Charlie Hall
Biography
Charlie Hall was an English film actor known as a frequent nemesis of Laurel and Hardy. Born in Ward End, Birmingham, he joined Fred Karno's stage troupe as a teenager. After moving to New York City in his late teens, he worked as a stagehand until Bobby Dunn persuaded him to act again. By the mid-1920s he was with Hal Roach. He worked with Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but became best known for nearly 50 films with Laurel and Hardy, often as a mean landlord or opponent. His short stature and accent let him play a college student at 40 in A Chump at Oxford (1940). He almost never starred, except in 1941 with Frank Faylen at Monogram. He continued in bits and supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s, with occasional television work and a brief part in Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (1952). His final roles came in 1956 on the series Cheyenne and in a Joe McDoakes short.
60years old at death
- Born Birmingham
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 16 years1927 to 1943
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Getting ready for a role
Hall's short stature and slight English accent let him play a college student at age 40 in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
A first
Hall almost never had starring roles, but Monogram Pictures made an exception in 1941 by teaming him with character comedian Frank Faylen.
Charlie Hall movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James W. Horne directed two of these films. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James W. Horne
Also two films together5 more actors
- Eddie BordenA Chump at Oxford (1940) and Saps at Sea (1940)
- Minerva UrecalThe Ape Man (1943) and You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
- Richard CramerA Chump at Oxford (1940) and Saps at Sea (1940)
- Harry BernardA Chump at Oxford (1940) and Saps at Sea (1940)
- Daphne PollardOur Relations (1936) and Bonnie Scotland (1935)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.