His Girl Friday
1940
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Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall typically played villains or comedic incompetent characters.
Porter Hall. Actor: Sullivan's Travels. For over two decades, Porter Hall made a career out of playing villains and pompous, unpleasant people. His movie career was not a mirror of his real life, however. Mr. Hall was well known as a generous and outgoing person who was well-liked by almost everybody he knew.
- January 1, 1
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Porter Hall was an actor who played villains and pompous characters in many classic films. He was also a deacon in his church and a generous person who appeared in ten National Film Registry movies.
- September 19, 1888
- October 6, 1953
Porter Hall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began his career touring as a stage actor. He appeared in many films, such as Double Indemnity, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Thin Man, often playing villains or comedic roles.
Porter Hall was a character actor who played villains or comedic roles in many films in the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in classics like "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "His Girl Friday", and "Double Indemnity".
Porter Hall is a five-story academic building on the West Green of the Athens campus. It houses the Psychology, Environmental & Plant Biology, and Psychology and Social Work Clinic departments.
His Girl Friday (1940) -- (Movie Clip) The Real Red Menace In the press room at the courthouse, Howard Hawks directs the guys from Ben Hecht’s original play (Roscoe Karns as McCue, Porter Hall as Murphy, Ernest Truex as Roy, Cliff Edwards as Endicott, Frank Jenks as Wilson), and Roz Russell convincing as the title character, their pal Hildy, informing them she’s done, in His Girl Friday, 1940.
