Charles Halton

Charles Halton

b. 1876 — d. 1959 (aged 83) Washington - District of Columbia - USA

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A respected stage actor -- he trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts -- since the 1920s, birdlike Charles Halton's thinning hair, rimless glasses and officious manner were familiar to generations of moviegoers. Whether playing the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or weaselly attorney, you could count on Halton to try to drive the "immoral influences" out of the neighborhood, foreclose on the orphanage, evict the poor widow and her children from their apartment, or any other number of dastardly deeds, all justified by "I'm sorry but that's my job." His 40-year film career ended with High School Confidential! (1958), after which he retired.

Known For

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

Filmography

The Gentle Warrior

District Attorney Harper

The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

Clemmons Usqubaugh - Undertaker

A Slight Case of Larceny

A Slight Case of Larceny

Willard Maibrunn - Magna Gold Oil Co.

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Merkle - the Shyster

Love Thy Neighbor

The Daring Caballero

The Daring Caballero

Bet Your Life

The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

T. O'Connor Scott

Because of Him

Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

Pip-Squeak Who Censors Play

Shadows in the Night

Shadows in the Night

The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps

Harry St. Clair Hammond

Lady Bodyguard

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

Producer Jan Dobosz

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

In Old California

In Old California

There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Henry Aldrich, Editor

That Other Woman

That Other Woman

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. Harry Deever

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost

Great Uncle Ames Bentley

Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners

Phil Kaper - Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

Hazelton - Barrett's Aide

Dance Hall

Mr. Frederick Newmeyer

A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

Meet the Chump

Dr. Stephanowsky

The Westerner

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Dr. Cyclops

Dr. Rupert Bulfinch

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

20 Mule Team

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Calling All Husbands

Calling All Husbands

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

Behind the News

Behind the News

Reno

No Place to Go

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

Lt. Gov. Elmer Hinge

They Asked for It

They Asked for It

Ex-Champ

The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod's Double Trouble

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Federal Man-Hunt

Federal Man-Hunt

Penitentiary

Leonard Nettleford

Stolen Holiday

Mayor Marcel Le Grande

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

Penrod and Sam

Talent Scout

Trouble at Midnight

Trouble at Midnight

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

More Than a Secretary

More Than a Secretary

Say It with Candy

Broadway Ballyhoo

Shave It with Music

Laughter

Winslow - Gibson's Secretary

The Climbers

The Tower of Jewels

The Adventurer

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

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