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Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Known for: Acting

Born 08/05/1882
Died 1958-02-20
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

Maverick Series ★ 7,0

Maverick

Judge

1957

Lassie Series ★ 6,3

Lassie

1954

Four Star Playhouse Series ★ 6,8

Four Star Playhouse

Judge

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show Series ★ 7,2

The Abbott and Costello Show

Mr. Smith

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show Series ★ 7,2

The Abbott and Costello Show

J. Peter Stuyvesant

1952

Racket Squad Series ★ 6,5

Racket Squad

1951

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Series ★ 7,0

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Hopalong Cassidy Series ★ 5,3

Hopalong Cassidy

1952

Dangerous Assignment Series ★ 5,3

Dangerous Assignment

1952

My Little Margie Series ★ 5,0

My Little Margie

1952

Letter to Loretta Series ★ 6,6

Letter to Loretta

Judge

1953

Topper Series ★ 6,1

Topper

1953

Topper Series ★ 6,1

Topper

Mr. Schuyler

1953

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Film ★ 6,8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Bruce Pierce

1947

The Band Wagon Film ★ 7,2

The Band Wagon

Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

1953

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday Series ★ 7,3

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

Harrison Prentice

1956

The Fountainhead Film ★ 6,8

The Fountainhead

Businessman at Party (uncredited)

1949

This Land Is Mine Film ★ 7,1

This Land Is Mine

Mayor Henry Manville

1943

Dodge City Film ★ 6,9

Dodge City

Twitchell (uncredited)

1939

Cover Girl Film ★ 6,4

Cover Girl

Tony Pastor (uncredited)

1944

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Film ★ 6,8

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sen. Henry Babcock

1943

West of the Pecos Film ★ 4,6

West of the Pecos

Col. Lambeth

1945

Hold That Ghost Film ★ 6,8

Hold That Ghost

Alderman Birch

1941

The Farmer's Daughter Film ★ 7,1

The Farmer's Daughter

Wilbur Johnson

1947

The Invisible Woman Film ★ 5,7

The Invisible Woman

Hudson

1940

Without Reservations Film ★ 6,3

Without Reservations

Henry Baldwin

1946

The Black Room Film ★ 6,5

The Black Room

Col. Paul Hassel

1935

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Film ★ 7,0

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Grant

1938

Virginia City Film ★ 6,3

Virginia City

Gen. George Meade (uncredited)

1940

Carson City Film ★ 6,2

Carson City

Charles Crocker

1952

Bright Leaf Film ★ 6,0

Bright Leaf

Phillips

1950

City for Conquest Film ★ 6,9

City for Conquest

Max Leonard

1940

Each Dawn I Die Film ★ 6,8

Each Dawn I Die

Hanley

1939

The Great Lie Film ★ 7,0

The Great Lie

Oscar Worthington James

1941

Thrill of a Romance Film ★ 6,6

Thrill of a Romance

J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)

1945

Lady on a Train Film ★ 6,6

Lady on a Train

Josiah Waring

1945

It Had to Be You Film ★ 7,8

It Had to Be You

Ned Harrington

1947

Crash Dive Film ★ 6,4

Crash Dive

Senator from Texas

1943

In Society Film ★ 5,8

In Society

Mr. Van Cleve

1944

The Case of the Missing Man Film ★ 7,0

The Case of the Missing Man

Boyle

1935

Rings on Her Fingers Film ★ 6,7

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

The Blue Bird Film ★ 5,9

The Blue Bird

Father Time

1940

The Youngest Profession Film ★ 5,3

The Youngest Profession

Mr. Drew

1943

Hello, Annapolis Film ★ 8,5

Hello, Annapolis

Capt. Wendall

1942

In the Navy Film ★ 6,4

In the Navy

Lead Senator (uncredited)

1941

Whirlwind Film ★ 6,0

Whirlwind

Big Jim Lassiter

1951

Super Speed Film ★ 7,0

Super Speed

Investor

1935

The Great Man's Lady Film ★ 6,3

The Great Man's Lady

Mr. Sempler

1941

Three Smart Girls Grow Up Film ★ 7,2

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Senator

1939

Remember the Day Film ★ 7,3

Remember the Day

Gov. Teller

1941

Theodora Goes Wild Film ★ 6,6

Theodora Goes Wild

Arthur Stevenson

1936

I Dood It Film ★ 5,1

I Dood It

Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor

1943

Welcome Stranger Film ★ 6,9

Welcome Stranger

Congressman Beeker (uncredited)

1947

Bring on the Girls Film ★ 6,2

Bring on the Girls

Rutledge

1945

We Have Our Moments Film ★ 7,1

We Have Our Moments

Frank Rutherford

1937

Idle Hands Film ★ 7,0

Idle Hands

Henry Livingston

1921

Crime and Punishment Film ★ 6,3

Crime and Punishment

Editor

1935

Mourning Becomes Electra Film ★ 6,3

Mourning Becomes Electra

Dr. Blake

1947

There's Always a Woman Film ★ 6,0

There's Always a Woman

District Attorney

1938

Two Sisters from Boston Film ★ 6,3

Two Sisters from Boston

Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.

1946

Tell It to the Judge Film ★ 6,6

Tell It to the Judge

Sen. Caswell (uncredited)

1949

Brewster's Millions Film ★ 6,7

Brewster's Millions

Colonel Drew

1945

Out West with the Hardys Film ★ 6,7

Out West with the Hardys

H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)

1938

She Knew All the Answers Film ★ 6,6

She Knew All the Answers

J. D. Sutton

1941

The Hard Way Film ★ 6,5

The Hard Way

Harry (Uncredited)

1943

The King Steps Out Film ★ 6,0

The King Steps Out

Major

1936

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Film ★ 7,0

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

1939

She Wrote the Book Film ★ 6,5

She Wrote the Book

Horace Van Cleve

1946

Blondie on a Budget Film ★ 6,2

Blondie on a Budget

Brice

1940

Follow the Boys Film ★ 5,7

Follow the Boys

Man (uncredited)

1944

Don't Gamble with Love Film ★ 10,0

Don't Gamble with Love

Martin Gage

1936

Skirts Ahoy! Film ★ 5,8

Skirts Ahoy!

Thatcher Kinston

1952

Three Little Girls in Blue Film ★ 7,3

Three Little Girls in Blue

Col. Clay

1946

Song of the Prairie Film ★ 7,0

Song of the Prairie

Jerome Wingate

1945

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance Film ★ 6,1

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Inspector Crane

1941

Something for the Boys Film ★ 6,3

Something for the Boys

Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)

1944

Twin Beds Film ★ 3,8

Twin Beds

Horace Touchstone

1942

Saratoga Trunk Film ★ 6,1

Saratoga Trunk

Mr. Pound (uncredited)

1945

She Couldn't Take It Film ★ 5,3

She Couldn't Take It

Party Guest

1935

The Unfinished Dance Film ★ 6,4

The Unfinished Dance

Mr. Ronsell

1947

The WAC from Walla Walla Film ★ 10,0

The WAC from Walla Walla

Col. Mayfield

1952

We Can't Have Everything Film

We Can't Have Everything

Peter Cheever

1918

Colonel Effingham's Raid Film ★ 6,0

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Ed - the Mayor

1946

Film ★ 10,0

The Son of Rusty

Franklyn B. Gibson

1947

Fair Lady Film ★ 8,0

Fair Lady

Italian banker

1922

The Squaw Man Film ★ 5,8

The Squaw Man

Henry, Jim's Cousin

1918

Her Cardboard Lover Film ★ 4,9

Her Cardboard Lover

Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)

1942

It Can't Last Forever Film ★ 6,5

It Can't Last Forever

Fulton

1937

A Feather in Her Hat Film ★ 7,0

A Feather in Her Hat

Sir Elroyd Joyce

1935

Three Daring Daughters Film ★ 5,9

Three Daring Daughters

Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)

1948

One More Tomorrow Film ★ 5,8

One More Tomorrow

Thomas Rufus Collier II

1946

Murder in Greenwich Village Film ★ 5,8

Murder in Greenwich Village

Charles Cabot

1937

The Great McGinty Film ★ 7,0

The Great McGinty

Mr. Maxwell

1940

Dancing Co-Ed Film ★ 6,5

Dancing Co-Ed

Henry W. Workman

1939

The Man Who Lived Twice Film ★ 7,5

The Man Who Lived Twice

Dr. Schuyler

1936

Shepherd of the Ozarks Film ★ 6,0

Shepherd of the Ozarks

James Maloney

1942

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Film ★ 5,4

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Huntley (uncredited)

1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf Film ★ 7,0

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Inspector Crane

1941

Rusty Saves a Life Film ★ 7,0

Rusty Saves a Life

Counsellor Frank A. Gibson

1949

Wilson Film ★ 5,6

Wilson

Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones

1944

No Time to Marry Film ★ 7,0

No Time to Marry

Pettensall

1938

The Lone Wolf Returns Film ★ 6,1

The Lone Wolf Returns

Inspector Crane

1935

It Grows on Trees Film ★ 8,4

It Grows on Trees

Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)

1952

I Promise to Pay Film ★ 6,0

I Promise to Pay

Police Captain Hall

1937

Here Comes Elmer Film ★ 10,0

Here Comes Elmer

P. J. Ellis

1943

Rim of the Canyon Film ★ 5,2

Rim of the Canyon

Big Tim Hanlon

1949

Knights of the Bath Film ★ 9,0

Knights of the Bath

Master of the House (archive footage)

1951

The Affairs of Annabel Film ★ 5,4

The Affairs of Annabel

Major

1938

Night Stage to Galveston Film ★ 5,8

Night Stage to Galveston

Colonel James Bellamy

1952

The Night Before the Divorce Film ★ 5,6

The Night Before the Divorce

Bert Harriman

1942

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady Film ★ 6,4

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Inspector Crane

1940

First Love Film ★ 7,6

First Love

Anthony Drake

1939

Pride of the Marines Film ★ 8,0

Pride of the Marines

Col. Gage

1936

Too Tough to Kill Film ★ 7,5

Too Tough to Kill

Jim Whitney

1935

Hooray for Love Film ★ 5,8

Hooray for Love

Jason Thatcher

1935

Ex-Champ Film ★ 7,3

Ex-Champ

Mr. Courtney

1939

Texas Carnival Film ★ 5,4

Texas Carnival

Mr. Gaytes

1951

Million Dollar Legs Film ★ 6,0

Million Dollar Legs

Gregory Melton Sr.

1939

The Unpainted Woman Film ★ 8,0

The Unpainted Woman

Martin O'Neill

1919

The Great Moment Film ★ 5,9

The Great Moment

Senator Borland

1944

Where Did You Get That Girl? Film ★ 6,0

Where Did You Get That Girl?

Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President

1941

Federal Agent at Large Film ★ 5,8

Federal Agent at Large

'Big Bill' Dixon

1950

After the Dance Film ★ 6,5

After the Dance

District Attorney

1935

Going Places Film ★ 6,6

Going Places

Col. Withering

1938

Mutiny on the Blackhawk Film ★ 8,0

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Sam Bailey

1939

The Girl Friend Film ★ 7,0

The Girl Friend

George S. Harmon

1935

Washington Melodrama Film ★ 6,0

Washington Melodrama

Sen. Morton

1941

Black Gold Film ★ 7,0

Black Gold

Colonel Caldwell

1947

King of the Gamblers Film ★ 7,0

King of the Gamblers

Pop' Morton

1948

Bride for Sale Film ★ 7,0

Bride for Sale

Trisby (uncredited)

1949

Ever Since Venus Film ★ 10,0

Ever Since Venus

Edgar Pomeroy

1944

He Hired the Boss Film ★ 5,2

He Hired the Boss

Mr. Bates

1943

Four Mothers Film ★ 6,8

Four Mothers

Mr. Davis (uncredited)

1941

Our Neighbors - The Carters Film ★ 9,0

Our Neighbors - The Carters

Mr. Guilfoyle

1939

Love Letters Film

Love Letters

John Harland

1917

Don't Tell the Wife Film ★ 6,0

Don't Tell the Wife

Major Manning

1937

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date Film ★ 6,2

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Inspector Crane

1940

Hard to Get Film ★ 6,3

Hard to Get

John Atwater

1938

Don Juan Quilligan Film ★ 7,0

Don Juan Quilligan

First Judge

1945

Belle of Old Mexico Film ★ 9,0

Belle of Old Mexico

Horatio Huntington

1950

Up in Central Park Film ★ 6,4

Up in Central Park

Governor Motley

1948

Film

Tyrant Fear

Harley Dane

1918

The Day the Bookies Wept Film ★ 7,5

The Day the Bookies Wept

Col. March

1939

Women Are Like That Film ★ 6,8

Women Are Like That

Claudius King

1938

Oh, Doctor Film ★ 7,0

Oh, Doctor

'Doc' Erasmus Thurston

1937

The Golden Fleecing Film ★ 5,9

The Golden Fleecing

Charles Engel

1940

The Great Gildersleeve Film ★ 6,2

The Great Gildersleeve

Governor Jonathan Stafford

1942

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake Film ★ 7,0

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

James M. Townsend

1954

Professor Beware Film ★ 6,0

Professor Beware

J.J. Van Buren

1938

Song of Nevada Film ★ 6,3

Song of Nevada

John Barrabee

1944

The Three Wise Guys Film ★ 9,0

The Three Wise Guys

Hatcher

1936

One Dangerous Night Film ★ 5,1

One Dangerous Night

Inspector Crane

1943

The Kaiser's Shadow Film

The Kaiser's Shadow

Hugo Wagner

1918

Repent at Leisure Film ★ 6,2

Repent at Leisure

Jay Buckingham

1941

Blonde from Brooklyn Film ★ 6,7

Blonde from Brooklyn

"Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth

1945

The Bandit Queen Film ★ 4,4

The Bandit Queen

Governor

1950

Swing the Western Way Film ★ 10,0

Swing the Western Way

Jasper Jim Bandy

1947

Design for Scandal Film ★ 5,1

Design for Scandal

Northcott

1941

Flight from Destiny Film ★ 5,8

Flight from Destiny

Dean Somers

1941

Fast Company Film ★ 5,4

Fast Company

Dist. Atty. MacMillen

1938

One Big Affair Film ★ 7,0

One Big Affair

Mr. G

1952

Pacific Blackout Film ★ 6,6

Pacific Blackout

Williams

1941

Call of the Canyon Film ★ 8,5

Call of the Canyon

Grantley B. Johnson

1942

The Spitfire of Seville Film ★ 8,0

The Spitfire of Seville

1919

Film ★ 9,0

Hoosier Holiday

Henry P. Fairchild

1943

Sued for Libel Film ★ 6,3

Sued for Libel

David Hastings

1939

Film ★ 7,0

The Royal Oak

Colonel Ancketell

1923

Cleopatra Film ★ 4,2

Cleopatra

Antony

1917

Life with Henry Film ★ 6,5

Life with Henry

Mr. Woodring (uncredited)

1941

The Brazen Beauty Film

The Brazen Beauty

Kenneth Hyde

1918

Wildness of Youth Film ★ 10,0

Wildness of Youth

Edward Grayton

1922

Millionaires in Prison Film ★ 6,1

Millionaires in Prison

Harold Kellogg

1940

The Public Menace Film ★ 6,0

The Public Menace

Captain of Ocean Liner

1935

Counter-Espionage Film ★ 6,7

Counter-Espionage

Insp. Crane

1942

Film ★ 8,0

Kiddie Kure

Bill "Old Man" Morton

1940

Guard That Girl Film ★ 6,5

Guard That Girl

Dr. Silas Hudson

1935

Women of Glamour Film ★ 5,7

Women of Glamour

Mr. Stark

1937

Affair in Reno Film ★ 5,0

Affair in Reno

J.B. Del Monte

1957

Chain Gang Film ★ 7,5

Chain Gang

John McKelvey, news publisher

1950

Alias the Deacon Film ★ 8,0

Alias the Deacon

Jim Cunningham

1940

Mother Eternal Film ★ 10,0

Mother Eternal

Edward Stevens Sr

1921

One Too Many Film ★ 8,0

One Too Many

Kenneth Simes

1950

The Gay Senorita Film ★ 7,0

The Gay Senorita

J.J. Frentiss

1945

Spring Madness Film ★ 4,9

Spring Madness

Charles Platt

1938

Killer at Large Film ★ 8,0

Killer at Large

Inspector O'Hara

1936

Film ★ 5,0

Venus Makes Trouble

Harlan Darrow

1937

Lady from Nowhere Film ★ 9,0

Lady from Nowhere

James Gordon Barnes

1936

The Go-Getter Film ★ 10,0

The Go-Getter

Mr. Higgins

1956

Belle Le Grand Film ★ 5,3

Belle Le Grand

Parkington

1951

Love Me Forever Film ★ 5,5

Love Me Forever

Maurizio

1935

Who Will Marry Me? Film ★ 8,0

Who Will Marry Me?

Jerome Van Tyne

1919

Hawaiian Nights Film ★ 10,0

Hawaiian Nights

T.C. Hartley

1939

Devil's Squadron Film ★ 7,0

Devil's Squadron

Major Metcalf

1936

Dangerous Business Film ★ 9,0

Dangerous Business

B.J. Calhoun

1946

Film ★ 10,0

Sweeter Than Revenge

Joe Best

1915

In Old Missouri Film ★ 6,8

In Old Missouri

John Pittman Sr.

1940

A Burglar to the Rescue Film ★ 7,5

A Burglar to the Rescue

The Banker, Steve Corley

1931

Atlantic Adventure Film ★ 6,0

Atlantic Adventure

City Editor Rutherford

1935

Counsel for Crime Film ★ 6,8

Counsel for Crime

Sen. Maddox

1937

The Star Maker Film ★ 7,0

The Star Maker

Mr. Proctor

1939

Stagecoach Kid Film ★ 7,3

Stagecoach Kid

Peter Arnold

1949

One Way Ticket Film ★ 6,0

One Way Ticket

Mr. Ritchie

1935

Roaming Lady Film ★ 7,0

Roaming Lady

E. J. Reid

1936

Footlight Glamour Film ★ 8,0

Footlight Glamour

Randolph Wheeler

1943

Miraculous Journey Film ★ 5,2

Miraculous Journey

Kendricks

1948

Accent on Love Film ★ 7,5

Accent on Love

T. J. Triton

1941

Trapped by Television Film ★ 6,9

Trapped by Television

John Curtis

1936

Two-Fisted Gentleman Film ★ 9,0

Two-Fisted Gentleman

Pop

1936

Goodnight, Sweetheart Film ★ 9,0

Goodnight, Sweetheart

Judge James Rutherford

1944

Jeepers Creepers Film ★ 4,9

Jeepers Creepers

M.K. Durant

1939

Money To Burn Film ★ 10,0

Money To Burn

Ellis

1939

The Iron Trail Film ★ 9,0

The Iron Trail

Curtis Gordon

1921

Parole Racket Film ★ 7,0

Parole Racket

Editor Jamison

1937

Square Dance Jubilee Film ★ 5,0

Square Dance Jubilee

G.K.

1949

The Exquisite Thief Film ★ 6,5

The Exquisite Thief

Algernon P. Smythe

1919

An Alien Enemy Film ★ 7,0

An Alien Enemy

David J. Hale

1918

Sleepytime Gal Film ★ 9,0

Sleepytime Gal

Mr. Adams

1942

Extortion Film ★ 7,0

Extortion

Prof. Tisdelle

1938

The Price Mark Film

The Price Mark

Dr. Daniel Melfi

1917

The Main Event Film ★ 8,0

The Main Event

Captain Phillips

1938

The Valley of Doubt Film ★ 8,0

The Valley of Doubt

Jules

1924

Squadron of Honor Film ★ 7,0

Squadron of Honor

Bob Metcalf

1938

Shakedown Film ★ 9,0

Shakedown

T. Gregory Stuart

1936

Friendly Neighbors Film ★ 8,0

Friendly Neighbors

The Governor

1940

Film ★ 7,0

The Midnight Patrol

Officer Terrence Shannon

1918

Tuxedo Junction Film ★ 10,0

Tuxedo Junction

Doug Gordon

1941

Swing It Soldier Film ★ 6,5

Swing It Soldier

Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor

1941

Manhattan Angel Film ★ 7,0

Manhattan Angel

Everett H. Burton

1949

The One Woman Film

The One Woman

Governor Morrison

1918

The Weaker Vessel Film ★ 8,0

The Weaker Vessel

J. Booth Hunter

1919

Metropolitan Film ★ 8,0

Metropolitan

T. Simon Hunter

1935

Campus Confessions Film ★ 4,8

Campus Confessions

William Atterbury, Sr.

1938

Film

A Citrate Special

The Director

1921

The Great Well Film ★ 10,0

The Great Well

Peter Starling

1924

Blondie's Secret Film ★ 6,5

Blondie's Secret

George Whiteside

1948

The Show Down Film

The Show Down

1917