Thurston Hall

Acting • 1882-05-08 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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1957
MaverickTV
Judge • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1957
Affair in RenoFilm
J.B. Del Monte
★ 5.0
1956
The Adventures of Hiram HollidayTV
Harrison Prentice • 23 episodes
★ 7.3
1956
The Go-GetterFilm
Mr. Higgins
★ 10.0
1954
LassieTV
★ 6.3
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin TinTV
★ 7.0
1954
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeFilm
James M. Townsend
★ 7.0
1953
The Band WagonFilm
Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1953
TopperTV
★ 6.1
1953
TopperTV
Mr. Schuyler • 2 episodes
★ 6.1
1953
Letter to LorettaTV
Judge • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1952
Four Star PlayhouseTV
Judge • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowTV
Mr. Smith • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowTV
J. Peter Stuyvesant • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1952
Carson CityFilm
Charles Crocker
★ 6.2
1952
Hopalong CassidyTV
★ 5.3
1952
It Grows on TreesFilm
Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)
★ 8.4
1952
My Little MargieTV
★ 5.3
1952
Skirts Ahoy!Film
Thatcher Kinston
★ 5.8
1952
Night Stage to GalvestonFilm
Colonel James Bellamy
★ 5.8
1952
Dangerous AssignmentTV
★ 5.3
1952
The WAC from Walla WallaFilm
Col. Mayfield
★ 10.0
1952
One Big AffairFilm
Mr. G
★ 7.0
1951
Racket SquadTV
★ 6.5
1951
Texas CarnivalFilm
Mr. Gaytes
★ 5.4
1951
Belle Le GrandFilm
Parkington
★ 5.3
1951
Knights of the BathFilm
Master of the House (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1951
WhirlwindFilm
Big Jim Lassiter
★ 6.0
1951
One Too ManyFilm
Kenneth Simes
★ 8.0
1950
Bright LeafFilm
Phillips
★ 6.0
1950
The Bandit QueenFilm
Governor
★ 4.2
1950
Chain GangFilm
John McKelvey, news publisher
★ 7.5
1950
Federal Agent at LargeFilm
'Big Bill' Dixon
★ 5.8
1950
Belle of Old MexicoFilm
Horatio Huntington
★ 9.0
1949
The FountainheadFilm
Businessman at Party (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1949
Tell It to the JudgeFilm
Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1949
Rim of the CanyonFilm
Big Tim Hanlon
★ 5.2
1949
Bride for SaleFilm
Trisby (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1949
Stagecoach KidFilm
Peter Arnold
★ 7.3
1949
Rusty Saves a LifeFilm
Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
★ 7.0
1949
Square Dance JubileeFilm
G.K.
★ 5.0
1949
Manhattan AngelFilm
Everett H. Burton
★ 7.0
1948
Up in Central ParkFilm
Governor Motley
★ 6.4
1948
Three Daring DaughtersFilm
Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1948
Blondie's SecretFilm
George Whiteside
★ 6.5
1948
Miraculous JourneyFilm
Kendricks
★ 5.2
1948
King of the GamblersFilm
Pop' Morton
★ 7.0
1947
The Secret Life of Walter MittyFilm
Bruce Pierce
★ 6.8
1947
The Farmer's DaughterFilm
Wilbur Johnson
★ 7.2
1947
Mourning Becomes ElectraFilm
Dr. Blake
★ 6.2
1947
Welcome StrangerFilm
Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1947
The Unfinished DanceFilm
Mr. Ronsell
★ 6.4
1947
It Had to Be YouFilm
Ned Harrington
★ 7.8
1947
Black GoldFilm
Colonel Caldwell
★ 7.0
1947
The Son of RustyFilm
Franklyn B. Gibson
★ 10.0
1947
Swing the Western WayFilm
Jasper Jim Bandy
★ 10.0
1946
Without ReservationsFilm
Henry Baldwin
★ 6.3
1946
Colonel Effingham's RaidFilm
Ed - the Mayor
★ 6.0
1946
Two Sisters from BostonFilm
Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
★ 6.3
1946
One More TomorrowFilm
Thomas Rufus Collier II
★ 5.8
1946
Three Little Girls in BlueFilm
Col. Clay
★ 7.3
1946
Dangerous BusinessFilm
B.J. Calhoun
★ 9.0
1946
She Wrote the BookFilm
Horace Van Cleve
★ 6.5
1945
Lady on a TrainFilm
Josiah Waring
★ 6.6
1945
Brewster's MillionsFilm
Colonel Drew
★ 6.7
1945
Saratoga TrunkFilm
Mr. Pound (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1945
West of the PecosFilm
Col. Lambeth
★ 4.6
1945
Thrill of a RomanceFilm
J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1945
Bring on the GirlsFilm
Rutledge
★ 6.2
1945
Blonde from BrooklynFilm
"Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
★ 6.7
1945
Don Juan QuilliganFilm
First Judge
★ 7.0
1945
The Gay SenoritaFilm
J.J. Frentiss
★ 7.0
1945
Song of the PrairieFilm
Jerome Wingate
★ 7.0
1944
Cover GirlFilm
Tony Pastor (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1944
WilsonFilm
Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
★ 5.6
1944
In SocietyFilm
Mr. Van Cleve
★ 5.8
1944
The Great MomentFilm
Senator Borland
★ 5.9
1944
Something for the BoysFilm
Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1944
Follow the BoysFilm
Man (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1944
Song of NevadaFilm
John Barrabee
★ 6.3
1944
Ever Since VenusFilm
Edgar Pomeroy
★ 10.0
1944
Goodnight, SweetheartFilm
Judge James Rutherford
★ 9.0
1943
Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonFilm
Sen. Henry Babcock
★ 6.7
1943
This Land Is MineFilm
Mayor Henry Manville
★ 7.1
1943
Crash DiveFilm
Senator from Texas
★ 6.4
1943
The Hard WayFilm
Harry (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
1943
The Youngest ProfessionFilm
Mr. Drew
★ 5.2
1943
I Dood ItFilm
Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
★ 5.1
1943
One Dangerous NightFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 5.1
1943
Footlight GlamourFilm
Randolph Wheeler
★ 8.0
1943
He Hired the BossFilm
Mr. Bates
★ 5.2
1943
Here Comes ElmerFilm
P. J. Ellis
★ 10.0
1943
Hoosier HolidayFilm
Henry P. Fairchild
★ 9.0
1942
Rings on Her FingersFilm
★ 6.7
1942
Counter-EspionageFilm
Insp. Crane
★ 6.7
1942
The Great GildersleeveFilm
Governor Jonathan Stafford
★ 6.2
1942
Her Cardboard LoverFilm
Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 4.9
1942
The Night Before the DivorceFilm
Bert Harriman
★ 5.6
1942
Twin BedsFilm
Horace Touchstone
★ 3.8
1942
Hello, AnnapolisFilm
Capt. Wendall
★ 8.5
1942
Call of the CanyonFilm
Grantley B. Johnson
★ 8.5
1942
Sleepytime GalFilm
Mr. Adams
★ 9.0
1942
Shepherd of the OzarksFilm
James Maloney
★ 6.0
1941
Hold That GhostFilm
Alderman Birch
★ 6.8
1941
The Great LieFilm
Oscar Worthington James
★ 7.0
1941
In the NavyFilm
Lead Senator (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1941
The Great Man's LadyFilm
Mr. Sempler
★ 6.3
1941
Remember the DayFilm
Gov. Teller
★ 7.3
1941
Flight from DestinyFilm
Dean Somers
★ 5.8
1941
Four MothersFilm
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1941
Design for ScandalFilm
Northcott
★ 5.1
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 6.1
1941
She Knew All the AnswersFilm
J. D. Sutton
★ 6.6
1941
Pacific BlackoutFilm
Williams
★ 6.6
1941
Washington MelodramaFilm
Sen. Morton
★ 6.0
1941
Secrets of the Lone WolfFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 7.0
1941
Nine Lives Are Not EnoughFilm
Huntley (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1941
Repent at LeisureFilm
Jay Buckingham
★ 6.2
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?Film
Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
★ 6.0
1941
Tuxedo JunctionFilm
Doug Gordon
★ 10.0
1941
Accent on LoveFilm
T. J. Triton
★ 7.5
1941
Life with HenryFilm
Mr. Woodring (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1941
Swing It SoldierFilm
Oscar Simms- Wheezies Sponsor
★ 6.5
1940
The Great McGintyFilm
Mr. Maxwell
★ 7.0
1940
The Invisible WomanFilm
Hudson
★ 5.7
1940
The Blue BirdFilm
Father Time
★ 5.9
1940
City for ConquestFilm
Max Leonard
★ 6.9
1940
Virginia CityFilm
Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 6.4
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 6.1
1940
Blondie on a BudgetFilm
Brice
★ 6.2
1940
Millionaires in PrisonFilm
Harold Kellogg
★ 6.1
1940
The Golden FleecingFilm
Charles Engel
★ 5.9
1940
Kiddie KureFilm
Bill "Old Man" Morton
★ 8.0
1940
In Old MissouriFilm
John Pittman Sr.
★ 6.8
1940
Alias the DeaconFilm
Jim Cunningham
★ 8.0
1940
Friendly NeighborsFilm
The Governor
★ 8.0
1939
Dodge CityFilm
Twitchell (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1939
Each Dawn I DieFilm
Hanley
★ 6.9
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest ManFilm
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
★ 7.0
1939
First LoveFilm
Anthony Drake
★ 7.6
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow UpFilm
Senator
★ 7.2
1939
Dancing Co-EdFilm
Henry W. Workman
★ 6.5
1939
Sued for LibelFilm
David Hastings
★ 6.3
1939
Ex-ChampFilm
Mr. Courtney
★ 7.3
1939
Jeepers CreepersFilm
M.K. Durant
★ 4.9
1939
The Day the Bookies WeptFilm
Col. March
★ 7.5
1939
Hawaiian NightsFilm
T.C. Hartley
★ 10.0
1939
Money To BurnFilm
Ellis
★ 10.0
1939
Our Neighbors - The CartersFilm
Mr. Guilfoyle
★ 9.0
1939
Million Dollar LegsFilm
Gregory Melton Sr.
★ 6.0
1939
Mutiny on the BlackhawkFilm
Sam Bailey
★ 8.0
1939
The Star MakerFilm
Mr. Proctor
★ 7.0
1938
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseFilm
Grant
★ 7.0
1938
There's Always a WomanFilm
District Attorney
★ 6.0
1938
Out West with the HardysFilm
H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1938
Fast CompanyFilm
Dist. Atty. MacMillen
★ 5.4
1938
Going PlacesFilm
Col. Withering
★ 6.6
1938
Professor BewareFilm
J.J. Van Buren
★ 5.8
1938
Hard to GetFilm
John Atwater
★ 6.3
1938
Spring MadnessFilm
Charles Platt
★ 4.9
1938
Women Are Like ThatFilm
Claudius King
★ 6.8
1938
The Affairs of AnnabelFilm
Major
★ 5.4
1938
Campus ConfessionsFilm
William Atterbury, Sr.
★ 4.8
1938
No Time to MarryFilm
Pettensall
★ 7.0
1938
ExtortionFilm
Prof. Tisdelle
★ 7.0
1938
The Main EventFilm
Captain Phillips
★ 8.0
1938
Squadron of HonorFilm
Bob Metcalf
★ 7.0
1937
Murder in Greenwich VillageFilm
Charles Cabot
★ 5.8
1937
We Have Our MomentsFilm
Frank Rutherford
★ 7.1
1937
It Can't Last ForeverFilm
Fulton
★ 6.5
1937
Counsel for CrimeFilm
Sen. Maddox
★ 6.8
1937
I Promise to PayFilm
Police Captain Hall
★ 6.0
1937
Women of GlamourFilm
Mr. Stark
★ 5.7
1937
Venus Makes TroubleFilm
Harlan Darrow
★ 5.0
1937
Don't Tell the WifeFilm
Major Manning
★ 6.0
1937
Oh, DoctorFilm
'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
★ 7.0
1937
Parole RacketFilm
Editor Jamison
★ 7.0
1936
Theodora Goes WildFilm
Arthur Stevenson
★ 6.6
1936
The King Steps OutFilm
Major
★ 6.0
1936
The Man Who Lived TwiceFilm
Dr. Schuyler
★ 7.5
1936
Trapped by TelevisionFilm
John Curtis
★ 6.9
1936
Roaming LadyFilm
E. J. Reid
★ 7.0
1936
Pride of the MarinesFilm
Col. Gage
★ 8.0
1936
Killer at LargeFilm
Inspector O'Hara
★ 8.0
1936
Don't Gamble with LoveFilm
Martin Gage
★ 10.0
1936
Devil's SquadronFilm
Major Metcalf
★ 7.0
1936
The Three Wise GuysFilm
Hatcher
★ 9.0
1936
Two-Fisted GentlemanFilm
Pop
★ 9.0
1936
Lady from NowhereFilm
James Gordon Barnes
★ 9.0
1936
ShakedownFilm
T. Gregory Stuart
★ 9.0
1935
The Black RoomFilm
Col. Paul Hassel
★ 6.5
1935
Crime and PunishmentFilm
Editor
★ 6.3
1935
The Lone Wolf ReturnsFilm
Inspector Crane
★ 6.1
1935
Love Me ForeverFilm
Maurizio
★ 5.5
1935
A Feather in Her HatFilm
Sir Elroyd Joyce
★ 7.0
1935
Hooray for LoveFilm
Jason Thatcher
★ 5.8
1935
Atlantic AdventureFilm
City Editor Rutherford
★ 6.0
1935
Too Tough to KillFilm
Jim Whitney
★ 7.5
1935
The Case of the Missing ManFilm
Boyle
★ 7.0
1935
She Couldn't Take ItFilm
Party Guest
★ 5.3
1935
Guard That GirlFilm
Dr. Silas Hudson
★ 6.5
1935
After the DanceFilm
District Attorney
★ 6.5
1935
One Way TicketFilm
Mr. Ritchie
★ 6.0
1935
The Public MenaceFilm
Captain of Ocean Liner
★ 6.0
1935
MetropolitanFilm
T. Simon Hunter
★ 8.0
1935
Super SpeedFilm
Investor
★ 7.0
1935
The Girl FriendFilm
George S. Harmon
★ 7.0
1931
A Burglar to the RescueFilm
The Banker, Steve Corley
★ 7.5
1924
The Great WellFilm
Peter Starling
★ 10.0
1924
The Valley of DoubtFilm
Jules
★ 8.0
1923
The Royal OakFilm
Colonel Ancketell
★ 7.0
1922
Wildness of YouthFilm
Edward Grayton
★ 10.0
1922
Fair LadyFilm
Italian banker
★ 8.0
1921
Mother EternalFilm
Edward Stevens Sr
★ 10.0
1921
The Iron TrailFilm
Curtis Gordon
★ 9.0
1921
Idle HandsFilm
Henry Livingston
★ 7.0
1921
A Citrate SpecialFilm
The Director
1919
The Exquisite ThiefFilm
Algernon P. Smythe
★ 6.5
1919
The Unpainted WomanFilm
Martin O'Neill
★ 8.0
1919
Who Will Marry Me?Film
Jerome Van Tyne
★ 8.0
1919
The Weaker VesselFilm
J. Booth Hunter
★ 8.0
1919
The Spitfire of SevilleFilm
★ 8.0
1918
The Squaw ManFilm
Henry, Jim's Cousin
★ 5.8
1918
An Alien EnemyFilm
David J. Hale
★ 7.0
1918
The Midnight PatrolFilm
Officer Terrence Shannon
★ 7.0
1918
The Brazen BeautyFilm
Kenneth Hyde
1918
The Kaiser's ShadowFilm
Hugo Wagner
1918
We Can't Have EverythingFilm
Peter Cheever
1918
Tyrant FearFilm
Harley Dane
1918
The One WomanFilm
Governor Morrison
1917
CleopatraFilm
Antony
★ 4.2
1917
Love LettersFilm
John Harland
1917
The Price MarkFilm
Dr. Daniel Melfi
1917
The Show DownFilm
1915
Sweeter Than RevengeFilm
Joe Best
★ 10.0

Known For

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Black Room

Theodora Goes Wild

This Land Is Mine

Without Reservations

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

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