Porter Hall

Actor 1931–1954 (23 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Highest Rated

Double Indemnity

1944 · as Mr. Jackson

8.1

Ace in the Hole

1951 · as Jacob Q. Boot

7.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · as Senator Monroe

7.8

Known For

Film

Double Indemnity

Mr. Jackson

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Senator Monroe

Film

Ace in the Hole

Jacob Q. Boot

Film

His Girl Friday

Murphy

Film

Miracle on 34th Street

Granville Sawyer

Film

The Thin Man

Herbert MacCaulay

Film

Sullivan's Travels

Mr. Hadrian

Film

Make Way for Tomorrow

Harvey Chase

Filmography

Acting (76)

Movies (75)

Return to Treasure Island

1954

as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

Pony Express

as Jim Bridger

Vice Squad

as Jack Hartrampf

Holiday for Sinners

as Louie

Carbine Williams

as Sam Markley

The Half-Breed

as Kraemer

Ace in the Hole

as Jacob Q. Boot

Chicken Every Sunday

as Sam Howell

Intruder in the Dust

as Nub Gowrie

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Judge O'Toole

That Wonderful Urge

as Attorney Ketchell

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Mr. Caslon

Miracle on 34th Street

as Granville Sawyer

Unconquered

as Leach

Singapore

as Mr. Bellows

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Stevens

Murder, He Says

as Mr. Johnson

Kiss and Tell

as Bill Franklin

Blood on the Sun

as Arthur Bickett

Bring on the Girls

as Dr. Efrington

Double Indemnity

as Mr. Jackson

Going My Way

as Mr. Belknap

The Great Moment

as President Franklin Pierce

5.6

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

6.8

Standing Room Only

1944

as Hugo Farenhall

5.0

The Mark of the Whistler

as Joe Sorsby

The Desperadoes

as Banker Clanton

The Woman of the Town

1943

as Mayor Dog Killey

6.2

A Stranger in Town

1943

as Judge Austin Harkley

6.1

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

as Brandy Smith

Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

as George Heyler

4.0

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

6.8

The Parson of Panamint

as Jonathan Randall

Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Hadrian

His Girl Friday

as Murphy

Arizona

as Lazarus Ward

Dark Command

as Angus McCloud

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Sheriff Korley

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senator Monroe

7.8

They Shall Have Music

1939

as Mr. Flower

6.2

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Anthony Pelton

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

as Man in Drummond's Dream

6.1

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

6.0

The Arkansas Traveler

as Mayor Daniels

Men with Wings

as Hiram F. Jenkins

Dangerous to Know

as Mayor Bradley

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Dr. Botulian

Prison Farm

as Chiston R. Bradby

King of Alcatraz

as Matthew Talbot

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

as Uncle Silas Phelps

5.2

Stolen Heaven

1938

as 'Von' Offer

Scandal Street

1938

as James Wilson

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Harvey Chase

This Way Please

as S.J. Crawford

Souls at Sea

as Court Prosecutor

True Confession

as Mr. Hartman

Wells Fargo

as James Oliver

Wild Money

as Bill Court

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as Norman Merridew

King of Gamblers

as George Kramer

And Sudden Death

as District Attorney

The Plainsman

1936

as Jack McCall

6.4

The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Rossignol

Snowed Under

as Arthur Layton

The Princess Comes Across

as Darcy

The Petrified Forest

as Jason Maple

Satan Met a Lady

as Milton Ames

Too Many Parents

as Mrs. Saunders

The General Died at Dawn

1936

as Peter Perrie

6.3

Let's Make a Million

1936

as Spencer

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Col. Bradbury

The Thin Man

as Herbert MacCaulay

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Alden Murray

5.3

The Cheat

1931

as Leslie (uncredited)

6.0

Secrets of a Secretary

1931

as Drunk

5.5

Television (1)

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as J. R. Martin

6.7