Acting
Charlie Hall
EN, FR, ES, DE cinema · 207 credits
Born
18 August 1899
Died
7 December 1959 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also known as Charles Hall · Charley Hall · Charles Hill
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952). In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956. Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
Known for
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Illegal
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Limelight
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Milkman
as Ed (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Window-Washer (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
Sister Kenny
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
as Painter (uncredited)
The Lodger
as Comedian
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Apartment House Waiter
Radio Rampage
1944
Radio Rampage
as Jack - Radio Repairman
In Society
as Mugg (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
as Milkman (uncredited)
The Ape Man
as Barney
His Butler's Sister
as Porter
So's Your Uncle
as Waiter
Honeymoon Lodge
as Hotel Handyman
Framing Father
as Silver Slipper Waiter
Man From Headquarters
as Newspaper Photographer
The Falcon Takes Over
as Louie (Uncredited)
The Big Street
as Waiter in New York (uncredited)
Police Bullets
as Rabbit
San Antonio Rose
as Waitress
Niagara Falls
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Budd Doolittle
An Apple in His Eye
as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
I'll Fix It
1941
I'll Fix It
as The Laundry Man
Father Steps Out
as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Nightclub Waiter
A Quiet Fourth
1941
A Quiet Fourth
as Edgar's Neighbor
Hellzapoppin'
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Met in Argentina
as Sailor in Cantina Brawl (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Vigil in the Night
as Courtroom Spectator
Mexican Spitfire
as Elevator Operator
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
One Night in the Tropics
as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Man in Diner (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
Curtain Call
as Second Waiter
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Elevator Boy
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
A Trailer Tragedy
as Homeless Thief in Washroom
Five Came Back
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
Man About Town
as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Mercury (uncredited)
Captain Fury
as Gossiping Citizen
Hey! Hey! USA
as Leary's pal
Shall We Dance
as Bartender (uncredited)
Our Relations
as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
Tit for Tat
as Mr. Hall
Top Hat
as (uncredited)
Sing Sister Sing
as Porter (uncredited)
Hot Money
as Tenant (uncredited)
Treasure Blues
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Twin Triplets
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Thicker Than Water
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
as Native Henchman (uncredited)
In Love at 40
1935
In Love at 40
as Man Getting Shave
The Live Ghost
as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)
Them Thar Hills
as Mr. Hall
Soup and Fish
as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
Opened by Mistake
1934
Opened by Mistake
as Intern (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
1934
One-Horse Farmers
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Babes in the Goods
as Spectator (uncredited)
Maid in Hollywood
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rough Necking
as Postman
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Coach Driver
Another Wild Idea
as Man Pushed into Fountain
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Busboy
Bridal Bail
as Irate Movie Patron
Love on a Ladder
1934
Love on a Ladder
as Pool Hall Patron
Hi'–Neighbor!
as Window Washer
Mike Fright
as Elevator Operator
The Midnight Patrol
as Tire thief's partner
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
Nature in the Wrong
as Organ Grinder
Maids a la Mode
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Backs to Nature
as Hunter (uncredited)
Beauty and the Bus
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
One Track Minds
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Air Fright
as Pilot (uncredited)
Busy Bodies
as Shop Worker (uncredited), Writer
Sons of the Desert
as Waiter (uncredited)
Me and My Pal
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Twice Two
as Delivery Boy (uncredited), Writer
Rhapsody in Brew
1933
Rhapsody in Brew
as Waiter (uncredited)
Keg o' My Heart
1933
Keg o' My Heart
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Charlie Zeno
Diplomaniacs
as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
What Fur
Actor
Sealskins
as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
Show Business
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Music Box
as Postman (uncredited)
The Soilers
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Strictly Unreliable
as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
Sneak Easily
as Page
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Janitor (uncredited)
Too Many Women
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Wild Babies!
as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
Any Old Port!
as Stan's Second (uncredited)
Love Pains
1932
Love Pains
as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
Cynara
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mr. Bride
as Tipsy Ship Passenger
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
as Reporter (uncredited)
One of the Smiths
as Dancer (uncredited)
Be Big!
as Bellboy (uncredited)
War Mamas
as Doughboy (uncredited)
The Pajama Party
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
On the Loose
as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Let's Do Things
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
as Little Cook
Laughing Gravy
as Landlord (uncredited)
Playing at Politics
as Elevator Operator
The Skulls
as The Landlord
The Chiselers
as Bellboy / Landlord
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Kay's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
The Panic Is On
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
Come Clean
as Ice Cream Attendant, Writer
The Kick-Off!
1931
The Kick-Off!
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
as Milkman (uncredited)
Haunted at Midnight
as Man on Train
Bear Shooters
as Charlie
The Real McCoy
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
Dollar Dizzy
as Bellhop
The Fighting Parson
as The Waiter (uncredited)
Shivering and Shaking
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Night Life
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
Blotto
as Cabdriver
Fifty Million Husbands
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Night of Goblins
as Passenger
Only Saps Work
as Waiter (uncredited)
Men of the North
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Let's Go Native
as Mover (uncredited)
Hog Wild
Story
Leaping Love
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Double Whoopee
as Cabdriver
They Go Boom!
as Landlord
Boxing Gloves
as Sidewalk diner attendant
Little Mother
as Taxi driver
A Pair of Tights
as Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
Movie Night
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Skirt Shy
as Postman (uncredited)
Berth Marks
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Men O' War
as Boater (uncredited)
The Hoose-Gow
as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
Angora Love
as Neighbor
Bacon Grabbers
as Truck Driver
That's My Wife
as Waiter (uncredited)
Wrong Again
as Neighbor
Snappy Sneezer
as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
Big Business
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as The Landlord
Came the Dawn
as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Musician
Captain Swagger
as Messenger
Two Tars
as Shopkeeper
Crooks Can't Win
as 'Bull' Savage
Sugar Daddies
as Hotel extra
Fluttering Hearts
as Man under car
The Second 100 Years
as Convict, as Convict (uncredited)
Seeing the World
as English chauffeur
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
Duck Soup
as Moving man (uncredited)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Tillsbury's Butler
The Battle of the Century
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
With Love and Hisses
as Soldier (uncredited)
Eve's Love Letters
as Cab driver (uncredited)
College
as Coxswain (uncredited)
Are Brunettes Safe?
as Villager at Train Station (uncredited)
Thundering Fleas
as Musician
Mighty Like a Moose
as Shoe Shine Man
Bromo and Juliet
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Unfriendly Enemies
as First Soldier Over the Top
Madame Sans Jane
as Steward
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Steward Who Drops Plates
Near Dublin
as Villager
Smithy
as Worker
Postage Due
as Customer
The Cowboy Sheik
as Party guest
A Ten-Minute Egg
as First Bellhop (uncredited)
Do Me a Favor
as A Fireman