Charles Halton: movies and TV shows
Charles Halton has 165 credits in the archive: 156 films and 9 TV series, from 1917 to 1973. Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1917 – 1973 · busiest year: 1940 (21 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Up The Workers | Mick Briggs | TV | — | 97 |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag | TV | 6.5 | 82 |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | TV | 5.3 | 80 | |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 80 |
| 1955 | Crossroads | Judge | TV | 6.8 | 79 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Paymaster (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 1953 | City Detective | Bricker | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Welfare Man | TV | 6.8 | 77 |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | The Dean (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 77 |
| 1953 | A Slight Case of Larceny | Willard Maibrunn | Film | 5.5 | 77 |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Clemmons Usqubaugh | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 1953 | The Fabulous Oliver Chantry | Atwater | Film | — | 77 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker | TV | 7.8 | 76 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Jones | TV | 7.2 | 76 |
| 1952 | Carrie | Factory Foreman | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 75 | |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Cusick (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 75 |
| 1951 | Gasoline Alley | Pettit | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 1951 | Gasoline Alley | S.D. Pettit | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 1950 | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Mr. Fettles (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Merkle - the Shyster | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 1950 | The Traveling Saleswoman | Clumhill | Film | 5.2 | 74 |
| 1949 | Hideout | Gabriel Wotter | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 1949 | The Daring Caballero | Ed J. Hodges | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Dr. Short | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1948 | 3 Godfathers | Oliver Latham | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary | Mr. Kilbride (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 1948 | Summer Holiday | Mr. Lipska (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 72 |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Pringle (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 72 |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Mittwick (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | T. O'Connor Scott | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Carter (uncredited) | Film | 8.3 | 70 |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Prew | Film | 7.7 | 70 |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 70 |
| 1946 | Singin' in the Corn | Obediah Davis | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins | Film | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1946 | Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 69 |
| 1945 | Mama Loves Papa | Appleby | Film | 10.0 | 69 |
| 1945 | She Went to the Races | Dr. Collyer | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Kast | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt | Henry Miggs | Film | 4.6 | 69 |
| 1945 | The Fighting Guardsman | Picot | Film | 8.5 | 69 |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | R.T. Tatum (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Censorial Pipsqueak | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Colonel House | Film | 5.6 | 68 |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Dr. Freyheisen | Film | 5.7 | 68 |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild | Mr. Tweedle | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1944 | Rationing | Ezra Weeks | Film | 4.0 | 68 |
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Doc Stacey | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Harry Hammond | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Producer Dobosh | Film | 7.8 | 66 |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Stuve | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1942 | There's One Born Every Minute | Trumbull | Film | 7.9 | 66 |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Dr. Jones (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1942 | In Old California | Mr. Hayes | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. Cotton | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen | Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1942 | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Dan Crane | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Charley Gates (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Smith | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1942 | Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Mark Gruber | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Mayor | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Haskins (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Walter Kaufman | Film | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1941 | I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island | Commandant | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface | Mr. Pinchback | Film | 5.4 | 65 |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | John Parkinson | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Doc - Coroner | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1941 | The Smiling Ghost | Ames Bentley | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears | Professor Moggs | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Rufus Smith (auctioneer) | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing | Cudahy | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1941 | A Very Young Lady | Oliver Brixton | Film | 4.5 | 65 |
| 1941 | Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Claude Haddock | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1941 | Unholy Partners | Phil Kaper | Film | 7.6 | 65 |
| 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner | Detective | Film | 8.1 | 64 |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Bradley | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1940 | Young People | Moderator | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1940 | The Westerner | Mort Borrow | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Farnsworth (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1940 | The Man with Nine Lives | Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Albert Meng | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1940 | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Rupert Bulfinch | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1940 | Calling All Husbands | Hadley Weaver | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Streeter | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Sensenbrenner | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Dr' Dobbins | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Alec Severn | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Second Judge (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 64 |
| 1940 | Gangs of Chicago | Bromo | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1940 | 20 Mule Team | Henry Adams | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Neil Saunders | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Heywood | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Surrett's Lawyer | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Hawthorne (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Uncle Redley | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1939 | Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Trilby | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1939 | They Made Her a Spy | Beldon | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Pond | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Mayor | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1939 | I'm from Missouri | Henry Couch | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1939 | Reno | Augustus Welch | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | Film | 4.8 | 63 |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | Mr. Wixby | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1939 | No Place to Go | Ben Bradford | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1939 | They Asked For It | Dr. Tyler | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 1938 | Room Service | Dr. Glass | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Popsie (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 1938 | I Am the Law | George Leander | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs | Ambassador (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 62 |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Turner (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Vincent Nather | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Mayor | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1938 | Federal Man-Hunt | Damon Lauber | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1938 | Penitentiary | Leonard Nettleford | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Mr. Bitts | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1938 | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mr. Bitts | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1937 | Dead End | Whitey (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Osgood | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1937 | Pick a Star | Julius Klawheimer | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able | Brockman | Film | 5.4 | 61 |
| 1937 | Penrod and Sam | Mr. Bitts | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1937 | Talent Scout | M.B. Carter | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1937 | Stolen Holiday | Le Grande | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1937 | Woman Chases Man | Mr. Judd | Film | 5.9 | 61 |
| 1937 | Trouble at Midnight | Everett Benson | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1937 | Partners in Crime | Silas Wagon | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Dr. Gilgallon | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 1936 | Come and Get It | Jed Hewitt | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary | Mr. Crosby | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. Bell | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Willard (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1935 | Broadway Ballyhoo | Optometrist (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Villager (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1933 | His Double Life | Newsman on Phone (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Wilkes (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1930 | Laughter | Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1919 | The Climbers | Jordan | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1919 | The Tower of Jewels | Jimmy the Rat | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1917 | The Adventurer | Austin | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1917 | Behind the Mask | Larrabee | Film | — | 41 |