Thurston Hall
Known for
Acting
Life
1882 – 1958 (aged 75)
Born in
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
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Biography
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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).
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Known For
The Band Wagon
07 Aug 1953
The Fountainhead
25 Jun 1949
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
01 Sep 1947
Dodge City
08 Apr 1939
Cover Girl
22 Mar 1944
The Invisible Woman
27 Dec 1940
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
24 Mar 1943
The Great McGinty
01 Aug 1940
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Filmography
1957
- Maverickas Judge1 episode
- Affair in Renoas J.B. Del Monte
1956
- The Adventures of Hiram Hollidayas Harrison Prentice23 episodes
- The Go-Getteras Mr. Higgins
1954
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1 episode
- Lassie1 episode
- Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drakeas James M. Townsend
1953
- Topperas Mr. Schuyler2 episodes
- Letter to Lorettaas Judge1 episode
- The Band Wagonas Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
1952
- The Abbott and Costello Showas J. Peter Stuyvesant1 episode
- The WAC from Walla Wallaas Col. Mayfield
- Four Star Playhouseas Judge1 episode
- Hopalong Cassidy2 episodes
- It Grows on Treesas Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
- My Little Margie1 episode
- Carson Cityas Charles Crocker
- Skirts Ahoy!as Thatcher Kinston
- Night Stage to Galvestonas Colonel James Bellamy
- One Big Affairas Mr. G
- Dangerous Assignment1 episode
1951
- Texas Carnivalas Mr. Gaytes
- Racket Squad1 episode
- Whirlwindas Big Jim Lassiter
- Knights of the Bathas Master of the House (archive footage)
- Belle Le Grandas Parkington
1950
- The Bandit Queenas Governor
- One Too Manyas Kenneth Simes
- Chain Gangas John McKelvey, news publisher
- Bright Leafas Phillips
- Federal Agent at Largeas 'Big Bill' Dixon
- Belle of Old Mexicoas Horatio Huntington
1949
- Tell It to the Judgeas Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
- Bride for Saleas Trisby (uncredited)
- Square Dance Jubileeas G.K.
- Rim of the Canyonas Big Tim Hanlon
- The Fountainheadas Businessman at Party (uncredited)
- Stagecoach Kidas Peter Arnold
- Manhattan Angelas Everett H. Burton
- Rusty Saves a Lifeas Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
1948
- Blondie's Secretas George Whiteside
- Miraculous Journeyas Kendricks
- Up in Central Parkas Governor Motley
- King of the Gamblersas Pop' Morton
- Three Daring Daughtersas Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
1947
- It Had to Be Youas Ned Harrington
- Mourning Becomes Electraas Dr. Blake
- The Unfinished Danceas Mr. Ronsell
- Black Goldas Colonel Caldwell
- The Secret Life of Walter Mittyas Bruce Pierce
- The Son of Rustyas Franklyn B. Gibson
- Swing the Western Wayas Jasper Jim Bandy
- Welcome Strangeras Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
- The Farmer's Daughteras Wilbur Johnson
1946
- Three Little Girls in Blueas Col. Clay
- Dangerous Businessas B.J. Calhoun
- Two Sisters from Bostonas Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
- She Wrote the Bookas Horace Van Cleve
- One More Tomorrowas Thomas Rufus Collier II
- Without Reservationsas Henry Baldwin
- Colonel Effingham's Raidas Ed - the Mayor
1945
- Saratoga Trunkas Mr. Pound (uncredited)
- Song of the Prairieas Jerome Wingate
- West of the Pecosas Col. Lambeth
- The Gay Senoritaas J.J. Frentiss
- Lady on a Trainas Josiah Waring
- Blonde from Brooklynas "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
- Don Juan Quilliganas First Judge
- Thrill of a Romanceas J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
- Brewster's Millionsas Colonel Drew
- Bring on the Girlsas Rutledge
1944
- Something for the Boysas Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
- Ever Since Venusas Edgar Pomeroy
- In Societyas Mr. Van Cleve
- Song of Nevadaas John Barrabee
- Wilsonas Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
- The Great Momentas Senator Borland
- Goodnight, Sweetheartas Judge James Rutherford
- Follow the Boysas Man (uncredited)
- Cover Girlas Tony Pastor (uncredited)
1943
- Here Comes Elmeras P. J. Ellis
- Footlight Glamouras Randolph Wheeler
- Hoosier Holidayas Henry P. Fairchild
- I Dood Itas Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
- This Land Is Mineas Mayor Henry Manville
- Crash Diveas Senator from Texas
- He Hired the Bossas Mr. Bates
- Sherlock Holmes in Washingtonas Sen. Henry Babcock
- The Youngest Professionas Mr. Drew
- One Dangerous Nightas Inspector Crane
- The Hard Wayas Harry (Uncredited)
1942
- The Great Gildersleeveas Governor Jonathan Stafford
- Counter-Espionageas Insp. Crane
- Call of the Canyonas Grantley B. Johnson
- Her Cardboard Loveras Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Twin Bedsas Horace Touchstone
- Hello, Annapolisas Capt. Wendall
- Shepherd of the Ozarksas James Maloney
- Rings on Her Fingers
- The Night Before the Divorceas Bert Harriman
- Sleepytime Galas Mr. Adams
1941
- Pacific Blackoutas Williams
- Remember the Dayas Gov. Teller
- Design for Scandalas Northcott
- Tuxedo Junctionas Doug Gordon
- Secrets of the Lone Wolfas Inspector Crane
- Swing It Soldieras Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
- The Great Man's Ladyas Mr. Sempler
- Nine Lives Are Not Enoughas Huntley (uncredited)
- Hold That Ghostas Alderman Birch
- Accent on Loveas T. J. Triton
- In the Navyas Lead Senator (uncredited)
- She Knew All the Answersas J. D. Sutton
- Washington Melodramaas Sen. Morton
- The Great Lieas Oscar Worthington James
- Repent at Leisureas Jay Buckingham
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chanceas Inspector Crane
- Flight from Destinyas Dean Somers
- Life with Henryas Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
- Four Mothersas Mr. Davis (uncredited)
- Where Did You Get That Girl?as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
1940
- The Invisible Womanas Hudson
- Kiddie Kureas Bill "Old Man" Morton
- Friendly Neighborsas The Governor
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Dateas Inspector Crane
- City for Conquestas Max Leonard
- The Golden Fleecingas Charles Engel
- The Great McGintyas Mr. Maxwell
- Millionaires in Prisonas Harold Kellogg
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Ladyas Inspector Crane
- Alias the Deaconas Jim Cunningham
- In Old Missourias John Pittman Sr.
- Virginia Cityas Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
- Blondie on a Budgetas Brice
- The Blue Birdas Father Time
1939
- Money To Burnas Ellis
- Our Neighbors - The Cartersas Mr. Guilfoyle
- First Loveas Anthony Drake
- Sued for Libelas David Hastings
- Jeepers Creepersas M.K. Durant
- Dancing Co-Edas Henry W. Workman
- The Day the Bookies Weptas Col. March
- Hawaiian Nightsas T.C. Hartley
- The Star Makeras Mr. Proctor
- Each Dawn I Dieas Hanley
- Mutiny on the Blackhawkas Sam Bailey
- Million Dollar Legsas Gregory Melton Sr.
- Ex-Champas Mr. Courtney
- Dodge Cityas Twitchell (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls Grow Upas Senator
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
1938
- Going Placesas Col. Withering
- Out West with the Hardysas H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
- Spring Madnessas Charles Platt
- Hard to Getas John Atwater
- Campus Confessionsas William Atterbury, Sr.
- The Affairs of Annabelas Major
- Professor Bewareas J.J. Van Buren
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Grant
- Fast Companyas Dist. Atty. MacMillen
- Squadron of Honoras Bob Metcalf
- The Main Eventas Captain Phillips
- Extortionas Prof. Tisdelle
- Women Are Like Thatas Claudius King
- There's Always a Womanas District Attorney
- No Time to Marryas Pettensall
1937
- Murder in Greenwich Villageas Charles Cabot
- Counsel for Crimeas Sen. Maddox
- It Can't Last Foreveras Fulton
- Venus Makes Troubleas Harlan Darrow
- I Promise to Payas Police Captain Hall
- Oh, Doctoras 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
- We Have Our Momentsas Frank Rutherford
- Parole Racketas Editor Jamison
- Women of Glamouras Mr. Stark
- Don't Tell the Wifeas Major Manning
1936
- Lady from Nowhereas James Gordon Barnes
- Theodora Goes Wildas Arthur Stevenson
- Killer at Largeas Inspector O'Hara
- The Man Who Lived Twiceas Dr. Schuyler
- Two-Fisted Gentlemanas Pop
- Shakedownas T. Gregory Stuart
- Trapped by Televisionas John Curtis
- The King Steps Outas Major
- The Three Wise Guysas Hatcher
- Roaming Ladyas E. J. Reid
- Devil's Squadronas Major Metcalf
- Pride of the Marinesas Col. Gage
- Don't Gamble with Loveas Martin Gage
1935
- The Lone Wolf Returnsas Inspector Crane
- Too Tough to Killas Jim Whitney
- Super Speedas Investor
- One Way Ticketas Mr. Ritchie
- Crime and Punishmentas Editor
- Guard That Girlas Dr. Silas Hudson
- A Feather in Her Hatas Sir Elroyd Joyce
- The Case of the Missing Manas Boyle
- Metropolitanas T. Simon Hunter
- She Couldn't Take Itas Party Guest
- The Public Menaceas Captain of Ocean Liner
- The Girl Friendas George S. Harmon
- Atlantic Adventureas City Editor Rutherford
- The Black Roomas Col. Paul Hassel
- Love Me Foreveras Maurizio
- After the Danceas District Attorney
- Hooray for Loveas Jason Thatcher
1931
- A Burglar to the Rescueas The Banker, Steve Corley
1924
- The Valley of Doubtas Jules
- The Great Wellas Peter Starling
1923
- The Royal Oakas Colonel Ancketell
1922
- Wildness of Youthas Edward Grayton
- Fair Ladyas Italian banker
1921
- The Iron Trailas Curtis Gordon
- Idle Handsas Henry Livingston
- Mother Eternalas Edward Stevens Sr
- A Citrate Specialas The Director
1919
- The Spitfire of Seville
- The Weaker Vesselas J. Booth Hunter
- The Unpainted Womanas Martin O'Neill
- The Exquisite Thiefas Algernon P. Smythe
- Who Will Marry Me?as Jerome Van Tyne
1918
- The Squaw Manas Henry, Jim's Cousin
- The Midnight Patrolas Officer Terrence Shannon
- The One Womanas Governor Morrison
- The Brazen Beautyas Kenneth Hyde
- We Can't Have Everythingas Peter Cheever
- The Kaiser's Shadowas Hugo Wagner
- Tyrant Fearas Harley Dane
- An Alien Enemyas David J. Hale
1917
- Love Lettersas John Harland
- The Price Markas Dr. Daniel Melfi
- Cleopatraas Antony
- The Show Down
1915
- Sweeter Than Revengeas Joe Best