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Thurston Hall (1882–1958)

Movies, especially comedies, have always needed big, blustery, booming authoritarian types for the lead to play off of (or against), and one of the best was Thurston Hall, most famous for his role of Mr. Schuyler in the Topper series of the early 1950s. Hall was a tall, distinguished, imposing-looking man... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1958 Maverick (TV series)
Judge
The Savage Hills (1958) … Judge
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Major Buffington
Major Buffington (1957) … Major Buffington
 
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
Colonel Titus
Quarter Horse (1957) … Colonel Titus
 
1957 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Judge
A Mind of Their Own (1957) … Judge
 
1957 Affair in Reno
J.B. Del Monte
 
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall
The Southern Colonel (1957) … Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
Harrison Prentice
Sturmzig Cunieform (1957) … Harrison Prentice
Adventure of the Romantic Pigeon (1956) … Harrison Prentice
Dancing Mouse (1956) … Harrison Prentice
Hawaiian Hamzah (1956) … Harrison Prentice
Sea Cucumber (1956) … Harrison Prentice
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Capt. Warren
Down on the Tennessee (1956) … Capt. Warren
 
1956 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Horace Tepper
Beauty Contest (1956) … Horace Tepper
 
1956 The Go-Getter
Mr. Higgins
 
1953-1955 Topper (TV series)
Mr. Schuyler / Humphrey / Schuyler
Topper's Vacation (1955) … Mr. Schuyler
Topper's Other Job (1955) … Mr. Schuyler
Topper's Insurance Scandal (1955) … Mr. Schuyler
Topper's Desert Island (1955) … Mr. Schuyler
Topper's Highland Fling (1955) … Mr. Schuyler
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Claude Pierce, Banker
Sheriff's Sale (1955) … Claude Pierce, Banker
 
1954 Lassie (TV series)
Phineas Monroe
The Job (1954) … Phineas Monroe
 
1954 Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (short)
James M. Townsend
 
1953 Wonder Valley
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Judge B.D. Johnson
The Girl on the Park Bench (1953) … Judge B.D. Johnson
 
1953 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mr. Crater / Reynolds
What's Cooking? (1953) … Mr. Crater
Stock Control (1953) … Reynolds
 
1952-1953 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Dan Clemens / Rivers
The Jinx Wagon (1953) … Dan Clemens
The Promised Land (1952) … Rivers
 
1953 The Band Wagon
Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Mr. Smith / Philanthropist
The Actors' Home (1953) … Philanthropist
The Tax Return (1953) … Mr. Smith
 
1952 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Mr. Whipple
Mr. Whipple (1952) … Mr. Whipple
 
1952 The WAC from Walla Walla
Col. Mayfield
 
1952 Woman of the North Country
Mayor Spencer (uncredited)
 
1952 It Grows on Trees
Bank President Sleamish (uncredited)
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Avedon
The Strange Case of James Doyle (1952) … Avedon
 
1952 Carson City
Charles Crocker
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
Thatcher Kinston
 
1952 One Big Affair
Mr. 'G'
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Carruthers
The Civil War Map Story (1952) … Carruthers
 
1951 Texas Carnival
Mr. Gaytes
 
1951 Whirlwind
Big Jim Lassiter
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Close-Up (1951)
 
1951 Belle Le Grand
Parkington
 
1950 One Too Many
Kenneth Simes
 
1950 The Bandit Queen
Governor
 
1950 Dick Tracy (TV series)
Diet Smith
The Mole: Part 2 (1950) … Diet Smith
Episode #1.1 (1950)
The Brain: Part 1 (1950) … Diet Smith
The Brain: Part 2 (1950) … Diet Smith
The Brain: Part 4 (1950) … Diet Smith
 
1950 Chain Gang
John McKelvey
 
1950 Bright Leaf
Phillips
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
Close-Up (1950)
 
1950 Federal Agent at Large
'Big Bill' Dixon
 
1950 Belle of Old Mexico
Horatio Huntington
 
1950 Girls' School
Col. Selby Matthews
 
1949 Tell It to the Judge
Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
 
1949 Bride for Sale
Mr. Trisby (uncredited)
 
1949 Square Dance Jubilee
G.K.
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Businessman at Party (uncredited)
 
1949 Rim of the Canyon
Big Tim Hanlon
 
1949 Stagecoach Kid
Peter Arnold
 
1949 Manhattan Angel
Everett H. Burton
 
1949 Rusty Saves a Life
Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
 
1948 Blondie's Secret
Mr. 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 Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1947 It Had to Be You
Mr. Ned Harrington
 
1947 The Unfinished Dance
Mr. Ronsell
 
1947 Black Gold
Colonel Caldwell
 
1947 The Son of Rusty
Counselor Franklyn P. Gibson
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Bruce Pierce
 
1947 Swing the Western Way
Jasper Jim Bandy
 
1947 Welcome Stranger
Congressman Beeker
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter
Wilbur Johnson
 
1946 Three Little Girls in Blue
Colonel Clay (uncredited)
 
1946 Dangerous Business
B.J. Calhoun
 
1946 She Wrote the Book
Horace Van Cleve
 
1946 One More Tomorrow
Thomas Rufus Collier II
 
1946 Without Reservations
Baldwin
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Sr.
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Ed, the Mayor
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Mr. Pound (uncredited)
 
1945 Song of the Prairie
Jerome Wingate
 
1945 West of the Pecos
Col. Lambeth
 
1945 The Gay Senorita
J.J. Frentiss
 
1945 Lady on a Train
Josiah Waring (uncredited)
 
1945 The Blonde from Brooklyn
'Colonel' Hubert Farnsworth
 
1945 Don Juan Quilligan
Judge at murder trial
 
1945 Thrill of a Romance
J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
Rutledge
 
1944 Something for the Boys
Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
 
1944 Ever Since Venus
Edgar Pomeroy
 
1944 The Great Moment
Senator Borland
 
1944 In Society
Mr. Henry Van Cleve
 
1944 Song of Nevada
John Barrabee
 
1944 Wilson
Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
 
1944 Goodnight, Sweetheart
Judge James Rutherford
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Politician (uncredited)
 
1944 Follow the Boys
Man (uncredited)
 
1944 Cover Girl
Tony Pastor (uncredited)
 
1943 Here Comes Elmer
P. J. Ellis
 
1943 I Dood It
Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
 
1943 Footlight Glamour
Randolph Wheeler (uncredited)
 
1943 Hoosier Holiday
Henry P. Fairchild
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
Mayor Henry Manville
 
1943 Crash Dive
Senator from Texas (uncredited)
 
1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Senator Henry Babcock
 
1943 He Hired the Boss
Mr. Bates
 
1943 The Youngest Profession
Mr. Drew
 
1943 The Hard Way
Harry - Motion Picture Executive (uncredited)
 
1942 The Great Gildersleeve
Governor John Stafford
 
1942 Call of the Canyon
Grantley B. Johnson
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Senator Quimby (uncredited)
 
1942 Twin Beds
Horace Touchstone (uncredited)
 
1942 Hello, Annapolis
Capt. Wendall
 
1942 The Great Man's Lady
Mr. Sempler
 
1942 Shepherd of the Ozarks
James Maloney
 
1942 Rings on Her Fingers
Mr. Beasley
 
1942 The Night Before the Divorce
Bert 'Mousey' Harriman
 
1942 Sleepytime Gal
Mr. Adams
 
1941 Pacific Blackout
Williams (Civil Defense Official)
 
1941 Design for Scandal
Northcott
 
1941 Remember the Day
Gov. Teller
 
1941 Tuxedo Junction
Doug Gordon
 
1941 Swing It Soldier
Oscar Simms, Wheezies Sponsor
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle
Jerry Carter (scenes deleted)
 
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
H.S.Huntley (uncredited)
 
1941 Hold That Ghost
Alderman Birch (uncredited)
 
1941 Accent on Love
T.J. Triton
 
1941 In the Navy
Lead Senator (uncredited)
 
1941 She Knew All the Answers
J.D. Sutton
 
1941 Washington Melodrama
Sen. Morton
 
1941 The Great Lie
Worthington James
 
1941 Repent at Leisure
Jay Buckingham
 
1941 Flight from Destiny
Dean A.K. Somers
 
1941 Life with Henry
Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
 
1941 Four Mothers
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
 
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl?
Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
 
1940 The Invisible Woman
Hudson
 
1940 Kiddie Kure (short)
Bill 'Old Man' Morton
 
1940 Friendly Neighbors
The Governor
 
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 Alias the Deacon
Jim Cunningham
 
1940 In Old Missouri
John Pittman Sr.
 
1940 Rancho Grande
John Dodge (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 Virginia City
Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
 
1940 Blondie on a Budget
Brice
 
1939 Money to Burn
Ellis
 
1939 Our Neighbors - The Carters
Mr. Guilfoyle
 
1939 First Love
Anthony Drake
 
1939/I Jeepers Creepers
M.K. Durant
 
1939 Sued for Libel
David Hastings
 
1939 Dancing Co-Ed
H.W. Workman
 
1939 The Day the Bookies Wept
Colonel 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 (uncredited)
 
1939 Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Senator (uncredited)
 
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Mr. Bel-Goodie
 
1938 Going Places
Col. Harvey Withering
 
1938 Out West with the Hardys
H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
 
1938 Spring Madness
Charles Platt (uncredited)
 
1938 Hard to Get
Atwater
 
1938 Campus Confessions
Wayne Atterbury, Sr.
 
1938 The Affairs of Annabel
Major
 
1938 Fast Company
Dist. Atty. MacMillen
 
1938 Squadron of Honor
Bob Metcalf
 
1938 The Main Event
Captain Phillips
 
1938 Professor Beware
Mr. Van Buren
 
1938 Extortion
Professor Tisdelle
 
1938 Women Are Like That
Claudius King
 
1938 There's Always a Woman
District Attorney
 
1938 Women in Prison
Chairman of the Board
 
1938 Penitentiary
Judge (uncredited)
 
1938 No Time to Marry
Pettensall
 
1938 Little Miss Roughneck
Joe Crowley
 
1937 All-American Sweetheart
R.O. Davis (uncredited)
 
1937 Paid to Dance
Governor
 
1937 Murder in Greenwich Village
Charles Cabot
 
1937 Counsel for Crime
Sen. Maddox
 
1937 It Can't Last Forever
Fulton
 
1937 Venus Makes Trouble
Harlan Darrow
 
1937 I Promise to Pay
Police Captain Hall
 
1937 Oh, Doctor
'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
 
1937 We Have Our Moments
Frank Rutherford
 
1937 Parole Racket
Jameson
 
1937 Women of Glamour
Mr. Stark
 
1937 Don't Tell the Wife
Major Manning
 
1936 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 The Three Wise Guys
Hatcher
 
1936 The King Steps Out
Major
 
1936 Roaming Lady
E. J. Reid
 
1936 Devil's Squadron
Major Metcalf
 
1936 Pride of the Marines
Col. Gage
 
1936 Don't Gamble with Love
Martin Gage
 
1936 You May Be Next
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Too Tough to Kill
Whitney (mine owner)
 
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 (uncredited)
 
1935 The Girl Friend
George S. Harmon
 
1935 The Public Menace
Captain of Ocean Liner
 
1935 Atlantic Adventure
City Editor Rutherford (uncredited)
 
1935 After the Dance
District Attorney
 
1935 The Black Room
Col. Hassel
 
1935 Love Me Forever
Maurizio
 
1935 Hooray for Love
Commodore Jason Thatcher
 
1931 A Burgular to the Rescue (short)
The Banker, Steve Corley
 
1930 Absent Minded (short)
 
1924 The Great Well
Peter Starling
 
1923 The Royal Oak
Colonel Ancketell
 
1922 Wildness of Youth
Edward Grayton
 
1922 Fair Lady
Italian banker
 
1921 The Iron Trail
Curtis Gordon
 
1921 Idle Hands
Henry Livingston
 
1921 Mother Eternal
Edward Stevens Sr
 
1920 The Valley of Doubt
Jules
 
1920 Empty Arms
Bruce Gordon
 
1919 The Spitfire of Seville
Kent Staunton
 
1919 The Weaker Vessel
J. Booth Hunter
 
1919 The Unpainted Woman
Martin O'Neill
 
1919 The Exquisite Thief
Algernon P. Smythe
 
1919 Who Will Marry Me?
Jerome Van Tyne
 
1918 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 Midnight Patrol
Officer Terrence Shannon
 
1917 Love Letters
John Harland
 
1917 The Price Mark
Dr. Daniel Melfi
 
1917 Cleopatra
Antony
 
1915 Sweeter Than Revenge (short)
Joe Best
 
1915 Think Mothers (short)
 
1915 In Spite of Him (short)
Nathan Biddle
 
1915 The Mirror (short)
The Rival
 
1915/I The Deception (short)
Henry Wharton
 
1915 A Day of Havoc (short)
Brant Hudson
 
1915 The Earl's Adventure (short)
The Earl of Carnavon
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1942 The Great Gildersleeve (performer: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" 1881 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1953 Gobs in a Mess (short)
Civilian Observer (uncredited)
 
1951 Knights of the Bath (short)
The Master of the House
 
1945 Frontier Days (short)
edited from 'Dodge City' (uncredited)
 

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(1908). Stage Play: Wildfire. Comedy. Written by George Broadhurst and George V. Hobart. Liberty Theatre: 7 Sep 1908- Nov 1908 (closing date unknown/64 performances). Cast: Lillian Russell (as "Mrs. Henrietta Barrington"), Will Archie, Sydney Booth, Annie Buckley, Gilbert Douglas, Mary Elizabeth Forbes... See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Debuted on Broadway in 1904. After making a few intermittent appearances on stage, Hall became a full-time Broadway actor in 1917 and remained there until early 1935 before becoming a character actor in Hollywood in his mid-50's. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus