Charles Halton
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.
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- Born:
- Mar 16, 1876 In Washington - District of Columbia - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 144
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Adventurer 1917-02-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Friendly Persuasion 1956-11-25
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Paymaster (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Larceny | Willard Maibrunn | 1953-06-05 |
| Movie | The Moonlighter | Clemmons Usqubaugh | 1953-09-19 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | The Dean (uncredited) | 1953-08-14 |
| Movie | Carrie | Factory Foreman | 1952-07-17 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Cusick | 1951-09-20 |
| Movie | Gasoline Alley | S.D. Pettit | 1951-01-02 |
| Movie | The Traveling Saleswoman | Clumhill | 1950-02-15 |
| Movie | The Nevadan | Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited) | 1950-01-11 |
| Movie | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Mr. Fettles (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
| Movie | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Merkle - the Shyster | 1950-11-04 |
| Movie | Hideout | Gabriel Wotter | 1949-03-08 |
| Movie | The Daring Caballero | Ed J. Hodges | 1949-06-13 |
| Movie | 3 Godfathers | Oliver Latham | 1948-12-31 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Pringle (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Summer Holiday | Mr. Lipska (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | My Dear Secretary | Mr. Kilbride (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | T. O'Connor Scott | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal (uncredited) | 1947-09-01 |
| Movie | Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | 1946-01-18 |
| Movie | The Fighting Guardsman | Picot | 1946-01-04 |
| Movie | Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins | 1946-09-03 |
| Movie | Singin' in the Corn | Obediah Davis | 1946-12-26 |
| Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Prew | 1946-12-25 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Carter (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Kast | 1945-06-27 |
| Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
| Movie | She Went to the Races | Dr. Collyer | 1945-11-04 |
| Movie | Midnight Manhunt | Henry Miggs | 1945-07-27 |
| Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | Doctor (uncredited) | 1944-03-31 |
| Movie | Rationing | Ezra Weeks | 1944-03-24 |
| Movie | Address Unknown | Censorial Pipsqueak | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Up in Arms | Dr. Freyheisen | 1944-02-17 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Night | Doc Stacey | 1944-07-27 |
| Movie | The Town Went Wild | Mr. Tweedle | 1944-12-15 |
| Movie | Wilson | Colonel House | 1944-08-01 |
| Movie | Government Girl | Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
| Movie | Whispering Footsteps | Harry Hammond | 1943-12-30 |
| Movie | In Old California | Mr. Hayes | 1942-05-31 |
| Movie | The Spoilers | Stuve | 1942-06-11 |
| Movie | Whispering Ghosts | Mark Gruber | 1942-05-17 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. Cotton | 1942-02-26 |
| Movie | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Dan Crane | 1942-06-13 |
| Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Producer Dobosh | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | Saboteur | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | 1942-07-23 |
| Movie | That Other Woman | Smith | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | There's One Born Every Minute | Trumbull | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | My Sister Eileen | Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | 1942-09-24 |
| Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Charley Gates (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
| Movie | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | A Very Young Lady | Oliver Brixton | 1941-06-27 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Baby | John Parkinson | 1941-05-31 |
| Movie | Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Mayor | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Claude Haddock | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | Unholy Partners | Phil Kaper | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | Look Who's Laughing | Cudahy | 1941-11-21 |
| Movie | The Body Disappears | Professor Moggs | 1941-11-22 |
| Movie | I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island | Commandant | 1941-08-04 |
| Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Haskins (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Walter Kaufman | 1941-12-04 |
| Movie | Three Girls About Town | Doc - Coroner | 1941-10-23 |
| Movie | The Smiling Ghost | Ames Bentley | 1941-09-06 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Rufus Smith (auctioneer) | 1941-08-14 |
| Movie | Lady Scarface | Mr. Pinchback | 1941-09-26 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Streeter | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | The Man with Nine Lives | Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) | 1940-04-18 |
| Movie | 20 Mule Team | Henry Adams | 1940-05-03 |
| Movie | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Rupert Bulfinch | 1940-04-09 |
| Movie | Gangs of Chicago | Bromo | 1940-05-18 |
| Movie | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Sensenbrenner | 1940-02-23 |
| Movie | Lillian Russell | Dr' Dobbins | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | The Shop Around the Corner | Detective | 1940-01-12 |
| Movie | The Ghost Comes Home | Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited) | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Virginia City | Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited) | 1940-03-23 |
| Movie | Lucky Partners | Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
| Movie | The Westerner | Mort Borrow | 1940-09-18 |
| Movie | They Drive by Night | Farnsworth (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Second Judge (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | Behind the News | Neil Saunders | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Calling All Husbands | Hadley Weaver | 1940-09-07 |
| Movie | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Alec Severn | 1940-10-26 |
| Movie | Young People | Moderator | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Bradley | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | I Love You Again | Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
| Movie | Stranger on the Third Floor | Albert Meng | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Ex-Champ | Trilby | 1939-05-11 |
| Movie | They Asked For It | Dr. Tyler | 1939-05-20 |
| Movie | They Made Her a Spy | Beldon | 1939-04-14 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Hawthorne (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited) | 1939-02-18 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Heywood | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Sudden Money | Mr. Wixby | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Surrett's Lawyer | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | Indianapolis Speedway | Mayor | 1939-08-05 |
| Movie | Reno | Augustus Welch | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Swanee River | Pond | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | News Is Made at Night | Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | 1939-07-20 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Ben Bradford | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | 1939-08-11 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Uncle Redley | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Penrod's Double Trouble | Mr. Bitts | 1938-07-23 |
| Movie | The Saint in New York | Vincent Nather | 1938-05-25 |
| Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Turner (uncredited) | 1938-02-12 |
| Movie | I'll Give a Million | Mayor | 1938-07-27 |
| Movie | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited) | 1938-03-25 |
| Movie | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mr. Rodney H. Bitts, Sr. | 1938-02-26 |
| Movie | I Am the Law | George Leander | 1938-08-25 |
| Movie | Federal Man-Hunt | Damon Lauber | 1938-12-27 |
| Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Popsie (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | The Girl Downstairs | Ambassador (uncredited) | 1938-12-23 |
| Movie | A Man to Remember | Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Room Service | Dr. Glass | 1938-09-21 |
| Movie | Ready, Willing and Able | Brockman | 1937-03-06 |
| Movie | Penrod and Sam | Mr. Rodney H. Bitts | 1937-02-28 |
| Movie | Black Legion | Osgood | 1937-01-30 |
| Movie | Stolen Holiday | Le Grande | 1937-02-06 |
| Movie | Woman Chases Man | Mr. Judd | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Pick a Star | Julius Klawheimer | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | Blossoms On Broadway | Dr. Gilgallon | 1937-11-19 |
| Movie | Trouble at Midnight | Everett Benson | 1937-10-16 |
| Movie | Talent Scout | M.B. Carter | 1937-07-24 |
| Movie | Dead End | Whitey (Uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | More Than a Secretary | Mr. Crosby | 1936-12-10 |
| Movie | Come and Get It | Jed Hewitt | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Willard (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. Bell | 1936-12-28 |
| Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Villager (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
| Movie | Honor Among Lovers | Wilkes | 1931-02-28 |
| Movie | Laughter | Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1930-09-24 |
| Movie | The Adventurer | Austin | 1917-02-15 |