Charles Halton
Acting Born Mar 16, 1876 Died Apr 16, 1959 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 165 credits
Biography
Charles Halton works in acting. Born March 16, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Died April 16, 1959. Archytele tracks 165 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Anne Ramsay
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Lloyd Berry
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Ana Gracia
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Catharine Daddario
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Marc Priestley
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Sig Ruman
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Grant Schumacher
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Career timeline
Up The Workers
Shirley Temple's Storybook
The Adventures of Jim BowieFriendly Persuasion
Crossroads
A Star Is Born
City DetectiveGeneral Electric TheaterThe Affairs of Dobie GillisA Slight Case of LarcenyThe Moonlighter
The Ford Television TheatreThe Abbott and Costello ShowCarrie
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokHere Comes the GroomGasoline AlleyGasoline Alley
When Willie Comes Marching HomeThe NevadanJoe Palooka in the Squared CircleThe Traveling Saleswoman
HideoutThe Daring CaballeroThe Sickle or the Cross
3 GodfathersMy Dear SecretarySummer HolidayIf You Knew Susie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerThe Ghost Goes Wild
It's a Wonderful LifeThe Best Years of Our LivesSister KennySingin' in the CornThree Little Girls in Blue
A Tree Grows in BrooklynMama Loves PapaShe Went to the RacesRhapsody in BlueMidnight Manhunt
The Thin Man Goes HomeAddress UnknownIt Happened TomorrowWilsonUp in Arms
Government GirlWhispering Footsteps
To Be or Not to BeSaboteurThe SpoilersAcross the PacificThere's One Born Every Minute
Mr. & Mrs. SmithBlonde InspirationTobacco RoadMr. District AttorneyOne Foot in Heaven
The Shop Around the CornerForeign CorrespondentYoung PeopleThe WesternerThey Drive by Night
The Hunchback of Notre DameJesse JamesDodge CityYoung Mr. LincolnCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
Room ServiceThe Mad Miss MantonBluebeard's 8th WifeI Am the LawThe Girl Downstairs
Dead EndBlack LegionPick a StarReady, Willing and AblePenrod and Sam
Come and Get ItMore Than a SecretaryGold Diggers of 1937Sing Me a Love Song
Broadway Ballyhoo
Storm at DaybreakHis Double Life
Honor Among Lovers
Laughter
The ClimbersThe Tower of Jewels
The AdventurerBehind the Mask
Full Filmography
165 titles- Up The Workers (1973) as Mick Briggs
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
- Crossroads (1955) as Judge
- A Star Is Born (1954) as Paymaster (uncredited)
- City Detective (1953) as Bricker
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Welfare Man
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) as The Dean (uncredited)
- A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) as Willard Maibrunn
- The Moonlighter (1953) as Clemmons Usqubaugh
- The Fabulous Oliver Chantry (1953) as Atwater
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker
- The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Jones
- Carrie (1952) as Factory Foreman
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) as Cusick (uncredited)
- Gasoline Alley (1951) as Pettit
- Gasoline Alley (1951) as S.D. Pettit
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Mr. Fettles (uncredited)
- The Nevadan (1950) as Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) as Merkle - the Shyster
- The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) as Clumhill
- Hideout (1949) as Gabriel Wotter
- The Daring Caballero (1949) as Ed J. Hodges
- The Sickle or the Cross (1949) as Dr. Short
- 3 Godfathers (1948) as Oliver Latham
- My Dear Secretary (1948) as Mr. Kilbride (uncredited)
- Summer Holiday (1948) as Mr. Lipska (uncredited)
- If You Knew Susie (1948) as Pringle (uncredited)
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Mr. Mittwick (uncredited)
- The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) as T. O'Connor Scott
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Carter (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Prew
- Sister Kenny (1946) as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) as Obediah Davis
- Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) as Hoskins
- Because of Him (1946) as Mr. Dunlap
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
- Mama Loves Papa (1945) as Appleby
- She Went to the Races (1945) as Dr. Collyer
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as Mr. Kast
- Midnight Manhunt (1945) as Henry Miggs
- The Fighting Guardsman (1945) as Picot
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as R.T. Tatum (uncredited)
- Address Unknown (1944) as Censorial Pipsqueak
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Wilson (1944) as Colonel House
- Up in Arms (1944) as Dr. Freyheisen
- The Town Went Wild (1944) as Mr. Tweedle
- Rationing (1944) as Ezra Weeks
- Shadows in the Night (1944) as Doc Stacey
- Government Girl (1943) as Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Whispering Footsteps (1943) as Harry Hammond
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Producer Dobosh
- Saboteur (1942) as Second Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Spoilers (1942) as Stuve
- Across the Pacific (1942) as A.V. Smith
- There's One Born Every Minute (1942) as Trumbull
- The Lady Is Willing (1942) as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
- In Old California (1942) as Mr. Hayes
- The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Mr. Cotton
- My Sister Eileen (1942) as Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) as Dan Crane
- You Can't Escape Forever (1942) as Charley Gates (uncredited)
- That Other Woman (1942) as Smith
- Priorities on Parade (1942) as 2nd Examiner
- Whispering Ghosts (1942) as Mark Gruber
- Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) as Elias Noonan
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) as Mr. Deever
- Blonde Inspiration (1941) as Mr. Packer (uncredited)
- Tobacco Road (1941) as Mayor
- Mr. District Attorney (1941) as Hazelton - Barrett's Aide
- One Foot in Heaven (1941) as Haskins (uncredited)
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Judge
- H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) as Walter Kaufman
- The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) as Mr. Bixby
- I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941) as Commandant
- Lady Scarface (1941) as Mr. Pinchback
- Million Dollar Baby (1941) as John Parkinson
- Three Girls About Town (1941) as Doc - Coroner
- The Smiling Ghost (1941) as Ames Bentley
- The Body Disappears (1941) as Professor Moggs
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) as Rufus Smith (auctioneer)
- Look Who's Laughing (1941) as Cudahy
- A Very Young Lady (1941) as Oliver Brixton
- Dance Hall (1941) as Mr. Frederick Newmeyer
- Three Sons o' Guns (1941) as Claude Haddock
- Unholy Partners (1941) as Phil Kaper
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Detective
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Bradley
- Young People (1940) as Moderator
- The Westerner (1940) as Mort Borrow
- They Drive by Night (1940) as Farnsworth (uncredited)
- Virginia City (1940) as Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)
- The Man with Nine Lives (1940) as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) as Albert Meng
- I Love You Again (1940) as Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)
- Dr. Cyclops (1940) as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
- Calling All Husbands (1940) as Hadley Weaver
- The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) as Dr. Streeter
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Sensenbrenner
- Lillian Russell (1940) as Dr' Dobbins
- Lucky Partners (1940) as Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)
- Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) as Alec Severn
- Little Nellie Kelly (1940) as Second Judge (uncredited)
- The Ghost Comes Home (1940) as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
- Gangs of Chicago (1940) as Bromo
- 20 Mule Team (1940) as Henry Adams
- Behind the News (1940) as Neil Saunders
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Printer (uncredited)
- Jesse James (1939) as Heywood
- Dodge City (1939) as Surrett's Lawyer
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) as Hawthorne (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) as Uncle Redley
- Lady of the Tropics (1939) as Manager of Rubber Company
- Ex-Champ (1939) as Trilby
- Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) as Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
- They Made Her a Spy (1939) as Beldon
- Dust Be My Destiny (1939) as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
- Swanee River (1939) as Pond
- Indianapolis Speedway (1939) as Mayor
- I'm from Missouri (1939) as Henry Couch
- Reno (1939) as Augustus Welch
- News Is Made at Night (1939) as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge
- Sudden Money (1939) as Mr. Wixby
- No Place to Go (1939) as Ben Bradford
- They Asked For It (1939) as Dr. Tyler
- Room Service (1938) as Dr. Glass
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) as Popsie (uncredited)
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) as Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited)
- I Am the Law (1938) as George Leander
- The Girl Downstairs (1938) as Ambassador (uncredited)
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) as Turner (uncredited)
- The Saint in New York (1938) as Vincent Nather
- I'll Give a Million (1938) as Mayor
- A Man to Remember (1938) as Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
- Federal Man-Hunt (1938) as Damon Lauber
- Penitentiary (1938) as Leonard Nettleford
- Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) as Mr. Bitts
- Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) as Mr. Bitts
- Dead End (1937) as Whitey (uncredited)
- Black Legion (1937) as Osgood
- Pick a Star (1937) as Julius Klawheimer
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) as Brockman
- Penrod and Sam (1937) as Mr. Bitts
- Talent Scout (1937) as M.B. Carter
- Stolen Holiday (1937) as Le Grande
- Woman Chases Man (1937) as Mr. Judd
- Trouble at Midnight (1937) as Everett Benson
- Partners in Crime (1937) as Silas Wagon
- Blossoms On Broadway (1937) as Dr. Gilgallon
- Come and Get It (1936) as Jed Hewitt
- More Than a Secretary (1936) as Mr. Crosby
- Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) as Dr. Bell
- Sing Me a Love Song (1936) as Mr. Willard (uncredited)
- Broadway Ballyhoo (1935) as Optometrist (uncredited)
- Storm at Daybreak (1933) as Villager (uncredited)
- His Double Life (1933) as Newsman on Phone (uncredited)
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) as Wilkes (uncredited)
- Laughter (1930) as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)
- The Climbers (1919) as Jordan
- The Tower of Jewels (1919) as Jimmy the Rat
- The Adventurer (1917) as Austin
- Behind the Mask (1917) as Larrabee
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Charles Halton best known for?
Charles Halton is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956), Friendly Persuasion (1956), Crossroads (1955).
When and where was Charles Halton born?
Charles Halton was born on March 16, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. They passed away on April 16, 1959.
How many credits does Charles Halton have?
Charles Halton has accumulated over 165 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1930 to 1973.
What is Charles Halton's background in cinema and television?
Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.
Charles Halton by the numbers
165credits
156films
9TV series
1917–1973active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Carter (uncredited) — aged about 70
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Detective — aged about 64
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker — aged about 76
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Producer Dobosh — aged about 66
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Prew — aged about 70
- City Detective (1953) as Bricker — aged about 77
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