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Charles Halton was an American character actor who appeared in over 180 films.
Born
Thursday, 16 March 1876
Died
Thursday, 16 April 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Carter (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| High School Confidential! | W.O. Robinson - High School Principal | 1958 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Mr. Simmons | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | the Mayor | 1957 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Brother Cope - Elder | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Joseph | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Dr. Wessell, Judge | 1955 |
| A Star Is Born | Paymaster #1 | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Horace Packer, Josef von Metz | 1954 |
| Meet Corliss Archer | Mr. Morton | 1954 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Carter (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| High School Confidential! | W.O. Robinson - High School Principal | 1958 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Mr. Simmons | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | the Mayor | 1957 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Brother Cope - Elder | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Joseph | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Dr. Wessell, Judge | 1955 |
| A Star Is Born | Paymaster #1 | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Horace Packer, Josef von Metz | 1954 |
| Meet Corliss Archer | Mr. Morton | 1954 |
| The Moonlighter | Clemmons Usqubaugh - Undertaker / Clemmons Usqubaugh | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Dr. Peabody | 1953 |
| City Detective | Bricker | 1953 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Dean (Grainbelt U.) | 1953 |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | |
| A Slight Case of Larceny | Willard Maibrunn / Willard Maibrunn - Magna Gold Oil Co. | 1953 |
| I Love Melvin | Mr. Prouty, Druggist | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Welfare Man | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Jones | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker | 1952 |
| Carrie | Factory Foreman | 1952 |
| Three for Bedroom C | Well-Wisher at Station | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Mr. Carruthers | 1952 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Cusick | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Charles Nichols, Wilson | 1951 |
| Gasoline Alley | Pettit / S.D. Pettit | 1951 |
| Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Merkle - the Shyster | 1950 |
| Stella | Mr. Beeker | 1950 |
| The Traveling Saleswoman | Clumhill / Banker Clumhill | 1950 |
| When Willie Comes Marching Home | Mr. Fettles | 1950 |
| The Nevadan | Red Sand Bank Manager | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Mr. Halsted | 1949 |
| The Sickle or the Cross | Dr. Short | 1949 |
| The Daring Caballero | Ed J. Hodges | 1949 |
| Hideout | Gabriel Wotter | 1949 |
| 3 Godfathers | Oliver Latham | 1948 |
| My Dear Secretary | Mr. Kilbride | 1948 |
| Summer Holiday | Mr. Lipska | 1948 |
| If You Knew Susie | Pringle | 1948 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal | 1947 |
| The Ghost Goes Wild | T. O'Connor Scott | 1947 |
| Singin' in the Corn | Obediah Davis | 1946 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Carter | 1946 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Prew | 1946 |
| Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith | 1946 |
| Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins / Lawyer Hoskins | 1946 |
| Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | 1946 |
| The Fighting Guardsman | Hyperion Picot / Picot | 1946 |
| She Went to the Races | Dr. Collyer | 1945 |
| Midnight Manhunt | Henry Miggs | 1945 |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Kast | 1945 |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Barker | 1945 |
| The Town Went Wild | Mr. Tweedle | 1944 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | R.T. Tatum | 1944 |
| Enemy of Women | Uncle Hugo, Radio Performer | 1944 |
| Wilson | Colonel House | 1944 |
| Shadows in the Night | Doc Stacey | 1944 |
| Address Unknown | Censorial Pipsqueak | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Doctor | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Dr. Roger B. Freyheisen | 1944 |
| Rationing | Ezra Weeks | 1944 |
| Whispering Footsteps | Harry Hammond | 1943 |
| Government Girl | Wilkins | 1943 |
| Flesh and Fantasy | Mask Shop Proprietor | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Oliver Bradbury | 1943 |
| Jitterbugs | Samuel L. Cass | 1943 |
| Lady Bodyguard | T. L. Baxter | 1943 |
| That Other Woman | Smith | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Charley Gates | 1942 |
| My Sister Eileen | Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor | 1942 |
| Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | 1942 |
| Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | 1942 |
| Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | 1942 |
| There's One Born Every Minute | Trumbull | 1942 |
| Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Mayor Dan Crane | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | Doctor | 1942 |
| The Spoilers | Jonathan Stuve | 1942 |
| In Old California | Mr. Hayes | 1942 |
| Whispering Ghosts | Attorney Mark Gruber / Mark Gruber | 1942 |
| Saboteur | Second Sheriff | 1942 |
| Juke Box Jenny | Judge | 1942 |
| To Be or Not to Be | Producer Dobosh / Producer Jan Dobosz | 1942 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | Cotton, Publisher of Continental Magazine / Mr. Cotton | 1942 |
| The Lady Is Willing | Dr. Jones | 1942 |
| Captains of the Clouds | Supintendent Nolan | 1942 |
| The Body Disappears | Professor Moggs | 1941 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Walter Kaufman | 1941 |
| Look Who's Laughing | Cudahy | 1941 |
| Unholy Partners | Phil Kaper - Attorney / Phil Kaper | 1941 |
| One Foot in Heaven | Haskins | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Doc - Coroner | 1941 |
| The Smiling Ghost | Great Uncle Ames Bentley / Ames Bentley | 1941 |
| Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Rufus Smith / Rufus Smith (auctioneer) | 1941 |
| Lady Scarface | Mr. Pinchback | 1941 |
| I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island | Commandant | 1941 |
| Three Sons o' Guns | Haddock / Claude Haddock | 1941 |
| Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | 1941 |
| A Very Young Lady | Oliver Brixton | 1941 |
| Million Dollar Baby | Parkinson / John Parkinson | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | 1941 |
| Footlight Fever | Mr. E.J. Fingernogle | 1941 |
| Tobacco Road | Mayor | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | 1941 |
| Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | 1941 |
| Behind the News | Neil Saunders | 1940 |
| Little Nellie Kelly | Second Judge | 1940 |
| Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Alec Severn | 1940 |
| Calling All Husbands | Hadley Weaver | 1940 |
| The Westerner | Mort Borrow | 1940 |
| Young People | Moderator | 1940 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Albert Meng | 1940 |
| Foreign Correspondent | Bradley | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. | 1940 |
| Lucky Partners | Chamber of Commerce Official | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Farnsworth | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | Dr' Dobbins | 1940 |
| Gangs of Chicago | Bromo | 1940 |
| 20 Mule Team | Henry Adams | 1940 |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Streeter | 1940 |
| The Man with Nine Lives | Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene | 1940 |
| Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Bulfinch / Dr. Rupert Bulfinch | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Ralston - Virginia City Banker | 1940 |
| The Ghost Comes Home | Mr. Stark - Steamship Official | 1940 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Sensenbrenner | 1940 |
| The Shop Around the Corner | Detective | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Pond | 1940 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer | 1939 |
| Reno | Augustus Welch | 1939 |
| No Place to Go | Mr. Bradford / Ben Bradford | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Redley / Uncle Redley | 1939 |
| Golden Boy | Newspaperman | 1939 |
| Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner | 1939 |
| Indianapolis Speedway | Mayor | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Lt. Gov. Elmer Hinge / Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | 1939 |
| Juarez | Mr. Roberts | 1939 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Hawthorne | 1939 |
| They Asked for It | Dr. Tyler | 1939 |
| Ex-Champ | Trilby | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Surrett's Lawyer | 1939 |
| Sudden Money | Mr. Wixby | 1939 |
| They Made Her a Spy | Beldon | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Henry Couch | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Reporter | Whitney | 1939 |
| Jesse James | Heywood | 1939 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Damon Lauber | 1938 |
| The Girl Downstairs | Karovian Ambassador | 1938 |
| A Man to Remember | Atty. Clyde Perkins | 1938 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Popsy - the Lawyer | 1938 |
| Room Service | Dr. Glass | 1938 |
| I Am the Law | George Leander | 1938 |
| Penrod's Double Trouble | Mr. Bitts | 1938 |
| I'll Give a Million | Mayor | 1938 |
| The Saint in New York | Vincent Nather | 1938 |
| Stolen Heaven | Friedrich Polesie | 1938 |
| Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Monsieur de la Coste - Store President | 1938 |
| Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mr. Bitts / Mr. Rodney H. Bitts, Sr. | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Turner | 1938 |
| Blossoms on Broadway | Dr. Gilgallon | 1937 |
| Trouble at Midnight | Everett Benson | 1937 |
| Partners in Crime | Silas Wagon | 1937 |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Passport Officer | 1937 |
| Dead End | Whitey / Whitey (Uncredited) | 1937 |
| Talent Scout | M.B. Carter | 1937 |
| The Road Back | Uncle Rudolph | 1937 |
| Pick a Star | Mr. Klawheimer / Julius Klawheimer | 1937 |
| Woman Chases Man | Mr. Judd | 1937 |
| Ready, Willing and Able | Brockman | 1937 |
| Penrod and Sam | Mr. Rodney H. Bitts | 1937 |
| Stolen Holiday | Le Grande | 1937 |
| Black Legion | Osgood | 1937 |
| Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Willard | 1937 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. Bell | 1936 |
| More Than a Secretary | Mr. Crosby | 1936 |
| Come and Get It | Mr. Hewitt / Jed Hewitt | 1936 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | Sound Effects Man | 1934 |
| His Double Life | Newsman on Phone | 1934 |
| Storm at Daybreak | Villager | 1933 |
| Honor Among Lovers | Wilkes | 1931 |
| Laughter | Winslow - Gibson's Secretary / Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1930 |
