Charles Halton

Description:

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.

Overview

Birthday March 16, 1876
Born In Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Alternative names Chas. Halton
Spouse/Ex- Lelah Mildred Coyle August 8, 1944 - April 16, 1959 (his death)

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Trivia Small, bespectacled American character actor with thinning gray hair and wire rims trained at American Academy of Dramatic Arts and maintained a durable presence on Broadway. He later came to Hollywood and showed off his modest versatility in hundreds of minor roles, playing snively, harried and acrid old fellers all over the place during the late 1930s and '40s.

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To Be or Not to Be
• 1h 39m
8.1
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• 1h 35m
6.3
Foreign Correspondent
• 2h
7.4
The Shop Around the Corner
• 1h 39m
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