Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

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.

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Filmography

1957

Affair in Reno
Affair in Reno
as J.B. Del Monte
Movie - Released: 2/15/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Judge
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
as Mr. Higgins
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
as Harrison Prentice
TV - Released: 10/3/1956

1954

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as James M. Townsend
Movie - Released: 3/29/1954
Lassie
Lassie
TV - Released: 9/12/1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV - Released: 10/15/1954

1953

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/7/1953
Topper
Topper
TV - Released: 10/9/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Judge
TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1952

Carson City
Carson City
as Charles Crocker
Movie - Released: 6/13/1952
One Big Affair
One Big Affair
as Mr. G
Movie - Released: 2/22/1952
Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy!
as Thatcher Kinston
Movie - Released: 5/28/1952
Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston
as Colonel James Bellamy
Movie - Released: 3/18/1952
The WAC from Walla Walla
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Col. Mayfield
Movie - Released: 10/10/1952
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees
as Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/2/1952
My Little Margie
My Little Margie
TV - Released: 6/16/1952
Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment
TV - Released: 1/1/1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy
TV - Released: 9/19/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Mr. Smith
TV - Released: 12/5/1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Judge
TV - Released: 9/25/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as J. Peter Stuyvesant
TV - Released: 12/5/1952

1951

Knights of the Bath
Knights of the Bath
as Master of the House (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1951
Whirlwind
Whirlwind
as Big Jim Lassiter
Movie - Released: 4/16/1951
Belle Le Grand
Belle Le Grand
as Parkington
Movie - Released: 1/27/1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
TV - Released: 6/7/1951

1950

Belle of Old Mexico
Belle of Old Mexico
as Horatio Huntington
Movie - Released: 3/1/1950
Federal Agent at Large
Federal Agent at Large
as 'Big Bill' Dixon
Movie - Released: 3/12/1950
The Bandit Queen
The Bandit Queen
as Governor
Movie - Released: 12/22/1950
One Too Many
One Too Many
as Kenneth Simes
Movie - Released: 12/1/1950
Chain Gang
Chain Gang
as John McKelvey, news publisher
Movie - Released: 11/1/1950
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf
as Phillips
Movie - Released: 6/16/1950

1949

Rim of the Canyon
Rim of the Canyon
as Big Tim Hanlon
Movie - Released: 7/1/1949
Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid
as Peter Arnold
Movie - Released: 6/2/1949
Square Dance Jubilee
Square Dance Jubilee
as G.K.
Movie - Released: 11/11/1949
Rusty Saves a Life
Rusty Saves a Life
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
Movie - Released: 2/3/1949
Bride for Sale
Bride for Sale
as Trisby
Movie - Released: 11/12/1949
Manhattan Angel
Manhattan Angel
as Everett H. Burton
Movie - Released: 3/17/1949
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/25/1949
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/18/1949

1948

Blondie's Secret
Blondie's Secret
as George Whiteside
Movie - Released: 12/23/1948
Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park
as Governor Motley
Movie - Released: 7/9/1948
Miraculous Journey
Miraculous Journey
as Kendricks
Movie - Released: 9/17/1948
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1948

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Bruce Pierce
Movie - Released: 9/1/1947
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Wilbur Johnson
Movie - Released: 3/26/1947
The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance
as Mr. Ronsell
Movie - Released: 9/19/1947
Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/13/1947
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
as Mr. Ned Harrington
Movie - Released: 12/7/1947
Swing the Western Way
Swing the Western Way
as Jasper Jim Bandy
Movie - Released: 6/25/1947
Black Gold
Black Gold
as Colonel Caldwell
Movie - Released: 9/16/1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Dr. Blake
Movie - Released: 11/19/1947
Movie
The Son of Rusty
as Franklyn B. Gibson
Movie - Released: 8/7/1947

1946

Three Little Girls in Blue
Three Little Girls in Blue
as Col. Clay
Movie - Released: 9/3/1946
Dangerous Business
Dangerous Business
as B.J. Calhoun
Movie - Released: 6/20/1946
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
as Henry Baldwin
Movie - Released: 5/13/1946
One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
Movie - Released: 5/24/1946
She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book
as Horace Van Cleve
Movie - Released: 5/31/1946
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Movie - Released: 6/6/1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Colonel Effingham's Raid
as Ed - the Mayor
Movie - Released: 1/24/1946

1945

Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/21/1945
West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos
as Col. Lambeth
Movie - Released: 8/10/1945
Blonde from Brooklyn
Blonde from Brooklyn
as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
Movie - Released: 6/21/1945
Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls
as Rutledge
Movie - Released: 3/30/1945
Song of the Prairie
Song of the Prairie
as Jerome Wingate
Movie - Released: 9/27/1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
as First Judge
Movie - Released: 6/1/1945
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train
as Josiah Waring
Movie - Released: 8/3/1945
The Gay Senorita
The Gay Senorita
as J.J. Frentiss
Movie - Released: 8/8/1945
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/23/1945
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
as Colonel Drew
Movie - Released: 4/7/1945

1944

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys
as Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1944
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/22/1944
Wilson
Wilson
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
Movie - Released: 8/1/1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Judge James Rutherford
Movie - Released: 6/17/1944
Song of Nevada
Song of Nevada
as John Barrabee
Movie - Released: 8/5/1944
Ever Since Venus
Ever Since Venus
as Edgar Pomeroy
Movie - Released: 9/14/1944
In Society
In Society
as Mr. Van Cleve
Movie - Released: 8/16/1944
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
as Senator Borland
Movie - Released: 7/18/1944

1943

Footlight Glamour
Footlight Glamour
as Randolph Wheeler
Movie - Released: 9/30/1943
Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
as P. J. Ellis
Movie - Released: 11/15/1943
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor Henry Manville
Movie - Released: 5/7/1943
The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession
as Mr. Drew
Movie - Released: 2/26/1943
I Dood It
I Dood It
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
Movie - Released: 9/1/1943
Movie
Hoosier Holiday
as Henry P. Fairchild
Movie - Released: 9/13/1943
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
as Harry (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/13/1943
He Hired the Boss
He Hired the Boss
as Mr. Bates
Movie - Released: 4/2/1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sen. Henry Babcock
Movie - Released: 3/24/1943
One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 1/22/1943
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
as Senator from Texas
Movie - Released: 4/22/1943

1942

Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage
as Insp. Crane
Movie - Released: 9/3/1942
The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
Movie - Released: 12/17/1942
Call of the Canyon
Call of the Canyon
as Grantley B. Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/17/1942
The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce
as Bert Harriman
Movie - Released: 3/6/1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/16/1942
Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis
as Capt. Wendall
Movie - Released: 4/23/1942
Shepherd of the Ozarks
Shepherd of the Ozarks
as James Maloney
Movie - Released: 3/26/1942
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
as Horace Touchstone
Movie - Released: 4/30/1942
Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal
as Mr. Adams
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers
Movie - Released: 3/20/1942

1941

Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
as Doug Gordon
Movie - Released: 11/25/1941
Swing It Soldier
Swing It Soldier
as Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
Movie - Released: 11/7/1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 3/6/1941
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
as Mr. Sempler
Movie - Released: 10/31/1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 11/13/1941
Accent on Love
Accent on Love
as T. J. Triton
Movie - Released: 7/11/1941
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
as Williams
Movie - Released: 12/31/1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Huntley (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/20/1941
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
as Sen. Morton
Movie - Released: 4/17/1941
Life with Henry
Life with Henry
as Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/23/1941
Repent at Leisure
Repent at Leisure
as Jay Buckingham
Movie - Released: 4/4/1941
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
as Oscar Worthington James
Movie - Released: 4/5/1941
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
as Alderman Birch (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/8/1941
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/4/1941
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
as Gov. Teller
Movie - Released: 12/25/1941
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
as Dean Somers
Movie - Released: 2/8/1941
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
as J. D. Sutton
Movie - Released: 5/13/1941
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal
as Northcott
Movie - Released: 12/1/1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
Movie - Released: 1/3/1941
In the Navy
In the Navy
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/30/1941

1940

Blondie on a Budget
Blondie on a Budget
as Brice
Movie - Released: 2/29/1940
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
as Max Leonard
Movie - Released: 9/21/1940
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
as Hudson
Movie - Released: 12/28/1940
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
as Mr. Maxwell
Movie - Released: 8/1/1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 11/2/1940
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
as Charles Engel
Movie - Released: 8/16/1940
Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison
as Harold Kellogg
Movie - Released: 7/12/1940
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
as Jim Cunningham
Movie - Released: 5/13/1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 5/30/1940
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
as Father Time
Movie - Released: 1/15/1940
In Old Missouri
In Old Missouri
as John Pittman Sr.
Movie - Released: 4/17/1940
Virginia City
Virginia City
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/1940
Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors
as The Governor
Movie - Released: 11/17/1940
Movie
Kiddie Kure
as Bill "Old Man" Morton
Movie - Released: 11/23/1940

1939

Money To Burn
Money To Burn
as Ellis
Movie - Released: 12/31/1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Movie - Released: 2/17/1939
Sued for Libel
Sued for Libel
as David Hastings
Movie - Released: 10/27/1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Col. March
Movie - Released: 9/13/1939
The Star Maker
The Star Maker
as Mr. Proctor
Movie - Released: 8/25/1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Senator
Movie - Released: 3/24/1939
Dodge City
Dodge City
as Twitchell (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/8/1939
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
as Hanley
Movie - Released: 8/19/1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Sam Bailey
Movie - Released: 7/31/1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
as Henry W. Workman
Movie - Released: 9/29/1939
First Love
First Love
as Anthony Drake
Movie - Released: 11/10/1939
Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers
as M.K. Durant
Movie - Released: 10/27/1939
Hawaiian Nights
Hawaiian Nights
as T.C. Hartley
Movie - Released: 9/8/1939
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ
as Mr. Courtney
Movie - Released: 5/11/1939
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
as Gregory Melton Sr.
Movie - Released: 7/13/1939
Movie
Our Neighbors - The Carters
as Mr. Guilfoyle
Movie - Released: 11/24/1939

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Grant
Movie - Released: 7/20/1938
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
as J.J. Van Buren
Movie - Released: 7/29/1938
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
as Claudius King
Movie - Released: 4/23/1938
Fast Company
Fast Company
as Dist. Atty. MacMillen
Movie - Released: 7/5/1938
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 4/20/1938
The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel
as Major
Movie - Released: 9/9/1938
Going Places
Going Places
as Col. Withering
Movie - Released: 12/31/1938
Spring Madness
Spring Madness
as Charles Platt
Movie - Released: 11/11/1938
Squadron of Honor
Squadron of Honor
as Bob Metcalf
Movie - Released: 6/28/1938
No Time to Marry
No Time to Marry
as Pettensall
Movie - Released: 2/5/1938
The Main Event
The Main Event
as Captain Phillips
Movie - Released: 6/22/1938
Campus Confessions
Campus Confessions
as William Atterbury, Sr.
Movie - Released: 9/23/1938
Out West with the Hardys
Out West with the Hardys
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/25/1938
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
as John Atwater
Movie - Released: 11/5/1938
Extortion
Extortion
as Prof. Tisdelle
Movie - Released: 5/9/1938

1937

Parole Racket
Parole Racket
as Editor Jamison
Movie - Released: 3/11/1937
Counsel for Crime
Counsel for Crime
as Sen. Maddox
Movie - Released: 10/14/1937
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
as Frank Rutherford
Movie - Released: 3/28/1937
Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife
as Major Manning
Movie - Released: 3/5/1937
Women of Glamour
Women of Glamour
as Mr. Stark
Movie - Released: 3/9/1937
Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
Movie - Released: 3/31/1937
Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Charles Cabot
Movie - Released: 11/3/1937
It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever
as Fulton
Movie - Released: 7/15/1937
Movie
Venus Makes Trouble
as Harlan Darrow
Movie - Released: 5/14/1937
I Promise to Pay
I Promise to Pay
as Police Captain Hall
Movie - Released: 4/21/1937

1936

Shakedown
Shakedown
as T. Gregory Stuart
Movie - Released: 7/17/1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
as Arthur Stevenson
Movie - Released: 11/12/1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler
Movie - Released: 9/25/1936
Trapped by Television
Trapped by Television
as John Curtis
Movie - Released: 6/15/1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Pop
Movie - Released: 8/15/1936
The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out
as Major
Movie - Released: 5/27/1936
Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere
as James Gordon Barnes
Movie - Released: 12/23/1936
Devil's Squadron
Devil's Squadron
as Major Metcalf
Movie - Released: 4/30/1936
The Three Wise Guys
The Three Wise Guys
as Hatcher
Movie - Released: 5/15/1936
Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love
as Martin Gage
Movie - Released: 2/28/1936
Roaming Lady
Roaming Lady
as E. J. Reid
Movie - Released: 5/2/1936
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
as Col. Gage
Movie - Released: 4/2/1936
Killer at Large
Killer at Large
as Inspector O'Hara
Movie - Released: 10/27/1936

1935

One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
as Mr. Ritchie
Movie - Released: 11/25/1935
The Black Room
The Black Room
as Col. Paul Hassel
Movie - Released: 7/15/1935
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
as Editor
Movie - Released: 11/22/1935
The Girl Friend
The Girl Friend
as George S. Harmon
Movie - Released: 9/27/1935
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
as T. Simon Hunter
Movie - Released: 10/17/1935
Atlantic Adventure
Atlantic Adventure
as City Editor Rutherford
Movie - Released: 8/25/1935
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
Movie - Released: 10/25/1935
Guard That Girl
Guard That Girl
as Dr. Silas Hudson
Movie - Released: 11/2/1935
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Inspector Crane
Movie - Released: 12/31/1935
Hooray for Love
Hooray for Love
as Jason Thatcher
Movie - Released: 6/14/1935
After the Dance
After the Dance
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 6/25/1935
Too Tough to Kill
Too Tough to Kill
as Jim Whitney
Movie - Released: 12/20/1935
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever
as Maurizio
Movie - Released: 6/28/1935
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
as Party Guest
Movie - Released: 10/8/1935
The Public Menace
The Public Menace
as Captain of Ocean Liner
Movie - Released: 9/30/1935
Case of the Missing Man
Case of the Missing Man
as Boyle
Movie - Released: 10/20/1935

1931

A Burglar to the Rescue
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Banker, Steve Corley
Movie - Released: 9/7/1931

1924

Movie
The Great Well
as Peter Starling
Movie - Released: 3/1/1924
The Valley of Doubt
The Valley of Doubt
as Jules
Movie - Released: 5/24/1924

1923

Movie
The Royal Oak
as Colonel Ancketell
Movie - Released: 10/1/1923

1922

Fair Lady
Fair Lady
as Italian banker
Movie - Released: 3/19/1922

1921

The Iron Trail
The Iron Trail
as Curtis Gordon
Movie - Released: 10/29/1921
Mother Eternal
Mother Eternal
as Edward Stevens Sr
Movie - Released: 4/17/1921

1919

The Exquisite Thief
The Exquisite Thief
as Algernon P. Smythe
Movie - Released: 4/28/1919
The Spitfire of Seville
The Spitfire of Seville
Movie - Released: 7/21/1919
Who Will Marry Me?
Who Will Marry Me?
as Jerome Van Tyne
Movie - Released: 1/27/1919
The Weaker Vessel
The Weaker Vessel
as J. Booth Hunter
Movie - Released: 6/30/1919

1918

We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything
as Peter Cheever
Movie - Released: 7/7/1918
Movie
The Midnight Patrol
as Officer Terrence Shannon
Movie - Released: 11/1/1918
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man
as Henry, Jim's Cousin
Movie - Released: 12/15/1918
The Kaiser's Shadow
The Kaiser's Shadow
as Hugo Wagner
Movie - Released: 7/1/1918
An Alien Enemy
An Alien Enemy
as David J. Hale
Movie - Released: 4/1/1918
The Brazen Beauty
The Brazen Beauty
as Kenneth Hyde
Movie - Released: 9/9/1918
The One Woman
The One Woman
as Governor Morrison
Movie - Released: 10/1/1918

1917

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
as Antony
Movie - Released: 10/14/1917
The Show Down
The Show Down
Movie - Released: 8/6/1917
The Price Mark
The Price Mark
as Dr. Daniel Melfi
Movie - Released: 10/21/1917
Love Letters
Love Letters
as John Harland
Movie - Released: 12/24/1917

1915

Movie
Sweeter Than Revenge
as Joe Best
Movie - Released: 12/17/1915