Acting
Thurston Hall
EN, XX cinema · 222 credits
Born
8 May 1882
Died
20 February 1958 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Ernest Thurston Hall
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.
Known for
Filmography
Affair in Reno
as J.B. Del Monte
The Go-Getter
as Mr. Higgins
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as James M. Townsend
The Band Wagon
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Carson City
as Charles Crocker
One Big Affair
as Mr. G
Skirts Ahoy!
as Thatcher Kinston
Night Stage to Galveston
as Colonel James Bellamy
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Col. Mayfield
It Grows on Trees
as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
Knights of the Bath
as Master of the House (archive footage)
Whirlwind
as Big Jim Lassiter
One Too Many
as Kenneth Simes
Belle Le Grand
as Parkington
Texas Carnival
as Mr. Gaytes
Belle of Old Mexico
as Horatio Huntington
Federal Agent at Large
as 'Big Bill' Dixon
The Bandit Queen
as Governor
Chain Gang
as John McKelvey, news publisher
Bright Leaf
as Phillips
Rim of the Canyon
as Big Tim Hanlon
Stagecoach Kid
as Peter Arnold
Rusty Saves a Life
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
Bride for Sale
as Trisby (uncredited)
Manhattan Angel
as Everett H. Burton
The Fountainhead
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
Blondie's Secret
as George Whiteside
Up in Central Park
as Governor Motley
Miraculous Journey
as Kendricks
Three Daring Daughters
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers
as Pop' Morton
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Bruce Pierce
The Farmer's Daughter
as Wilbur Johnson
The Unfinished Dance
as Mr. Ronsell
Welcome Stranger
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
as Ned Harrington
Swing the Western Way
as Jasper Jim Bandy
Black Gold
as Colonel Caldwell
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Dr. Blake
The Son of Rusty
1947
The Son of Rusty
as Franklyn B. Gibson
Three Little Girls in Blue
as Col. Clay
Dangerous Business
as B.J. Calhoun
Without Reservations
as Henry Baldwin
One More Tomorrow
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
She Wrote the Book
as Horace Van Cleve
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Ed - the Mayor
Saratoga Trunk
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
West of the Pecos
as Col. Lambeth
Blonde from Brooklyn
as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
Bring on the Girls
as Rutledge
Song of the Prairie
as Jerome Wingate
Don Juan Quilligan
as First Judge
Lady on a Train
as Josiah Waring
The Gay Senorita
as J.J. Frentiss
Thrill of a Romance
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions
as Colonel Drew
Something for the Boys
as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
Cover Girl
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Wilson
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Judge James Rutherford
Song of Nevada
as John Barrabee
Ever Since Venus
as Edgar Pomeroy
In Society
as Mr. Van Cleve
The Great Moment
as Senator Borland
Follow the Boys
as Man (uncredited)
Footlight Glamour
as Randolph Wheeler
Here Comes Elmer
as P. J. Ellis
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor Henry Manville
The Youngest Profession
as Mr. Drew
I Dood It
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
Hoosier Holiday
1943
Hoosier Holiday
as Henry P. Fairchild
The Hard Way
as Harry (Uncredited)
He Hired the Boss
as Mr. Bates
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sen. Henry Babcock
One Dangerous Night
as Inspector Crane
Crash Dive
as Senator from Texas
Counter-Espionage
as Insp. Crane
The Great Gildersleeve
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
Call of the Canyon
as Grantley B. Johnson
The Night Before the Divorce
as Bert Harriman
Her Cardboard Lover
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis
as Capt. Wendall
Shepherd of the Ozarks
as James Maloney
Twin Beds
as Horace Touchstone
Sleepytime Gal
as Mr. Adams
Tuxedo Junction
as Doug Gordon
Swing It Soldier
as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Inspector Crane
The Great Man's Lady
as Mr. Sempler
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane
Accent on Love
as T. J. Triton
Pacific Blackout
as Williams
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Huntley (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama
as Sen. Morton
Life with Henry
as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
Repent at Leisure
as Jay Buckingham
The Great Lie
as Oscar Worthington James
Hold That Ghost
as Alderman Birch
Four Mothers
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Gov. Teller
Flight from Destiny
as Dean Somers
She Knew All the Answers
as J. D. Sutton
Design for Scandal
as Northcott
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
In the Navy
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
as Brice
City for Conquest
as Max Leonard
The Invisible Woman
as Hudson
The Great McGinty
as Mr. Maxwell
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Inspector Crane
The Golden Fleecing
as Charles Engel
Millionaires in Prison
as Harold Kellogg
Alias the Deacon
as Jim Cunningham
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Inspector Crane
The Blue Bird
as Father Time
In Old Missouri
as John Pittman Sr.
Virginia City
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
Friendly Neighbors
as The Governor
Kiddie Kure
1940
Kiddie Kure
as Bill "Old Man" Morton
Money To Burn
as Ellis
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Sued for Libel
as David Hastings
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Col. March
The Star Maker
as Mr. Proctor
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Senator
Dodge City
as Twitchell (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Hanley
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Sam Bailey
Dancing Co-Ed
as Henry W. Workman
First Love
as Anthony Drake
Jeepers Creepers
as M.K. Durant
Hawaiian Nights
as T.C. Hartley
Ex-Champ
as Mr. Courtney
Million Dollar Legs
as Gregory Melton Sr.
Our Neighbors - The Carters
as Mr. Guilfoyle
Professor Beware
as J.J. Van Buren
Women Are Like That
as Claudius King
Fast Company
as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
There's Always a Woman
as District Attorney
Going Places
as Col. Withering
Spring Madness
as Charles Platt
Squadron of Honor
as Bob Metcalf
No Time to Marry
as Pettensall
The Main Event
as Captain Phillips
Campus Confessions
as William Atterbury, Sr.
Out West with the Hardys
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as John Atwater
Extortion
as Prof. Tisdelle
Parole Racket
as Editor Jamison
Counsel for Crime
as Sen. Maddox
We Have Our Moments
as Frank Rutherford
Don't Tell the Wife
as Major Manning
Women of Glamour
as Mr. Stark
Oh, Doctor
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Charles Cabot
It Can't Last Forever
as Fulton
Venus Makes Trouble
1937
Venus Makes Trouble
as Harlan Darrow
I Promise to Pay
as Police Captain Hall
Shakedown
as T. Gregory Stuart
Theodora Goes Wild
as Arthur Stevenson
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Dr. Schuyler
Trapped by Television
as John Curtis
The King Steps Out
as Major
Lady from Nowhere
as James Gordon Barnes
Devil's Squadron
as Major Metcalf
The Three Wise Guys
as Hatcher
Don't Gamble with Love
as Martin Gage
Roaming Lady
as E. J. Reid
Pride of the Marines
as Col. Gage
Killer at Large
as Inspector O'Hara
One Way Ticket
as Mr. Ritchie
The Black Room
as Col. Paul Hassel
Crime and Punishment
as Editor
The Girl Friend
as George S. Harmon
Metropolitan
as T. Simon Hunter
Atlantic Adventure
as City Editor Rutherford
A Feather in Her Hat
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
Guard That Girl
as Dr. Silas Hudson
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Inspector Crane
Hooray for Love
as Jason Thatcher
After the Dance
as District Attorney
Too Tough to Kill
as Jim Whitney
Love Me Forever
as Maurizio
She Couldn't Take It
as Party Guest
The Public Menace
as Captain of Ocean Liner
Super Speed
as Investor
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Banker, Steve Corley
The Great Well
as Peter Starling
The Valley of Doubt
as Jules
The Royal Oak
1923
The Royal Oak
as Colonel Ancketell
Fair Lady
as Italian banker
Wildness of Youth
as Edward Grayton
The Iron Trail
as Curtis Gordon
Mother Eternal
as Edward Stevens Sr
A Citrate Special
1921
A Citrate Special
as The Director
Idle Hands
as Henry Livingston
The Exquisite Thief
as Algernon P. Smythe
Who Will Marry Me?
as Jerome Van Tyne
The Weaker Vessel
as J. Booth Hunter
The Unpainted Woman
as Martin O'Neill
We Can't Have Everything
as Peter Cheever
The Midnight Patrol
1918
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Terrence Shannon
The Squaw Man
as Henry, Jim's Cousin
The Kaiser's Shadow
as Hugo Wagner
An Alien Enemy
as David J. Hale
The Brazen Beauty
as Kenneth Hyde
The One Woman
as Governor Morrison
Tyrant Fear
1918
Tyrant Fear
as Harley Dane
Cleopatra
as Antony
The Price Mark
as Dr. Daniel Melfi
Love Letters
as John Harland