Creighton Hale

Known For

Acting

Born

May 24, 1888

Died

Aug 09, 1965

Place of Birth

County Cork, Ireland

Credits

205 titles

Creighton Hale

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.

Known For

Filmography

1959

Westbound

Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Movie
1957

The Story of Mankind

Heavenly Judge

Movie
1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

Man Driving Car (uncredited)

Movie
1956

Serenade

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1955

Cheyenne

Townsman (uncredited)

Tv
1955

Strange Lady in Town

Card Player (uncredited)

Movie
1954

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Audience Spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Concierge's Husband (uncredited)

Movie
1953

Take the High Ground!

Army Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1953

So You Want to Learn to Dance

Barber

Movie
1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

Carson

Tv
1952

Les Miserables

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1951

Come Fill the Cup

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Movie
1951

On Moonlight Bay

Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)

Movie
1951

Fort Worth

Railroad Backer (uncredited)

Movie
1951

Goodbye, My Fancy

Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)

Movie
1951

So You Want to Be a Cowboy

Movie Patron

Movie
1951

The Screen Director

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1951

The Enforcer

Movie
1950

Sunset Boulevard

Creighton Hale (uncredited)

Movie
1950

The Great Jewel Robber

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1950

Backfire

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1949

Beyond the Forest

Townsman with Glasses

Movie
1949

One Last Fling

Gus

Movie
1949

The Fountainhead

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1949

Night Unto Night

Movie
1949

Homicide

Glorietta Desk Clerk

Movie
1949

So You Want to Be Popular

Waiter at Party

Movie
1948

Fighter Squadron

Cockney (uncredited)

Movie
1948

Johnny Belinda

Bailiff (uncredited)

Movie
1948

So You Want to Be a Gambler

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Movie
1948

So You Want an Apartment

Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Always Together

Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Life with Father

Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Cry Wolf

Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Hollywood Wonderland

Man Taking Tour (uncredited)

Movie
1947

The Perils of Pauline

Marcelled Leading Man

Movie
1947

Possessed

Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)

Movie
1947

So You're Going to Be a Father

Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Love and Learn

Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Second Tout (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Nora Prentiss

Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)

Movie
1947

Humoresque

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1946

The Verdict

Reporter

Movie
1946

So You Want to Play the Horses

Cashier (uncredited)

Movie
1946

Three Strangers

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Movie
1944

Crime by Night

Horace Grayson (uncredited)

Movie
1944

Mr. Skeffington

Casey (uncredited)

Movie