Thurston Hall
Acting
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.
Born: May 8, 1882
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Hello, Annapolis
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
A Burglar to the Rescue
He is working on the books to cover his crimes, when a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues, it is revealed that the visitor is an escaped convict that was a former employee of the bank. He was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series, there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.
Footlight Glamour
Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he owns while Dagwood tries to prevent the businessman from learning his daughter is involved in a local theatre production.
It Grows on Trees
The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. They turn out to be money trees. After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money.
First Love
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
This Land Is Mine
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.
The Band Wagon
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Filmography
as Judge
as J.B. Del Monte
as Harrison Prentice
as Mr. Higgins
as James M. Townsend
as Mr. Schuyler
as Judge
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
as Mr. Smith
as J. Peter Stuyvesant
as Col. Mayfield
as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
as Charles Crocker
as Thatcher Kinston
as Colonel James Bellamy
as Mr. G
as Mr. Gaytes
as Big Jim Lassiter
as Master of the House (archive footage)
as Parkington
as Governor
as Kenneth Simes
as John McKelvey, news publisher
as Phillips
as 'Big Bill' Dixon
as Horatio Huntington
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
as Trisby (uncredited)
as G.K.
as Big Tim Hanlon
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
as Peter Arnold
as Everett H. Burton
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
as George Whiteside
as Kendricks
as Governor Motley
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
as Ned Harrington
as Dr. Blake
as Mr. Ronsell
as Colonel Caldwell
as Bruce Pierce
as Franklyn B. Gibson
as Jasper Jim Bandy
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
as Wilbur Johnson
as Col. Clay
as B.J. Calhoun
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
as Horace Van Cleve
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
as Henry Baldwin
as Ed - the Mayor
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
as Jerome Wingate
as Col. Lambeth
as J.J. Frentiss
as Josiah Waring
as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
as First Judge
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
as Colonel Drew
as Rutledge
as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
as Edgar Pomeroy
as Mr. Van Cleve
as John Barrabee
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
as Senator Borland
as Judge James Rutherford
as Man (uncredited)
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
as P. J. Ellis
as Randolph Wheeler
as Henry P. Fairchild
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
as Mayor Henry Manville
as Senator from Texas
as Mr. Bates
as Sen. Henry Babcock
as Mr. Drew
as Inspector Crane
as Harry (Uncredited)
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
as Insp. Crane
as Grantley B. Johnson
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
as Horace Touchstone
as Capt. Wendall
as James Maloney
as Bert Harriman
as Mr. Adams
as Williams
as Gov. Teller
as Northcott
as Doug Gordon
as Inspector Crane
as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
as Mr. Sempler
as Huntley (uncredited)
as Alderman Birch (uncredited)
as T. J. Triton
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
as J. D. Sutton
as Sen. Morton
as Oscar Worthington James
as Jay Buckingham
as Inspector Crane
as Dean Somers
as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
as Hudson
as The Governor
as Inspector Crane
as Max Leonard
as Charles Engel
as Mr. Maxwell
as Harold Kellogg
as Inspector Crane
as Jim Cunningham
as John Pittman Sr.
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
as Brice
as Father Time
as Ellis
as Mr. Guilfoyle
as Anthony Drake
as David Hastings
as M.K. Durant
as Henry W. Workman
as Col. March
as T.C. Hartley
as Mr. Proctor
as Hanley
as Sam Bailey
as Gregory Melton Sr.
as Mr. Courtney
as Twitchell (uncredited)
as Senator
as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
as Col. Withering
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
as Charles Platt
as John Atwater
as William Atterbury, Sr.
as Major
as J.J. Van Buren
as Grant
as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
as Bob Metcalf
as Captain Phillips
as Prof. Tisdelle
as Claudius King
as District Attorney
as Pettensall
as Charles Cabot
as Sen. Maddox
as Fulton
as Police Captain Hall
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
as Frank Rutherford
as Editor Jamison
as Mr. Stark
as Major Manning
as James Gordon Barnes
as Arthur Stevenson
as Inspector O'Hara
as Dr. Schuyler
as Pop
as T. Gregory Stuart
as John Curtis
as Major
as Hatcher
as E. J. Reid
as Major Metcalf
as Col. Gage
as Martin Gage
as Inspector Crane
as Jim Whitney
as Investor
as Mr. Ritchie
as Editor
as Dr. Silas Hudson
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
as Boyle
as T. Simon Hunter
as Party Guest
as Captain of Ocean Liner
as George S. Harmon
as City Editor Rutherford
as Col. Paul Hassel
as Maurizio
as District Attorney
as Jason Thatcher
as The Banker, Steve Corley
as Jules
as Peter Starling
as Edward Grayton
as Italian banker
as Curtis Gordon
as Henry Livingston
as Edward Stevens Sr
as J. Booth Hunter
as Martin O'Neill
as Algernon P. Smythe
as Jerome Van Tyne
as Henry, Jim's Cousin
as Governor Morrison
as Kenneth Hyde
as Peter Cheever
as Hugo Wagner
as David J. Hale
as John Harland
as Dr. Daniel Melfi
as Antony