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:
- 137
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Laughter 1930-09-24
- 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 | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-01-01 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Gasoline Alley | S.D. Pettit | 1951-01-02 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Cusick | 1951-09-20 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Mr. Fettles (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
| Movie | The Traveling Saleswoman | Clumhill | 1950-02-15 |
| 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 | 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 | Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | 1946-01-18 |
| Movie | Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins | 1946-09-03 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Carter (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
| Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
| Movie | The Fighting Guardsman | Picot | 1945-04-24 |
| Movie | She Went to the Races | Dr. Collyer | 1945-11-04 |
| Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Kast | 1945-06-27 |
| Movie | Midnight Manhunt | Henry Miggs | 1945-07-27 |
| Movie | Rationing | Ezra Weeks | 1944-03-24 |
| Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | Doctor (uncredited) | 1944-03-31 |
| Movie | Up in Arms | Dr. Freyheisen | 1944-02-17 |
| Movie | The Town Went Wild | Mr. Tweedle | 1944-12-15 |
| Movie | Address Unknown | Censorial Pipsqueak | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Wilson | Colonel House | 1944-08-01 |
| Movie | Shadows in the Night | Doc Stacey | 1944-07-27 |
| 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 | 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 | 1942-03-06 |
| Movie | Saboteur | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | The Spoilers | Stuve | 1942-06-11 |
| 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 | Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | 1942-07-23 |
| Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Baby | John Parkinson | 1941-05-31 |
| Movie | Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Claude Haddock | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Mayor | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Look Who's Laughing | Cudahy | 1941-11-21 |
| Movie | The Body Disappears | Professor Moggs | 1941-11-22 |
| Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Walter Kaufman | 1941-12-04 |
| Movie | Unholy Partners | Phil Kaper | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Rufus Smith (auctioneer) | 1941-08-14 |
| Movie | The Smiling Ghost | Ames Bentley | 1941-09-06 |
| Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Haskins (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
| Movie | Lady Scarface | Mr. Pinchback | 1941-09-26 |
| Movie | Three Girls About Town | Doc - Coroner | 1941-10-23 |
| 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 | Gangs of Chicago | Bromo | 1940-05-18 |
| Movie | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Rupert Bulfinch | 1940-04-09 |
| Movie | 20 Mule Team | Henry Adams | 1940-05-03 |
| 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 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Albert Meng | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | I Love You Again | Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Bradley | 1940-08-16 |
| 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 | News Is Made at Night | Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | 1939-07-20 |
| 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 | Swanee River | Pond | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | 1939-08-11 |
| Movie | Reno | Augustus Welch | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Uncle Redley | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Ben Bradford | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| 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 | Come and Get It | Jed Hewitt | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | More Than a Secretary | Mr. Crosby | 1936-12-10 |
| Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. Bell | 1936-12-28 |
| Movie | Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Willard (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
| 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 |