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Ernest Thurston Hall was an American film, stage and television actor.
Birth Name
Ernest Thurston Hall
Born
Wednesday, 10 May 1882
Died
Thursday, 20 February 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Mr. Bel-Goodie (clip from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)) | 2005 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Henry P. Fairchild (clip from Hoosier Holiday (1943)) | 1991 |
| Maverick | Judge | 1957 |
| Affair in Reno | J.B. Del Monte | 1957 |
| Men of Annapolis | Father | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Harrison Prentice | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Major Buffington | 1956 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Colonel Titus | 1955 |
| The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | Gordon | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Capt. Warren / Homer Claibourne | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Mr. Bel-Goodie (clip from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)) | 2005 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Henry P. Fairchild (clip from Hoosier Holiday (1943)) | 1991 |
| Maverick | Judge | 1957 |
| Affair in Reno | J.B. Del Monte | 1957 |
| Men of Annapolis | Father | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Harrison Prentice | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Major Buffington | 1956 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Colonel Titus | 1955 |
| The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | Gordon | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Capt. Warren / Homer Claibourne | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall | 1954 |
| Lassie | Phineas Monroe | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Horace Tepper | 1954 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Mr. Fletcher | 1954 |
| Topper | Mr. Schuyler / Schuyler / Humphrey / Mr. Schulyer | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Judge | 1953 |
| The Band Wagon | Colonel Tripp | 1953 |
| Wonder Valley | 1953 | |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | J. Peter Stuyvesant - Philanthropist / Mr. Smith | 1952 |
| The WAC from Walla Walla | Col. Mayfield | 1952 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Mr. Whipple | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Judge | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Dan Clemens / Rivers | 1952 |
| It Grows on Trees | Mr. Sleamish / John Sleamish--Bank President | 1952 |
| Woman of the North Country | Mayor Spencer | 1952 |
| Carson City | Charles Crocker | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Mr. Crater / Reynolds | 1952 |
| Skirts Ahoy! | Thatcher Kinston | 1952 |
| Night Stage to Galveston | Colonel James Bellamy | 1952 |
| One Big Affair | Mr. 'G' / Mr. G | 1952 |
| Texas Carnival | Mr. Gaytes | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Avedon | 1951 |
| Whirlwind | Big Jim Lassiter | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Parkington | 1951 |
| The Living Christ Series | Pharisee | 1951 |
| Bandit Queen | Governor | 1950 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | George | 1950 |
| One Too Many | Kenneth Simes | 1950 |
| Chain Gang | John McKelvey / John McKelvey, news publisher | 1950 |
| Big Town | Pete Staker | 1950 |
| Dick Tracy | Diet Smith | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Phillips | 1950 |
| Federal Agent at Large | 'Big Bill' Dixon | 1950 |
| Belle of Old Mexico | Horatio Huntington | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Carruthers | 1950 |
| Girls' School | Col. Selby Matthews | 1950 |
| Tell It to the Judge | Sen. Caswell | 1949 |
| Bride for Sale | Trisby / Mr. Trisby | 1949 |
| Square Dance Jubilee | G.K. | 1949 |
| The Silver Theatre | George | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Claud Pierce | 1949 |
| Rim of the Canyon | Big Tim Hanlon | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Businessman at Party | 1949 |
| Stagecoach Kid | Peter Arnold | 1949 |
| Manhattan Angel | Everett H. Burton | 1949 |
| Rusty Saves a Life | Counsellor Frank A. Gibson | 1949 |
| Blondie's Secret | Mr. George Whiteside / George Whiteside | 1948 |
| Miraculous Journey | Kendricks | 1948 |
| Up in Central Park | Governor Motley | 1948 |
| King of the Gamblers | 'Pop' Morton | 1948 |
| Three Daring Daughters | Howie / Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant | 1948 |
| It Had to Be You | Mr. Ned Harrington / Ned Harrington | 1947 |
| Mourning Becomes Electra | Dr. Blake | 1947 |
| The Unfinished Dance | Mr. Ronsell | 1947 |
| Black Gold | Colonel Caldwell / Col. Caldwell | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Bruce Pierce | 1947 |
| The Son of Rusty | Franklyn B. Gibson | 1947 |
| Swing the Western Way | Jasper Jim Bandy | 1947 |
| Welcome Stranger | Congressman Beeker | 1947 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Wilbur Johnson | 1947 |
| Three Little Girls in Blue | Col. Clay / Colonel Clay | 1946 |
| Dangerous Business | B.J. Calhoun | 1946 |
| Two Sisters from Boston | Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr. | 1946 |
| She Wrote the Book | Horace Van Cleve | 1946 |
| One More Tomorrow | Thomas Rufus Collier II / Thomas Collier II | 1946 |
| Without Reservations | Baldwin / Henry Baldwin | 1946 |
| Colonel Effingham's Raid | Ed - the Mayor | 1946 |
| Frontier Days | Minor Role (edited from 'Dodge City') | 1945 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Mr. Pound | 1945 |
| Song of the Prairie | Jerome Wingate | 1945 |
| West of the Pecos | Colonel Lambeth / Col. Lambeth | 1945 |
| The Gay Senorita | J.J. Frentiss | 1945 |
| Lady on a Train | Josiah Waring | 1945 |
| Blonde from Brooklyn | 'Colonel' Hubert Farnsworth / "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth | 1945 |
| Don Juan Quilligan | First Judge | 1945 |
| Thrill of a Romance | J.P. Bancroft | 1945 |
| Brewster's Millions | Colonel Drew | 1945 |
| Bring on the Girls | Rutledge | 1945 |
| Something for the Boys | Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun | 1944 |
| Ever Since Venus | Edgar Pomeroy | 1944 |
| In Society | Mr. Van Cleve | 1944 |
| Song of Nevada | John Barrabee | 1944 |
| Wilson | Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones / Senator E.H. Jones | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Politician | 1944 |
| The Great Moment | Senator Borland | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Judge James Rutherford | 1944 |
| Follow the Boys | Man | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Tony Pastor | 1944 |
| Here Comes Elmer | P. J. Ellis | 1943 |
| Footlight Glamour | Randolph Wheeler | 1943 |
| Hoosier Holiday | Henry P. Fairchild | 1943 |
| I Dood It | Kenneth Lawlor / Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor | 1943 |
| This Land Is Mine | Mayor Henry Manville | 1943 |
| Crash Dive | Senator from Texas | 1943 |
| He Hired the Boss | Mr. Bates | 1943 |
| Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Senator Henry Babcock / Sen. Henry Babcock | 1943 |
| The Youngest Profession | Mr. Drew | 1943 |
| The Hard Way | Harry - Motion Picture Executive / Harry (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| One Dangerous Night | Inspector Crane | 1942 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Governor John Stafford / Governor Jonathan Stafford | 1942 |
| Counter-Espionage | Inspector Crane / Insp. Crane | 1942 |
| Call of the Canyon | Grantley B. Johnson | 1942 |
| Her Cardboard Lover | Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer | 1942 |
| Twin Beds | Horace Touchstone | 1942 |
| Hello, Annapolis | Capt. Wendall | 1942 |
| Shepherd of the Ozarks | James Maloney | 1942 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | Mr. Harvey Beasley | 1942 |
| The Night Before the Divorce | Bert 'Mousey' Harriman / Bert Harriman | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Mr. Adams | 1942 |
| We Were Dancing | Senator Quimby | 1942 |
| Pacific Blackout | Williams - Civil Defense Official / Williams | 1941 |
| Remember the Day | Gov. Teller | 1941 |
| Design for Scandal | Northcott | 1941 |
| Tuxedo Junction | Doug Gordon | 1941 |
| Swing It Soldier | Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor | 1941 |
| The Great Man's Lady | Mr. Sempler | 1941 |
| Secrets of the Lone Wolf | Inspector Crane | 1941 |
| Unexpected Uncle | Jerry Carter | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | H.S.Huntley | 1941 |
| Hold That Ghost | Alderman Birch | 1941 |
| Accent on Love | T.J. Triton / T. J. Triton | 1941 |
| In the Navy | Lead Senator | 1941 |
| She Knew All the Answers | J.D. Sutton / J. D. Sutton | 1941 |
| Washington Melodrama | Senator Morton / Sen. Morton | 1941 |
| The Great Lie | Oscar Worthington James / Worthington James | 1941 |
| Repent at Leisure | Jay Buckingham | 1941 |
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Inspector Crane | 1941 |
| Flight from Destiny | Dean Somers | 1941 |
| Four Mothers | Mr. Davis | 1941 |
| Where Did You Get That Girl? | Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President | 1941 |
| The Invisible Woman | Hudson | 1940 |
| The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Inspector Crane | 1940 |
| Friendly Neighbors | The Governor | 1940 |
| Life with Henry | Mr. Woodring | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Max Leonard | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Charles Engel | 1940 |
| The Great McGinty | Mr. Maxwell | 1940 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Harold Kellogg | 1940 |
| The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | Inspector M.L. Crane / Inspector Crane | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Jim Cunningham | 1940 |
| In Old Missouri | John Pittman Sr. | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Gen. George Meade | 1940 |
| Rancho Grande | John Dodge | 1940 |
| Blondie on a Budget | Brice | 1940 |
| The Blue Bird | Father Time | 1940 |
| Money to Burn | Ellis | 1939 |
| Our Neighbors - The Carters | Mr. Guilfoyle | 1939 |
| First Love | Anthony Drake | 1939 |
| Sued for Libel | David Hastings | 1939 |
| Jeepers Creepers | M.K. Durant | 1939 |
| Dancing Co-Ed | H.W. Workman / Henry W. Workman | 1939 |
| The Day the Bookies Wept | Colonel March / Col. March | 1939 |
| Hawaiian Nights | T.C. Hartley | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | Mr. Proctor | 1939 |
| Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Sam Bailey | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Hanley | 1939 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Gregory Melton Sr. | 1939 |
| Ex-Champ | Mr. Courtney | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Twitchell | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Senator | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Mr. Bel-Goodie / Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie | 1939 |
| Going Places | Col. Withering | 1938 |
| Out West with the Hardys | H.R. Bruxton | 1938 |
| Spring Madness | Charles Platt | 1938 |
| Hard to Get | Atwater / John Atwater | 1938 |
| Campus Confessions | Wayne Atterbury, Sr. / William Atterbury, Sr. | 1938 |
| The Affairs of Annabel | Major | 1938 |
| The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Grant | 1938 |
| Fast Company | Dist. Atty. MacMillen | 1938 |
| Squadron of Honor | Bob Metcalf | 1938 |
| The Main Event | Captain Phillips | 1938 |
| Professor Beware | Mr. Van Buren / J.J. Van Buren | 1938 |
| Women Are Like That | Claudius King | 1938 |
| There's Always a Woman | District Attorney | 1938 |
| Women in Prison | Chairman of the Board | 1938 |
| No Time to Marry | Pettensall | 1938 |
| Little Miss Roughneck | Joe Crowley | 1938 |
| All American Sweetheart | R.O. Davis | 1937 |
| Paid to Dance | State Governor | 1937 |
| Murder in Greenwich Village | Charles Cabot | 1937 |
| Counsel for Crime | Sen. Maddox | 1937 |
| It Can't Last Forever | Fulton | 1937 |
| Oh, Doctor | 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston | 1937 |
| Venus Makes Trouble | Harlan Darrow | 1937 |
| I Promise to Pay | Police Captain Hall | 1937 |
| We Have Our Moments | Frank Rutherford | 1937 |
| Parole Racket | Jameson / Editor Jamison | 1937 |
| Women of Glamour | Mr. Stark | 1937 |
| Don't Tell the Wife | Maj. Manning / Major Manning | 1937 |
| Lady from Nowhere | James Gordon Barnes | 1936 |
| Theodora Goes Wild | Arthur Stevenson | 1936 |
| Killer at Large | Inspector O'Hara | 1936 |
| The Man Who Lived Twice | Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler | 1936 |
| Two-Fisted Gentleman | Pop | 1936 |
| Shakedown | T. Gregory Stuart | 1936 |
| Trapped by Television | John Curtis | 1936 |
| The King Steps Out | Major | 1936 |
| Roaming Lady | E. J. Reid | 1936 |
| Devil's Squadron | Major Metcalf | 1936 |
| Don't Gamble with Love | Martin Gage | 1936 |
| The Lone Wolf Returns | Inspector Crane | 1935 |
| Too Tough to Kill | Jim Whitney | 1935 |
| Super-Speed | Investor | 1935 |
| One-Way Ticket | Mr. Ritchie | 1935 |
| Crime and Punishment | Editor | 1935 |
| Guard That Girl | Dr. Silas Hudson | 1935 |
| A Feather in Her Hat | Sir Elroyd Joyce | 1935 |
| Case of the Missing Man | Boyle | 1935 |
| Metropolitan | T. Simon Hunter | 1935 |
| She Couldn't Take It | Party Guest | 1935 |
| The Public Menace | Captain of Ocean Liner | 1935 |
| The Girl Friend | George S. Harmon | 1935 |
| Atlantic Adventure | City Editor Rutherford | 1935 |
| After the Dance | District Attorney | 1935 |
| The Black Room | Col. Paul Hassel | 1935 |
| Love Me Forever | Maurizio | 1935 |
| Hooray for Love | Commodore Jason Thatcher / Jason Thatcher | 1935 |
| A Burglar to the Rescue | The Banker, Steve Corley | 1931 |
| The Royal Oak | Colonel Ancketell | 1923 |
| Fair Lady | Italian banker | 1922 |
| Mother Eternal | Edward Stevens Sr | 1921 |
| The Valley of Doubt | Jules | 1920 |
| Empty Arms | Bruce Gordon | 1920 |
| The Spitfire of Seville | Kent Staunton | 1919 |
| The Unpainted Woman | Martin O'Neill | 1919 |
| The Exquisite Thief | Algernon P. Smythe | 1919 |
| Who Will Marry Me? | Jerome Van Tyne | 1919 |
| The Squaw Man | Henry, Jim's Cousin | 1918 |
| The Brazen Beauty | Kenneth Hyde | 1918 |
| We Can't Have Everything | Peter Cheever | 1918 |
| The Kaiser's Shadow | Hugo Wagner | 1918 |
| The Mating of Marcella | Robert Underwood | 1918 |
| Tyrant Fear | Harley Dane | 1918 |
| An Alien Enemy | David J. Hale | 1918 |
| Flare-Up Sal | The Red Rider | 1918 |
| The One Woman | Governor Morrison | 1918 |
| Love Letters | John Harland | 1917 |
| The Price Mark | Dr. Daniel Melfi | 1917 |
| Cleopatra | Antony | 1917 |
| The Show Down | 1917 |
