Charles Halton

Biography

Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.

Known For

The Ford Television Theatre

Shirley Temple's Storybook

It's a Wonderful Life

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

City Detective

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

All Movies (156)

• Friendly Persuasion1956 · as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Paymaster (uncredited)
• The Fabulous Oliver Chantry1953 · as Atwater
• The Moonlighter1953 · as Clemmons Usqubaugh
• The Affairs of Dobie Gillis1953 · as The Dean (uncredited)
• A Slight Case of Larceny1953 · as Willard Maibrunn
• Carrie1952 · as Factory Foreman
• Here Comes the Groom1951 · as Cusick (uncredited)
• Gasoline Alley1951 · as Pettit
• Gasoline Alley1951 · as S.D. Pettit
• Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle1950 · as Merkle - the Shyster
• When Willie Comes Marching Home1950 · as Mr. Fettles (uncredited)
• The Traveling Saleswoman1950 · as Clumhill
• The Nevadan1950 · as Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)
• The Sickle or the Cross1949 · as Dr. Short
• The Daring Caballero1949 · as Ed J. Hodges
• Hideout1949 · as Gabriel Wotter
• 3 Godfathers1948 · as Oliver Latham
• My Dear Secretary1948 · as Mr. Kilbride (uncredited)
• Summer Holiday1948 · as Mr. Lipska (uncredited)
• If You Knew Susie1948 · as Pringle (uncredited)
• The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947 · as Mr. Mittwick (uncredited)
• The Ghost Goes Wild1947 · as T. O'Connor Scott
• Singin' in the Corn1946 · as Obediah Davis
• The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · as Prew
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Carter (uncredited)
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
• Three Little Girls in Blue1946 · as Hoskins
• Because of Him1946 · as Mr. Dunlap
• She Went to the Races1945 · as Dr. Collyer
• Mama Loves Papa1945 · as Appleby
• Midnight Manhunt1945 · as Henry Miggs
• Rhapsody in Blue1945 · as Mr. Kast
• The Fighting Guardsman1945 · as Picot
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945 · as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as R.T. Tatum (uncredited)
• The Town Went Wild1944 · as Mr. Tweedle
• Wilson1944 · as Colonel House
• Shadows in the Night1944 · as Doc Stacey
• Address Unknown1944 · as Censorial Pipsqueak
• It Happened Tomorrow1944 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Rationing1944 · as Ezra Weeks
• Up in Arms1944 · as Dr. Freyheisen
• Whispering Footsteps1943 · as Harry Hammond
• Government Girl1943 · as Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• That Other Woman1942 · as Smith
• You Can't Escape Forever1942 · as Charley Gates (uncredited)
• My Sister Eileen1942 · as Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
• Across the Pacific1942 · as A.V. Smith
• Henry Aldrich, Editor1942 · as Elias Noonan
• Priorities on Parade1942 · as 2nd Examiner
• There's One Born Every Minute1942 · as Trumbull
• Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die1942 · as Dan Crane
• The Spoilers1942 · as Stuve
• In Old California1942 · as Mr. Hayes
• Whispering Ghosts1942 · as Mark Gruber
• Saboteur1942 · as Second Sheriff (uncredited)
• To Be or Not to Be1942 · as Producer Dobosh
• The Adventures of Martin Eden1942 · as Mr. Cotton
• The Lady Is Willing1942 · as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
• H.M. Pulham, Esq.1941 · as Walter Kaufman
• The Body Disappears1941 · as Professor Moggs
• Look Who's Laughing1941 · as Cudahy
• Unholy Partners1941 · as Phil Kaper
• One Foot in Heaven1941 · as Haskins (uncredited)
• Three Girls About Town1941 · as Doc - Coroner
• Lady Scarface1941 · as Mr. Pinchback
• The Smiling Ghost1941 · as Ames Bentley
• Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime1941 · as Rufus Smith (auctioneer)
• I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island1941 · as Commandant
• Three Sons o' Guns1941 · as Claude Haddock
• Dance Hall1941 · as Mr. Frederick Newmeyer
• A Very Young Lady1941 · as Oliver Brixton
• Million Dollar Baby1941 · as John Parkinson
• The Lady from Cheyenne1941 · as Judge
• Mr. District Attorney1941 · as Hazelton - Barrett's Aide
• Tobacco Road1941 · as Mayor
• The Great Mr. Nobody1941 · as Mr. Bixby
• Blonde Inspiration1941 · as Mr. Packer (uncredited)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941 · as Mr. Deever
• Behind the News1940 · as Neil Saunders
• Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Second Judge (uncredited)
• Tugboat Annie Sails Again1940 · as Alec Severn
• The Westerner1940 · as Mort Borrow
• Calling All Husbands1940 · as Hadley Weaver
• Young People1940 · as Moderator
• Stranger on the Third Floor1940 · as Albert Meng
• Foreign Correspondent1940 · as Bradley
• I Love You Again1940 · as Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)
• Lucky Partners1940 · as Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)
• They Drive by Night1940 · as Farnsworth (uncredited)
• Lillian Russell1940 · as Dr' Dobbins
• Gangs of Chicago1940 · as Bromo
• 20 Mule Team1940 · as Henry Adams
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Dr. Streeter
• The Man with Nine Lives1940 · as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)
• Dr. Cyclops1940 · as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
• Virginia City1940 · as Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)
• The Ghost Comes Home1940 · as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940 · as Sensenbrenner
• The Shop Around the Corner1940 · as Detective
• Swanee River1939 · as Pond
• Reno1939 · as Augustus Welch
• No Place to Go1939 · as Ben Bradford
• Dust Be My Destiny1939 · as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan at Treasure Island1939 · as Uncle Redley
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Printer (uncredited)
• Lady of the Tropics1939 · as Manager of Rubber Company
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Mayor
• News Is Made at Night1939 · as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Hawthorne (uncredited)
• They Asked For It1939 · as Dr. Tyler
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Trilby
• They Made Her a Spy1939 · as Beldon
• Dodge City1939 · as Surrett's Lawyer
• I'm from Missouri1939 · as Henry Couch
• Sudden Money1939 · as Mr. Wixby
• Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · as Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
• Jesse James1939 · as Heywood
• Federal Man-Hunt1938 · as Damon Lauber
• The Girl Downstairs1938 · as Ambassador (uncredited)
• The Mad Miss Manton1938 · as Popsie (uncredited)
• A Man to Remember1938 · as Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
• Room Service1938 · as Dr. Glass
• I Am the Law1938 · as George Leander
• I'll Give a Million1938 · as Mayor
• Penrod's Double Trouble1938 · as Mr. Bitts
• The Saint in New York1938 · as Vincent Nather
• Bluebeard's 8th Wife1938 · as Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited)
• Penrod and His Twin Brother1938 · as Mr. Bitts
• Gold Is Where You Find It1938 · as Turner (uncredited)
• Penitentiary1938 · as Leonard Nettleford
• Blossoms On Broadway1937 · as Dr. Gilgallon
• Trouble at Midnight1937 · as Everett Benson
• Partners in Crime1937 · as Silas Wagon
• Dead End1937 · as Whitey (uncredited)
• Talent Scout1937 · as M.B. Carter
• Pick a Star1937 · as Julius Klawheimer
• Woman Chases Man1937 · as Mr. Judd
• Ready, Willing and Able1937 · as Brockman
• Penrod and Sam1937 · as Mr. Bitts
• Stolen Holiday1937 · as Le Grande
• Black Legion1937 · as Osgood
• Gold Diggers of 19371936 · as Dr. Bell
• Sing Me a Love Song1936 · as Mr. Willard (uncredited)
• More Than a Secretary1936 · as Mr. Crosby
• Come and Get It1936 · as Jed Hewitt
• Broadway Ballyhoo1935 · as Optometrist (uncredited)
• His Double Life1933 · as Newsman on Phone (uncredited)
• Storm at Daybreak1933 · as Villager (uncredited)
• Honor Among Lovers1931 · as Wilkes (uncredited)
• Laughter1930 · as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)
• The Tower of Jewels1919 · as Jimmy the Rat
• The Climbers1919 · as Jordan
• Behind the Mask1917 · as Larrabee
• The Adventurer1917 · as Austin

All TV Shows (9)

• Up The Workers1973 · as Mick Briggs
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• Crossroads1955 · as Judge
• City Detective1953 · as Bricker
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Welfare Man
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Jones
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951