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Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 18, 1899
Died Dec 07, 1959 (60)
Birthplace Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born ... in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford. Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952). In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956. Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.

Known For

Filmography

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Illegal

Illegal

1955

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Limelight

Limelight

1952

as Newsboy (uncredited)

The Milkman

The Milkman

1950

as Ed (uncredited)

Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

as Airport Attendant (uncredited)

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

as Window-Washer (uncredited)

On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody

1945

as Painter (uncredited)

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1944

as Apartment House Waiter

Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage

1944

as Jack - Radio Repairman

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as Comedian

In Society

In Society

1944

as Mugg (uncredited)

The Ape Man

The Ape Man

1943

as Barney

Honeymoon Lodge

Honeymoon Lodge

1943

as Hotel Handyman

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister

1943

as Porter

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

as Waiter

Framing Father

Framing Father

1942

as Silver Slipper Waiter

Man From Headquarters

Man From Headquarters

1942

as Newspaper Photographer

The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

as Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Louie (Uncredited)

An Apple in His Eye

An Apple in His Eye

1941

as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor

A Quiet Fourth

A Quiet Fourth

1941

as Edgar's Neighbor

Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

1941

as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

as Budd Doolittle

I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

1941

as The Laundry Man

San Antonio Rose

San Antonio Rose

1941

as Waitress

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

as Nightclub Waiter

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

A Trailer Tragedy

A Trailer Tragedy

1940

as Homeless Thief in Washroom

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

1940

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Student

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy

Mexican Spitfire

Mexican Spitfire

1940

as Elevator Operator

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940

as Second Waiter

Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night

1940

as Courtroom Spectator

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

as Elevator Boy

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940

as Man in Diner (uncredited)

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939

as Airport Worker (uncredited)

Man About Town

Man About Town

1939

as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)

Captain Fury

Captain Fury

1939

as Gossiping Citizen

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Mercury (uncredited)

Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

1938

as Leary's pal

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

as Bartender (uncredited)

An All American Toothache

An All American Toothache

1936

as (uncredited)

Our Relations

Our Relations

1936

as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)

Sing Sister Sing

Sing Sister Sing

1935

as Porter (uncredited)

Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat

1935

as Mr. Hall

Treasure Blues

Treasure Blues

1935

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Twin Triplets

Twin Triplets

1935

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

In Love at 40

In Love at 40

1935

as Man Getting Shave

Hot Money

Hot Money

1935

as Tenant (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Native Henchman (uncredited)

Top Hat

Top Hat

1935

as (uncredited)

Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills

1934

as Mr. Hall

The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

1934

as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)

One-Horse Farmers

One-Horse Farmers

1934

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Love on a Ladder

Love on a Ladder

1934

as Pool Hall Patron

Babes in the Goods

Babes in the Goods

1934

as Spectator (uncredited)

Ocean Swells

Ocean Swells

1934

as Sailor

Soup and Fish

Soup and Fish

1934

as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)

Rough Necking

Rough Necking

1934

as Postman

Another Wild Idea

Another Wild Idea

1934

as Man Pushed into Fountain

Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1934

as Intern (uncredited)

Bridal Bail

Bridal Bail

1934

as Irate Movie Patron

The Undie-World

The Undie-World

1934

as T.N.T. Room Busboy

Maid in Hollywood

Maid in Hollywood

1934

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

as Coach Driver

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1934

as Townsman

Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

1934

as Cigarette Stand Owner

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

as Shop Worker (uncredited)

Keg o' My Heart

Keg o' My Heart

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

as Tire thief's partner

Backs to Nature

Backs to Nature

1933

as Hunter (uncredited)

Rhapsody in Brew

Rhapsody in Brew

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Druggist's Dilemma

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

as Charlie Zeno

Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Twice Two

Twice Two

1933

as Delivery Boy

Maids a la Mode

Maids a la Mode

1933

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Air Fright

Air Fright

1933

as Pilot (uncredited)

Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Organ Grinder

Beauty and the Bus

Beauty and the Bus

1933

as Theatre Usher (uncredited)

One Track Minds

One Track Minds

1933

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs

1933

as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

King Kong

King Kong

1933

as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

1933

as Actor (uncredited)

Sealskins

Sealskins

1932

as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)

The Music Box

The Music Box

1932

as Postman (uncredited)

Wild Babies!

Wild Babies!

1932

as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)

Strictly Unreliable

Strictly Unreliable

1932

as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)

The Soilers

The Soilers

1932

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1932

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Sneak Easily

Sneak Easily

1932

as Page

Mr. Bride

Mr. Bride

1932

as Tipsy Ship Passenger

Show Business

Show Business

1932

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Love Pains

Love Pains

1932

as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)

Any Old Port!

Any Old Port!

1932

as Stan's Second

Cynara

Cynara

1932

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Janitor (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

Be Big!

Be Big!

1931

as Bellboy

One of the Smiths

One of the Smiths

1931

as Dancer (uncredited)

Laughing Gravy

Laughing Gravy

1931

as Landlord (uncredited)

The Panic Is On

The Panic Is On

1931

as Man on the Street (uncredited)

The Kick-Off!

The Kick-Off!

1931

as Man on the Street (uncredited)

The Pajama Party

The Pajama Party

1931

as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)

Come Clean

Come Clean

1931

as Ice Cream Attendant

The Pip from Pittsburg

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

as Kay's Dancing Partner

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1931

as Milkman (uncredited)

War Mamas

War Mamas

1931

as Doughboy (uncredited)

On the Loose

On the Loose

1931

as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Let's Do Things

Let's Do Things

1931

as Waiter (uncredited)

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

1931

as Little Cook

The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

1930

as Mountain Man (uncredited)

The Fighting Parson

The Fighting Parson

1930

as The Waiter (uncredited)

Blotto

Blotto

1930

as Cabdriver

Bear Shooters

Bear Shooters

1930

as Charlie

Fifty Million Husbands

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

as Neighbor

Dollar Dizzy

Dollar Dizzy

1930

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Let's Go Native

Let's Go Native

1930

as Mover (uncredited)

They Go Boom!

They Go Boom!

1929

as Landlord

Angora Love

Angora Love

1929

as Neighbor

That's My Wife

That's My Wife

1929

as Waiter (uncredited)

Snappy Sneezer

Snappy Sneezer

1929

as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)

Berth Marks

Berth Marks

1929

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)

Skirt Shy

Skirt Shy

1929

as Postman (uncredited)

Men O'War

Men O'War

1929

as Boater (uncredited)

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

1929

as Neighbor

Boxing Gloves

Boxing Gloves

1929

as Sidewalk diner attendant

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

1929

as Cabdriver

Little Mother

Little Mother

1929

as Taxi driver

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers

1929

as Truck driver

A Pair of Tights

A Pair of Tights

1929

as Man in fender bender

Movie Night

Movie Night

1929

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Leaping Love

Leaping Love

1929

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

as The Landlord

Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

Two Tars

Two Tars

1928

as Shopkeeper

Captain Swagger

Captain Swagger

1928

as Messenger

You're Darn Tootin'

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

as Musician

Came the Dawn

Came the Dawn

1928

as Little Moving Man (uncredited)

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1927

as Convict

Eve's Love Letters

Eve's Love Letters

1927

as Cab driver (uncredited)

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1927

as Moving man (uncredited)

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1927

as Convict (uncredited)

The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)

Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Hotel extra

Fluttering Hearts

Fluttering Hearts

1927

as Man under car

Love 'Em and Weep

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Tillsbury's Butler

With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Soldier (uncredited)

Seeing the World

Seeing the World

1927

as English chauffeur

Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

College

College

1927

as Coxswain (uncredited)

Mighty Like a Moose

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

as Shoe Shine Man

Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

1926

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Musician

Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

as Steward Who Drops Plates

Near Dublin

Near Dublin

1924

as Villager

Smithy

Smithy

1924

as Worker

The Cowboy Sheik

The Cowboy Sheik

1924

as Party guest

Postage Due

Postage Due

1924

as Customer

A Ten-Minute Egg

A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

as First Bellhop (uncredited)

Do Me a Favor

Do Me a Favor

1922

as A Fireman

Twice Two

Twice Two

1933

Writer

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

Writer

Come Clean

Come Clean

1931

Writer

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

1930

Story

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Cheyenne

as Kevin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Man with Pool Cue (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Jake - Roofer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1952

Topper

as Man in lower bunk in jail (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1953

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

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