Charlie Hall
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-08-18
Day of Death
1959-12-07 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Charlie Hall
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
Acting
(2024)
(2023)
(1982)
Dance of the Cookoos
as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
(1968)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1967)
(1956)
(1955)
Illegal
as Bellhop (uncredited)
(1952)
Limelight
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1950)
The Milkman
as Ed (uncredited)
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Window-Washer (uncredited)
(1946)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Painter (uncredited)
(1944)
The Lodger
as Comedian
(1944)
In Society
as Mugg (uncredited)
(1944)
Radio Rampage
as Jack - Radio Repairman
(1944)
Hi, Beautiful
as Milkman (uncredited)
(1944)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Apartment House Waiter
(1943)
The Ape Man
as Barney
(1943)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Hotel Handyman
(1943)
His Butler's Sister
as Porter
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Waiter
(1942)
The Big Street
as Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)
(1942)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Louie (Uncredited)
(1942)
Man From Headquarters
as Newspaper Photographer
(1942)
Framing Father
as Silver Slipper Waiter
(1941)
Hellzapoppin'
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Bellhop (uncredited)
(1941)
A Quiet Fourth
as Edgar's Neighbor
(1941)
I'll Fix It
as The Laundry Man
(1941)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Budd Doolittle
(1941)
San Antonio Rose
as Waitress
(1941)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Nightclub Waiter
(1941)
An Apple in His Eye
as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Man in Diner (uncredited)
(1940)
Vigil in the Night
as Courtroom Spectator
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Second Waiter
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire
as Elevator Operator
(1940)
A Trailer Tragedy
as Homeless Thief in Washroom
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Elevator Boy
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Mercury (uncredited)
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
(1939)
Man About Town
as Bob's Assistant (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)
Top Hat
as (uncredited)
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Mr. Hall
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Native Henchman (uncredited)
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1935)
Twin Triplets
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
(1935)
Hot Money
as Tenant (uncredited)
(1935)
Treasure Blues
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1935)
Sing Sister Sing
as Porter (uncredited)
(1935)
In Love at 40
as Man Getting Shave
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Mr. Hall
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
(1934)
Kentucky Kernels
as Cigarette Stand Owner
(1934)
Soup and Fish
as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Coach Driver
(1934)
Maid in Hollywood
as Cameraman (uncredited)
(1934)
Ocean Swells
as Sailor
(1934)
Babes in the Goods
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Busboy
(1934)
Opened by Mistake
as Intern (uncredited)
(1934)
Mike Fright
as Elevator Operator
(1934)
Another Wild Idea
as Man Pushed into Fountain
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Irate Movie Patron
(1934)
Rough Necking
as Postman
(1934)
Love on a Ladder
as Pool Hall Patron
(1934)
One-Horse Farmers
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Hi'–Neighbor!
as Window Washer
(1933)
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
(1933)
Twice Two
as Delivery Boy
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Shop Worker (uncredited)
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Tire thief's partner
(1933)
Maids a la Mode
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Beauty and the Bus
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
(1933)
Air Fright
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1933)
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Charlie Zeno
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Organ Grinder
(1933)
One Track Minds
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1933)
Diplomaniacs
as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
(1933)
Backs to Nature
as Hunter (uncredited)
(1933)
Rhapsody in Brew
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Keg o' My Heart
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Janitor (uncredited)
(1932)
What Price Hollywood?
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932)
The Music Box
as Postman (uncredited)
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
(1932)
Cynara
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1932)
Show Business
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1932)
Love Pains
as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Stan's Second
(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
(1932)
Sneak Easily
as Page
(1932)
The Soilers
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1932)
Sealskins
as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
(1932)
A Slip at the Switch
as Second Tramp
(1932)
Too Many Women
as Man on Street (uncredited)
(1932)
Strictly Unreliable
as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
(1932)
Mr. Bride
as Tipsy Ship Passenger
(1932)
Wild Babies!
as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
(1931)
The Chiselers
as Bellboy / Landlord
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1931)
Be Big!
as Bellboy
(1931)
On the Loose
as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
(1931)
The Panic Is On
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Man on Train
(1931)
Let's Do Things
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
The Pajama Party
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
(1931)
Come Clean
as Ice Cream Attendant
(1931)
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Elevator Operator
(1931)
The Skulls
as The Landlord
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1931)
War Mamas
as Doughboy (uncredited)
(1931)
Sweepstakes
as Little Cook
(1931)
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Kay's Dancing Partner
(1931)
The Kick-Off!
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
(1931)
Mama Loves Papa
as Milkman (uncredited)
(1930)
(1930)
Only Saps Work
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1930)
Men of the North
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Passenger
(1930)
Blotto
as Cabdriver
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as Bellhop
(1930)
Bear Shooters
as Charlie
(1930)
The Fighting Parson
as The Waiter (uncredited)
(1930)
Let's Go Native
as Mover (uncredited)
(1930)
The Night Life
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
(1930)
The Real McCoy
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
(1930)
Fifty Million Husbands
as Neighbor
(1930)
Los cazadores de osos
as Bootlegger
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Landlord
(1929)
Men O' War
as Boater (uncredited)
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Cabdriver
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Neighbor
(1929)
Movie Night
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Truck driver
(1929)
Boxing Gloves
as Sidewalk diner attendant
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
(1929)
A Pair of Tights
as Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
(1929)
Angora Love
as Neighbor
(1929)
Little Mother
as Taxi driver
(1929)
Skirt Shy
as Postman (uncredited)
(1929)
Leaping Love
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
(1929)
Snappy Sneezer
as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
(1928)
Came the Dawn
as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
(1928)
Two Tars
as Shopkeeper
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as The Landlord
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Musician
(1928)
(1928)
Captain Swagger
as Messenger
(1927)
College
as Coxswain (uncredited)
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Hotel extra
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Moving man (uncredited)
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Man under car
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Convict
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Convict (uncredited)
(1927)
Eve's Love Letters
as Cab driver (uncredited)
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Tillsbury's Butler
(1927)
(1927)
Seeing the World
as English chauffeur
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Stagehand (uncredited)
(1926)
Mighty Like a Moose
as Shoe Shine Man
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Musician
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Steward Who Drops Plates
(1925)
Madame Sans Jane
as Steward
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
as First Soldier Over the Top
(1924)
Postage Due
as Customer
(1924)
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Villager
(1924)
Smithy
as Worker
(1924)
A Ten-Minute Egg
as First Bellhop (uncredited)
(1924)
The Cowboy Sheik
as Party guest
(1923)
(1922)
Do Me a Favor
as A Fireman
(1921)
Crew
(1933)
Twice Two
Writer
(1933)
Busy Bodies
Writer
(1931)
Come Clean
Writer
(1930)
Hog Wild
Story