Charles Halton

Charles Halton

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

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Known For

City Detective

City Detective

1953

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 • as Carter (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952 • as Jones

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958 • as Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940 • as Detective

Filmography

1973

Up The Workers
Up The Workers
as Mick Briggs
TV - Released: 9/4/1973

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag
TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1956

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/30/1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV - Released: 9/7/1956

1955

Crossroads
Crossroads
as Judge
TV - Released: 10/7/1955

1954

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1954

1953

A Slight Case of Larceny
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Willard Maibrunn
Movie - Released: 6/5/1953
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as The Dean (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1953
The Moonlighter
The Moonlighter
as Clemmons Usqubaugh
Movie - Released: 9/19/1953
Movie
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
as Atwater
Movie - Released: 12/13/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Welfare Man
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
City Detective
City Detective
TV - Released: 9/7/1953

1952

Carrie
Carrie
as Factory Foreman
Movie - Released: 7/17/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Jones
TV - Released: 12/5/1952

1951

Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley
as Pettit
Movie - Released: 1/2/1951
Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley
as S.D. Pettit
Movie - Released: 1/2/1951
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
as Cusick (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/20/1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV - Released: 4/15/1951

1950

The Nevadan
The Nevadan
as Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/11/1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Clumhill
Movie - Released: 2/15/1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Mr. Fettles (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/17/1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Merkle - the Shyster
Movie - Released: 11/4/1950

1949

Hideout
Hideout
as Gabriel Wotter
Movie - Released: 3/8/1949
The Sickle or the Cross
The Sickle or the Cross
as Dr. Short
Movie - Released: 7/1/1949
The Daring Caballero
The Daring Caballero
as Ed J. Hodges
Movie - Released: 6/13/1949

1948

3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers
as Oliver Latham
Movie - Released: 12/31/1948
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary
as Mr. Kilbride (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/5/1948
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday
as Mr. Lipska (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/15/1948
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
as Pringle (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/7/1948

1947

The Ghost Goes Wild
The Ghost Goes Wild
as T. O'Connor Scott
Movie - Released: 8/8/1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/1/1947

1946

Three Little Girls in Blue
Three Little Girls in Blue
as Hoskins
Movie - Released: 9/3/1946
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/10/1946
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
as Carter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/20/1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Prew
Movie - Released: 12/25/1946
Singin' in the Corn
Singin' in the Corn
as Obediah Davis
Movie - Released: 12/26/1946
Because of Him
Because of Him
as Mr. Dunlap
Movie - Released: 1/18/1946

1945

Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa
as Appleby
Movie - Released: 8/8/1945
She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Collyer
Movie - Released: 11/4/1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/28/1945
Midnight Manhunt
Midnight Manhunt
as Henry Miggs
Movie - Released: 7/27/1945
The Fighting Guardsman
The Fighting Guardsman
as Picot
Movie - Released: 4/24/1945
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
as Mr. Kast
Movie - Released: 6/27/1945

1944

Rationing
Rationing
as Ezra Weeks
Movie - Released: 3/24/1944
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
as Dr. Freyheisen
Movie - Released: 2/17/1944
Wilson
Wilson
as Colonel House
Movie - Released: 8/1/1944
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/31/1944
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
as Mr. Tweedle
Movie - Released: 12/15/1944
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night
as Doc Stacey
Movie - Released: 7/27/1944
Address Unknown
Address Unknown
as Censorial Pipsqueak
Movie - Released: 6/1/1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
as R.T. Tatum (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1944

1943

Whispering Footsteps
Whispering Footsteps
as Harry Hammond
Movie - Released: 12/30/1943
Government Girl
Government Girl
as Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/5/1943

1942

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
as Producer Dobosh
Movie - Released: 3/6/1942
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
as Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/24/1942
Saboteur
Saboteur
as Second Sheriff (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/22/1942
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
as A.V. Smith
Movie - Released: 9/4/1942
Whispering Ghosts
Whispering Ghosts
as Mark Gruber
Movie - Released: 5/17/1942
That Other Woman
That Other Woman
as Smith
Movie - Released: 11/13/1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Dan Crane
Movie - Released: 6/13/1942
There's One Born Every Minute
There's One Born Every Minute
as Trumbull
Movie - Released: 6/26/1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Elias Noonan
Movie - Released: 9/1/1942
In Old California
In Old California
as Mr. Hayes
Movie - Released: 5/31/1942
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
as Stuve
Movie - Released: 6/11/1942
Priorities on Parade
Priorities on Parade
as 2nd Examiner
Movie - Released: 7/23/1942
You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever
as Charley Gates (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/10/1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. Cotton
Movie - Released: 2/26/1942
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1942

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Mr. Deever
Movie - Released: 1/31/1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Rufus Smith (auctioneer)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1941
The Smiling Ghost
The Smiling Ghost
as Ames Bentley
Movie - Released: 9/6/1941
Unholy Partners
Unholy Partners
as Phil Kaper
Movie - Released: 11/1/1941
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
as John Parkinson
Movie - Released: 5/31/1941
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
as Hazelton - Barrett's Aide
Movie - Released: 3/27/1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Walter Kaufman
Movie - Released: 12/4/1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns
as Claude Haddock
Movie - Released: 8/2/1941
The Body Disappears
The Body Disappears
as Professor Moggs
Movie - Released: 11/22/1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Judge
Movie - Released: 4/11/1941
Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing
as Cudahy
Movie - Released: 11/21/1941
Dance Hall
Dance Hall
as Mr. Frederick Newmeyer
Movie - Released: 7/18/1941
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
as Doc - Coroner
Movie - Released: 10/23/1941
Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration
as Mr. Packer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/7/1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Mr. Bixby
Movie - Released: 2/15/1941
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
as Commandant
Movie - Released: 8/4/1941
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 2/20/1941
Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface
as Mr. Pinchback
Movie - Released: 9/26/1941
A Very Young Lady
A Very Young Lady
as Oliver Brixton
Movie - Released: 6/27/1941
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
as Haskins (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1941

1940

Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
Movie - Released: 4/12/1940
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
as Detective
Movie - Released: 1/12/1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Albert Meng
Movie - Released: 8/16/1940
The Westerner
The Westerner
as Mort Borrow
Movie - Released: 9/18/1940
Young People
Young People
as Moderator
Movie - Released: 8/30/1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Sensenbrenner
Movie - Released: 2/23/1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Alec Severn
Movie - Released: 10/26/1940
Behind the News
Behind the News
as Neil Saunders
Movie - Released: 12/20/1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Dr. Streeter
Movie - Released: 4/25/1940
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
as Henry Adams
Movie - Released: 5/3/1940
Calling All Husbands
Calling All Husbands
as Hadley Weaver
Movie - Released: 9/7/1940
Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago
as Bromo
Movie - Released: 5/18/1940
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
as Bradley
Movie - Released: 8/16/1940
Virginia City
Virginia City
as Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/1940
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
as Dr' Dobbins
Movie - Released: 5/24/1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly
as Second Judge (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/22/1940
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives
as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/18/1940
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
as Farnsworth (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/26/1940
I Love You Again
I Love You Again
as Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/9/1940
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners
as Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/2/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home
as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1940

1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Uncle Redley
Movie - Released: 8/31/1939
No Place to Go
No Place to Go
as Ben Bradford
Movie - Released: 9/23/1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 8/5/1939
Reno
Reno
as Augustus Welch
Movie - Released: 12/1/1939
Jesse James
Jesse James
as Heywood
Movie - Released: 1/14/1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/18/1939
Dodge City
Dodge City
as Surrett's Lawyer
Movie - Released: 4/8/1939
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy
as Beldon
Movie - Released: 4/14/1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Hawthorne (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/9/1939
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge
Movie - Released: 7/20/1939
Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics
as Manager of Rubber Company
Movie - Released: 8/11/1939
Swanee River
Swanee River
as Pond
Movie - Released: 12/29/1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Printer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/31/1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/16/1939
Movie
They Asked For It
as Dr. Tyler
Movie - Released: 5/20/1939
Sudden Money
Sudden Money
as Mr. Wixby
Movie - Released: 3/31/1939
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ
as Trilby
Movie - Released: 5/11/1939
I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri
as Henry Couch
Movie - Released: 4/6/1939

1938

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/25/1938
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York
as Vincent Nather
Movie - Released: 5/25/1938
I Am the Law
I Am the Law
as George Leander
Movie - Released: 8/25/1938
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs
as Ambassador (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/23/1938
Federal Man-Hunt
Federal Man-Hunt
as Damon Lauber
Movie - Released: 12/27/1938
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton
as Popsie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/21/1938
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 7/27/1938
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember
as Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/14/1938
Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble
as Mr. Bitts
Movie - Released: 7/23/1938
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Mr. Bitts
Movie - Released: 2/26/1938
Room Service
Room Service
as Dr. Glass
Movie - Released: 9/21/1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Turner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1938
Penitentiary
Penitentiary
as Leonard Nettleford
Movie - Released: 2/5/1938

1937

Pick a Star
Pick a Star
as Julius Klawheimer
Movie - Released: 5/21/1937
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
as Le Grande
Movie - Released: 2/6/1937
Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway
as Dr. Gilgallon
Movie - Released: 11/19/1937
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
as Silas Wagon
Movie - Released: 10/8/1937
Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man
as Mr. Judd
Movie - Released: 5/7/1937
Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able
as Brockman
Movie - Released: 3/6/1937
Talent Scout
Talent Scout
as M.B. Carter
Movie - Released: 7/24/1937
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
as Mr. Bitts
Movie - Released: 2/28/1937
Black Legion
Black Legion
as Osgood
Movie - Released: 1/30/1937
Dead End
Dead End
as Whitey (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937
Trouble at Midnight
Trouble at Midnight
as Everett Benson
Movie - Released: 10/16/1937

1936

Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song
as Mr. Willard (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1936
More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary
as Mr. Crosby
Movie - Released: 12/10/1936
Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Dr. Bell
Movie - Released: 12/28/1936
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
as Jed Hewitt
Movie - Released: 11/6/1936

1935

Movie
Broadway Ballyhoo
as Optometrist (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/28/1935

1933

Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak
as Villager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/14/1933

1931

Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
as Wilkes (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/21/1931

1930

Laughter
Laughter
as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/24/1930

1919

The Tower of Jewels
The Tower of Jewels
as Jimmy the Rat
Movie - Released: 12/8/1919
The Climbers
The Climbers
as Jordan
Movie - Released: 11/8/1919

1917

The Adventurer
The Adventurer
as Austin
Movie - Released: 2/15/1917
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask
as Larrabee
Movie - Released: 9/3/1917