Creighton Hale
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-05-24
Day of Death
1965-08-09 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
County Cork, Ireland
Creighton Hale
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary.
When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca.
He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Known For
Acting
(1959)
Westbound
as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
(1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Man Driving Car (uncredited)
(1957)
The Story of Mankind
as Heavenly Judge
(1956)
Serenade
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1955)
Strange Lady in Town
as Card Player (uncredited)
(1954)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
(1953)
Take the High Ground!
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
(1953)
So You Want to Learn to Dance
as Barber
(1952)
Les Miserables
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
Fort Worth
as Railroad Backer (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1951)
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
(1951)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
as Movie Patron
(1950)
Sunset Boulevard
as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
(1950)
Backfire
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1950)
The Great Jewel Robber
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1949)
The Fountainhead
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
(1949)
Beyond the Forest
as Townsman with Glasses
(1949)
One Last Fling
as Gus
(1949)
Homicide
as Glorietta Desk Clerk
(1949)
(1949)
So You Want to Be Popular
as Waiter at Party
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Bailiff (uncredited)
(1948)
Fighter Squadron
as Cockney (uncredited)
(1948)
So You Want an Apartment
as Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
(1948)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
as Blackjack Player (uncredited)
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Marcelled Leading Man
(1947)
Life with Father
as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
(1947)
Humoresque
as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
(1947)
Humoresque
as Professor (uncredited)
(1947)
Cry Wolf
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
(1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Second Tout (uncredited)
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
as Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
(1947)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
(1947)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
(1947)
Love and Learn
as Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
(1947)
Always Together
as Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
(1947)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
as Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
Three Strangers
as Man in Pub
(1946)
The Verdict
as Reporter
(1946)
So You Want to Play the Horses
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1944)
Mr. Skeffington
as Casey (uncredited)
(1944)
(1944)
Crime by Night
as Horace Grayson (uncredited)
(1943)
Casablanca
as Customer (uncredited)
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Sparks (uncredited)
(1943)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Dr. Carter
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Engineer (uncredited)
(1943)
The Mysterious Doctor
as Luke
(1943)
The Gorilla Man
as Constable Fletcher
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Carmichael
(1942)
Bullet Scars
as Judd, the druggist
(1942)
Winning Your Wings
as Uncle Ed (uncredited)
(1942)
The Hidden Hand
as The Coroner (uncredited)
(1942)
Murder in the Big House
as Ritter - Warden's Secretary
(1942)
Spy Ship
as Reporter
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as Stenographer (uncredited)
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Radio Man (uncredited)
(1941)
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Bank Representative
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Headline Printer (uncredited)
(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark
as Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Church Usher (uncredited)
(1941)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
as Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
(1941)
Steel Against the Sky
as Jim (uncredited)
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
(1941)
Highway West
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1941)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
as Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
(1940)
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Reporter #3 (uncredited)
(1940)
My Love Came Back
as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Announcer
(1940)
Saturday's Children
as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
(1940)
King of the Lumberjacks
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1940)
East of the River
as Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
(1940)
A Fugitive from Justice
as Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Desk Clerk
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Customer (uncredited)
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Hotel Manager
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Man in Sheriff's Office
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Draftsman (uncredited)
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1939)
On Your Toes
as First Stage Manager
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
(1939)
The Bill of Rights
as New York Congressman
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Reporter
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Racetrack Official
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
(1939)
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Broadcaster
(1939)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1938)
International Settlement
as Clerk
(1938)
One Wild Night
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Desk Man
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as G-Man
(1937)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
(1936)
Under Your Spell
as Bailiff (uncredited)
(1936)
The Millionaire Kid
as Thomas Neville
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Hank
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Ticket Agent
(1935)
Becky Sharp
as British Officer (uncredited)
(1935)
Helldorado
as Newspaper Reporter
(1935)
(1935)
Million Dollar Haul
as Curley Chandler
(1935)
Life Begins at Forty
as Drug Clerk
(1935)
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Groom
(1934)
The Thin Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Wedding Guest
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
(1934)
George White's Scandals
as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
(1933)
The Masquerader
as Bobby Blessington
(1933)
Sensation Hunters
as Fred Barrett
(1932)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Wedding Supervisor
(1932)
Free Wheeling
as Dickie's Father
(1931)
Grief Street
as Play Co-star
(1931)
Big Ears
as Wheezer's father
(1930)
Holiday
as Pete Hedges
(1930)
School's Out
as Jack Crabtree
(1929)
(1929)
The Great Divide
as Edgar Blossom
(1928)
Riley of the Rainbow Division
as Riley
(1928)
The House of Shame
as Harvey Baremore
(1928)
Sisters of Eve
as Leonard Tavernake
(1928)
Rose-Marie
as Etienne Doray
(1927)
The Cat and the Canary
as Paul Jones
(1927)
Should Men Walk Home?
as The Gentleman Crook
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
as Becky's Boyfriend
(1927)
Annie Laurie
as Donald
(1927)
(1926)
(1926)
The Midnight Message
as Billy Dodd
(1926)
Beverly of Graustark
as Prince Oscar
(1925)
Exchange of Wives
as Victor Moran
(1925)
The Circle
as Arnold Cheney
(1925)
Wages for Wives
as Danny Kester
(1925)
Seven Days
as Jim Wilson
(1925)
The Shadow on the Wall
as George Walters
(1925)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Billy Craig
(1924)
This Woman
as Bobby Bleedon
(1924)
The Marriage Circle
as Dr. Gustav Mueller
(1924)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as St. Jimmy
(1924)
Name the Man
as Alick Gell
(1924)
Wine of Youth
as Richard (1897 prologue
(1924)
How to Educate a Wife
as Billy Breese
(1923)
Tea- With a Kick!
as Art Binger
(1923)
Mary of the Movies
as The Boy
(1923)
Broken Hearts of Broadway
as An Outcast
(1923)
Trilby
as Little Billee
(1922)
Fascination
as Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
(1922)
Her Majesty
as Ted Harper
(1921)
Orphans of the Storm
as Picard
(1921)
Forbidden Love
as Harold Van Zandt
(1920)
Way Down East
as Professor Sterling
(1920)
The Idol Dancer
as Walter Kincaid
(1920)
A Child for Sale
as Charles Stoddard
(1919)
The Thirteenth Chair
as Willy Grosby
(1919)
A Damsel in Distress
as George Bevan
(1919)
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
as Conrad Le Brett
(1919)
The Love Cheat
as Henry Calvin
(1919)
Oh Boy!
as George Budd
(1919)
The Black Circle
as Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
(1918)
The Woman the Germans Shot
as Frank Brooks
(1918)
Mrs. Slacker
as Robert Gibbs
(1918)
His Bonded Wife
as Philip Hazard
(1917)
The Seven Pearls
as Harry Drake
(1916)
Snow White
as Prince Florimon
(1916)
Charity
as Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
(1916)
The Iron Claw
as Davey
(1915)
A Fool There Was
as Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
(1915)
The New Exploits of Elaine
as Walter Jameson
(1915)
The Romance of Elaine
as Walter Jameson
(1915)
The Old Homestead
as Reuben Whitcomb
(1914)
The Million Dollar Mystery
as Gang Member
(1914)
The Taint
as Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
(1914)
The Stain
as Office Clerk
(1914)
The Exploits of Elaine
as Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)