Thurston Hall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1882
- Died
- February 20, 1958
- Birthplace
- 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
Affair in Reno 1957
as J.B. Del Monte
The Go-Getter 1956
as Mr. Higgins
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake 1954
as James M. Townsend
The Band Wagon 1953
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
The WAC from Walla Walla 1952
as Col. Mayfield
It Grows on Trees 1952
as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
Carson City 1952
as Charles Crocker
Skirts Ahoy! 1952
as Thatcher Kinston
Night Stage to Galveston 1952
as Colonel James Bellamy
One Big Affair 1952
as Mr. G
Texas Carnival 1951
as Mr. Gaytes
Whirlwind 1951
as Big Jim Lassiter
Knights of the Bath 1951
as Master of the House (archive footage)
Belle Le Grand 1951
as Parkington
One Too Many 1951
as Kenneth Simes
The Bandit Queen 1950
as Governor
Chain Gang 1950
as John McKelvey, news publisher
Bright Leaf 1950
as Phillips
Federal Agent at Large 1950
as 'Big Bill' Dixon
Belle of Old Mexico 1950
as Horatio Huntington
Tell It to the Judge 1949
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
Bride for Sale 1949
as Trisby (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee 1949
as G.K.
Rim of the Canyon 1949
as Big Tim Hanlon
The Fountainhead 1949
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Stagecoach Kid 1949
as Peter Arnold
Manhattan Angel 1949
as Everett H. Burton
Rusty Saves a Life 1949
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
Blondie's Secret 1948
as George Whiteside
Miraculous Journey 1948
as Kendricks
Up in Central Park 1948
as Governor Motley
King of the Gamblers 1948
as Pop' Morton
Three Daring Daughters 1948
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
It Had to Be You 1947
as Ned Harrington
Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
as Dr. Blake
The Unfinished Dance 1947
as Mr. Ronsell
Black Gold 1947
as Colonel Caldwell
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
as Bruce Pierce
- The Son of Rusty
The Son of Rusty 1947
as Franklyn B. Gibson
Swing the Western Way 1947
as Jasper Jim Bandy
Welcome Stranger 1947
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughter 1947
as Wilbur Johnson
Three Little Girls in Blue 1946
as Col. Clay
Dangerous Business 1946
as B.J. Calhoun
Two Sisters from Boston 1946
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
She Wrote the Book 1946
as Horace Van Cleve
One More Tomorrow 1946
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
Without Reservations 1946
as Henry Baldwin
Colonel Effingham's Raid 1946
as Ed - the Mayor
Saratoga Trunk 1945
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
Song of the Prairie 1945
as Jerome Wingate
West of the Pecos 1945
as Col. Lambeth
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
Thrill of a Romance 1945
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions 1945
as Colonel Drew
Bring on the Girls 1945
as Rutledge
Something for the Boys 1944
as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
Ever Since Venus 1944
as Edgar Pomeroy
In Society 1944
as Mr. Van Cleve
Song of Nevada 1944
as John Barrabee
Wilson 1944
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
The Great Moment 1944
as Senator Borland
Goodnight, Sweetheart 1944
as Judge James Rutherford
Follow the Boys 1944
as Man (uncredited)
Cover Girl 1944
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer 1943
as P. J. Ellis
Footlight Glamour 1943
as Randolph Wheeler
- Hoosier Holiday
Hoosier Holiday 1943
as Henry P. Fairchild
I Dood It 1943
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
This Land Is Mine 1943
as Mayor Henry Manville
Crash Dive 1943
as Senator from Texas
He Hired the Boss 1943
as Mr. Bates
Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943
as Sen. Henry Babcock
The Youngest Profession 1943
as Mr. Drew
One Dangerous Night 1943
as Inspector Crane
The Hard Way 1943
as Harry (Uncredited)
The Great Gildersleeve 1942
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
Counter-Espionage 1942
as Insp. Crane
Call of the Canyon 1942
as Grantley B. Johnson
Her Cardboard Lover 1942
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
Twin Beds 1942
as Horace Touchstone
Hello, Annapolis 1942
as Capt. Wendall
Shepherd of the Ozarks 1942
as James Maloney
Rings on Her Fingers 1942
Actor
The Night Before the Divorce 1942
as Bert Harriman
Sleepytime Gal 1942
as Mr. Adams
Pacific Blackout 1941
as Williams
Remember the Day 1941
as Gov. Teller
Design for Scandal 1941
as Northcott
Tuxedo Junction 1941
as Doug Gordon
Secrets of the Lone Wolf 1941
as Inspector Crane
Swing It Soldier 1941
as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
The Great Man's Lady 1941
as Mr. Sempler
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941
as Huntley (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost 1941
as Alderman Birch
Accent on Love 1941
as T. J. Triton
In the Navy 1941
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as J. D. Sutton
Washington Melodrama 1941
as Sen. Morton
The Great Lie 1941
as Oscar Worthington James
Repent at Leisure 1941
as Jay Buckingham
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941
as Inspector Crane
Flight from Destiny 1941
as Dean Somers
Life with Henry 1941
as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
Four Mothers 1941
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Where Did You Get That Girl? 1941
as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
The Invisible Woman 1940
as Hudson
- Kiddie Kure
Kiddie Kure 1940
as Bill "Old Man" Morton
Friendly Neighbors 1940
as The Governor
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1940
as Inspector Crane
City for Conquest 1940
as Max Leonard
The Golden Fleecing 1940
as Charles Engel
The Great McGinty 1940
as Mr. Maxwell
Millionaires in Prison 1940
as Harold Kellogg
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady 1940
as Inspector Crane
Alias the Deacon 1940
as Jim Cunningham
In Old Missouri 1940
as John Pittman Sr.
Virginia City 1940
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget 1940
as Brice
The Blue Bird 1940
as Father Time
Money To Burn 1939
as Ellis
Our Neighbors - The Carters 1939
as Mr. Guilfoyle
First Love 1939
as Anthony Drake
Jeepers Creepers 1939
as M.K. Durant
Sued for Libel 1939
as David Hastings
Dancing Co-Ed 1939
as Henry W. Workman
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939
as Col. March
Hawaiian Nights 1939
as T.C. Hartley
The Star Maker 1939
as Mr. Proctor
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Hanley
Mutiny on the Blackhawk 1939
as Sam Bailey
Million Dollar Legs 1939
as Gregory Melton Sr.
Ex-Champ 1939
as Mr. Courtney
Dodge City 1939
as Twitchell (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up 1939
as Senator
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939
as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Going Places 1938
as Col. Withering
Out West with the Hardys 1938
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
Spring Madness 1938
as Charles Platt
Hard to Get 1938
as John Atwater
Campus Confessions 1938
as William Atterbury, Sr.
The Affairs of Annabel 1938
as Major
Professor Beware 1938
as J.J. Van Buren
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Grant
Fast Company 1938
as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
Squadron of Honor 1938
as Bob Metcalf
The Main Event 1938
as Captain Phillips
Extortion 1938
as Prof. Tisdelle
Women Are Like That 1938
as Claudius King
There's Always a Woman 1938
as District Attorney
No Time to Marry 1938
as Pettensall
Murder in Greenwich Village 1937
as Charles Cabot
Counsel for Crime 1937
as Sen. Maddox
It Can't Last Forever 1937
as Fulton
- Venus Makes Trouble
Venus Makes Trouble 1937
as Harlan Darrow
I Promise to Pay 1937
as Police Captain Hall
Oh, Doctor 1937
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
We Have Our Moments 1937
as Frank Rutherford
Parole Racket 1937
as Editor Jamison
Women of Glamour 1937
as Mr. Stark
Don't Tell the Wife 1937
as Major Manning
Lady from Nowhere 1936
as James Gordon Barnes
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Arthur Stevenson
Killer at Large 1936
as Inspector O'Hara
The Man Who Lived Twice 1936
as Dr. Schuyler
Two-Fisted Gentleman 1936
as Pop
Shakedown 1936
as T. Gregory Stuart
Trapped by Television 1936
as John Curtis
The King Steps Out 1936
as Major
The Three Wise Guys 1936
as Hatcher
Roaming Lady 1936
as E. J. Reid
Devil's Squadron 1936
as Major Metcalf
Pride of the Marines 1936
as Col. Gage
Don't Gamble with Love 1936
as Martin Gage
The Lone Wolf Returns 1935
as Inspector Crane
Too Tough to Kill 1935
as Jim Whitney
Super Speed 1935
as Investor
One Way Ticket 1935
as Mr. Ritchie
Crime and Punishment 1935
as Editor
Guard That Girl 1935
as Dr. Silas Hudson
A Feather in Her Hat 1935
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
The Case of the Missing Man 1935
as Boyle
Metropolitan 1935
as T. Simon Hunter
She Couldn't Take It 1935
as Party Guest
The Public Menace 1935
as Captain of Ocean Liner
The Girl Friend 1935
as George S. Harmon
Atlantic Adventure 1935
as City Editor Rutherford
The Black Room 1935
as Col. Paul Hassel
Love Me Forever 1935
as Maurizio
After the Dance 1935
as District Attorney
Hooray for Love 1935
as Jason Thatcher
A Burglar to the Rescue 1931
as The Banker, Steve Corley
The Valley of Doubt 1924
as Jules
The Great Well 1924
as Peter Starling
- The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak 1923
as Colonel Ancketell
Wildness of Youth 1922
as Edward Grayton
Fair Lady 1922
as Italian banker
The Iron Trail 1921
as Curtis Gordon
Idle Hands 1921
as Henry Livingston
Mother Eternal 1921
as Edward Stevens Sr
- A Citrate Special
A Citrate Special 1921
as The Director
The Spitfire of Seville 1919
Actor
The Weaker Vessel 1919
as J. Booth Hunter
The Unpainted Woman 1919
as Martin O'Neill
The Exquisite Thief 1919
as Algernon P. Smythe
Who Will Marry Me? 1919
as Jerome Van Tyne
The Squaw Man 1918
as Henry, Jim's Cousin
- The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol 1918
as Officer Terrence Shannon
The One Woman 1918
as Governor Morrison
The Brazen Beauty 1918
as Kenneth Hyde
We Can't Have Everything 1918
as Peter Cheever
The Kaiser's Shadow 1918
as Hugo Wagner
- Tyrant Fear
Tyrant Fear 1918
as Harley Dane
An Alien Enemy 1918
as David J. Hale
Love Letters 1917
as John Harland
The Price Mark 1917
as Dr. Daniel Melfi
Cleopatra 1917
as Antony
The Show Down 1917
Actor
- Sweeter Than Revenge
Sweeter Than Revenge 1915
as Joe Best
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