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
(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)
Sister Kenny
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
(1946)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Painter (uncredited)
(1944)
The Lodger
as Comedian
(1944)
In Society
as Mugg (uncredited)
(1944)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Apartment House Waiter
(1944)
Radio Rampage
as Jack - Radio Repairman
(1943)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Hotel Handyman
(1943)
His Butler's Sister
as Porter
(1943)
The Ape Man
as Barney
(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)
Niagara Falls
as Bellhop (uncredited)
(1941)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Nightclub Waiter
(1941)
San Antonio Rose
as Waitress
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
(1941)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Budd Doolittle
(1941)
An Apple in His Eye
as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
(1941)
A Quiet Fourth
as Edgar's Neighbor
(1941)
I'll Fix It
as The Laundry Man
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Student
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Man in Diner (uncredited)
(1940)
One Night in the Tropics
as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire
as Elevator Operator
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Second Waiter
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Elevator Boy
(1940)
Vigil in the Night
as Courtroom Spectator
(1940)
A Trailer Tragedy
as Homeless Thief in Washroom
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Mercury (uncredited)
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Gossiping Citizen
(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)
(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)
Bonnie Scotland
as Native Henchman (uncredited)
(1935)
Tit for Tat
as Mr. Hall
(1935)
Twin Triplets
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1935)
Hot Money
as Tenant (uncredited)
(1935)
Treasure Blues
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1935)
In Love at 40
as Man Getting Shave
(1935)
Sing Sister Sing
as Porter (uncredited)
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
The Live Ghost
as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
(1934)
Them Thar Hills
as Mr. Hall
(1934)
Mike Fright
as Elevator Operator
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Coach Driver
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Irate Movie Patron
(1934)
Kentucky Kernels
as Cigarette Stand Owner
(1934)
Opened by Mistake
as Intern (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)
Maid in Hollywood
as Cameraman (uncredited)
(1934)
Another Wild Idea
as Man Pushed into Fountain
(1934)
Hi'–Neighbor!
as Window Washer
(1934)
Ocean Swells
as Sailor
(1934)
One-Horse Farmers
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Babes in the Goods
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
Love on a Ladder
as Pool Hall Patron
(1933)
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
(1933)
Busy Bodies
as Shop Worker (uncredited)
(1933)
Twice Two
as Delivery Boy
(1933)
The Midnight Patrol
as Tire thief's partner
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
(1933)
Diplomaniacs
as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
(1933)
Air Fright
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1933)
Backs to Nature
as Hunter (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Maids a la Mode
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1933)
Beauty and the Bus
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
(1933)
Rhapsody in Brew
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
One Track Minds
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Organ Grinder
(1933)
(1933)
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Charlie Zeno
(1933)
Keg o' My Heart
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
The Music Box
as Postman (uncredited)
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Janitor (uncredited)
(1932)
Cynara
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1932)
What Price Hollywood?
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932)
Love Pains
as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
(1932)
Any Old Port!
as Stan's Second
(1932)
Mr. Bride
as Tipsy Ship Passenger
(1932)
Strictly Unreliable
as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
(1932)
Wild Babies!
as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
(1932)
Show Business
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1932)
The Soilers
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
(1932)
Sealskins
as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
(1932)
Too Many Women
as Man on Street (uncredited)
(1932)
Sneak Easily
as Page
(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
(1932)
A Slip at the Switch
as Second Tramp
(1931)
Come Clean
as Ice Cream Attendant
(1931)
Laughing Gravy
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1931)
On the Loose
as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
(1931)
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Kay's Dancing Partner
(1931)
Be Big!
as Bellboy
(1931)
War Mamas
as Doughboy (uncredited)
(1931)
The Kick-Off!
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
(1931)
Let's Do Things
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
Sweepstakes
as Little Cook
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Elevator Operator
(1931)
Haunted at Midnight
as Man on Train
(1931)
The Chiselers
as Bellboy / Landlord
(1931)
The Skulls
as The Landlord
(1931)
Mama Loves Papa
as Milkman (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
The Pajama Party
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
(1931)
The Panic Is On
as Man on the Street (uncredited)
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1930)
Blotto
as Cabdriver
(1930)
(1930)
Only Saps Work
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1930)
Let's Go Native
as Mover (uncredited)
(1930)
The Night Life
as Cabdriver (uncredited)
(1930)
Night of Goblins
as Passenger
(1930)
Bear Shooters
as Charlie
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as Bellhop
(1930)
Fifty Million Husbands
as Neighbor
(1930)
Men of the North
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
(1930)
The Real McCoy
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
(1930)
Shivering and Shaking
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1930)
The Fighting Parson
as The Waiter (uncredited)
(1929)
Double Whoopee
as Cabdriver
(1929)
Berth Marks
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1929)
Men O' War
as Boater (uncredited)
(1929)
Angora Love
as Neighbor
(1929)
Skirt Shy
as Postman (uncredited)
(1929)
Boxing Gloves
as Sidewalk diner attendant
(1929)
Leaping Love
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
(1929)
Little Mother
as Taxi driver
(1929)
Bacon Grabbers
as Truck driver
(1929)
They Go Boom!
as Landlord
(1929)
Wrong Again
as Neighbor
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
(1929)
Movie Night
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1929)
A Pair of Tights
as Man in fender bender
(1929)
That's My Wife
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1929)
Snappy Sneezer
as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
(1928)
Came the Dawn
as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
(1928)
You're Darn Tootin'
as Musician
(1928)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as The Landlord
(1928)
Two Tars
as Shopkeeper
(1928)
Should Married Men Go Home?
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
(1928)
Captain Swagger
as Messenger
(1927)
College
as Coxswain (uncredited)
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Convict
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Convict (uncredited)
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Hotel extra
(1927)
The Battle of the Century
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
(1927)
Eve's Love Letters
as Cab driver (uncredited)
(1927)
Duck Soup
as Moving man (uncredited)
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Tillsbury's Butler
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Man under car
(1927)
Seeing the World
as English chauffeur
(1927)
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Musician
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Stagehand (uncredited)
(1926)
Mighty Like a Moose
as Shoe Shine Man
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as Steward Who Drops Plates
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
as First Soldier Over the Top
(1925)
Madame Sans Jane
as Steward
(1924)
(1924)
Smithy
as Worker
(1924)
Postage Due
as Customer
(1924)
The Cowboy Sheik
as Party guest
(1924)
A Ten-Minute Egg
as First Bellhop (uncredited)
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Villager
(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