Portrait of Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: May 8, 1882

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

1957
Maverick

as Judge

1957
Affair in Reno

as J.B. Del Monte

1956
1956
The Go-Getter

as Mr. Higgins

1954
1953
1953
Topper

as Mr. Schuyler

1953
1953
The Band Wagon

as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as J. Peter Stuyvesant

1952
The WAC from Walla Walla

as Col. Mayfield

1952
It Grows on Trees

as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)

1952
Carson City

as Charles Crocker

1952
Skirts Ahoy!

as Thatcher Kinston

1952
Night Stage to Galveston

as Colonel James Bellamy

1952
1951
Texas Carnival

as Mr. Gaytes

1951
Whirlwind

as Big Jim Lassiter

1951
Knights of the Bath

as Master of the House (archive footage)

1951
Belle Le Grand

as Parkington

1950
The Bandit Queen

as Governor

1950
One Too Many

as Kenneth Simes

1950
Chain Gang

as John McKelvey, news publisher

1950
Bright Leaf

as Phillips

1950
Federal Agent at Large

as 'Big Bill' Dixon

1950
Belle of Old Mexico

as Horatio Huntington

1949
Tell It to the Judge

as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)

1949
1949
Rim of the Canyon

as Big Tim Hanlon

1949
The Fountainhead

as Businessman at Party (uncredited)

1949
Stagecoach Kid

as Peter Arnold

1949
Manhattan Angel

as Everett H. Burton

1949
Rusty Saves a Life

as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson

1948
Blondie's Secret

as George Whiteside

1948
Miraculous Journey

as Kendricks

1948
Up in Central Park

as Governor Motley

1948
Three Daring Daughters

as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)

1947
It Had to Be You

as Mr. Ned Harrington

1947
1947
The Unfinished Dance

as Mr. Ronsell

1947
Black Gold

as Colonel Caldwell

1947
The Son of Rusty

as Franklyn B. Gibson

1947
Swing the Western Way

as Jasper Jim Bandy

1947
Welcome Stranger

as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)

1947
The Farmer's Daughter

as Wilbur Johnson

1946
Dangerous Business

as B.J. Calhoun

1946
Two Sisters from Boston

as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.

1946
She Wrote the Book

as Horace Van Cleve

1946
One More Tomorrow

as Thomas Rufus Collier II

1946
Without Reservations

as Henry Baldwin

1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid

as Ed - the Mayor

1945
Saratoga Trunk

as Mr. Pound (uncredited)

1945
Song of the Prairie

as Jerome Wingate

1945
West of the Pecos

as Col. Lambeth

1945
The Gay Senorita

as J.J. Frentiss

1945
Lady on a Train

as Josiah Waring

1945
Blonde from Brooklyn

as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth

1945
Don Juan Quilligan

as First Judge

1945
Thrill of a Romance

as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)

1945
Brewster's Millions

as Colonel Drew

1945
1944
Something for the Boys

as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)

1944
Ever Since Venus

as Edgar Pomeroy

1944
In Society

as Mr. Van Cleve

1944
Song of Nevada

as John Barrabee

1944
Wilson

as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones

1944
The Great Moment

as Senator Borland

1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart

as Judge James Rutherford

1944
Cover Girl

as Tony Pastor (uncredited)

1943
Here Comes Elmer

as P. J. Ellis

1943
Footlight Glamour

as Randolph Wheeler

1943
Hoosier Holiday

as Henry P. Fairchild

1943
I Dood It

as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor

1943
This Land Is Mine

as Mayor Henry Manville

1943
Crash Dive

as Senator from Texas

1943
He Hired the Boss

as Mr. Bates

1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as Sen. Henry Babcock

1943
One Dangerous Night

as Inspector Crane

1943
The Hard Way

as Harry (Uncredited)

1942
The Great Gildersleeve

as Governor Jonathan Stafford

1942
Counter-Espionage

as Insp. Crane

1942
Call of the Canyon

as Grantley B. Johnson

1942
Her Cardboard Lover

as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)

1942
Twin Beds

as Horace Touchstone

1942
Hello, Annapolis

as Capt. Wendall

1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks

as James Maloney

1942
1942
Sleepytime Gal

as Mr. Adams

1941
Pacific Blackout

as Williams

1941
Remember the Day

as Gov. Teller

1941
Design for Scandal

as Northcott

1941
Tuxedo Junction

as Doug Gordon

1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf

as Inspector Crane

1941
Swing It Soldier

as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor

1941
The Great Man's Lady

as Mr. Sempler

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Huntley (uncredited)

1941
Hold That Ghost

as Alderman Birch (uncredited)

1941
Accent on Love

as T. J. Triton

1941
In the Navy

as Lead Senator (uncredited)

1941
1941
Washington Melodrama

as Sen. Morton

1941
The Great Lie

as Oscar Worthington James

1941
Repent at Leisure

as Jay Buckingham

1941
1941
Flight from Destiny

as Dean Somers

1941
Life with Henry

as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)

1941
Four Mothers

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?

as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President

1940
1940
Friendly Neighbors

as The Governor

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Inspector Crane

1940
City for Conquest

as Max Leonard

1940
The Golden Fleecing

as Charles Engel

1940
The Great McGinty

as Mr. Maxwell

1940
Millionaires in Prison

as Harold Kellogg

1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

as Inspector Crane

1940
Alias the Deacon

as Jim Cunningham

1940
In Old Missouri

as John Pittman Sr.

1940
Virginia City

as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)

1940
The Blue Bird

as Father Time

1939
1939
1939
First Love

as Anthony Drake

1939
Sued for Libel

as David Hastings

1939
Jeepers Creepers

as M.K. Durant

1939
Dancing Co-Ed

as Henry W. Workman

1939
1939
Hawaiian Nights

as T.C. Hartley

1939
The Star Maker

as Mr. Proctor

1939
1939
1939
Million Dollar Legs

as Gregory Melton Sr.

1939
Ex-Champ

as Mr. Courtney

1939
Dodge City

as Twitchell (uncredited)

1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

1938
Going Places

as Col. Withering

1938
Out West with the Hardys

as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)

1938
Spring Madness

as Charles Platt

1938
Hard to Get

as John Atwater

1938
Campus Confessions

as William Atterbury, Sr.

1938
Professor Beware

as J.J. Van Buren

1938
Fast Company

as Dist. Atty. MacMillen

1938
Squadron of Honor

as Bob Metcalf

1938
The Main Event

as Captain Phillips

1938
Extortion

as Prof. Tisdelle

1938
Women Are Like That

as Claudius King

1938
There's Always a Woman

as District Attorney

1938
No Time to Marry

as Pettensall

1937
1937
Counsel for Crime

as Sen. Maddox

1937
I Promise to Pay

as Police Captain Hall

1937
Oh, Doctor

as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston

1937
We Have Our Moments

as Frank Rutherford

1937
Parole Racket

as Editor Jamison

1937
Women of Glamour

as Mr. Stark

1937
Don't Tell the Wife

as Major Manning

1936
Lady from Nowhere

as James Gordon Barnes

1936
Theodora Goes Wild

as Arthur Stevenson

1936
Killer at Large

as Inspector O'Hara

1936
1936
Shakedown

as T. Gregory Stuart

1936
Trapped by Television

as John Curtis

1936
1936
1936
Roaming Lady

as E. J. Reid

1936
Devil's Squadron

as Major Metcalf

1936
1936
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns

as Inspector Crane

1935
Too Tough to Kill

as Jim Whitney

1935
One Way Ticket

as Mr. Ritchie

1935
Guard That Girl

as Dr. Silas Hudson

1935
A Feather in Her Hat

as Sir Elroyd Joyce

1935
Metropolitan

as T. Simon Hunter

1935
She Couldn't Take It

as Party Guest

1935
The Public Menace

as Captain of Ocean Liner

1935
The Girl Friend

as George S. Harmon

1935
Atlantic Adventure

as City Editor Rutherford

1935
The Black Room

as Col. Paul Hassel

1935
Love Me Forever

as Maurizio

1935
After the Dance

as District Attorney

1935
Hooray for Love

as Jason Thatcher

1931
A Burglar to the Rescue

as The Banker, Steve Corley

1922
Wildness of Youth

as Edward Grayton

1922
Fair Lady

as Italian banker

1921
The Iron Trail

as Curtis Gordon

1921
Mother Eternal

as Edward Stevens Sr

1919
The Weaker Vessel

as J. Booth Hunter

1919
The Exquisite Thief

as Algernon P. Smythe

1919
Who Will Marry Me?

as Jerome Van Tyne

1918
The Squaw Man

as Henry, Jim's Cousin

1918
The One Woman

as Governor Morrison

1918
The Brazen Beauty

as Kenneth Hyde

1918
We Can't Have Everything

as Peter Cheever

1918
The Kaiser's Shadow

as Hugo Wagner

1918
An Alien Enemy

as David J. Hale

1917
Love Letters

as John Harland

1917
The Price Mark

as Dr. Daniel Melfi

1917
Cleopatra

as Antony