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Thurston Hall

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 8, 1882 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1921 – 1958
Known Credits227 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Thurston Hall

Also known as:Ernest Thurston Hall
Total Works

227

215 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.8
as Bruce Pierce
Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie
as Twitchell (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 227 titles featuring Thurston Hall

The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie

as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Businessman at Party (uncredited)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.8

as Bruce Pierce

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as Twitchell (uncredited)

Cover Girl
6.4
Cover Girl
1944•movie

as Tony Pastor (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman
5.7

as Hudson

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.8

as Sen. Henry Babcock

The Great McGinty
7.0
The Great McGinty
1940•movie

as Mr. Maxwell

Hold That Ghost
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941•movie

as Alderman Birch

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series
This Land Is Mine
7.1
This Land Is Mine
1943•movie

as Mayor Henry Manville

Each Dawn I Die
6.9
Each Dawn I Die
1939•movie

as Hanley

The Black Room
6.5
The Black Room
1935•movie

as Col. Paul Hassel

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

as Grant

Crime and Punishment
6.3

as Editor

The Great Lie
7.0
The Great Lie
1941•movie

as Oscar Worthington James

Lady on a Train
6.6
Lady on a Train
1945•movie

as Josiah Waring

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936•movie

as Arthur Stevenson

The Blue Bird
5.9
The Blue Bird
1940•movie

as Father Time

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Judge

The Farmer's Daughter
7.1

as Wilbur Johnson

Virginia City
6.3
Virginia City
1940•movie

as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)

City for Conquest
6.9
City for Conquest
1940•movie

as Max Leonard

In the Navy
6.4
In the Navy
1941•movie

as Lead Senator (uncredited)

Brewster's Millions
6.7

as Colonel Drew

Wilson
5.6
Wilson
1944•movie

as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones

Crash Dive
6.4
Crash Dive
1943•movie

as Senator from Texas

In Society
5.8
In Society
1944•movie

as Mr. Van Cleve

The Great Moment
5.9
The Great Moment
1944•movie

as Senator Borland

The Hard Way
6.5
The Hard Way
1943•movie

as Harry (Uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
7.0

as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3

as Dr. Blake

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Mr. Smith

There's Always a Woman
6.0

as District Attorney

Without Reservations
6.3

as Henry Baldwin

Bright Leaf
6.0
Bright Leaf
1950•movie

as Phillips

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0
1 eps
Carson City
6.2
Carson City
1952•movie

as Charles Crocker

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Mr. Pound (uncredited)

First Love
7.6
First Love
1939•movie

as Anthony Drake

Rings on Her Fingers
6.7
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.4

as Inspector Crane

Something for the Boys
6.3

as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady
6.3

as Mr. Sempler

West of the Pecos
4.6
West of the Pecos
1945•movie

as Col. Lambeth

Fast Company
5.4
Fast Company
1938•movie

as Dist. Atty. MacMillen

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Judge

Blondie on a Budget
6.2

as Brice

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

as Inspector Crane

The King Steps Out
6.0
The King Steps Out
1936•movie

as Major

The Bandit Queen
4.2
The Bandit Queen
1950•movie

as Governor

Hopalong Cassidy
5.3
2 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
1952•series
Flight from Destiny
5.8

as Dean Somers

Design for Scandal
5.1
Design for Scandal
1941•movie

as Northcott

Out West with the Hardys
6.7

as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)

Topper
6.1
2 eps
Topper
1953•series
Counter-Espionage
6.7
Counter-Espionage
1942•movie

as Insp. Crane

The Unfinished Dance
6.4

as Mr. Ronsell

The Youngest Profession
5.3

as Mr. Drew

I Dood It
5.1
I Dood It
1943•movie

as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor

The Lone Wolf Returns
6.1

as Inspector Crane

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
7.2

as Senator

Murder in Greenwich Village
5.8

as Charles Cabot

Love Me Forever
5.5
Love Me Forever
1935•movie

as Maurizio

One Dangerous Night
5.1

as Inspector Crane

Tell It to the Judge
6.6

as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)

Texas Carnival
5.4
Texas Carnival
1951•movie

as Mr. Gaytes

Professor Beware
6.0
Professor Beware
1938•movie

as J.J. Van Buren

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

as Inspector Crane

Welcome Stranger
6.9
Welcome Stranger
1947•movie

as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
5.9

as Charles Engel

Up in Central Park
6.4
Up in Central Park
1948•movie

as Governor Motley

Millionaires in Prison
6.1

as Harold Kellogg

Going Places
6.6
Going Places
1938•movie

as Col. Withering

Spring Madness
4.9
Spring Madness
1938•movie

as Charles Platt

Three Daring Daughters
5.9

as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)

Her Cardboard Lover
4.9

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

It Grows on Trees
8.4
It Grows on Trees
1952•movie

as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)

Remember the Day
7.3
Remember the Day
1941•movie

as Gov. Teller

Affair in Reno
5.0
Affair in Reno
1957•movie

as J.B. Del Monte

Thrill of a Romance
6.6

as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)

Colonel Effingham's Raid
6.0

as Ed - the Mayor

Letter to Loretta
6.6
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
1953•series

as Judge

The Man Who Lived Twice
7.5

as Dr. Schuyler

The Great Gildersleeve
6.2

as Governor Jonathan Stafford

Rim of the Canyon
5.2
Rim of the Canyon
1949•movie

as Big Tim Hanlon

Dancing Co-Ed
6.5
Dancing Co-Ed
1939•movie

as Henry W. Workman

Bring on the Girls
6.2
Bring on the Girls
1945•movie

as Rutledge

Song of Nevada
6.3
Song of Nevada
1944•movie

as John Barrabee

Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
1941•movie

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

Twin Beds
3.8
Twin Beds
1942•movie

as Horace Touchstone

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.

Hard to Get
6.3
Hard to Get
1938•movie

as John Atwater

Cleopatra
4.2
Cleopatra
1917•movie

as Antony

Trapped by Television
6.9

as John Curtis

Skirts Ahoy!
5.8
Skirts Ahoy!
1952•movie

as Thatcher Kinston

Night Stage to Galveston
5.8

as Colonel James Bellamy

Sued for Libel
6.3
Sued for Libel
1939•movie

as David Hastings

A Feather in Her Hat
7.0

as Sir Elroyd Joyce

Pacific Blackout
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941•movie

as Williams

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.4

as Huntley (uncredited)

The Affairs of Annabel
5.4

as Major

Washington Melodrama
6.0

as Sen. Morton

The Night Before the Divorce
5.6

as Bert Harriman

One More Tomorrow
5.8
One More Tomorrow
1946•movie

as Thomas Rufus Collier II

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

as J. D. Sutton

Campus Confessions
4.8
Campus Confessions
1938•movie

as William Atterbury, Sr.

Footlight Glamour
8.0
Footlight Glamour
1943•movie

as Randolph Wheeler

Blondie's Secret
6.5
Blondie's Secret
1948•movie

as George Whiteside

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
7.0

as Inspector Crane

We Have Our Moments
7.1

as Frank Rutherford

Women Are Like That
6.8

as Claudius King

Miraculous Journey
5.2
Miraculous Journey
1948•movie

as Kendricks

Hooray for Love
5.8
Hooray for Love
1935•movie

as Jason Thatcher

Repent at Leisure
6.2
Repent at Leisure
1941•movie

as Jay Buckingham

It Had to Be You
7.8
It Had to Be You
1947•movie

as Ned Harrington

Jeepers Creepers
4.9
Jeepers Creepers
1939•movie

as M.K. Durant

He Hired the Boss
5.2
He Hired the Boss
1943•movie

as Mr. Bates

It Can't Last Forever
6.5

as Fulton

Chain Gang
7.5
Chain Gang
1950•movie

as John McKelvey, news publisher

The Exquisite Thief
6.5

as Algernon P. Smythe

Bride for Sale
7.0
Bride for Sale
1949•movie

as Trisby (uncredited)

Where Did You Get That Girl?
6.0

as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President

Racket Squad
6.5
1 eps
Racket Squad
1951•series
Federal Agent at Large
5.8

as 'Big Bill' Dixon

Counsel for Crime
6.8
Counsel for Crime
1937•movie

as Sen. Maddox

Three Little Girls in Blue
7.3

as Col. Clay

Atlantic Adventure
6.0
Atlantic Adventure
1935•movie

as City Editor Rutherford

Blonde from Brooklyn
6.7

as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth

Women of Glamour
5.7
Women of Glamour
1937•movie

as Mr. Stark

Stagecoach Kid
7.3
Stagecoach Kid
1949•movie

as Peter Arnold

Black Gold
7.0
Black Gold
1947•movie

as Colonel Caldwell

Belle Le Grand
5.3
Belle Le Grand
1951•movie

as Parkington

Square Dance Jubilee
5.0

as G.K.

Roaming Lady
7.0
Roaming Lady
1936•movie

as E. J. Reid

I Promise to Pay
6.0
I Promise to Pay
1937•movie

as Police Captain Hall

Ex-Champ
7.3
Ex-Champ
1939•movie

as Mr. Courtney

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

as Party Guest

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
7.3
23 eps

as Harrison Prentice

Dangerous Assignment
5.3
1 eps
Swing It Soldier
6.5
Swing It Soldier
1941•movie

as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor

One Way Ticket
6.0
One Way Ticket
1935•movie

as Mr. Ritchie

The Squaw Man
5.8
The Squaw Man
1918•movie

as Henry, Jim's Cousin

One Big Affair
7.0
One Big Affair
1952•movie

as Mr. G

Call of the Canyon
8.5
Call of the Canyon
1942•movie

as Grantley B. Johnson

Whirlwind
6.0
Whirlwind
1951•movie

as Big Jim Lassiter

Accent on Love
7.5
Accent on Love
1941•movie

as T. J. Triton

The Day the Bookies Wept
7.5

as Col. March

Guard That Girl
6.5
Guard That Girl
1935•movie

as Dr. Silas Hudson

A Burglar to the Rescue
7.5

as The Banker, Steve Corley

Don't Tell the Wife
6.0

as Major Manning

After the Dance
6.5
After the Dance
1935•movie

as District Attorney

Life with Henry
6.5
Life with Henry
1941•movie

as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)

Devil's Squadron
7.0
Devil's Squadron
1936•movie

as Major Metcalf

In Old Missouri
6.8
In Old Missouri
1940•movie

as John Pittman Sr.

Too Tough to Kill
7.5
Too Tough to Kill
1935•movie

as Jim Whitney

No Time to Marry
7.0
No Time to Marry
1938•movie

as Pettensall

Hello, Annapolis
8.5
Hello, Annapolis
1942•movie

as Capt. Wendall

Shepherd of the Ozarks
6.0

as James Maloney

She Wrote the Book
6.5
She Wrote the Book
1946•movie

as Horace Van Cleve

Don Juan Quilligan
7.0
Don Juan Quilligan
1945•movie

as First Judge

Rusty Saves a Life
7.0
Rusty Saves a Life
1949•movie

as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson

Pride of the Marines
8.0

as Col. Gage

The Gay Senorita
7.0
The Gay Senorita
1945•movie

as J.J. Frentiss

Million Dollar Legs
6.0

as Gregory Melton Sr.

Killer at Large
8.0
Killer at Large
1936•movie

as Inspector O'Hara

Extortion
7.0
Extortion
1938•movie

as Prof. Tisdelle

The Public Menace
6.0
The Public Menace
1935•movie

as Captain of Ocean Liner

The Case of the Missing Man
7.0

as Boyle

My Little Margie
5.0
1 eps
My Little Margie
1952•series
Parole Racket
7.0
Parole Racket
1937•movie

as Editor Jamison

Tuxedo Junction
10.0
Tuxedo Junction
1941•movie

as Doug Gordon

Here Comes Elmer
10.0
Here Comes Elmer
1943•movie

as P. J. Ellis

Belle of Old Mexico
9.0

as Horatio Huntington

Shakedown
9.0
Shakedown
1936•movie

as T. Gregory Stuart

Money To Burn
10.0
Money To Burn
1939•movie

as Ellis

Knights of the Bath
9.0

as Master of the House (archive footage)

Two-Fisted Gentleman
9.0

as Pop

The Girl Friend
7.0
The Girl Friend
1935•movie

as George S. Harmon

Metropolitan
8.0
Metropolitan
1935•movie

as T. Simon Hunter

The Star Maker
7.0
The Star Maker
1939•movie

as Mr. Proctor

Lady from Nowhere
9.0
Lady from Nowhere
1936•movie

as James Gordon Barnes

9.0
Hoosier Holiday
1943•movie

as Henry P. Fairchild

The WAC from Walla Walla
10.0

as Col. Mayfield

One Too Many
8.0
One Too Many
1950•movie

as Kenneth Simes

The Iron Trail
9.0
The Iron Trail
1921•movie

as Curtis Gordon

Dangerous Business
9.0
Dangerous Business
1946•movie

as B.J. Calhoun

Alias the Deacon
8.0
Alias the Deacon
1940•movie

as Jim Cunningham

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
8.0

as Sam Bailey

Goodnight, Sweetheart
9.0

as Judge James Rutherford

Swing the Western Way
10.0

as Jasper Jim Bandy

Hawaiian Nights
10.0
Hawaiian Nights
1939•movie

as T.C. Hartley

Squadron of Honor
7.0
Squadron of Honor
1938•movie

as Bob Metcalf

Oh, Doctor
7.0
Oh, Doctor
1937•movie

as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston

The Three Wise Guys
9.0

as Hatcher

The Go-Getter
10.0
The Go-Getter
1956•movie

as Mr. Higgins

Friendly Neighbors
8.0
Friendly Neighbors
1940•movie

as The Governor

An Alien Enemy
7.0
An Alien Enemy
1918•movie

as David J. Hale

Don't Gamble with Love
10.0

as Martin Gage

The Great Well
10.0
The Great Well
1924•movie

as Peter Starling

Song of the Prairie
7.0

as Jerome Wingate

Ever Since Venus
10.0
Ever Since Venus
1944•movie

as Edgar Pomeroy

The Main Event
8.0
The Main Event
1938•movie

as Captain Phillips

10.0
The Son of Rusty
1947•movie

as Franklyn B. Gibson

Sleepytime Gal
9.0
Sleepytime Gal
1942•movie

as Mr. Adams

Manhattan Angel
7.0
Manhattan Angel
1949•movie

as Everett H. Burton

Who Will Marry Me?
8.0
Who Will Marry Me?
1919•movie

as Jerome Van Tyne

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
7.0

as James M. Townsend

Fair Lady
8.0
Fair Lady
1922•movie

as Italian banker

The Weaker Vessel
8.0
The Weaker Vessel
1919•movie

as J. Booth Hunter

The Valley of Doubt
8.0

as Jules

Mother Eternal
10.0
Mother Eternal
1921•movie

as Edward Stevens Sr

Our Neighbors - The Carters
9.0

as Mr. Guilfoyle

Wildness of Youth
10.0
Wildness of Youth
1922•movie

as Edward Grayton

Idle Hands
7.0
Idle Hands
1921•movie

as Henry Livingston

The Unpainted Woman
8.0

as Martin O'Neill

Super Speed
7.0
Super Speed
1935•movie

as Investor

King of the Gamblers
7.0

as Pop' Morton

We Can't Have Everything

as Peter Cheever

The Kaiser's Shadow

as Hugo Wagner

The Brazen Beauty
The Brazen Beauty
1918•movie

as Kenneth Hyde

The Show Down
The Show Down
1917•movie
The Price Mark
The Price Mark
1917•movie

as Dr. Daniel Melfi

Love Letters
Love Letters
1917•movie

as John Harland

The One Woman
The One Woman
1918•movie

as Governor Morrison