Thurston Hall

Hall in the initial Broadway production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, 1904. Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.

Career Stage Hall toured with various New England stage companies during his teens, then went on to London, where he formed a small stage troupe. He also toured New Zealand and South Africa."

At 22 in 1904, Hall was in the first stage production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. His Broadway credits include The Only Girl (1914), Have a Heart (1917), Civilian Clothes (1919), The French Doll (1922), Still Waters (1926), Buy, Buy, Baby (1926), Mixed Doubles (1927), Behold the Bridegroom (1927), The Common Sin (1928), Sign of the Leopard (1928), Security (1929), Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929), Everything's Jake (1930), Philip Goes Forth (1931), Chrysalis (1932), Thoroughbred (1933), Re-echo (1934), They Shall Not Die (1934), Spring Freshet (1934), All Rights Reserved (1934), and Rain from Heaven (1934).

In 1925, Hall took a troupe to Australia to perform the play So This Is London.

Film and television Hall's film career began with his work in silent films in 1915. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures. Early in his silent career, he supported Theda Bara in her vamp-costume dramas.

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).

Filmography

The Mirror (1915, Short) - The Rival Cleopatra (1917) - Antony The Price Mark (1917) - Dr. Daniel Melfi Love Letters (1917) - John Harland Flare-Up Sal (1918) - The Red Rider An Alien Enemy (1918) - David J. Hale Tyrant Fear (1918) - Harley Dane The Mating of Marcella (1918) - Robert Underwood The Kaiser's Shadow (1918) - Hugo Wagner We Can't Have Everything (1918) - Peter Cheever The Brazen Beauty (1918) - Kenneth Hyde The Squaw Man (1918) - Henry, Jim's Cousin The Midnight Patrol (1918) - Officer Terrence Shannon Who Will Marry Me? (1919) - Jerome Van Tyne The Exquisite Thief (1919) - Algernon P. Smythe The Unpainted Woman (1919) - Martin O'Neill The Weaker Vessel (1919) - J. Booth Hunter The Spitfire of Seville (1919) - Kent Staunton Empty Arms (1920) - Bruce Gordon The Valley of Doubt (1920) - Jules Mother Eternal (1921) - Edward Stevens Sr Idle Hands (1921) - Henry Livingston The Iron Trail (1921) - Curtis Gordon Fair Lady (1922) - Italian banker Wildness of Youth (1922) - Edward Grayton The Royal Oak (1923) - Colonel Ancketell The Great Well (1924) - Peter Starling Hooray for Love (1935) - Commodore Jason Thatcher Love Me Forever (1935) - Maurizio The Black Room (1935) - Col. Paul Hassel After the Dance (1935) - District Attorney Atlantic Adventure (1935) - City Editor Rutherford (uncredited) The Public Menace (1935) - Captain of Ocean Liner The Girl Friend (1935) - George S. Harmon She Couldn't Take It (1935) - Party Guest (uncredited) Metropolitan (1935) - T. Simon Hunter The Case of the Missing Man (1935) - Boyle A Feather in Her Hat (1935) - Sir Elroyd Joyce Guard That Girl (1935) - Dr. Silas Hudson Crime and Punishment (1935) - Editor One Way Ticket (1935) - Mr. Ritchie Super Speed (1935) - Investor Too Tough to Kill (1935) - Jim Whitney The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) - Inspector Crane Don't Gamble with Love (1936) - Martin Gage Pride of the Marines (1936) - Col. Gage Devil's Squadron (1936) - Major Metcalf Roaming Lady (1936) - E. J. Reid The King Steps Out (1936) - Major The Three Wise Guys (1936) - Hatcher Trapped by Television (1936) - John Curtis Shakedown (1936) - T. Gregory Stuart Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936) - Pop The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) - Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler Killer at Large (1936) - Inspector O'Hara Theodora Goes Wild (1936) - Arthur Stevenson Lady from Nowhere (1936) - James Gordon Barnes Don't Tell the Wife (1937) - Maj. Manning Women of Glamour (1937) - Mr. Stark Parole Racket (1937) - Jameson We Have Our Moments (1937) - Frank Rutherford Oh, Doctor (1937) - 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston I Promise to Pay (1937) - Police Captain Hall Venus Makes Trouble (1937) - Harlan Darrow It Can't Last Forever (1937) - Fulton Counsel for Crime (1937) - Sen. Maddox Murder in Greenwich Village (1937) - Charles Cabot Paid to Dance (1937) - State Governor All American Sweetheart (1937) - R.O. Davis (uncredited) Little Miss Roughneck (1938) - Joe Crowley Penitentiary (1938) - Judge (uncredited) No Time to Marry (1938) - Pettensall Women in Prison (1938) - chairman of the Board (uncredited) There's Always a Woman (1938) - District Attorney Women Are Like That (1938) - Claudius King Extortion (1938) - Prof. Tisdelle Professor Beware (1938) - Mr. Van Buren The Main Event (1938) - Captain Phillips Squadron of Honor (1938) - Bob Metcalf Fast Company (1938) - Dist. Atty. MacMillen The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) - Grant The Affairs of Annabel (1938) - Major Campus Confessions (1938) - Wayne Atterbury Sr. Hard to Get (1938) - Atwater Spring Madness (1938) - Charles Platt (uncredited) Out West with the Hardys (1938) - H.R. Bruxton (uncredited) Going Places (1938) - Col. Withering You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) - Mr. Bel-Goodie Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) - Senator (uncredited) Dodge City (1939) - Twitchell (uncredited) Ex-Champ (1939) - Mr. Courtney Million Dollar Legs (1939) - Gregory Melton Sr. Each Dawn I Die (1939) - Hanley Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) - Sam Bailey The Star Maker (1939) - Mr. Proctor Hawaiian Nights (1939) - T.C. Hartley The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) - Colonel March Dancing Co-Ed (1939) - H.W. Workman Sued for Libel (1939) - David Hastings Jeepers Creepers (1939) - M.K. Durant First Love (1939) - Anthony Drake Our Neighbors – The Carters (1939) - Mr. Guilfoyle Money to Burn (1939) - Ellis The Blue Bird (1940) - Father Time Blondie on a Budget (1940) - Brice Virginia City (1940) - Gen. George Meade (uncredited) Rancho Grande (1940) - John Dodge (voice, uncredited) In Old Missouri (1940) - John Pittman Sr. Alias the Deacon (1940) - Jim Cunningham The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) - Inspector M.L. Crane Millionaires in Prison (1940) - Harold Kellogg The Great McGinty (1940) - Mr. Maxwell The Golden Fleecing (1940) - Charles Engel City for Conquest (1940) - Max Leonard Life with Henry (1940) - Mr. Woodring (uncredited) Friendly Neighbors (1940) - The Governor The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) - Inspector Crane Kiddie Kure (1940, Our Gang short) - Bill 'Old Man' Morton The Invisible Woman (1940) - Hudson Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) - Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President Four Mothers (1941) - Mr. Davis (uncredited) Flight from Destiny (1941) - Dean Somers The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) - Inspector Crane Repent at Leisure (1941) - Jay Buckingham The Great Lie (1941) - Oscar Worthington James Washington Melodrama (1941) - Senator Morton She Knew All the Answers (1941) - J.D. Sutton In the Navy (1941) - Lead Senator (uncredited) Accent on Love (1941) - T.J. Triton Hold That Ghost (1941) - Alderman Birch (uncredited) Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) - H.S.Huntley (uncredited) Unexpected Uncle (1941) - Jerry Carter (uncredited) Swing It Soldier (1941) - Oscar Simms, Wheezies Sponsor Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941) - Inspector Crane Tuxedo Junction (1941) - Doug Gordon Remember the Day (1941) - Gov. Teller Design for Scandal (1941) - Northcott Pacific Blackout (1941) - Williams - Civil Defense Official We Were Dancing (1942) - Senator Quimby (uncredited) Sleepytime Gal (1942) - Mr. Adams The Night Before the Divorce (1942) - Bert 'Mousey' Harriman Rings on Her Fingers (1942) - Mr. Harvey Beasley Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) - James Maloney Hello, Annapolis (1942) - Capt. Wendall The Great Man's Lady (1942) - Mr. Sempler Twin Beds (1942) - Horace Touchstone (uncredited) Her Cardboard Lover (1942) - Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited) Call of the Canyon (1942) - Grantley B. Johnson Counter-Espionage (1942) - Inspector Crane The Great Gildersleeve (1942) - Governor John Stafford The Hard Way (1943) - Harry - Motion Picture Executive (uncredited) One Dangerous Night (1943) - Inspector Crane The Youngest Profession (1943) - Mr. Drew Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Senator Henry Babcock He Hired the Boss (1943) - Mr. Bates Crash Dive (1943) - Senator from Texas (uncredited) This Land Is Mine (1943) - Mayor Henry Manville Hoosier Holiday (1943) - Henry P. Fairchild I Dood It (1943) - Kenneth Lawlor Footlight Glamour (1943) - Randolph Wheeler (uncredited) Here Comes Elmer (1943) - P. J. Ellis Cover Girl (1944) - Tony Pastor (uncredited) Follow the Boys (1944) - Man (uncredited) The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) - Politician (uncredited) Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) - Judge James Rutherford The Great Moment (1944) - Senator Borland Wilson (1944) - Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones Song of Nevada (1944) - John Barrabee In Society (1944) - Mr. Van Cleve Ever Since Venus (1944) - Edgar Pomeroy Something for the Boys (1944) - Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun (uncredited) Bring On the Girls (1945) - Rutledge Brewster's Millions (1945) - Colonel Drew Thrill of a Romance (1945) - J.P. Bancroft (uncredited) Don Juan Quilligan (1945) - First Judge Blonde from Brooklyn (1945) - 'Colonel' Hubert Farnsworth Lady on a Train (1945) - Josiah Waring The Gay Senorita (1945) - J.J. Frentiss West of the Pecos (1945) - Colonel Lambeth Song of the Prairie (1945) - Jerome Wingate Saratoga Trunk (1945) - Mr. Pound (uncredited) Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) - Ed - the Mayor Two Sisters from Boston (1946) - Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Sr. Without Reservations (1946) - Baldwin One More Tomorrow (1946) - Thomas Rufus Collier II She Wrote the Book (1946) - Horace Van Cleve Dangerous Business (1946) - B.J. Calhoun Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) - Colonel Clay (uncredited) The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Wilbur Johnson Welcome Stranger (1947) - Congressman Beeker Swing the Western Way (1947) - Jasper Jim Bandy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - Bruce Pierce The Son of Rusty (1947) - Franklyn B. Gibson Black Gold (1947) - Colonel Caldwell The Unfinished Dance (1947) - Mr. Ronsell Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) - Dr. Blake It Had to Be You (1947) - Mr. Ned Harrington Three Daring Daughters (1948) - Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited) King of the Gamblers (1948) - 'Pop' Morton Up in Central Park (1948) - Governor Motley Miraculous Journey (1948) - Kendricks Blondie's Secret (1948) - Mr. George Whiteside Rusty Saves a Life (1949) - Counsellor Frank A. Gibson Manhattan Angel (1949) - Everett H. Burton Stagecoach Kid (1949) - Peter Arnold The Fountainhead (1949) - Businessman at Party (uncredited) Rim of the Canyon (1949) - Big Tim Hanlon Square Dance Jubilee (1949) - G.K. Bride for Sale (1949) - Mr. Trisby (uncredited) Tell It to the Judge (1949) - Sen. Caswell (uncredited) Girls' School (1950) - Colonel Selby Matthews Belle of Old Mexico (1950) - Horatio Huntington Federal Agent at Large (1950) - 'Big Bill' Dixon Bright Leaf (1950) - Phillips Chain Gang (1950) - John McKelvey One Too Many (1950) - Kenneth Simes The Bandit Queen (1950) - Governor Belle Le Grand (1951) - Parkington Whirlwind (1951) - Big Jim Lassiter Texas Carnival (1951) - Mr. Gaytes One Big Affair (1952) - Mr. 'G' Night Stage to Galveston (1952) - Colonel James Bellamy Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Thatcher Kinston Carson City (1952) - Charles Crocker It Grows on Trees (1952) - John Sleamish—Bank President (uncredited) Woman of the North Country (1952) - Mayor Spencer (uncredited) The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) - Col. Mayfield The Band Wagon (1953) - Colonel Tripp (uncredited) Wonder Valley (1953) Affair in Reno (1956) - J.B. Del Monte The Go-Getter (1956) - Mr. Higgins