Mini-Biography:
Porter Hall was born on September 19, 1888 in Cincinnati, OH, USA. He was an American Schauspieler, known for His Girl Friday (1940), The Thin Man (1934), Double indemnity (1944), Porter Hall's first movie on record is from 1934. Porter Hall died on October 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His last motion picture on file dates from 1954.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1954: Return to Treasure Island (Die Banditeninsel von Karavei) (Darsteller: Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris), Directed by E.A. Dupont, with Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams,
1953: Vice Squad (Sittenpolizei) (Darsteller: Jack Hartrampf), Directed by Arnold Laven, with Jay Adler, Edward Binns, Paulette Goddard,
1951: Big Carnival (Reporter des Satans) (Darsteller), Directed by Billy Wilder, with Bob Arthur, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady,
1949: Intruder in the Dust (Griff in den Staub) (Darsteller), Directed by Clarence Brown, with David Brian, David Clarke, Will Geer,
1944: Double indemnity (Frau ohne Gewissen) (Darsteller: Mr. Jackson), Directed by Billy Wilder, with Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson,
1943: The Desperadoes (Desperados - Aufruhr der Gesetzlosen) (Darsteller: Banker Stanley Clanton), Directed by Charles Vidor, with Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford,
1941: Sullivan's Travels (Sullivans Reisen) (Darsteller: Hadrian), Directed by Preston Sturges, with William Demarest, Veronica Lake,
1940: Dark Command (Schwarzes Commando) (Darsteller: Angus McCloud), Directed by Raoul Walsh, with George Hayes, Marjorie Main,
1940: Trail of the Vigilantes (Darsteller: Sheriff Corley), Directed by Allan Dwan, with Mischa Auer, Hank Bell, Harry Cording,
1940: His Girl Friday (Sein Mädchen für besondere Fälle) (Darsteller: Murphy, Reporter), Directed by Howard Hawks, with Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy,
1938: Men with wings (Darsteller), Directed by William A. Wellman, with Donald O'Connor, Joan Leslie, Walter Abel,
1938: Bulldog Drummond's Peril (Bulldog Drummond: Der künstliche Diamant) (Darsteller: Dr. Botulian), Directed by James P. Hogan, with John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell,
1937: True confession (Lügen ... ein Vergnügen, Ei Mordsschwindel) (Darsteller: Mr. Hartman, Prosecutor), Directed by Wesley Ruggles, with Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore,
1937: The General died at dawn (Le Général est mort à l'aube) (Darsteller), Directed by Lewis Milestone, with Philip Ahn, Madeleine Carroll, Spencer Chan,
1937: Souls at Sea (Schiffbruch der Seelen) (Darsteller), Directed by Henry Hathaway, with Monte Blue, Olympe Bradna, Harry Carey,
1937: Hotel Haywire (Darsteller: Richter Newhall), Directed by George Archainbaud, with Leo Carrillo, Lynne Overman, Mary Carlisle,
1936: The plainsman (Der Held der Prärie) (Darsteller: Jack McCall), Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, with Jean Arthur, Charles Bickford, Helen Burgess,
1936: The Petrified forest (Der versteinerte Wald) (Darsteller: Jason Maple ), Directed by Archie Mayo, with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Leslie Howard,
1936: Satan met a lady (Der Satan und die Lady) (Darsteller: Milton Ames), Directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, with , Bette Davis,
1934: The Thin Man (Mordsache "Dünner Mann", Der Dünne Mann, Und sowas nennt sich Detektiv) (Darsteller: Herbert MacCaulay), Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, with Asta, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis,