Creighton Hale
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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.
Acted in
Westbound
1959
as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Heavenly Judge
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Man Driving Car (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Card Player (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Les Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
1951
Fort Worth
1951
as Railroad Backer (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
The Screen Director
1951
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
1950
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Townsman with Glasses
One Last Fling
1949
as Gus
The Fountainhead
1949
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Night Unto Night
1949
Homicide
1949
as Glorietta Desk Clerk
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Cockney (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Bailiff (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
as Blackjack Player (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948
as Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Always Together
1947
as Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
Life with Father
1947
as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
1947
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Marcelled Leading Man
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Love and Learn
1947
as Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
as Second Tout (uncredited)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
1947
as Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
Humoresque
1947
as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Humoresque
1947
as Professor (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Reporter
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Cashier (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Man in Pub
Crime by Night
1944
as Horace Grayson (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Casey (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
1944
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Dr. Carter
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Engineer (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Sparks (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Luke
The Gorilla Man
1943
as Constable Fletcher
Casablanca
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
1942
as The Coroner (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Reporter
Winning Your Wings
1942
as Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Mr. Carmichael
Murder in the Big House
1942
as Ritter - Warden's Secretary
The Male Animal
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942
as Judd, the druggist
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Radio Man (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Church Usher (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Highway West
1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Bank Representative
Out of the Fog
1941
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Headline Printer (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
as Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
as Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941
as Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
East of the River
1940
as Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
1940
as Desk Clerk
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
1940
as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940
as Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
1940
as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Announcer
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
1940
as Shell Person
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
A Child Is Born
1939
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Hotel Manager
On Dress Parade
1939
as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Customer (uncredited)
On Your Toes
1939
as First Stage Manager
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Reporter
The Bill of Rights
1939
as New York Congressman
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Racetrack Official
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Broadcaster
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Man in Sheriff's Office
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Draftsman (uncredited)
One Wild Night
1938
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
International Settlement
1938
as Clerk
Big Town Girl
1937
as Desk Man
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937
as G-Man
Under Your Spell
1936
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Ticket Agent
The Millionaire Kid
1936
as Thomas Neville
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Hank
Men Without Names
1935
as Groom
Becky Sharp
1935
as British Officer (uncredited)
Million Dollar Haul
1935
as Curley Chandler
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Drug Clerk
One More Spring
1935
Helldorado
1935
as Newspaper Reporter
Hollywood Trouble
1935
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Wedding Guest
The Thin Man
1934
as Reporter (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
1934
as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
1934
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
The Masquerader
1933
as Bobby Blessington
Sensation Hunters
1933
as Fred Barrett
Free Wheeling
1932
as Dickie's Father
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Wedding Supervisor
Grief Street
1931
as Play Co-star
Big Ears
1931
as Wheezer's father
School's Out
1930
as Jack Crabtree
Holiday
1930
as Pete Hedges
The Great Divide
1929
as Edgar Blossom
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
as Jim
The House of Shame
1928
as Harvey Baremore
Sisters of Eve
1928
as Leonard Tavernake
Riley of the Rainbow Division
1928
as Riley
Rose-Marie
1928
as Etienne Doray
The Cat and the Canary
1927
as Paul Jones
Annie Laurie
1927
as Donald
One Hour Married
1927
Why Girls Say No
1927
as Becky's Boyfriend
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
as The Gentleman Crook
Oh, Baby!
1926
The Midnight Message
1926
as Billy Dodd
Beverly of Graustark
1926
as Prince Oscar
Exchange of Wives
1925
as Victor Moran
The Circle
1925
as Arnold Cheney
Seven Days
1925
as Jim Wilson
The Shadow on the Wall
1925
as George Walters
The Bridge of Sighs
1925
This Woman
1924
as Bobby Bleedon
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924
as St. Jimmy
Wine of Youth
1924
as Richard (1897 prologue
How to Educate a Wife
1924
as Billy Breese
The Marriage Circle
1924
as Dr. Gustav Mueller
Name the Man
1924
as Alick Gell
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
as Art Binger
Trilby
1923
as Little Billee
Broken Hearts of Broadway
1923
as An Outcast
Mary of the Movies
1923
as The Boy
Fascination
1922
as Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
Orphans of the Storm
1921
as Picard
Way Down East
1920
as Professor Sterling
A Child for Sale
1920
as Charles Stoddard
The Idol Dancer
1920
as Walter Kincaid
A Damsel in Distress
1919
The Love Cheat
1919
as Henry Calvin
The Thirteenth Chair
1919
as Willy Grosby
Oh Boy!
1919
as George Budd
The Woman the Germans Shot
1918
as Frank Brooks
Mrs. Slacker
1918
as Robert Gibbs
The Seven Pearls
1917
as Harry Drake
Snow White
1916
as Prince Florimon
The Iron Claw
1916
as Davey
The Old Homestead
1915
as Reuben Whitcomb
The Romance of Elaine
1915
as Walter Jameson
The New Exploits of Elaine
1915
as Walter Jameson
A Fool There Was
1915
as Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
as Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
The Taint
1914
as Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
The Stain
1914
as Office Clerk
The Million Dollar Mystery
1914
as Gang Member