Thurston Hall
Biography
Thurston Hall was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. Born in Boston in 1882, he began his career as a teenager touring with New England stage companies, then went to London and formed a small troupe, also touring New Zealand and South Africa. In 1904 he acted in the initial staging of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. His Broadway credits included The Only Girl (1914) and Fifty Million Frenchmen (1929). In 1925 he took a troupe to Australia to perform So This Is London. Hall entered silent films in 1915, and from 1915 to 1957 he appeared in 250 films. Later he became known for pompous or blustering authority figures, while early on he supported Theda Bara in vamp-costume dramas. On television, his best-known role was Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper, in Topper from 1953 to 1956. He died in 1958.
75years old at death
- Born Boston
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Ernest Thurston Hall
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 15 years1935 to 1950
First and latest
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Thurston Hall movies on Netflix
Bright Leafas Phillips
One Too Manyas Kenneth Simes
Tell It to the Judgeas Sen. Caswell
Miraculous Journeyas Kendricks
Mourning Becomes Electraas Dr. Blake
The Farmer's Daughteras Wilbur Johnson
The Secret Life of Walter Mittyas Bruce Pierce
Without Reservationsas Henry Baldwin
Brewster's Millionsas Colonel Drew
West of the Pecosas Col. Lambeth
Song of Nevadaas John Barrabee
Wilsonas Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
Sherlock Holmes in Washingtonas Sen. Henry Babcock
The Hard Wayas Harry
This Land Is Mineas Mayor Henry Manville
The Great Lieas Oscar Worthington James
City for Conquestas Max Leonard
The Great McGintyas Mr. Maxwell
The Invisible Womanas Hudson
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Dateas Inspector Crane
Each Dawn I Dieas Hanley
You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Grant
There's Always a Womanas District Attorney
Theodora Goes Wildas Arthur Stevenson
Crime and Punishmentas Editor
The Black Roomas Col. Paul Hassel
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas Bruce Pierce
IMDb rating 6.97.6K votes
Most often with
Roy William Neill directed two of these films, Anatole Litvak two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Donald Crisp3 films together, 1938 to 1950
Donald Crisp's page Bright Leaf1950IMDb rating 6.7Hall as PhillipsCrisp as Major Singleton
City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2Hall as Max LeonardCrisp as Scotty MacPherson
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938IMDb rating 7.0Hall as GrantCrisp as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
Jerome Cowan3 films together, 1938 to 1941
Jerome Cowan's page The Great Lie1941IMDb rating 7.1Hall as Oscar Worthington JamesCowan as Jock Thompson
City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2Hall as Max LeonardCowan as 'Dutch'
There's Always a Woman1938IMDb rating 6.7Hall as District AttorneyCowan as Nick Shane
Elisabeth Risdon3 films together, 1935 to 1947
Elisabeth Risdon's page Mourning Becomes Electra1947IMDb rating 6.3Hall as Dr. BlakeRisdon as Mrs. Hills
Theodora Goes Wild1936IMDb rating 7.1Hall as Arthur StevensonRisdon as Aunt Mary
Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Hall as EditorRisdon as Mrs. Raskolnikov
Boris Karloff2 films together, 1935 to 1947
Boris Karloff's page The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947IMDb rating 6.9Hall as Bruce PierceKarloff as Dr. Hollingshead
The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Hall as Col. Paul HasselKarloff as Baron Gregor de Berghman…
James Cagney2 films together, 1939 to 1940
James Cagney's page City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2Hall as Max LeonardCagney as Danny Kenny
Each Dawn I Die1939IMDb rating 7.2Hall as HanleyCagney as Frank Ross
John Litel2 films together, 1938 to 1945
John Litel's page Brewster's Millions1945IMDb rating 6.6Hall as Colonel DrewLitel as Swearengen Jones
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938IMDb rating 7.0Hall as GrantLitel as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Roy William NeillDirector, 2 films, 1935 to 1943
All films by Roy William Neill Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943IMDb rating 6.6Hall as Sen. Henry Babcock
The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Hall as Col. Paul Hassel
Anatole LitvakDirector, 2 films, 1938 to 1940
All films by Anatole Litvak City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2Hall as Max Leonard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938IMDb rating 7.0Hall as Grant
Also two films together30 more actors
- Thomas MitchellWilson (1944) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Jack CarsonBright Leaf (1950) and The Hard Way (1943)
- Mary GordonSherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) and The Invisible Woman (1940)
- Douglass DumbrilleTell It to the Judge (1949) and Crime and Punishment (1935)
- Rhys WilliamsOne Too Many (1950) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
- Edward BrophyThe Invisible Woman (1940) and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Harry DavenportTell It to the Judge (1949) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
- Mary AstorThe Great Lie (1941) and There's Always a Woman (1938)
- Charles TrowbridgeThe Great Lie (1941) and Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- Melvyn DouglasThere's Always a Woman (1938) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- William 'Billy' BenedictThere's Always a Woman (1938) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Ralph BrooksYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) and There's Always a Woman (1938)
- Jimmy ConlinMourning Becomes Electra (1947) and The Great McGinty (1940)
- Henry KolkerTheodora Goes Wild (1936) and The Black Room (1935)
- Louis Jean HeydtThe Great McGinty (1940) and Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- Stanley RidgesWilson (1944) and Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- Lester MatthewsThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) and There's Always a Woman (1938)
- Nana BryantBrewster's Millions (1945) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Rosalind RussellTell It to the Judge (1949) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Mary ForbesSherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Sam McDanielWithout Reservations (1946) and The Great Lie (1941)
- Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonBrewster's Millions (1945) and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Gladys GeorgeBright Leaf (1950) and The Hard Way (1943)
- Maxie RosenbloomEach Dawn I Die (1939) and The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
- Sven Hugo BorgThis Land Is Mine (1943) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Leona MaricleThe Hard Way (1943) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Lester SharpeOne Too Many (1950) and This Land Is Mine (1943)
- Libby TaylorThe Hard Way (1943) and The Great McGinty (1940)
- Marian MarshCrime and Punishment (1935) and The Black Room (1935)
- Robert AllenCrime and Punishment (1935) and The Black Room (1935)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Thurston Hall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.9 million
5 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 21 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 21Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.0M34.0% of the total
- 2$1.6M26.7% of the total
- 3$957K16.3% of the total
- 4$689K11.7% of the total
- 5$660K11.2% of the total
Online
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