- Born
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- Birth nameClifford Porter Hall
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- For over two decades, Porter Hall made a career out of playing villains and pompous, unpleasant people. His movie career was not a mirror of his real life, however. Mr. Hall was well known as a generous and outgoing person who was well-liked by almost everybody he knew. It is ironic that the role he is most often seen in today is that of an atheist in Going My Way (1944) - ironic because Hall was a deacon in his church. Hall, who didn't make his first movie until he was 43, remained active until his death in 1953.- IMDb mini biography by: Butch Butcheson (butcheson@yahoo.com)
- SpouseGeraldine Hall(August 4, 1927 - October 6, 1953) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenSarah Jane HallDavid Clifford Hall
- Appeared in six Best Picture Oscar nominees: The Thin Man (1934), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Going My Way (1944), Double Indemnity (1944) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947), with "Going My Way" winning Best Picture.
- Active on Broadway from 1926-1934. Performed in 9 major productions including the original cast production of "The Great Gatsby" in 1924.
- Has appeared in ten films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": The Thin Man (1934), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943), Going My Way (1944), Double Indemnity (1944), Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Ace in the Hole (1951).
- Became a member of the Screen Actors Guild in late 1935.
- Appeared in three films listed on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies, a list of the 100 greatest films in American cinema; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Sullivan's Travels (1941) and Double Indemnity (1944).
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