Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall
Born	Ernest Thurston Hall (1882-05-10)May 10, 1882 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	February 20, 1958(1958-02-20) (aged 75) Beverly Hills, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915 – 57
Spouse	Quenda Hackett

Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures.

Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper (played by Leo G. Carroll), in the 1950s television series, Topper (1953–1956).

Career

He appeared in a tent show repertory in New England. Later he appeared on Broadway in "Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch". He owned a theatrical company and presented plays in Australia, Africa and a number of other countries. He appeared in Vaudeville, silent pictures and made the transition to the talkies.

Personal life

Hall was married to the former Quenda Hackett (1897–1984). He died in Beverly Hills, California from a heart attack, aged 75.

Selected filmography

• Cleopatra (1917)
• We Can't Have Everything (1918)
• The Brazen Beauty (1918)
• The Squaw Man (1918)
• The Exquisite Thief (1919)
• The Unpainted Woman (1919)
• The Great Well (1924)
• The Black Room (1935)
• Metropolitan (1935)
• Love Me Forever (1935)
• Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
• Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
• It Can't Last Forever (1937)
• The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
• Campus Confessions (1938)
• Going Places (1938)
• Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
• Million Dollar Legs (1939)
• The Great McGinty (1940)
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
• Pacific Blackout (1941)
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
• The Great Lie (1941)
• Counter-Espionage (1942)
• This Land Is Mine (1943)
• Brewster's Millions (1945)
• West of the Pecos (1945)
• Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
• It Had to Be You (1947)
• It Grows on Trees (1952)
• Carson City (1952)

External links

• Thurston Hall at IMDb
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• Thurston Hall at Find a Grave