Charlie Hall
207 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 18, 1899
- Died
- Dec 7, 1959 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Charles Hall · Charley Hall · Charles Hill
Biography
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Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.
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Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.
As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).
In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956.
Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
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Charlie Hall: movies and TV shows
Acting (211)
- 2024 Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982 Dance of the Cookoos
as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
- 1968 The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955 Illegal
as Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 Limelight
as Newsboy (uncredited)
- 1950 The Milkman
as Ed (uncredited)
- 1946 Abie's Irish Rose
as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
- 1946 Sister Kenny
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
- 1946 Dressed to Kill
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1946 Without Reservations
as Window-Washer (uncredited)
- 1945 On Stage Everybody
as Painter (uncredited)
- 1944 Hi, Beautiful
as Milkman (uncredited)
- 1944 In Society
as Mugg (uncredited)
- 1944 Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Apartment House Waiter
- 1944 Radio Rampage
as Jack - Radio Repairman
- 1944 The Lodger
as Comedian
- 1943 His Butler's Sister
as Porter
- 1943 So's Your Uncle
as Waiter
- 1943 Honeymoon Lodge
as Hotel Handyman
- 1943 The Ape Man
as Barney
- 1942 Police Bullets
as Rabbit
- 1942 The Big Street
as Waiter in New York (uncredited)
- 1942 The Falcon Takes Over
as Louie (Uncredited)
- 1942 Framing Father
as Silver Slipper Waiter
- 1942 Man From Headquarters
as Newspaper Photographer
- 1941 Hellzapoppin'
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1941 A Quiet Fourth
as Edgar's Neighbor
- 1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Nightclub Waiter
- 1941 Niagara Falls
as Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1941 Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Budd Doolittle
- 1941 I'll Fix It
as The Laundry Man
- 1941 Father Steps Out
as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
- 1941 San Antonio Rose
as Waitress
- 1941 An Apple in His Eye
as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
- 1941 They Met in Argentina
as Sailor in Cantina Brawl (uncredited)
- 1940 One Night in the Tropics
as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
- 1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Elevator Boy
- 1940 A Trailer Tragedy
as Homeless Thief in Washroom
- 1940 Millionaires in Prison
as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
- 1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
- 1940 Saps at Sea
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1940 Curtain Call
as Second Waiter
- 1940 Primrose Path
as Man in Diner (uncredited)
- 1940 Vigil in the Night
as Courtroom Spectator
- 1940 A Chump at Oxford
as Student
- 1940 Mexican Spitfire
as Elevator Operator
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Mercury (uncredited)
- 1939 Bachelor Mother
as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
- 1939 Man About Town
as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1939 Five Came Back
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
- 1939 Captain Fury
as Gossiping Citizen
- 1938 Hey! Hey! USA
as Leary's pal
- 1937 Shall We Dance
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1936 Our Relations
as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
- 1936 An All American Toothache
as (uncredited)
- 1935 Hot Money
as Tenant (uncredited)
- 1935 Twin Triplets
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
- 1935 Top Hat
as (uncredited)
- 1935 In Love at 40
as Man Getting Shave
- 1935 Bonnie Scotland
as Native Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935 Thicker Than Water
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- 1935 Sing Sister Sing
as Porter (uncredited)
- 1935 Treasure Blues
as Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1935 Tit for Tat
as Mr. Hall
- 1934 Babes in Toyland
as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1934 The Live Ghost
as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)
- 1934 Kentucky Kernels
as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
- 1934 Opened by Mistake
as Intern (uncredited)
- 1934 Mike Fright
as Elevator Operator
- 1934 Ocean Swells
as Sailor
- 1934 One-Horse Farmers
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- 1934 Them Thar Hills
as Mr. Hall
- 1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Coach Driver
- 1934 Another Wild Idea
as Man Pushed into Fountain
- 1934 Maid in Hollywood
as Cameraman (uncredited)
- 1934 Rough Necking
as Postman
- 1934 The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Busboy
- 1934 Soup and Fish
as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
- 1934 Love on a Ladder
as Pool Hall Patron
- 1934 Hi'–Neighbor!
as Window Washer
- 1934
- 1934 Babes in the Goods
as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1934 Bridal Bail
as Irate Movie Patron
- 1933 Sons of the Desert
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 Air Fright
as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1933 Backs to Nature
as Hunter (uncredited)
- 1933 Keg o' My Heart
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1933 Busy Bodies
as Shop Worker (uncredited)
- 1933 Rhapsody in Brew
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 Beauty and the Bus
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
- 1933 Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
- 1933 The Midnight Patrol
as Tire thief's partner
- 1933 The Druggist's Dilemma
as Charlie Zeno
- 1933 One Track Minds
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1933 Diplomaniacs
as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
- 1933 Me and My Pal
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1933 King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
- 1933 Nature in the Wrong
as Organ Grinder
- 1933 Maids a la Mode
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1933 Twice Two
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- 1932 Cynara
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1932 Mr. Bride
as Tipsy Ship Passenger
- 1932 Sneak Easily
as Page
- 1932 The Soilers
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1932 Pack Up Your Troubles
as Janitor (uncredited)
- 1932 Show Business
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1932 A Slip at the Switch
as Second Tramp
- 1932 Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
- 1932 What Price Hollywood?
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1932 Wild Babies!
as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
- 1932 Too Many Women
as Man on Street (uncredited)
- 1932 Strictly Unreliable
as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
- 1932 Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
- 1932 The Music Box
as Postman (uncredited)
- 1932 Any Old Port!
as Stan's Second (uncredited)
- 1932 Love Pains
as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1932 Sealskins
as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
- 1931 On the Loose
as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
- 1931 The Kick-Off!
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
- 1931 War Mamas
as Doughboy (uncredited)
- 1931
- 1931 Mama Loves Papa
as Milkman (uncredited)
- 1931 The Pajama Party
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1931 Come Clean
as Ice Cream Attendant
- 1931 The Panic Is On
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
- 1931 Sweepstakes
as Little Cook
- 1931 Let's Do Things
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1931 One of the Smiths
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1931 Haunted at Midnight
as Man on Train
- 1931 Playing at Politics
as Elevator Operator
- 1931 The Skulls
as The Landlord
- 1931 Laughing Gravy
as Landlord (uncredited)
- 1931 The Pip from Pittsburg
as Kay's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
- 1931 Be Big!
as Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1931 The Chiselers
as Bellboy / Landlord
- 1930 Only Saps Work
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1930 Los cazadores de osos
as Bootlegger
- 1930 Night of Goblins
as Passenger
- 1930 Dollar Dizzy
as Bellhop
- 1930 Men of the North
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
- 1930 Let's Go Native
as Mover (uncredited)
- 1930 Fifty Million Husbands
as Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1930 Bear Shooters
as Charlie
- 1930 Shivering and Shaking
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1930
- 1930 The Night Life
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
- 1930 Blotto
as Cabdriver
- 1930 The Fighting Parson
as The Waiter (uncredited)
- 1930 The Real McCoy
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
- 1929 Angora Love
as Neighbor
- 1929 Skirt Shy
as Postman (uncredited)
- 1929 The Hoose-Gow
as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
- 1929 Bacon Grabbers
as Truck Driver
- 1929 They Go Boom!
as Landlord
- 1929 Boxing Gloves
as Sidewalk diner attendant
- 1929 Snappy Sneezer
as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
- 1929 Men O' War
as Boater (uncredited)
- 1929 Leaping Love
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
- 1929 Little Mother
as Taxi driver
- 1929 Berth Marks
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1929 Double Whoopee
as Cabdriver
- 1929 Movie Night
as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1929 Big Business
as Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1929 That's My Wife
as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1929 Wrong Again
as Neighbor
- 1929 A Pair of Tights
as Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
- 1928
- 1928 Two Tars
as Shopkeeper
- 1928 Captain Swagger
as Messenger
- 1928 Should Married Men Go Home?
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
- 1928 You're Darn Tootin'
as Musician
- 1928 Crooks Can't Win
as 'Bull' Savage
- 1928 Came the Dawn
as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1928 Leave 'Em Laughing
as The Landlord
- 1927 The Battle of the Century
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
- 1927 Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 The Second 100 Years
as Convict / Convict (uncredited)
- 1927 Sugar Daddies
as Hotel extra
- 1927 College
as Coxswain (uncredited)
- 1927 With Love and Hisses
as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1927 Fluttering Hearts
as Man under car
- 1927 Love 'Em and Weep
as Tillsbury's Butler
- 1927 Eve's Love Letters
as Cab driver (uncredited)
- 1927
- 1927 Duck Soup
as Moving man (uncredited)
- 1927 Seeing the World
as English chauffeur
- 1927 Are Brunettes Safe?
as Villager at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1926 Bromo and Juliet
as Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1926 Thundering Fleas
as Musician
- 1926 Mighty Like a Moose
as Shoe Shine Man
- 1925 Unfriendly Enemies
as First Soldier Over the Top
+ 11 more credits
Behind the camera (4)
- 1933 Busy Bodies
Writer
- 1933 Twice Two
Writer
- 1931 Come Clean
Writer
- 1930 Hog Wild
Story