Thurston Hall

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.

Known For

Maverick

Lassie

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Racket Squad

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Hopalong Cassidy

Letter to Loretta

All Movies (222)

• Affair in Reno1957 · as J.B. Del Monte
• The Go-Getter1956 · as Mr. Higgins
• Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake1954 · as James M. Townsend
• The Band Wagon1953 · as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
• The WAC from Walla Walla1952 · as Col. Mayfield
• It Grows on Trees1952 · as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
• Carson City1952 · as Charles Crocker
• Skirts Ahoy!1952 · as Thatcher Kinston
• Night Stage to Galveston1952 · as Colonel James Bellamy
• One Big Affair1952 · as Mr. G
• Texas Carnival1951 · as Mr. Gaytes
• Whirlwind1951 · as Big Jim Lassiter
• Knights of the Bath1951 · as Master of the House (archive footage)
• Belle Le Grand1951 · as Parkington
• The Bandit Queen1950 · as Governor
• One Too Many1950 · as Kenneth Simes
• Chain Gang1950 · as John McKelvey, news publisher
• Bright Leaf1950 · as Phillips
• Federal Agent at Large1950 · as 'Big Bill' Dixon
• Belle of Old Mexico1950 · as Horatio Huntington
• Tell It to the Judge1949 · as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
• Bride for Sale1949 · as Trisby (uncredited)
• Square Dance Jubilee1949 · as G.K.
• Rim of the Canyon1949 · as Big Tim Hanlon
• The Fountainhead1949 · as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
• Stagecoach Kid1949 · as Peter Arnold
• Manhattan Angel1949 · as Everett H. Burton
• Rusty Saves a Life1949 · as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
• Blondie's Secret1948 · as George Whiteside
• Miraculous Journey1948 · as Kendricks
• Up in Central Park1948 · as Governor Motley
• King of the Gamblers1948 · as Pop' Morton
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
• It Had to Be You1947 · as Ned Harrington
• Mourning Becomes Electra1947 · as Dr. Blake
• The Unfinished Dance1947 · as Mr. Ronsell
• Black Gold1947 · as Colonel Caldwell
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · as Bruce Pierce
• The Son of Rusty1947 · as Franklyn B. Gibson
• Swing the Western Way1947 · as Jasper Jim Bandy
• Welcome Stranger1947 · as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
• The Farmer's Daughter1947 · as Wilbur Johnson
• Three Little Girls in Blue1946 · as Col. Clay
• Dangerous Business1946 · as B.J. Calhoun
• Two Sisters from Boston1946 · as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
• She Wrote the Book1946 · as Horace Van Cleve
• One More Tomorrow1946 · as Thomas Rufus Collier II
• Without Reservations1946 · as Henry Baldwin
• Colonel Effingham's Raid1946 · as Ed - the Mayor
• Saratoga Trunk1945 · as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
• Song of the Prairie1945 · as Jerome Wingate
• West of the Pecos1945 · as Col. Lambeth
• The Gay Senorita1945 · as J.J. Frentiss
• Lady on a Train1945 · as Josiah Waring
• Blonde from Brooklyn1945 · as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
• Don Juan Quilligan1945 · as First Judge
• Thrill of a Romance1945 · as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
• Brewster's Millions1945 · as Colonel Drew
• Bring on the Girls1945 · as Rutledge
• Something for the Boys1944 · as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
• Ever Since Venus1944 · as Edgar Pomeroy
• In Society1944 · as Mr. Van Cleve
• Song of Nevada1944 · as John Barrabee
• Wilson1944 · as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
• The Great Moment1944 · as Senator Borland
• Goodnight, Sweetheart1944 · as Judge James Rutherford
• Follow the Boys1944 · as Man (uncredited)
• Cover Girl1944 · as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
• Here Comes Elmer1943 · as P. J. Ellis
• Footlight Glamour1943 · as Randolph Wheeler
• Hoosier Holiday1943 · as Henry P. Fairchild
• I Dood It1943 · as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
• This Land Is Mine1943 · as Mayor Henry Manville
• Crash Dive1943 · as Senator from Texas
• He Hired the Boss1943 · as Mr. Bates
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943 · as Sen. Henry Babcock
• The Youngest Profession1943 · as Mr. Drew
• One Dangerous Night1943 · as Inspector Crane
• The Hard Way1943 · as Harry (Uncredited)
• The Great Gildersleeve1942 · as Governor Jonathan Stafford
• Counter-Espionage1942 · as Insp. Crane
• Call of the Canyon1942 · as Grantley B. Johnson
• Her Cardboard Lover1942 · as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
• Twin Beds1942 · as Horace Touchstone
• Hello, Annapolis1942 · as Capt. Wendall
• Shepherd of the Ozarks1942 · as James Maloney
• Rings on Her Fingers1942
• The Night Before the Divorce1942 · as Bert Harriman
• Sleepytime Gal1942 · as Mr. Adams
• Pacific Blackout1941 · as Williams
• Remember the Day1941 · as Gov. Teller
• Design for Scandal1941 · as Northcott
• Tuxedo Junction1941 · as Doug Gordon
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf1941 · as Inspector Crane
• Swing It Soldier1941 · as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
• The Great Man's Lady1941 · as Mr. Sempler
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough1941 · as Huntley (uncredited)
• Hold That Ghost1941 · as Alderman Birch
• Accent on Love1941 · as T. J. Triton
• In the Navy1941 · as Lead Senator (uncredited)
• She Knew All the Answers1941 · as J. D. Sutton
• Washington Melodrama1941 · as Sen. Morton
• The Great Lie1941 · as Oscar Worthington James
• Repent at Leisure1941 · as Jay Buckingham
• The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance1941 · as Inspector Crane
• Flight from Destiny1941 · as Dean Somers
• Life with Henry1941 · as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
• Four Mothers1941 · as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
• Where Did You Get That Girl?1941 · as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
• The Invisible Woman1940 · as Hudson
• Kiddie Kure1940 · as Bill "Old Man" Morton
• Friendly Neighbors1940 · as The Governor
• The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940 · as Inspector Crane
• City for Conquest1940 · as Max Leonard
• The Golden Fleecing1940 · as Charles Engel
• The Great McGinty1940 · as Mr. Maxwell
• Millionaires in Prison1940 · as Harold Kellogg
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady1940 · as Inspector Crane
• Alias the Deacon1940 · as Jim Cunningham
• In Old Missouri1940 · as John Pittman Sr.
• Virginia City1940 · as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
• Blondie on a Budget1940 · as Brice
• The Blue Bird1940 · as Father Time
• Money To Burn1939 · as Ellis
• Our Neighbors - The Carters1939 · as Mr. Guilfoyle
• First Love1939 · as Anthony Drake
• Sued for Libel1939 · as David Hastings
• Jeepers Creepers1939 · as M.K. Durant
• Dancing Co-Ed1939 · as Henry W. Workman
• The Day the Bookies Wept1939 · as Col. March
• Hawaiian Nights1939 · as T.C. Hartley
• The Star Maker1939 · as Mr. Proctor
• Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Hanley
• Mutiny on the Blackhawk1939 · as Sam Bailey
• Million Dollar Legs1939 · as Gregory Melton Sr.
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Mr. Courtney
• Dodge City1939 · as Twitchell (uncredited)
• Three Smart Girls Grow Up1939 · as Senator
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
• Going Places1938 · as Col. Withering
• Out West with the Hardys1938 · as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
• Spring Madness1938 · as Charles Platt
• Hard to Get1938 · as John Atwater
• Campus Confessions1938 · as William Atterbury, Sr.
• The Affairs of Annabel1938 · as Major
• Professor Beware1938 · as J.J. Van Buren
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Grant
• Fast Company1938 · as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
• Squadron of Honor1938 · as Bob Metcalf
• The Main Event1938 · as Captain Phillips
• Extortion1938 · as Prof. Tisdelle
• Women Are Like That1938 · as Claudius King
• There's Always a Woman1938 · as District Attorney
• No Time to Marry1938 · as Pettensall
• Murder in Greenwich Village1937 · as Charles Cabot
• Counsel for Crime1937 · as Sen. Maddox
• It Can't Last Forever1937 · as Fulton
• Venus Makes Trouble1937 · as Harlan Darrow
• I Promise to Pay1937 · as Police Captain Hall
• Oh, Doctor1937 · as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
• We Have Our Moments1937 · as Frank Rutherford
• Parole Racket1937 · as Editor Jamison
• Women of Glamour1937 · as Mr. Stark
• Don't Tell the Wife1937 · as Major Manning
• Lady from Nowhere1936 · as James Gordon Barnes
• Theodora Goes Wild1936 · as Arthur Stevenson
• Killer at Large1936 · as Inspector O'Hara
• The Man Who Lived Twice1936 · as Dr. Schuyler
• Two-Fisted Gentleman1936 · as Pop
• Shakedown1936 · as T. Gregory Stuart
• Trapped by Television1936 · as John Curtis
• The King Steps Out1936 · as Major
• The Three Wise Guys1936 · as Hatcher
• Roaming Lady1936 · as E. J. Reid
• Devil's Squadron1936 · as Major Metcalf
• Pride of the Marines1936 · as Col. Gage
• Don't Gamble with Love1936 · as Martin Gage
• The Lone Wolf Returns1935 · as Inspector Crane
• Too Tough to Kill1935 · as Jim Whitney
• Super Speed1935 · as Investor
• One Way Ticket1935 · as Mr. Ritchie
• Crime and Punishment1935 · as Editor
• Guard That Girl1935 · as Dr. Silas Hudson
• A Feather in Her Hat1935 · as Sir Elroyd Joyce
• Case of the Missing Man1935 · as Boyle
• Metropolitan1935 · as T. Simon Hunter
• She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Party Guest
• The Public Menace1935 · as Captain of Ocean Liner
• The Girl Friend1935 · as George S. Harmon
• Atlantic Adventure1935 · as City Editor Rutherford
• The Black Room1935 · as Col. Paul Hassel
• Love Me Forever1935 · as Maurizio
• After the Dance1935 · as District Attorney
• Hooray for Love1935 · as Jason Thatcher
• A Burglar to the Rescue1931 · as The Banker, Steve Corley
• The Valley of Doubt1924 · as Jules
• The Great Well1924 · as Peter Starling
• The Royal Oak1923 · as Colonel Ancketell
• Wildness of Youth1922 · as Edward Grayton
• Fair Lady1922 · as Italian banker
• The Iron Trail1921 · as Curtis Gordon
• Idle Hands1921 · as Henry Livingston
• Mother Eternal1921 · as Edward Stevens Sr
• A Citrate Special1921 · as The Director
• The Spitfire of Seville1919
• The Weaker Vessel1919 · as J. Booth Hunter
• The Unpainted Woman1919 · as Martin O'Neill
• The Exquisite Thief1919 · as Algernon P. Smythe
• Who Will Marry Me?1919 · as Jerome Van Tyne
• The Squaw Man1918 · as Henry, Jim's Cousin
• The Midnight Patrol1918 · as Officer Terrence Shannon
• The One Woman1918 · as Governor Morrison
• The Brazen Beauty1918 · as Kenneth Hyde
• We Can't Have Everything1918 · as Peter Cheever
• The Kaiser's Shadow1918 · as Hugo Wagner
• Tyrant Fear1918 · as Harley Dane
• An Alien Enemy1918 · as David J. Hale
• Love Letters1917 · as John Harland
• The Price Mark1917 · as Dr. Daniel Melfi
• Cleopatra1917 · as Antony
• The Show Down1917
• Sweeter Than Revenge1915 · as Joe Best

All TV Shows (14)

• Maverick1957 · as Judge
• The Adventures of Hiram Holliday1956 · as Harrison Prentice
• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954
• Lassie1954
• Topper1953
• Topper1953 · as Mr. Schuyler
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Judge
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Mr. Smith
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as J. Peter Stuyvesant
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Judge
• Hopalong Cassidy1952
• My Little Margie1952
• Dangerous Assignment1952
• Racket Squad1951