
Bring on the Girls as Rutledge
The Gay Senorita as J.J. Frentiss
Song of the Prairie as Jerome Wingate

1944

Cover Girl as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Follow the Boys as Man (uncredited)
In Society as Mr. Van Cleve
Wilson as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
Something for the Boys as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
The Great Moment as Senator Borland
Goodnight, Sweetheart as Judge James Rutherford
Ever Since Venus as Edgar Pomeroy
Song of Nevada as John Barrabee

1943

This Land Is Mine as Mayor Henry Manville
Crash Dive as Senator from Texas
The Hard Way as Harry (Uncredited)
I Dood It as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
The Youngest Profession as Mr. Drew
Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Sen. Henry Babcock
Hoosier Holiday as Henry P. Fairchild
Here Comes Elmer as P. J. Ellis
One Dangerous Night as Inspector Crane
He Hired the Boss as Mr. Bates
Footlight Glamour as Randolph Wheeler

1942

Twin Beds as Horace Touchstone
Hello, Annapolis as Capt. Wendall
The Great Gildersleeve as Governor Jonathan Stafford
Rings on Her Fingers
Her Cardboard Lover as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage as Insp. Crane
Call of the Canyon as Grantley B. Johnson
Shepherd of the Ozarks as James Maloney
Sleepytime Gal as Mr. Adams
The Night Before the Divorce as Bert Harriman

1941

The Great Lie as Oscar Worthington James
Remember the Day as Gov. Teller
Hold That Ghost as Alderman Birch
Four Mothers as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady as Mr. Sempler
In the Navy as Lead Senator (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout as Williams
Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Inspector Crane
Washington Melodrama as Sen. Morton
Design for Scandal as Northcott
She Knew All the Answers as J. D. Sutton
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Huntley (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny as Dean Somers
Life with Henry as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Inspector Crane
Where Did You Get That Girl? as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
Repent at Leisure as Jay Buckingham
Accent on Love as T. J. Triton
Swing It Soldier as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
Tuxedo Junction as Doug Gordon

1940

The Blue Bird as Father Time
City for Conquest as Max Leonard
The Invisible Woman as Hudson
Virginia City as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison as Harold Kellogg
The Great McGinty as Mr. Maxwell
Kiddie Kure as Bill "Old Man" Morton
Blondie on a Budget as Brice
The Golden Fleecing as Charles Engel
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Inspector Crane
Friendly Neighbors as The Governor
Alias the Deacon as Jim Cunningham
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Inspector Crane
In Old Missouri as John Pittman Sr.

1939

Dodge City as Twitchell (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die as Hanley
First Love as Anthony Drake
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Sam Bailey
Sued for Libel as David Hastings
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Senator
Dancing Co-Ed as Henry W. Workman
Ex-Champ as Mr. Courtney
The Star Maker as Mr. Proctor
Million Dollar Legs as Gregory Melton Sr.
The Day the Bookies Wept as Col. March
Hawaiian Nights as T.C. Hartley
Our Neighbors - The Carters as Mr. Guilfoyle
Jeepers Creepers as M.K. Durant
Money To Burn as Ellis

1938

Going Places as Col. Withering
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Grant
Hard to Get as John Atwater
Professor Beware as J.J. Van Buren
Fast Company as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
Spring Madness as Charles Platt
The Affairs of Annabel as Major
Out West with the Hardys as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
No Time to Marry as Pettensall
There's Always a Woman as District Attorney
Squadron of Honor as Bob Metcalf
Extortion as Prof. Tisdelle
The Main Event as Captain Phillips
Campus Confessions as William Atterbury, Sr.
Women Are Like That as Claudius King

1937

Oh, Doctor as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
Murder in Greenwich Village as Charles Cabot
We Have Our Moments as Frank Rutherford
I Promise to Pay as Police Captain Hall
Women of Glamour as Mr. Stark
It Can't Last Forever as Fulton
Don't Tell the Wife as Major Manning
Counsel for Crime as Sen. Maddox
Parole Racket as Editor Jamison
Venus Makes Trouble as Harlan Darrow

1936

The Man Who Lived Twice as Dr. Schuyler
Theodora Goes Wild as Arthur Stevenson
Roaming Lady as E. J. Reid
Don't Gamble with Love as Martin Gage
Devil's Squadron as Major Metcalf
The King Steps Out as Major
The Three Wise Guys as Hatcher
Killer at Large as Inspector O'Hara
Trapped by Television as John Curtis
Shakedown as T. Gregory Stuart
Lady from Nowhere as James Gordon Barnes
Two-Fisted Gentleman as Pop
Pride of the Marines as Col. Gage

1935

The Black Room as Col. Paul Hassel
Crime and Punishment as Editor
Super Speed as Investor
A Feather in Her Hat as Sir Elroyd Joyce
Too Tough to Kill as Jim Whitney
Love Me Forever as Maurizio
She Couldn't Take It as Party Guest
The Girl Friend as George S. Harmon
The Lone Wolf Returns as Inspector Crane
After the Dance as District Attorney
Atlantic Adventure as City Editor Rutherford
Guard That Girl as Dr. Silas Hudson
One Way Ticket as Mr. Ritchie
The Public Menace as Captain of Ocean Liner
Metropolitan as T. Simon Hunter
Hooray for Love as Jason Thatcher
Case of the Missing Man as Boyle

1931

A Burglar to the Rescue as The Banker, Steve Corley

1924

The Great Well as Peter Starling
The Valley of Doubt as Jules

1923

The Royal Oak as Colonel Ancketell

1922

Fair Lady as Italian banker
Wildness of Youth as Edward Grayton

1921

Mother Eternal as Edward Stevens Sr
The Iron Trail as Curtis Gordon
Idle Hands as Henry Livingston
A Citrate Special as The Director

1919

The Unpainted Woman as Martin O'Neill
The Spitfire of Seville
The Exquisite Thief as Algernon P. Smythe
The Weaker Vessel as J. Booth Hunter
Who Will Marry Me? as Jerome Van Tyne

1918

The Squaw Man as Henry, Jim's Cousin
We Can't Have Everything as Peter Cheever
Tyrant Fear as Harley Dane
The One Woman as Governor Morrison
The Brazen Beauty as Kenneth Hyde
An Alien Enemy as David J. Hale
The Kaiser's Shadow as Hugo Wagner
The Midnight Patrol as Officer Terrence Shannon

1917

Love Letters as John Harland
Cleopatra as Antony
The Price Mark as Dr. Daniel Melfi
The Show Down

1915

Sweeter Than Revenge as Joe Best