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:
- 150
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Adventurer 1917-02-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Friendly Persuasion 1956-10-30
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited) | 1956-10-30 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Paymaster (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | The Dean (uncredited) | 1953-08-14 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Larceny | Willard Maibrunn | 1953-06-05 |
| Movie | The Moonlighter | Clemmons Usqubaugh | 1953-09-19 |
| Series | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-09-07 |
| Movie | Carrie | Factory Foreman | 1952-07-17 |
| Movie | Gasoline Alley | S.D. Pettit | 1951-01-02 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Cusick (uncredited) | 1951-09-20 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| 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 | If You Knew Susie | Pringle (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Summer Holiday | Mr. Lipska (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | 3 Godfathers | Oliver Latham | 1948-12-31 |
| 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 | Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins | 1946-09-03 |
| Movie | Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | 1946-01-18 |
| Movie | Singin' in the Corn | Obediah Davis | 1946-12-26 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Carter (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
| Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Prew | 1946-12-25 |
| Movie | The Fighting Guardsman | Picot | 1945-04-24 |
| 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 Thin Man Goes Home | R.T. Tatum (uncredited) | 1944-12-24 |
| 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 | Whispering Ghosts | Mark Gruber | 1942-05-17 |
| Movie | In Old California | Mr. Hayes | 1942-05-31 |
| Movie | Saboteur | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | The Lady Is Willing | Dr. Jones (uncredited) | 1942-02-12 |
| Movie | The Spoilers | Stuve | 1942-06-11 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. Cotton | 1942-02-26 |
| Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Producer Dobosh | 1942-03-06 |
| Movie | Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | 1942-07-23 |
| Movie | That Other Woman | Smith | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Dan Crane | 1942-06-13 |
| 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 | Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | There's One Born Every Minute | Trumbull | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Baby | John Parkinson | 1941-05-31 |
| Movie | A Very Young Lady | Oliver Brixton | 1941-06-27 |
| Movie | Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Claude Haddock | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Mayor | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | 1941-04-11 |
| 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 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Alec Severn | 1940-10-26 |
| Movie | They Drive by Night | Farnsworth (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Behind the News | Neil Saunders | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Calling All Husbands | Hadley Weaver | 1940-09-07 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Second Judge (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| 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 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Hawthorne (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | They Made Her a Spy | Beldon | 1939-04-14 |
| Movie | Sudden Money | Mr. Wixby | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Heywood | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited) | 1939-02-18 |
| Movie | I'm from Missouri | Henry Couch | 1939-04-06 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Surrett's Lawyer | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | News Is Made at Night | Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | 1939-07-20 |
| Movie | Reno | Augustus Welch | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Swanee River | Pond | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Indianapolis Speedway | Mayor | 1939-08-05 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Ben Bradford | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Uncle Redley | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | 1939-08-11 |
| Movie | Penrod's Double Trouble | Mr. Bitts | 1938-07-23 |
| Movie | The Saint in New York | Vincent Nather | 1938-05-25 |
| Movie | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited) | 1938-03-25 |
| Movie | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mr. Bitts | 1938-02-26 |
| Movie | I'll Give a Million | Mayor | 1938-07-27 |
| Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Turner (uncredited) | 1938-02-12 |
| Movie | The Girl Downstairs | Ambassador (uncredited) | 1938-12-23 |
| Movie | I Am the Law | George Leander | 1938-08-25 |
| Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Popsie (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | Federal Man-Hunt | Damon Lauber | 1938-12-27 |
| Movie | A Man to Remember | Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Room Service | Dr. Glass | 1938-09-21 |
| Movie | Penrod and Sam | Mr. Bitts | 1937-02-28 |
| Movie | Ready, Willing and Able | Brockman | 1937-03-06 |
| Movie | Stolen Holiday | Le Grande | 1937-02-06 |
| Movie | Pick a Star | Julius Klawheimer | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | Black Legion | Osgood | 1937-01-30 |
| Movie | Woman Chases Man | Mr. Judd | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Talent Scout | M.B. Carter | 1937-07-24 |
| Movie | Blossoms On Broadway | Dr. Gilgallon | 1937-11-19 |
| Movie | Trouble at Midnight | Everett Benson | 1937-10-16 |
| Movie | Dead End | Whitey (Uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | Partners in Crime | Silas Wagon | 1937-10-08 |
| 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 (uncredited) | 1931-03-21 |
| Movie | Laughter | Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1930-09-24 |
| Movie | The Adventurer | Austin | 1917-02-15 |