Creighton Hale
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Filmography
Series
Cheyenne
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Film
Sunset Boulevard
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
1950
Film
Casablanca
Customer (uncredited)
1943
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Carson
1952
Film
The Maltese Falcon
Stenographer (uncredited)
1941
Film
Sergeant York
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
1941
Film
Way Down East
Professor Sterling
1920
Film
Mr. Skeffington
Casey (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Fountainhead
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Dr. Carter
1943
Film
The Thin Man
Reporter (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Roaring Twenties
Customer (uncredited)
1939
Film
Life with Father
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Male Animal
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Film
Santa Fe Trail
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
1940
Film
Watch on the Rhine
Chauffeur (uncredited)
1943
Film
Action in the North Atlantic
Sparks (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Spirit of St. Louis
Man Driving Car (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Verdict
Reporter (uncredited)
1946
Film
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
1940
Film
All This, and Heaven Too
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1940
Film
Les Miserables
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1952
Film
Three Strangers
Man in Pub (uncredited)
1946
Film
On Dress Parade
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gentleman Jim
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1942
Film
Knute Rockne All American
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Helen Morgan Story
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
1957
Film
Possessed
Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Story of Mankind
Heavenly Judge
1957
Film
Johnny Belinda
Bailiff (uncredited)
1948
Film
Becky Sharp
British Officer (uncredited)
1935
Film
Dust Be My Destiny
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
1939
Film
Orphans of the Storm
Picard
1921
Film
The Enforcer
1951
Film
Westbound
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Strawberry Blonde
Secretary (uncredited)
1941
Film
Out of the Fog
1941
Film
Riders Up
Johnny aka Information Kid
1924
Film
Brother Orchid
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
1940
Film
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
1954
Film
On Moonlight Bay
Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)
1951
Film
Nora Prentiss
Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
1947
Film
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950
Film
Trilby
Little Billee
1923
Film
The Perils of Pauline
Marcelled Leading Man
1947
Film
Beyond the Forest
Townsman with Glasses
1949
Film
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Engineer (uncredited)
1943
Film
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Draftsman (uncredited)
1939
Film
Larceny, Inc.
Mr. Carmichael
1942
Film
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Second Tout (uncredited)
1947
Film
Free Wheeling
Dickie's Father
1932
Film
Night Unto Night
1949
Film
Lady with Red Hair
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
1940
Film
Fighter Squadron
Cockney (uncredited)
1948
Film
Charity
Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
1916
Film
The Return of Doctor X
Hotel Manager
1939
Film
On Your Toes
First Stage Manager
1939
Film
Fascination
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
1922
Film
Her Majesty
Ted Harper
1922
Film
Men Without Names
Groom
1935
Film
One Foot in Heaven
Church Usher (uncredited)
1941
Film
Father Is A Prince
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
1940
Film
Highway West
Waiter (uncredited)
1941
Film
Cry Wolf
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
1947
Film
East of the River
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
1940
Film
Strange Lady in Town
Card Player (uncredited)
1955
Film
My Love Came Back
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
1940
The Screen Director
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1951
So You Want to Play the Horses
Cashier (uncredited)
1946
Film
Take the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Film
Life Begins at Forty
Drug Clerk
1935
Film
Uncertain Glory
1944
Film
Sensation Hunters
Fred Barrett
1933
Film
Fort Worth
Railroad Backer (uncredited)
1951
Film
Hollywood Boulevard
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
1936
Film
International Settlement
Clerk
1938
Film
Goodbye, My Fancy
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
1951
Film
Here Comes Happiness
Headline Printer (uncredited)
1941
Film
King of the Lumberjacks
Cashier (uncredited)
1940
Film
Gambling Lady
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
1934
Film
Money and the Woman
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
1940
Film
Murder in the Big House
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
1942
Film
Serenade
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
1956
Film
A Child is Born
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1939
Film
Crime by Night
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
1944
Film
Calling Philo Vance
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
1940
Film
Footsteps in the Dark
Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
1941
Film
Kid Nightingale
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
1939
Film
Find the Witness
Bell Captain
1937
Film
A Fool There Was
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
1915
Film
Winning Your Wings
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
1942
Film
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Hotel Desk Clerk
1939
Film
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Cat and the Canary
Paul Jones
1927
Film
The Hidden Hand
The Coroner (uncredited)
1942
Film
Humoresque
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
1947
Film
Humoresque
Professor (uncredited)
1947
Film
This Woman
Bobby Bleedon
1924
Film
The Great Mr. Nobody
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
1941
Film
Name the Man
Alick Gell
1924
Film
36 Hours to Kill
Ticket Agent
1936
Film
Come Fill the Cup
Newspaperman (uncredited)
1951
Film
Holiday
Pete Hedges
1930
Film
Saturday's Children
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
1940
Film
Big Town Girl
Desk Man
1937
Film
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Wedding Guest
1934
Film
Always Together
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
1947
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1954
Film
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Marriage Circle
Dr. Gustav Mueller
1924
Film
Midnight Taxi
G-Man
1937
Film
One More Spring
1935
Film
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
1939
His Bonded Wife
Philip Hazard
1918
Film
Bad Men of Missouri
Bank Representative
1941
Film
Bullet Scars
Judd, the druggist
1942
Film
Custer's Last Stand
Hank
1936
Film
The Great Jewel Robber
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Thirteenth Chair
Willy Grosby
1919
Exchange of Wives
Victor Moran
1925
Film
Homicide
Glorietta Desk Clerk
1949
Film
Love and Learn
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
1947
The Taint
Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
1914
Film
A Damsel in Distress
George Bevan
1919
Film
The Circle
Arnold Cheney
1925
Film
Steel Against the Sky
Jim (uncredited)
1941
Film
Time, the Comedian
Tom Cautley
1925
Film
Hollywood Wonderland
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
1947
Film
What's Your Racket
Chief
1934
Film
Helldorado
Newspaper Reporter
1935
Film
The Bill of Rights
New York Congressman
1939
Film
A Fugitive from Justice
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Millionaire Kid
Thomas Neville
1936
Film
Seven Footprints to Satan
Jim
1929
Film
Tear Gas Squad
Announcer
1940
Film
Indianapolis Speedway
Racetrack Official
1939
Film
A Child for Sale
Charles Stoddard
1920
Film
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Man in Sheriff's Office
1939
Film
George White's Scandals
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
1934
Film
Under Your Spell
Bailiff (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Iron Claw
Davey
1916
Film
You Can't Escape Forever
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Mine with the Iron Door
St. Jimmy
1924
Film
The Great Divide
Edgar Blossom
1929
Film
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Wedding Supervisor
1932
Film
The Duke of West Point
Captain
1938
Film
Wages for Wives
Danny Kester
1925
Film
Spy Ship
Reporter
1942
Film
Annie Laurie
Donald
1927
Film
How to Educate a Wife
Billy Breese
1924
Film
Broken Hearts of Broadway
An Outcast
1923
Film
One Wild Night
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1938
Film
Beverly of Graustark
Prince Oscar
1926
Film
The Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
1914
Film
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
1941
Film
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Film
School's Out
Jack Crabtree
1930
Film
Mary of the Movies
The Boy
1923
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
1947
Film
A Poor Girl's Romance
Wellington Kingston
1926
Film
The Million Dollar Mystery
Gang Member
1914
Film
The Love Cheat
Henry Calvin
1919
So You Want an Apartment
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
1948
Film
Grief Street
Play Co-star
1931
Film
Tea- With a Kick!
Art Binger
1923
Hollywood Trouble
1935
Film
The New Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson
1915
Film
The Stain
Office Clerk
1914
Film
Oh, Baby!
1926
Film
The Gorilla Man
Constable Fletcher
1943
Film
Should Men Walk Home?
The Gentleman Crook
1927
Film
The Masquerader
Bobby Blessington
1933
So You're Going to Be a Father
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
1947
Film
Rose-Marie
Etienne Doray
1928
Film
The Mysterious Doctor
Luke
1943
Film
The Idol Dancer
Walter Kincaid
1920
Film
The Shadow on the Wall
George Walters
1925
Film
Forbidden Love
Harold Van Zandt
1921
Film
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
Conrad Le Brett
1919
Film
Snow White
Prince Florimon
1916
Film
Oh Boy!
George Budd
1919
Film
Why Girls Say No
Becky's Boyfriend
1927
The Old Homestead
Reuben Whitcomb
1915
Film
One Last Fling
Gus
1949
Film
The Bridge of Sighs
Billy Craig
1925
Film
Wine of Youth
Richard (1897 prologue
1924
Film
Just a Cute Kid
Desk Clerk
1940
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Movie Patron
1951
Seven Days
Jim Wilson
1925
Film
The Seven Pearls
Harry Drake
1917
Film
The Midnight Message
Billy Dodd
1926
Film
Million Dollar Haul
Curley Chandler
1935
Film
The Woman the Germans Shot
Frank Brooks
1918
Sisters of Eve
Leonard Tavernake
1928
Film
The House of Shame
Harvey Baremore
1928
Film
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Riley
1928
Film
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Black Circle
Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
1919
Film
The Cowboy Quarterback
Broadcaster
1939
Film
One Hour Married
1927
Film
The Romance of Elaine
Walter Jameson
1915
Film
Big Ears
Wheezer's father
1931
So You Want to Be Popular
Waiter at Party
1949
Film
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
1941
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Barber
1953
Film
Mrs. Slacker
Robert Gibbs
1918