Thurston Hall
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Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures.
Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper (played by Leo G. Carroll), in the 1950s television series, Topper (1953–1956).
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Acting
Movie
The Band Wagon
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
1953
Movie
The Fountainhead
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
1949
Movie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Bruce Pierce
1947
Movie
Dodge City
as Twitchell (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Cover Girl
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
1944
Movie
The Invisible Woman
as Hudson
1940
Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sen. Henry Babcock
1943
Movie
The Great McGinty
as Mr. Maxwell
1940
Movie
Hold That Ghost
as Alderman Birch
1941
Movie
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor Henry Manville
1943
TV
Lassie
1954
Movie
Each Dawn I Die
as Hanley
1939
Movie
The Black Room
as Col. Paul Hassel
1935
Movie
Crime and Punishment
as Editor
1935
Movie
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Grant
1938
Movie
Lady on a Train
as Josiah Waring
1945
Movie
The Great Lie
as Oscar Worthington James
1941
Movie
Theodora Goes Wild
as Arthur Stevenson
1936
Movie
The Blue Bird
as Father Time
1940
TV
Maverick
as Judge
1957
Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
as Wilbur Johnson
1947
Movie
City for Conquest
as Max Leonard
1940
Movie
Virginia City
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
1940
Movie
In the Navy
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
1941