Charlie Hall
Land: United Kingdom
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1899-08-19
Ist gestorben: 1959-12-07
Biografie
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Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.
Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.
As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).
In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956.
Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
Schauspieler:
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1. Taxifahrer (1926), film...Stagehand
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2. Mighty Like a Moose (1926), film...Shoe Shine Man
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3. Buster Keaton, der Student (1927), film...Coxswain
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4. Alles in Schlagsahne (1927), film...Pie Deliveryman
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5. Kavaliere für 24 Stunden (1927), film...Convict
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6. Leichte Beute (1927), film...Moving man
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...Soldier
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8. Dick und Doof spielen Golf (1928), film...Soda Jerk
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9. Ihr könnt mir mal was blasen (1928), film...Musician
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10. Dick und Dof auf Heimaturlaub (1928), film...Shopkeeper
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11. Leave 'em Laughing (1928), film...The Landlord
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12. Unschuldig hinter Gittern (1929), film...Treetop Lookout
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13. Das feuchte Hotelbett (1929), film...Landlord
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14. Schnorrer (1929), film...Truck driver
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15. Der Prinz im Fahrstuhlschacht (1929), film...Cabdriver
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16. Das große Geschäft (1929), film...Neighbor
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17. Dick und Doof, die Vollmatrosen (1929), film...Boater
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18. Nachtquartier (1929), film...Train Passenger
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19. That's My Wife (1929), film...2nd Waiter
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20. Kuschel-Liebe (1929), film...Neighbor
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...Neighbor
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22. Der Gaul auf dem Klavier (1929), film...Neighbor
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23. Boxing Gloves (1929), film...Sidewalk diner attendant
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24. Laurel & Hardy - Unter Null (1930), film...Annoyed Shopkeeper Throwing Snowball
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25. Alle Hunde lieben Stan (1930), film...Landlord
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...Cabdriver
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27. Spuk un Mitternacht (1930), film...Unknown
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28. Bear Shooters (1930), film...Charlie
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29. Men of the North (1930), film...Townsman at Hearing
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30. In die Falle gelockt (1931), film...Ice Cream Attendant
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31. Hinter Schloß und Riegel (1931), film...Dental Assistant
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32. Laurel & Hardy in der Wüste (1931), film...New Recruit #13
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33. Die Qual mit den Stiefeln (1931), film...Bellboy
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34. Als Rekruten (1932), film...Janitor
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35. Das verrückte Klavier (1932), film...Postman
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36. What Price Hollywood? (1932), film...Reporter
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37. Dick und Doof gehen vor Anker (1932), film...Shopkeeper
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38. Dick & Doof als Mitgiftjäger (1933), film...Delivery Boy
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39. Dick und Doof und die Wundersäge (1933), film...Shop Worker
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40. Laurel & Hardy - Die Wüstensöhne (1933), film...2nd Waiter
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41. Dick & Doof als Ehemänner (1933), film...Delivery Boy
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42. Dick und Doof als Polizisten (1933), film...Tire Thief's Partner
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43. Das Geisterschiff (1934), film...Sailor at Table
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...Mr. Hall
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45. Kentucky Kernels (1934), film...Cigarette Stand Owner
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46. Ich tanz mich in dein Herz hinein (1935), film...Minor Role
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47. Dick und Doof mit der Kuckucksuhr (1935), film...Bank Teller
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48. Dick und Doof in tausend Nöten (1935), film...Mr. Hall
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49. Ein Walzer aus Amerika (1936), film...Taxi Driver
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50. Tanz mit mir (1937), film...Ship's Bartender
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51. Riding on Air (1937), film...Singer / Barber (uncredited)
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52. Hey! Hey! USA (1938), film...Leary's pal
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53. Five Came Back (1939), film...Airport Worker
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54. Primrose Path (1940), film...Man in Diner
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55. Vigil in the Night (1940), film...Courtroom Spectator
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56. Dick und Doof als Studenten (1940), film...Student Hector
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57. Laurel & Hardy: Auf hoher See (1940), film...Desk Clerk
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58. You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940), film...Bellboy
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59. Seven Days' Leave (1942), film...Waiter
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60. The Ape Man (1943), film...Barney - Photographer
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61. Das Gespenst von Canterville (1944), film...Bold Sir Guy's Squire
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62. Sister Kenny (1946), film...Airport Attendant (uncredited)
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...Cab Driver
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64. Androkles und der Löwe (1952), film...Town Crier
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...Self (archive footage)
Drehbuch:
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1. Unschuldig hinter Gittern (1929), film...(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
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2. Alle Hunde lieben Stan (1930), film...(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
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3. In die Falle gelockt (1931), film...(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
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...(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
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...(uncredited)
Stimme:
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...Gypsy Offering Congratulations