Person

Charles Halton

Acting · 1876–1959 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.

Known for

Filmography

1973Up The WorkersMick Briggs
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookSulkpot Ben Nag-Nag
1956Friendly PersuasionBrother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1955CrossroadsJudge
1954A Star Is BornPaymaster (uncredited)
1953The Fabulous Oliver ChantryAtwater
1953The MoonlighterClemmons Usqubaugh
1953City DetectiveBricker
1953The Affairs of Dobie GillisThe Dean (uncredited)
1953A Slight Case of LarcenyWillard Maibrunn
1953General Electric TheaterWelfare Man
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowJones
1952The Ford Television TheatreMr. Traeger - Pawnbroker
1952CarrieFactory Foreman
1951Here Comes the GroomCusick (uncredited)
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951Gasoline AlleyPettit
1950Joe Palooka in the Squared CircleMerkle - the Shyster
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeMr. Fettles (uncredited)
1950The Traveling SaleswomanClumhill
1950The NevadanRed Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)
1949The Sickle or the CrossDr. Short
1949The Daring CaballeroEd J. Hodges
1949HideoutGabriel Wotter
19483 GodfathersOliver Latham
1948My Dear SecretaryMr. Kilbride (uncredited)
1948Summer HolidayMr. Lipska (uncredited)
1948If You Knew SusiePringle (uncredited)
1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMr. Mittwick (uncredited)
1947The Ghost Goes WildT. O'Connor Scott
1946Singin' in the CornObediah Davis
1946The Best Years of Our LivesPrew
1946It's a Wonderful LifeCarter (uncredited)
1946Sister KennyMr. Smith (uncredited)
1946Three Little Girls in BlueHoskins
1946Because of HimMr. Dunlap
1945She Went to the RacesDr. Collyer
1945Mama Loves PapaAppleby
1945Midnight ManhuntHenry Miggs
1945Rhapsody in BlueMr. Kast
1945The Fighting GuardsmanPicot
1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynMr. Barker (uncredited)
1944The Thin Man Goes HomeR.T. Tatum (uncredited)
1944The Town Went WildMr. Tweedle
1944WilsonColonel House
1944Shadows in the NightDoc Stacey
1944Address UnknownCensorial Pipsqueak
1944It Happened TomorrowDoctor (uncredited)
1944RationingEzra Weeks
1944Up in ArmsDr. Freyheisen
1943Whispering FootstepsHarry Hammond
1943Government GirlWilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1942That Other WomanSmith
1942You Can't Escape ForeverCharley Gates (uncredited)
1942My Sister EileenMr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1942Across the PacificA.V. Smith
1942Henry Aldrich, EditorElias Noonan
1942Priorities on Parade2nd Examiner
1942There's One Born Every MinuteTrumbull
1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieDan Crane
1942The SpoilersStuve
1942In Old CaliforniaMr. Hayes
1942Whispering GhostsMark Gruber
1942SaboteurSecond Sheriff (uncredited)
1942To Be or Not to BeProducer Dobosh
1942The Adventures of Martin EdenMr. Cotton
1942The Lady Is WillingDr. Jones (uncredited)
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Walter Kaufman
1941The Body DisappearsProfessor Moggs
1941Look Who's LaughingCudahy
1941Unholy PartnersPhil Kaper
1941One Foot in HeavenHaskins (uncredited)
1941Three Girls About TownDoc - Coroner
1941Lady ScarfaceMr. Pinchback
1941The Smiling GhostAmes Bentley
1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeRufus Smith (auctioneer)
1941I Was a Prisoner on Devil's IslandCommandant
1941Three Sons o' GunsClaude Haddock
1941Dance HallMr. Frederick Newmeyer
1941A Very Young LadyOliver Brixton
1941Million Dollar BabyJohn Parkinson
1941The Lady from CheyenneJudge
1941Mr. District AttorneyHazelton - Barrett's Aide
1941Tobacco RoadMayor
1941The Great Mr. NobodyMr. Bixby
1941Blonde InspirationMr. Packer (uncredited)
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. Deever
1940Behind the NewsNeil Saunders
1940Little Nellie KellySecond Judge (uncredited)
1940Tugboat Annie Sails AgainAlec Severn
1940The WesternerMort Borrow
1940Calling All HusbandsHadley Weaver
1940Young PeopleModerator
1940Stranger on the Third FloorAlbert Meng
1940Foreign CorrespondentBradley
1940I Love You AgainMr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)
1940Lucky PartnersChamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)
1940They Drive by NightFarnsworth (uncredited)
1940Lillian RussellDr' Dobbins
1940Gangs of ChicagoBromo
194020 Mule TeamHenry Adams
1940The Doctor Takes a WifeDr. Streeter
1940The Man with Nine LivesDoctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)
1940Dr. CyclopsDr. Rupert Bulfinch
1940Virginia CityRalston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)
1940The Ghost Comes HomeMr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletSensenbrenner
1940The Shop Around the CornerDetective
1939Swanee RiverPond
1939RenoAugustus Welch
1939No Place to GoBen Bradford
1939Dust Be My DestinyPawnshop Owner (uncredited)
1939Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandUncle Redley
1939The Hunchback of Notre DamePrinter (uncredited)
1939Lady of the TropicsManager of Rubber Company
1939Indianapolis SpeedwayMayor
1939News Is Made at NightLt. Governor Elmer Hinge
1939Young Mr. LincolnHawthorne (uncredited)
1939They Asked For ItDr. Tyler
1939Ex-ChampTrilby
1939They Made Her a SpyBeldon
1939Dodge CitySurrett's Lawyer
1939I'm from MissouriHenry Couch
1939Sudden MoneyMr. Wixby
1939Nancy Drew... ReporterNewspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
1939Jesse JamesHeywood
1938Federal Man-HuntDamon Lauber
1938The Girl DownstairsAmbassador (uncredited)
1938The Mad Miss MantonPopsie (uncredited)
1938A Man to RememberAtty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)
1938Room ServiceDr. Glass
1938I Am the LawGeorge Leander
1938I'll Give a MillionMayor
1938Penrod's Double TroubleMr. Bitts
1938The Saint in New YorkVincent Nather
1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeMonsieur de la Coste (uncredited)
1938Penrod and His Twin BrotherMr. Bitts
1938Gold Is Where You Find ItTurner (uncredited)
1938PenitentiaryLeonard Nettleford
1937Blossoms On BroadwayDr. Gilgallon
1937Trouble at MidnightEverett Benson
1937Partners in CrimeSilas Wagon
1937Dead EndWhitey (uncredited)
1937Talent ScoutM.B. Carter
1937Pick a StarJulius Klawheimer
1937Woman Chases ManMr. Judd
1937Ready, Willing and AbleBrockman
1937Penrod and SamMr. Bitts
1937Stolen HolidayLe Grande
1937Black LegionOsgood
1936Gold Diggers of 1937Dr. Bell
1936Sing Me a Love SongMr. Willard (uncredited)
1936More Than a SecretaryMr. Crosby
1936Come and Get ItJed Hewitt
1935Broadway BallyhooOptometrist (uncredited)
1933His Double LifeNewsman on Phone (uncredited)
1933Storm at DaybreakVillager (uncredited)
1931Honor Among LoversWilkes (uncredited)
1930LaughterWinslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)
1919The Tower of JewelsJimmy the Rat
1919The ClimbersJordan
1917Behind the MaskLarrabee
1917The AdventurerAustin

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