Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1882-05-08
- Day of Death1958-02-20 (75 years)
- Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also Known AsErnest Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1957
Maverick
As: Judge
- 1957
Affair in Reno
As: J.B. Del Monte
- 1956
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
As: Harrison Prentice
- 1956
The Go-Getter
As: Mr. Higgins
- 1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
As: James M. Townsend
- 1953
Topper
As: Mr. Schuyler
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Judge
- 1953
The Band Wagon
As: Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
1952The Abbott and Costello Show
As: Mr. Smith
- 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
As: J. Peter Stuyvesant
1952The WAC from Walla Walla
As: Col. Mayfield
1952It Grows on Trees
As: Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
1952Carson City
As: Charles Crocker
1952Skirts Ahoy!
As: Thatcher Kinston
1952Night Stage to Galveston
As: Colonel James Bellamy
1952One Big Affair
As: Mr. G
1951Whirlwind
As: Big Jim Lassiter
1951Belle Le Grand
As: Parkington
1950The Bandit Queen
As: Governor
1950One Too Many
As: Kenneth Simes
1950Chain Gang
As: John McKelvey, news publisher
1950Bright Leaf
As: Phillips
1950Federal Agent at Large
As: 'Big Bill' Dixon
1950Belle of Old Mexico
As: Horatio Huntington
1949Tell It to the Judge
As: Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
1949Bride for Sale
As: Trisby
1949Square Dance Jubilee
As: G.K.
1949Rim of the Canyon
As: Big Tim Hanlon
- 1949
The Fountainhead
As: Businessman at Party (uncredited)
1949Stagecoach Kid
As: Peter Arnold
1949Manhattan Angel
As: Everett H. Burton
1949Rusty Saves a Life
As: Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
1948Blondie's Secret
As: George Whiteside
1948Miraculous Journey
As: Kendricks
1948Up in Central Park
As: Governor Motley
1948Three Daring Daughters
As: Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
1947It Had to Be You
As: Mr. Ned Harrington
1947Mourning Becomes Electra
As: Dr. Blake
1947The Unfinished Dance
As: Mr. Ronsell
1947Black Gold
As: Colonel Caldwell
- 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
As: Bruce Pierce
1947Swing the Western Way
As: Jasper Jim Bandy
1947Welcome Stranger
As: Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
1947The Farmer's Daughter
As: Wilbur Johnson
1946Three Little Girls in Blue
As: Col. Clay
1946Dangerous Business
As: B.J. Calhoun
1946Two Sisters from Boston
As: Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
1946She Wrote the Book
As: Horace Van Cleve
1946One More Tomorrow
As: Thomas Rufus Collier II
1946Without Reservations
As: Henry Baldwin
1946Colonel Effingham's Raid
As: Ed - the Mayor
1945Saratoga Trunk
As: Mr. Pound (uncredited)
1945Song of the Prairie
As: Jerome Wingate
1945West of the Pecos
As: Col. Lambeth
1945The Gay Senorita
As: J.J. Frentiss
1945Lady on a Train
As: Josiah Waring
1945Blonde from Brooklyn
As: "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
1945Don Juan Quilligan
As: First Judge
1945Thrill of a Romance
As: J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
1945Brewster's Millions
As: Colonel Drew
1945Bring on the Girls
As: Rutledge
1944Something for the Boys
As: Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
1944Ever Since Venus
As: Edgar Pomeroy
1944In Society
As: Mr. Van Cleve
1944Song of Nevada
As: John Barrabee
1944Wilson
As: Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
1944The Great Moment
As: Senator Borland
1944Goodnight, Sweetheart
As: Judge James Rutherford
- 1944
Cover Girl
As: Tony Pastor (uncredited)
1943Here Comes Elmer
As: P. J. Ellis
1943Footlight Glamour
As: Randolph Wheeler
1943I Dood It
As: Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
1943This Land Is Mine
As: Mayor Henry Manville
1943Crash Dive
As: Senator from Texas
1943He Hired the Boss
As: Mr. Bates
1943Sherlock Holmes in Washington
As: Sen. Henry Babcock
1943The Youngest Profession
As: Mr. Drew
1943One Dangerous Night
As: Inspector Crane
1943The Hard Way
As: Harry (Uncredited)
1942The Great Gildersleeve
As: Governor Jonathan Stafford
1942Counter-Espionage
As: Insp. Crane
1942Call of the Canyon
As: Grantley B. Johnson
1942Her Cardboard Lover
As: Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
1942Twin Beds
As: Horace Touchstone
1942Hello, Annapolis
As: Capt. Wendall
1942Shepherd of the Ozarks
As: James Maloney
1942The Night Before the Divorce
As: Bert Harriman
1942Sleepytime Gal
As: Mr. Adams
1941Pacific Blackout
As: Williams
1941Remember the Day
As: Gov. Teller
1941Design for Scandal
As: Northcott
1941Tuxedo Junction
As: Doug Gordon
1941Secrets of the Lone Wolf
As: Inspector Crane
1941Swing It Soldier
As: Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
1941The Great Man's Lady
As: Mr. Sempler
1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough
As: Huntley (uncredited)
1941Hold That Ghost
As: Alderman Birch (uncredited)
1941Accent on Love
As: T. J. Triton
1941In the Navy
As: Lead Senator (uncredited)
1941She Knew All the Answers
As: J. D. Sutton
1941Washington Melodrama
As: Sen. Morton
1941The Great Lie
As: Oscar Worthington James
1941Repent at Leisure
As: Jay Buckingham
1941The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
As: Inspector Crane
1941Flight from Destiny
As: Dean Somers
1941Life with Henry
As: Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
1941Four Mothers
As: Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1941Where Did You Get That Girl?
As: Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
1940The Invisible Woman
As: Hudson
1940Friendly Neighbors
As: The Governor
1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
As: Inspector Crane
1940City for Conquest
As: Max Leonard
1940The Golden Fleecing
As: Charles Engel
1940The Great McGinty
As: Mr. Maxwell
1940Millionaires in Prison
As: Harold Kellogg
1940The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
As: Inspector Crane
1940Alias the Deacon
As: Jim Cunningham
1940In Old Missouri
As: John Pittman Sr.
1940Virginia City
As: Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
1940Blondie on a Budget
As: Brice
1940The Blue Bird
As: Father Time
1939Money To Burn
As: Ellis
1939Our Neighbors - The Carters
As: Mr. Guilfoyle
1939First Love
As: Anthony Drake
1939Sued for Libel
As: David Hastings
1939Jeepers Creepers
As: M.K. Durant
1939Dancing Co-Ed
As: Henry W. Workman
1939The Day the Bookies Wept
As: Col. March
1939Hawaiian Nights
As: T.C. Hartley
1939The Star Maker
As: Mr. Proctor
1939Each Dawn I Die
As: Hanley
1939Mutiny on the Blackhawk
As: Sam Bailey
1939Million Dollar Legs
As: Gregory Melton Sr.
1939Ex-Champ
As: Mr. Courtney
- 1939
Dodge City
As: Twitchell (uncredited)
1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up
As: Senator
1939You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
As: Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
1938Going Places
As: Col. Withering
1938Out West with the Hardys
As: H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
1938Spring Madness
As: Charles Platt
1938Hard to Get
As: John Atwater
1938Campus Confessions
As: William Atterbury, Sr.
1938The Affairs of Annabel
As: Major
1938Professor Beware
As: J.J. Van Buren
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As: Grant
1938Fast Company
As: Dist. Atty. MacMillen
1938Squadron of Honor
As: Bob Metcalf
1938The Main Event
As: Captain Phillips
1938Extortion
As: Prof. Tisdelle
1938Women Are Like That
As: Claudius King
1938There's Always a Woman
As: District Attorney
1938No Time to Marry
As: Pettensall
1937Murder in Greenwich Village
As: Charles Cabot
1937Counsel for Crime
As: Sen. Maddox
1937It Can't Last Forever
As: Fulton
1937I Promise to Pay
As: Police Captain Hall
1937Oh, Doctor
As: 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
1937We Have Our Moments
As: Frank Rutherford
1937Parole Racket
As: Editor Jamison
1937Women of Glamour
As: Mr. Stark
1937Don't Tell the Wife
As: Major Manning
1936Lady from Nowhere
As: James Gordon Barnes
1936Theodora Goes Wild
As: Arthur Stevenson
1936Killer at Large
As: Inspector O'Hara
1936The Man Who Lived Twice
As: Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler
1936Two-Fisted Gentleman
As: Pop
1936Shakedown
As: T. Gregory Stuart
1936Trapped by Television
As: John Curtis
1936The King Steps Out
As: Major
1936The Three Wise Guys
As: Hatcher
1936Roaming Lady
As: E. J. Reid
1936Devil's Squadron
As: Major Metcalf
1936Pride of the Marines
As: Col. Gage
1936Don't Gamble with Love
As: Martin Gage
1935The Lone Wolf Returns
As: Inspector Crane
1935Too Tough to Kill
As: Jim Whitney
1935One Way Ticket
As: Mr. Ritchie
1935Crime and Punishment
As: Editor
1935Guard That Girl
As: Dr. Silas Hudson
1935A Feather in Her Hat
As: Sir Elroyd Joyce
1935Case of the Missing Man
As: Boyle
1935Metropolitan
As: T. Simon Hunter
1935She Couldn't Take It
As: Party Guest
1935The Public Menace
As: Captain of Ocean Liner
1935The Girl Friend
As: George S. Harmon
1935Atlantic Adventure
As: City Editor Rutherford
1935The Black Room
As: Col. Paul Hassel
1935Love Me Forever
As: Maurizio
1935After the Dance
As: District Attorney
1935Hooray for Love
As: Jason Thatcher
1931A Burglar to the Rescue
As: The Banker, Steve Corley
1924The Valley of Doubt
As: Jules
1922Fair Lady
As: Italian banker
1921The Iron Trail
As: Curtis Gordon
1921Mother Eternal
As: Edward Stevens Sr
1919The Weaker Vessel
As: J. Booth Hunter
1919The Exquisite Thief
As: Algernon P. Smythe
1919Who Will Marry Me?
As: Jerome Van Tyne
1918The Squaw Man
As: Henry, Jim's Cousin
1918The One Woman
As: Governor Morrison
1918The Brazen Beauty
As: Kenneth Hyde
1918We Can't Have Everything
As: Peter Cheever
1918The Kaiser's Shadow
As: Hugo Wagner
1918An Alien Enemy
As: David J. Hale
1917Love Letters
As: John Harland
1917The Price Mark
As: Dr. Daniel Melfi
1917Cleopatra
As: Antony