From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Movie | Moxie | Bradley | 2021-03-03 |
Movie | Dance of the Cookoos | Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | 1967-12-01 | |
Series | No Hiding Place | Unknown | 1959-09-16 |
Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Movie | Illegal | Bellhop (uncredited) | 1955-10-09 |
Movie | Limelight | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1952-10-23 |
Movie | The Milkman | Ed (uncredited) | 1950-10-17 |
Movie | Without Reservations | Window-Washer (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
Movie | Dressed to Kill | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1946-05-24 |
Movie | Sister Kenny | Airport Attendant (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Movie | Abie's Irish Rose | Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall) | 1946-12-27 |
Movie | On Stage Everybody | Painter (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
Movie | The Lodger | Comedian | 1944-01-19 |
Movie | Radio Rampage | Jack - Radio Repairman | 1944-03-28 |
Movie | In Society | Mugg (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
Movie | The Ape Man | Barney | 1943-03-05 |
Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Hotel Handyman | 1943-07-23 |
Movie | His Butler's Sister | Porter | 1943-11-26 |
Movie | So's Your Uncle | Waiter | 1943-09-01 |
Movie | Man From Headquarters | Newspaper Photographer | 1942-01-23 |
Movie | Framing Father | Silver Slipper Waiter | 1942-05-15 |
Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Louie (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | The Big Street | Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
Movie | Father Steps Out | Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon | 1941-07-19 |
Movie | San Antonio Rose | Waitress | 1941-06-20 |
Movie | An Apple in His Eye | Dan - Edgar's Neighbor | 1941-06-06 |
Movie | I'll Fix It | The Laundry Man | 1941-10-07 |
Movie | Niagara Falls | Bellhop (uncredited) | 1941-10-17 |
Movie | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Budd Doolittle | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | A Quiet Fourth | Edgar's Neighbor | 1941-12-19 |
Movie | Hellzapoppin' | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Nightclub Waiter | 1941-11-28 |
Movie | Curtain Call | Second Waiter | 1940-04-18 |
Movie | Primrose Path | Man in Diner | 1940-03-22 |
Movie | Mexican Spitfire | Elevator Operator | 1940-01-12 |
Movie | Saps at Sea | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-04-29 |
Movie | A Chump at Oxford | Student | 1940-01-25 |
Movie | Vigil in the Night | Courtroom Spectator | 1940-02-05 |
Movie | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy | 1940-05-21 |
Movie | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Elevator Boy | 1940-10-29 |
Movie | A Trailer Tragedy | Homeless Thief in Washroom | 1940-10-17 |
Movie | Millionaires in Prison | Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited) | 1940-07-12 |
Movie | One Night in the Tropics | Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
Movie | Captain Fury | Gossiping Citizen | 1939-05-26 |
Movie | Man About Town | Bob's Assistant (uncredited) | 1939-06-29 |
Movie | Five Came Back | Airport Worker (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
Movie | Bachelor Mother | Dance Hall Official (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Mercury (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Hey! Hey! USA | Leary's pal | 1938-10-01 |
Movie | Shall We Dance | Bartender (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
Movie | An All American Toothache | (uncredited) | 1936-01-25 |
Movie | Our Relations | Man in Pawnshop (uncredited) | 1936-09-15 |
Movie | Thicker Than Water | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1935-03-16 |
Movie | Sing Sister Sing | Porter (uncredited) | 1935-03-02 |
Movie | Treasure Blues | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1935-01-26 |
Movie | Bonnie Scotland | Native Henchman (uncredited) | 1935-08-23 |
Movie | Tit for Tat | Mr. Hall | 1935-01-05 |
Movie | Top Hat | (uncredited) | 1935-08-29 |
Movie | Twin Triplets | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
Movie | Hot Money | Tenant (uncredited) | 1935-11-16 |
Movie | In Love at 40 | Man Getting Shave | 1935-08-29 |
Movie | The Undie-World | T.N.T. Room Busboy | 1934-04-03 |
Movie | Maid in Hollywood | Cameraman (uncredited) | 1934-05-19 |
Movie | Soup and Fish | Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited) | 1934-03-30 |
Movie | Babes in the Goods | Spectator (uncredited) | 1934-02-10 |
Movie | Bridal Bail | Irate Movie Patron | 1934-02-09 |
Movie | Another Wild Idea | Man Pushed into Fountain | 1934-06-16 |
Movie | Love on a Ladder | Pool Hall Patron | 1934-03-18 |
Movie | Rough Necking | Postman | 1934-04-24 |
Movie | Babes in Toyland | Townsman (uncredited) | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Cockeyed Cavaliers | Coach Driver | 1934-06-29 |
Movie | Kentucky Kernels | Cigarette Stand Owner | 1934-11-02 |
Movie | The Live Ghost | Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) | 1934-12-08 |
Movie | Opened by Mistake | Intern (uncredited) | 1934-10-05 |
Movie | One-Horse Farmers | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-08-01 |
Movie | Them Thar Hills | Mr. Hall | 1934-07-21 |
Movie | Diplomaniacs | Shaffner the Valet (uncredited) | 1933-04-28 |
Movie | One Track Minds | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1933-05-20 |
Movie | The Druggist's Dilemma | Charlie Zeno | 1933-05-22 |
Movie | The Midnight Patrol | Tire thief's partner | 1933-08-03 |
Movie | Twice Two | Delivery Boy | 1933-02-25 |
Movie | Maids a la Mode | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1933-03-04 |
Movie | King Kong | Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | 1933-03-15 |
Movie | Nature in the Wrong | Organ Grinder | 1933-03-18 |
Movie | Me and My Pal | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
Movie | Hold Your Temper | 1933-12-15 | |
Movie | Sons of the Desert | Waiter (uncredited) | 1933-12-29 |
Movie | Morning Glory | Actor (uncredited) | 1933-08-18 |
Movie | Backs to Nature | Hunter (uncredited) | 1933-11-14 |
Movie | Air Fright | Pilot (uncredited) | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | Keg o' My Heart | Waiter (uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
Movie | Beauty and the Bus | Theatre Usher (uncredited) | 1933-09-16 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Brew | Waiter (uncredited) | 1933-09-29 |
Movie | Busy Bodies | Shop Worker (uncredited) | 1933-10-07 |
Movie | Strictly Unreliable | The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall) | 1932-04-30 |
Movie | Too Many Women | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
Movie | Just a Pain in the Parlor | 1932-04-25 | |
Movie | Sealskins | Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited) | 1932-02-06 |
Movie | Wild Babies! | Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall) | 1932-06-17 |
Movie | Love Pains | Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | The Music Box | Postman (uncredited) | 1932-04-16 |
Movie | Any Old Port! | Stan's Second | 1932-03-05 |
Movie | Mr. Bride | Tipsy Ship Passenger | 1932-12-24 |
Movie | Sneak Easily | Page | 1932-12-10 |
Movie | Million Dollar Legs | Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
Movie | The Soilers | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1932-10-29 |
Movie | Cynara | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
Movie | A Slip at the Switch | Second Tramp | 1932-08-08 |
Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Janitor (uncredited) | 1932-09-16 |
Movie | Show Business | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1932-08-20 |
Movie | Playing at Politics | Elevator Operator | 1931-05-01 |
Movie | Haunted at Midnight | Man on Train | 1931-05-21 |
Movie | The Skulls | The Landlord | 1931-04-18 |
Movie | The Pip from Pittsburg | Kay's Dancing Partner | 1931-03-21 |
Movie | Let's Do Things | Waiter (uncredited) | 1931-06-06 |
Movie | Be Big! | Bellboy | 1931-02-07 |
Movie | The Chiselers | Bellboy / Landlord | 1931-02-07 |
Movie | Laughing Gravy | Landlord (uncredited) | 1931-04-04 |
Movie | The Panic Is On | Man on the Street (uncredited) | 1931-08-14 |
Movie | Sweepstakes | Little Cook | 1931-07-10 |
Movie | On the Loose | Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) | 1931-12-26 |
Movie | War Mamas | Doughboy (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
Movie | The Kick-Off! | Man on the Street (uncredited) | 1931-12-05 |
Movie | Mama Loves Papa | Milkman (uncredited) | 1931-10-23 |
Movie | Come Clean | Ice Cream Attendant | 1931-09-02 |
Movie | The Pajama Party | Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited) | 1931-10-03 |
Movie | Below Zero | 1930-04-26 | |
Movie | Shivering and Shaking | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | 1930-04-28 |
Movie | The Real McCoy | Mountain Man (uncredited) | 1930-02-01 |
Movie | The Fighting Parson | The Waiter (uncredited) | 1930-02-06 |
Movie | Blotto | Cabdriver | 1930-02-08 |
Movie | The Night Life | Cabdriver (uncredited) | 1930-04-19 |
Movie | Bear Shooters | Charlie | 1930-05-16 |
Movie | Night of Goblins | Passenger | 1930-10-16 |
Movie | Dollar Dizzy | Bellhop (uncredited) | 1930-10-03 |
Movie | Fifty Million Husbands | Neighbor | 1930-05-23 |
Movie | Let's Go Native | Mover (uncredited) | 1930-08-15 |
Movie | Little Mother | Taxi driver | 1929-06-01 |
Movie | Berth Marks | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1929-06-01 |
Movie | Double Whoopee | Cabdriver | 1929-05-18 |
Movie | Wrong Again | Neighbor | 1929-02-23 |
Movie | A Pair of Tights | Man in fender bender | 1929-02-03 |
Movie | Leaping Love | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) | 1929-06-22 |
Movie | That's My Wife | Waiter (uncredited) | 1929-03-23 |
Movie | Movie Night | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1929-05-11 |
Movie | Snappy Sneezer | Streetcar passenger (uncredited) | 1929-07-29 |
Movie | Skirt Shy | Postman (uncredited) | 1929-11-30 |
Movie | Angora Love | Neighbor | 1929-12-14 |
Movie | Men O'War | Boater (uncredited) | 1929-06-29 |
Movie | The Hoose-Gow | Treetop Lookout (uncredited) | 1929-11-16 |
Movie | Bacon Grabbers | Truck driver | 1929-10-19 |
Movie | Boxing Gloves | Sidewalk diner attendant | 1929-09-09 |
Movie | They Go Boom! | Landlord | 1929-09-21 |
Movie | Came the Dawn | Little Moving Man (uncredited) | 1928-03-03 |
Movie | Leave 'Em Laughing | The Landlord | 1928-01-28 |
Movie | You're Darn Tootin' | Musician | 1928-04-21 |
Movie | Should Married Men Go Home? | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | 1928-09-08 |
Movie | Two Tars | Shopkeeper | 1928-11-03 |
Movie | Captain Swagger | Messenger | 1928-10-13 |
Movie | Love 'Em and Weep | Tillsbury's Butler | 1927-06-12 |
Movie | Eve's Love Letters | Cab driver (uncredited) | 1927-05-28 |
Movie | Seeing the World | English chauffeur | 1927-02-13 |
Movie | Fluttering Hearts | Man under car | 1927-06-19 |
Movie | Forgotten Sweeties | 1927-04-10 | |
Movie | Duck Soup | Moving man (uncredited) | 1927-03-13 |
Movie | The Battle of the Century | Pie delivery man (uncredited) | 1927-12-31 |
Movie | With Love and Hisses | Soldier (uncredited) | 1927-08-28 |
Movie | Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | 1927-10-15 |
Movie | The Second Hundred Years | Convict (uncredited) | 1927-10-08 |
Movie | Sugar Daddies | Hotel extra | 1927-09-10 |
Movie | Mighty Like a Moose | Shoe Shine Man | 1926-07-18 |
Movie | Bromo and Juliet | Stagehand (uncredited) | 1926-09-19 |
Movie | Thundering Fleas | Musician | 1926-07-18 |
Movie | Isn't Life Terrible? | Steward Who Drops Plates | 1925-07-05 |
Movie | The Cowboy Sheik | Party guest | 1924-02-03 |
Movie | Smithy | Worker | 1924-01-19 |
Movie | A Ten-Minute Egg | First Bellhop (uncredited) | 1924-07-19 |
Movie | Postage Due | Customer | 1924-02-17 |
Movie | Zeb vs. Paprika | 1924-03-16 | |
Movie | Near Dublin | Villager | 1924-05-10 |
Movie | Mother's Joy | 1923-12-23 | |
Movie | Do Me a Favor | A Fireman | 1922-05-21 |