Actor
Thurston Hall
Born May 8, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied February 20, 1958220 films
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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).
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220 films as actor- 1957Affair in RenoJ.B. Del Monte
- 1956The Go-GetterMr. Higgins
- 1953The Band WagonColonel Tripp (uncredited)
- 1952The WAC from Walla WallaCol. Mayfield
- 1952It Grows on TreesMr. Sleamish (uncredited)
- 1952Carson CityCharles Crocker
- 1952Skirts Ahoy!Thatcher Kinston
- 1952Night Stage to GalvestonColonel James Bellamy
- 1952One Big AffairMr. G
- 1951Texas CarnivalMr. Gaytes
- 1951WhirlwindBig Jim Lassiter
- 1951Belle Le GrandParkington
- 1950The Bandit QueenGovernor
- 1950One Too ManyKenneth Simes
- 1950Chain GangJohn McKelvey, news publisher
- 1950Bright LeafPhillips
- 1950Federal Agent at Large'Big Bill' Dixon
- 1950Belle of Old MexicoHoratio Huntington
- 1949Tell It to the JudgeSen. Caswell (uncredited)
- 1949Bride for SaleTrisby (uncredited)
- 1949Square Dance JubileeG.K.
- 1949Rim of the CanyonBig Tim Hanlon
- 1949The FountainheadBusinessman at Party (uncredited)
- 1949Stagecoach KidPeter Arnold
- 1949Manhattan AngelEverett H. Burton
- 1949Rusty Saves a LifeCounsellor Frank A. Gibson
- 1948Blondie's SecretGeorge Whiteside
- 1948Miraculous JourneyKendricks
- 1948Up in Central ParkGovernor Motley
- 1948King of the GamblersPop' Morton
- 1948Three Daring DaughtersHowie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1947It Had to Be YouNed Harrington
- 1947Mourning Becomes ElectraDr. Blake
- 1947The Unfinished DanceMr. Ronsell
- 1947Black GoldColonel Caldwell
- 1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyBruce Pierce
- 1947The Son of RustyFranklyn B. Gibson
- 1947Swing the Western WayJasper Jim Bandy
- 1947Welcome StrangerCongressman Beeker (uncredited)
- 1947The Farmer's DaughterWilbur Johnson
- 1946Three Little Girls in BlueCol. Clay
- 1946Dangerous BusinessB.J. Calhoun
- 1946Two Sisters from BostonMr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
- 1946She Wrote the BookHorace Van Cleve
- 1946One More TomorrowThomas Rufus Collier II
- 1946Without ReservationsHenry Baldwin
- 1946Colonel Effingham's RaidEd - the Mayor
- 1945Saratoga TrunkMr. Pound (uncredited)
- 1945Song of the PrairieJerome Wingate
- 1945West of the PecosCol. Lambeth
- 1945The Gay SenoritaJ.J. Frentiss
- 1945Lady on a TrainJosiah Waring
- 1945Blonde from Brooklyn"Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
- 1945Don Juan QuilliganFirst Judge
- 1945Thrill of a RomanceJ.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
- 1945Brewster's MillionsColonel Drew
- 1945Bring on the GirlsRutledge
- 1944Something for the BoysColonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
- 1944Ever Since VenusEdgar Pomeroy
- 1944In SocietyMr. Van Cleve
- 1944Song of NevadaJohn Barrabee
- 1944WilsonSenator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
- 1944The Great MomentSenator Borland
- 1944Goodnight, SweetheartJudge James Rutherford
- 1944Follow the BoysMan (uncredited)
- 1944Cover GirlTony Pastor (uncredited)
- 1943Here Comes ElmerP. J. Ellis
- 1943Footlight GlamourRandolph Wheeler
- 1943Hoosier HolidayHenry P. Fairchild
- 1943I Dood ItKenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
- 1943This Land Is MineMayor Henry Manville
- 1943Crash DiveSenator from Texas
- 1943He Hired the BossMr. Bates
- 1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonSen. Henry Babcock
- 1943The Youngest ProfessionMr. Drew
- 1943One Dangerous NightInspector Crane
- 1943The Hard WayHarry (Uncredited)
- 1942The Great GildersleeveGovernor Jonathan Stafford
- 1942Counter-EspionageInsp. Crane
- 1942Call of the CanyonGrantley B. Johnson
- 1942Her Cardboard LoverMr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1942Twin BedsHorace Touchstone
- 1942Hello, AnnapolisCapt. Wendall
- 1942Shepherd of the OzarksJames Maloney
- 1942Rings on Her Fingers
- 1942The Night Before the DivorceBert Harriman
- 1942Sleepytime GalMr. Adams
- 1941Pacific BlackoutWilliams
- 1941Remember the DayGov. Teller
- 1941Design for ScandalNorthcott
- 1941Tuxedo JunctionDoug Gordon
- 1941Secrets of the Lone WolfInspector Crane
- 1941Swing It SoldierOscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
- 1941The Great Man's LadyMr. Sempler
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughHuntley (uncredited)
- 1941Hold That GhostAlderman Birch
- 1941Accent on LoveT. J. Triton
- 1941In the NavyLead Senator (uncredited)
- 1941She Knew All the AnswersJ. D. Sutton
- 1941Washington MelodramaSen. Morton
- 1941The Great LieOscar Worthington James
- 1941Repent at LeisureJay Buckingham
- 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceInspector Crane
- 1941Flight from DestinyDean Somers
- 1941Life with HenryMr. Woodring (uncredited)
- 1941Four MothersMr. Davis (uncredited)
- 1941Where Did You Get That Girl?Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
- 1940The Invisible WomanHudson
- 1940Kiddie KureBill "Old Man" Morton
- 1940Friendly NeighborsThe Governor
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateInspector Crane
- 1940City for ConquestMax Leonard
- 1940The Golden FleecingCharles Engel
- 1940The Great McGintyMr. Maxwell
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonHarold Kellogg
- 1940The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyInspector Crane
- 1940Alias the DeaconJim Cunningham
- 1940In Old MissouriJohn Pittman Sr.
- 1940Virginia CityGen. George Meade (uncredited)
- 1940Blondie on a BudgetBrice