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Thurston Hall

Acting Born May 8, 1882 Died Feb 20, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 236 credits
236
Total Credits
1921–1957
37 Years Career Span
27
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Thurston Hall works in acting. Born May 8, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died February 20, 1958. Archytele tracks 236 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Madagascar

as Judge

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Kater Mikesch

as J.B. Del Monte
Film

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as Harrison Prentice

Lassie

1954
Film

The Party

1968

Letter to Loretta

as Judge
Film

Fierce Creatures

1997
Film

Fierce Creatures

as Mr. Schuyler
Film

The Band Wagon

as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse

as Judge
Film

Doc Hollywood

as Mr. Smith
Film

Doc Hollywood

as J. Peter Stuyvesant

Frequent co-stars

Lee Roberts 2 shared titles
Mary Gordon 2 shared titles
Charles Lane 2 shared titles
Sarah Edwards 2 shared titles
Don Beddoe 2 shared titles
Chick Chandler 2 shared titles
Tobias Schlegl 1 shared title
Jasmin Wenkemann 1 shared title
Max Giermann 1 shared title
Katja Garmasch 1 shared title

Career timeline

MaverickAffair in Reno
The Adventures of Hiram HollidayThe Go-Getter
LassieThe Adventures of Rin Tin TinBorn in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Letter to LorettaTopperTopperThe Band Wagon
Four Star PlayhouseThe Abbott and Costello ShowThe Abbott and Costello ShowHopalong CassidyDangerous Assignment
Racket SquadWhirlwindTexas CarnivalBelle Le GrandKnights of the Bath
Bright LeafOne Too ManyFederal Agent at LargeThe Bandit QueenChain Gang
The FountainheadRusty Saves a LifeBride for SaleTell It to the JudgeRim of the Canyon
Three Daring DaughtersKing of the GamblersMiraculous JourneyBlondie's SecretUp in Central Park
Welcome StrangerThe Secret Life of Walter MittyIt Had to Be YouThe Son of RustyThe Unfinished Dance
Without ReservationsTwo Sisters from BostonOne More TomorrowShe Wrote the BookThree Little Girls in Blue
West of the PecosSaratoga TrunkThrill of a RomanceThe Gay SenoritaLady on a Train
Cover GirlIn SocietyFollow the BoysThe Great MomentWilson
The Youngest ProfessionThis Land Is MineSherlock Holmes in WashingtonHere Comes ElmerCrash Dive
Hello, AnnapolisTwin BedsRings on Her FingersHer Cardboard LoverThe Great Gildersleeve
Remember the DayHold That GhostThe Great LieNine Lives Are Not EnoughShe Knew All the Answers
City for ConquestVirginia CityThe Blue BirdThe Invisible WomanKiddie Kure
Dodge CityFirst LoveEach Dawn I DieThree Smart Girls Grow UpThe Star Maker
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseGoing PlacesOut West with the HardysThere's Always a WomanProfessor Beware
Oh, DoctorWe Have Our MomentsDon't Tell the WifeWomen of GlamourMurder in Greenwich Village
The Man Who Lived TwiceTheodora Goes WildDon't Gamble with LovePride of the MarinesTrapped by Television
The Case of the Missing ManSuper SpeedCrime and PunishmentGuard That GirlThe Black Room
A Burglar to the Rescue
The Great WellThe Valley of Doubt
The Royal Oak
Fair LadyWildness of Youth
Idle HandsMother EternalA Citrate SpecialThe Iron Trail
The Exquisite ThiefThe Unpainted WomanThe Spitfire of SevilleWho Will Marry Me?The Weaker Vessel
Tyrant FearWe Can't Have EverythingThe Brazen BeautyAn Alien EnemyThe Squaw Man
Love LettersCleopatraThe Price MarkThe Show Down

Full Filmography

236 titles
  • Maverick (1957) as Judge
  • Affair in Reno (1957) as J.B. Del Monte
  • The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956) as Harrison Prentice
  • The Go-Getter (1956) as Mr. Higgins
  • Lassie (1954)
  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
  • Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954) as James M. Townsend
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Judge
  • Advertisement
  • Topper (1953)
  • Topper (1953) as Mr. Schuyler
  • The Band Wagon (1953) as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Judge
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Mr. Smith
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as J. Peter Stuyvesant
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
  • Dangerous Assignment (1952)
  • My Little Margie (1952)
  • Carson City (1952) as Charles Crocker
  • One Big Affair (1952) as Mr. G
  • Skirts Ahoy! (1952) as Thatcher Kinston
  • It Grows on Trees (1952) as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
  • The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) as Col. Mayfield
  • Night Stage to Galveston (1952) as Colonel James Bellamy
  • Racket Squad (1951)
  • Whirlwind (1951) as Big Jim Lassiter
  • Texas Carnival (1951) as Mr. Gaytes
  • Belle Le Grand (1951) as Parkington
  • Knights of the Bath (1951) as Master of the House (archive footage)
  • Bright Leaf (1950) as Phillips
  • One Too Many (1950) as Kenneth Simes
  • Federal Agent at Large (1950) as 'Big Bill' Dixon
  • The Bandit Queen (1950) as Governor
  • Chain Gang (1950) as John McKelvey, news publisher
  • Belle of Old Mexico (1950) as Horatio Huntington
  • The Fountainhead (1949) as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
  • Rusty Saves a Life (1949) as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
  • Bride for Sale (1949) as Trisby (uncredited)
  • Tell It to the Judge (1949) as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
  • Rim of the Canyon (1949) as Big Tim Hanlon
  • Square Dance Jubilee (1949) as G.K.
  • Manhattan Angel (1949) as Everett H. Burton
  • Stagecoach Kid (1949) as Peter Arnold
  • Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
  • King of the Gamblers (1948) as Pop' Morton
  • Miraculous Journey (1948) as Kendricks
  • Blondie's Secret (1948) as George Whiteside
  • Up in Central Park (1948) as Governor Motley
  • Welcome Stranger (1947) as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Bruce Pierce
  • It Had to Be You (1947) as Ned Harrington
  • The Son of Rusty (1947) as Franklyn B. Gibson
  • The Unfinished Dance (1947) as Mr. Ronsell
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) as Dr. Blake
  • The Farmer's Daughter (1947) as Wilbur Johnson
  • Black Gold (1947) as Colonel Caldwell
  • Swing the Western Way (1947) as Jasper Jim Bandy
  • Without Reservations (1946) as Henry Baldwin
  • Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
  • One More Tomorrow (1946) as Thomas Rufus Collier II
  • She Wrote the Book (1946) as Horace Van Cleve
  • Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) as Col. Clay
  • Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) as Ed - the Mayor
  • Dangerous Business (1946) as B.J. Calhoun
  • West of the Pecos (1945) as Col. Lambeth
  • Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
  • Thrill of a Romance (1945) as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
  • The Gay Senorita (1945) as J.J. Frentiss
  • Lady on a Train (1945) as Josiah Waring
  • Blonde from Brooklyn (1945) as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
  • Don Juan Quilligan (1945) as First Judge
  • Brewster's Millions (1945) as Colonel Drew
  • Bring on the Girls (1945) as Rutledge
  • Song of the Prairie (1945) as Jerome Wingate
  • Cover Girl (1944) as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
  • In Society (1944) as Mr. Van Cleve
  • Follow the Boys (1944) as Man (uncredited)
  • The Great Moment (1944) as Senator Borland
  • Wilson (1944) as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
  • Something for the Boys (1944) as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
  • Song of Nevada (1944) as John Barrabee
  • Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) as Judge James Rutherford
  • Ever Since Venus (1944) as Edgar Pomeroy
  • The Youngest Profession (1943) as Mr. Drew
  • This Land Is Mine (1943) as Mayor Henry Manville
  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Sen. Henry Babcock
  • Here Comes Elmer (1943) as P. J. Ellis
  • Crash Dive (1943) as Senator from Texas
  • The Hard Way (1943) as Harry (Uncredited)
  • I Dood It (1943) as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
  • One Dangerous Night (1943) as Inspector Crane
  • Footlight Glamour (1943) as Randolph Wheeler
  • Hoosier Holiday (1943) as Henry P. Fairchild
  • He Hired the Boss (1943) as Mr. Bates
  • Hello, Annapolis (1942) as Capt. Wendall
  • Twin Beds (1942) as Horace Touchstone
  • Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
  • Her Cardboard Lover (1942) as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
  • The Great Gildersleeve (1942) as Governor Jonathan Stafford
  • Counter-Espionage (1942) as Insp. Crane
  • Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) as James Maloney
  • Sleepytime Gal (1942) as Mr. Adams
  • The Night Before the Divorce (1942) as Bert Harriman
  • Call of the Canyon (1942) as Grantley B. Johnson
  • Remember the Day (1941) as Gov. Teller
  • Hold That Ghost (1941) as Alderman Birch
  • The Great Lie (1941) as Oscar Worthington James
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) as Huntley (uncredited)
  • She Knew All the Answers (1941) as J. D. Sutton
  • In the Navy (1941) as Lead Senator (uncredited)
  • Four Mothers (1941) as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
  • The Great Man's Lady (1941) as Mr. Sempler
  • Pacific Blackout (1941) as Williams
  • Flight from Destiny (1941) as Dean Somers
  • Design for Scandal (1941) as Northcott
  • Tuxedo Junction (1941) as Doug Gordon
  • Washington Melodrama (1941) as Sen. Morton
  • Life with Henry (1941) as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) as Inspector Crane
  • Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941) as Inspector Crane
  • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
  • Repent at Leisure (1941) as Jay Buckingham
  • Accent on Love (1941) as T. J. Triton
  • Swing It Soldier (1941) as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
  • City for Conquest (1940) as Max Leonard
  • Virginia City (1940) as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
  • The Blue Bird (1940) as Father Time
  • The Invisible Woman (1940) as Hudson
  • Kiddie Kure (1940) as Bill "Old Man" Morton
  • Alias the Deacon (1940) as Jim Cunningham
  • Millionaires in Prison (1940) as Harold Kellogg
  • The Golden Fleecing (1940) as Charles Engel
  • The Great McGinty (1940) as Mr. Maxwell
  • Blondie on a Budget (1940) as Brice
  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) as Inspector Crane
  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) as Inspector Crane
  • Friendly Neighbors (1940) as The Governor
  • In Old Missouri (1940) as John Pittman Sr.
  • Dodge City (1939) as Twitchell (uncredited)
  • First Love (1939) as Anthony Drake
  • Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Hanley
  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) as Senator
  • The Star Maker (1939) as Mr. Proctor
  • The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) as Col. March
  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
  • Ex-Champ (1939) as Mr. Courtney
  • Dancing Co-Ed (1939) as Henry W. Workman
  • Sued for Libel (1939) as David Hastings
  • Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Gregory Melton Sr.
  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) as Sam Bailey
  • Hawaiian Nights (1939) as T.C. Hartley
  • Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939) as Mr. Guilfoyle
  • Jeepers Creepers (1939) as M.K. Durant
  • Money To Burn (1939) as Ellis
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as Grant
  • Going Places (1938) as Col. Withering
  • Out West with the Hardys (1938) as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
  • There's Always a Woman (1938) as District Attorney
  • Professor Beware (1938) as J.J. Van Buren
  • The Affairs of Annabel (1938) as Major
  • Spring Madness (1938) as Charles Platt
  • Fast Company (1938) as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
  • No Time to Marry (1938) as Pettensall
  • Hard to Get (1938) as John Atwater
  • Women Are Like That (1938) as Claudius King
  • Campus Confessions (1938) as William Atterbury, Sr.
  • The Main Event (1938) as Captain Phillips
  • Extortion (1938) as Prof. Tisdelle
  • Squadron of Honor (1938) as Bob Metcalf
  • Oh, Doctor (1937) as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
  • We Have Our Moments (1937) as Frank Rutherford
  • Don't Tell the Wife (1937) as Major Manning
  • Women of Glamour (1937) as Mr. Stark
  • Murder in Greenwich Village (1937) as Charles Cabot
  • It Can't Last Forever (1937) as Fulton
  • Counsel for Crime (1937) as Sen. Maddox
  • Parole Racket (1937) as Editor Jamison
  • I Promise to Pay (1937) as Police Captain Hall
  • Venus Makes Trouble (1937) as Harlan Darrow
  • The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) as Dr. Schuyler
  • Theodora Goes Wild (1936) as Arthur Stevenson
  • Don't Gamble with Love (1936) as Martin Gage
  • Pride of the Marines (1936) as Col. Gage
  • Trapped by Television (1936) as John Curtis
  • The King Steps Out (1936) as Major
  • Killer at Large (1936) as Inspector O'Hara
  • Roaming Lady (1936) as E. J. Reid
  • Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936) as Pop
  • The Three Wise Guys (1936) as Hatcher
  • Shakedown (1936) as T. Gregory Stuart
  • Devil's Squadron (1936) as Major Metcalf
  • Lady from Nowhere (1936) as James Gordon Barnes
  • The Case of the Missing Man (1935) as Boyle
  • Super Speed (1935) as Investor
  • Crime and Punishment (1935) as Editor
  • Guard That Girl (1935) as Dr. Silas Hudson
  • The Black Room (1935) as Col. Paul Hassel
  • The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) as Inspector Crane
  • Love Me Forever (1935) as Maurizio
  • A Feather in Her Hat (1935) as Sir Elroyd Joyce
  • She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Party Guest
  • Too Tough to Kill (1935) as Jim Whitney
  • Atlantic Adventure (1935) as City Editor Rutherford
  • Hooray for Love (1935) as Jason Thatcher
  • The Girl Friend (1935) as George S. Harmon
  • The Public Menace (1935) as Captain of Ocean Liner
  • Metropolitan (1935) as T. Simon Hunter
  • After the Dance (1935) as District Attorney
  • One Way Ticket (1935) as Mr. Ritchie
  • A Burglar to the Rescue (1931) as The Banker, Steve Corley
  • The Great Well (1924) as Peter Starling
  • The Valley of Doubt (1924) as Jules
  • The Royal Oak (1923) as Colonel Ancketell
  • Fair Lady (1922) as Italian banker
  • Wildness of Youth (1922) as Edward Grayton
  • Idle Hands (1921) as Henry Livingston
  • Mother Eternal (1921) as Edward Stevens Sr
  • A Citrate Special (1921) as The Director
  • The Iron Trail (1921) as Curtis Gordon
  • The Exquisite Thief (1919) as Algernon P. Smythe
  • The Unpainted Woman (1919) as Martin O'Neill
  • The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
  • Who Will Marry Me? (1919) as Jerome Van Tyne
  • The Weaker Vessel (1919) as J. Booth Hunter
  • Tyrant Fear (1918) as Harley Dane
  • We Can't Have Everything (1918) as Peter Cheever
  • The Brazen Beauty (1918) as Kenneth Hyde
  • An Alien Enemy (1918) as David J. Hale
  • The Squaw Man (1918) as Henry, Jim's Cousin
  • The One Woman (1918) as Governor Morrison
  • The Kaiser's Shadow (1918) as Hugo Wagner
  • The Midnight Patrol (1918) as Officer Terrence Shannon
  • Love Letters (1917) as John Harland
  • Cleopatra (1917) as Antony
  • The Price Mark (1917) as Dr. Daniel Melfi
  • The Show Down (1917)
  • Sweeter Than Revenge (1915) as Joe Best

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Thurston Hall best known for?

Thurston Hall is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Madagascar (2005), Augsburger Puppenkiste - Kater Mikesch (1964), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), Lassie (1954).

When and where was Thurston Hall born?

Thurston Hall was born on May 8, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They passed away on February 20, 1958.

How many credits does Thurston Hall have?

Thurston Hall has accumulated over 236 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 1957.

What is Thurston Hall's background in cinema and television?

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-kno...

Thurston Hall by the numbers

236credits
222films
14TV series
1915–1957active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (236) Born on May 8 In memoriam 1958

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