Thurston Hall
Ernest Thurston Hall was an American film, stage and television actor.
Career
Stage
Hall toured with various New England stage companies during his teens, then went on to London, where he formed a small stage troupe. He also toured New Zealand and South Africa."
At 22 in 1904, Hall was in the first stage production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. His Broadway credits include The Only Girl, Have a Heart, Civilian Clothes, The French Doll, Still Waters, Buy, Buy, Baby, Mixed Doubles, Behold the Bridegroom, The Common Sin, Sign of the Leopard, Security, Fifty Million Frenchmen, Everything's Jake, Philip Goes Forth, Chrysalis, Thoroughbred, Re-echo, They Shall Not Die, Spring Freshet, All Rights Reserved, and Rain from Heaven.
In 1925, Hall took a troupe to Australia to perform the play So [This Is London (play)|So This Is London].
Film and television
Hall's film career began with his work in silent films in 1915. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures. Early in his silent career, he supported Theda Bara in her vamp-costume dramas.
Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper, in the 1950s television series, Topper.
Personal life
Hall was married to Quenda Hackett at the time of his death.
Filmography
The Mirror - The RivalCleopatra - AntonyThe Price Mark - Dr. Daniel MelfiLove Letters - John HarlandFlare-Up Sal - The Red RiderAn Alien Enemy - David J. HaleTyrant Fear - Harley DaneThe Mating of Marcella - Robert UnderwoodThe Kaiser's Shadow - Hugo WagnerWe Can't Have Everything - Peter CheeverThe Brazen Beauty - Kenneth HydeThe Squaw Man - Henry, Jim's CousinThe Midnight Patrol - Officer Terrence ShannonWho Will Marry Me? - Jerome Van TyneThe Exquisite Thief - Algernon P. SmytheThe Unpainted Woman - Martin O'NeillThe Weaker Vessel - J. Booth HunterThe Spitfire of Seville - Kent StauntonEmpty Arms - Bruce GordonThe Valley of Doubt - JulesMother Eternal - Edward Stevens SrIdle Hands - Henry LivingstonThe Iron Trail - Curtis GordonFair Lady - Italian bankerWildness of Youth - Edward GraytonThe Royal Oak - Colonel AncketellThe Great Well - Peter StarlingHooray for Love - Commodore Jason ThatcherLove Me Forever - MaurizioThe Black Room - Col. Paul HasselAfter the Dance - District AttorneyAtlantic Adventure - City Editor Rutherford The Public Menace - Captain of Ocean LinerThe Girl Friend - George S. HarmonShe Couldn't Take It - Party Guest Metropolitan - T. Simon HunterThe Case of the Missing Man - BoyleA Feather in Her Hat - Sir Elroyd JoyceGuard That Girl - Dr. Silas HudsonCrime and Punishment - EditorOne Way Ticket - Mr. RitchieSuper-Speed - InvestorToo Tough to Kill - Jim WhitneyThe Lone Wolf Returns - Inspector CraneDon't Gamble with Love - Martin GagePride of the Marines - Col. GageDevil's Squadron - Major MetcalfRoaming Lady - E. J. ReidThe King Steps Out - MajorThe Three Wise Guys - HatcherTrapped by Television - John CurtisShakedown - T. Gregory StuartTwo-Fisted Gentleman - PopThe Man Who Lived Twice - Dr. Clifford L. SchuylerKiller at Large - Inspector O'HaraTheodora Goes Wild - Arthur StevensonLady from Nowhere - James Gordon BarnesDon't Tell the Wife - Maj. ManningWomen of Glamour - Mr. StarkParole Racket - JamesonWe Have Our Moments - Frank RutherfordOh, Doctor - 'Doc' Erasmus ThurstonI Promise to Pay - Police Captain HallVenus Makes Trouble - Harlan DarrowIt Can't Last Forever - FultonCounsel for Crime - Sen. MaddoxMurder in Greenwich Village - Charles CabotPaid to Dance - State GovernorAll American Sweetheart - R.O. Davis Little Miss Roughneck - Joe CrowleyPenitentiary - Judge No Time to Marry - PettensallWomen in Prison - Chairman of the Board There's Always a Woman - District AttorneyWomen Are Like That - Claudius KingExtortion - Prof. TisdelleProfessor Beware - Mr. Van BurenThe Main Event - Captain PhillipsSquadron of Honor - Bob MetcalfFast Company - Dist. Atty. MacMillenThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse - GrantThe Affairs of Annabel - MajorCampus Confessions - Wayne Atterbury, Sr.Hard to Get - AtwaterSpring Madness - Charles Platt Out West with the Hardys - H.R. Bruxton Going Places - Col. WitheringYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man - Mr. Bel-GoodieThree Smart Girls Grow Up - Senator Dodge City - Twitchell Ex-Champ - Mr. CourtneyMillion Dollar Legs - Gregory Melton Sr.Each Dawn I Die - HanleyMutiny on the Blackhawk - Sam BaileyThe Star Maker - Mr. ProctorHawaiian Nights - T.C. HartleyThe Day the Bookies Wept - Colonel MarchDancing Co-Ed - H.W. WorkmanSued for Libel - David HastingsJeepers Creepers - M.K. DurantFirst Love - Anthony DrakeOur Neighbors – The Carters - Mr. GuilfoyleMoney to Burn - EllisThe Blue Bird - Father TimeBlondie on a Budget - BriceVirginia City - Gen. George Meade Rancho Grande - John Dodge In Old Missouri - John Pittman Sr.Alias the Deacon - Jim CunninghamThe Lone Wolf Meets a Lady - Inspector M.L. CraneMillionaires in Prison - Harold KelloggThe Great McGinty - Mr. MaxwellThe Golden Fleecing - Charles EngelCity for Conquest - Max LeonardLife with Henry - Mr. Woodring Friendly Neighbors - The GovernorThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date - Inspector CraneKiddie Kure - Bill 'Old Man' MortonThe Invisible Woman - HudsonWhere Did You Get That Girl? - Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. PresidentFour Mothers - Mr. Davis Flight from Destiny - Dean SomersThe Lone Wolf Takes a Chance - Inspector CraneRepent at Leisure - Jay BuckinghamThe Great Lie - Oscar Worthington JamesWashington Melodrama - Senator MortonShe Knew All the Answers - J.D. SuttonIn the Navy - Lead Senator Accent on Love - T.J. TritonHold That Ghost - Alderman Birch Nine Lives Are Not Enough - H.S.Huntley Unexpected Uncle - Jerry Carter Swing It Soldier - Oscar Simms, Wheezies SponsorSecrets of the Lone Wolf - Inspector CraneTuxedo Junction - Doug GordonRemember the Day - Gov. TellerDesign for Scandal - NorthcottPacific Blackout - Williams - Civil Defense OfficialWe Were Dancing - Senator Quimby Sleepytime Gal - Mr. AdamsThe Night Before the Divorce - Bert 'Mousey' HarrimanRings on Her Fingers - Mr. Harvey BeasleyShepherd of the Ozarks - James MaloneyHello, Annapolis - Capt. WendallThe Great Man's Lady - Mr. SemplerTwin Beds - Horace Touchstone Her Cardboard Lover - Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer Call of the Canyon - Grantley B. JohnsonCounter-Espionage - Inspector CraneThe [Great Gildersleeve (film)|The Great Gildersleeve] - Governor John StaffordThe Hard Way - Harry - Motion Picture Executive One Dangerous Night - Inspector CraneThe Youngest Profession - Mr. DrewSherlock Holmes in Washington - Senator Henry BabcockHe Hired the Boss - Mr. BatesCrash Dive - Senator from Texas This Land Is Mine - Mayor Henry ManvilleHoosier Holiday - Henry P. FairchildI Dood It - Kenneth LawlorFootlight Glamour - Randolph Wheeler Here Comes Elmer - P. J. EllisCover Girl - Tony Pastor Follow the Boys - Man The [Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain] - Politician Goodnight, Sweetheart - Judge James RutherfordThe Great Moment - Senator BorlandWilson - Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' JonesSong of Nevada - John BarrabeeIn Society - Mr. Van CleveEver Since Venus - Edgar PomeroySomething [for the Boys (film)|Something for the Boys] - Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun Bring On the Girls - RutledgeBrewster's Millions - Colonel DrewThrill of a Romance - J.P. Bancroft Don Juan Quilligan - First JudgeBlonde from Brooklyn - 'Colonel' Hubert FarnsworthLady on a Train - Josiah WaringThe Gay Senorita - J.J. FrentissWest of the Pecos - Colonel LambethSong of the Prairie - Jerome WingateSaratoga Trunk - Mr. Pound Colonel Effingham's Raid - Ed - the MayorTwo Sisters from Boston - Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Sr.Without Reservations - BaldwinOne More Tomorrow - Thomas Rufus Collier IIShe Wrote the Book - Horace Van CleveDangerous Business - B.J. CalhounThree Little Girls in Blue - Colonel Clay The [Farmer's Daughter (1947 film)|The Farmer's Daughter] - Wilbur JohnsonWelcome Stranger - Congressman BeekerSwing the Western Way - Jasper Jim BandyThe [Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty] - Bruce PierceThe Son of Rusty - Franklyn B. GibsonBlack Gold - Colonel CaldwellThe Unfinished Dance - Mr. RonsellMourning Becomes Electra - Dr. BlakeIt Had to Be You - Mr. Ned HarringtonThree Daring Daughters - Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant King of the Gamblers - 'Pop' MortonUp in Central Park - Governor MotleyMiraculous Journey - KendricksBlondie's Secret - Mr. George WhitesideRusty Saves a Life - Counsellor Frank A. GibsonManhattan Angel - Everett H. BurtonStagecoach Kid - Peter ArnoldThe Fountainhead - Businessman at Party Rim of the Canyon - Big Tim HanlonSquare Dance Jubilee - G.K.Bride for Sale - Mr. Trisby Tell It to the Judge - Sen. Caswell Girls' School - Colonel Selby MatthewsBelle of Old Mexico - Horatio HuntingtonFederal Agent at Large - 'Big Bill' DixonBright Leaf - PhillipsChain Gang - John McKelveyOne Too Many - Kenneth SimesThe Bandit Queen - GovernorBelle Le Grand - ParkingtonWhirlwind - Big Jim LassiterTexas Carnival - Mr. GaytesOne Big Affair - Mr. 'G'Night Stage to Galveston - Colonel James BellamySkirts Ahoy! - Thatcher KinstonCarson City - Charles CrockerIt Grows on Trees - John Sleamish--Bank President Woman of the North Country - Mayor Spencer The WAC from Walla Walla - Col. MayfieldThe Band Wagon - Colonel Tripp Wonder Valley Affair in Reno - J.B. Del MonteThe Go-Getter - Mr. Higgins