Charlie Hall

born: 19 August 1899 Birmingham, England

died: 07 December 1959 North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 60)

Pint-sized British actor who was a perfect foil for Laurel and Hardy.  His film roles ranged from brief cameos to decent starring parts.  He married Wilda George on November 8th, 1935 in Yuma, Arizona, USA.  (She was also known as Foxie Hall.) His ashes were interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA.

Height: between 5'3" - 5'4½" (different sources)

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1922 Fire The Fireman Fireman 1923 Mother's Joy Houseguest 1924 Smithy Soldier 1924 The Cowboy Sheik Party guest 1924 Postage Due Customer   1924 Zeb vs. Paprika [unidentified character]   1924 Big Moments From Little Pictures Chaplin lookalike 1924 Near Dublin Villager   1924 Don't Park There! Pedestrian by mailbox 1924 Going To Congress Farm boy in crowd 1924 A Ten-Minute Egg Bellhop 1924 The Battling Orioles [unidentified character]   1924 The Goofy Age Train passenger 1924 Fast Company Bellboy who carries Farina   1925 Plain And Fancy Girls Cab driver 1925 Bad Boy Dance hall tough guy 1925 Big Red Ridinghood Book thief 1925 Sure-Mike! Pedestrian 1925 Isn't Life Terrible? Steward 1925 Madame Sans Jane Second ship steward 1925 Unfriendly Enemies First soldier over the top 1925 All Wool Dog attack victim 1926 Good Cheer Motorist/ Crooked Santa 1926 Buried Treasure Man in gorilla suit   1926 Monkey Business Balloons vendor   1926 Wife Tamers Butler (?) 1926 Baby Clothes Bellboy   1926 Thundering Fleas Musician 1926 Mighty Like A Moose Shoe shine man 1926 The Merry Widower Man in the crowd 1926 Bromo And Juliet Stagehand   1927 Are Brunettes Safe? Villager at train station 1927 Seeing The World English chauffeur 1927 Forgotten Sweeties Bellboy 1927 Love 'Em And Weep Tillsbury's butler 1927 Fluttering Hearts Man under car 1927 With Love And Hisses Soldier 1927 Sugar Daddies Hotel extra 1927 The Second 100 Years Convict 1927 Call Of The Cuckoo Asylum inmate 1927 Putting Pants On Philip Crowd extra 1927 The Battle Of The Century Boxing announcer/ Pie delivery man 1928 Playin' Hookey Movie star dressed as Chaplin 1928 Leave 'Em Laughing Landlord 1928 You're Darn Tootin' Musician 1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Soda jerk 1928 Two Tars Shopkeeper 1928 Feed 'Em And Weep Cook 1929 A Pair Of Tights Man in fender bender 1929 Wrong Again Neighbor 1929 That's My Wife Waiter 1929 Big Business Neighbor 1929 Movie Night Movie patron 1929 Double Whoopee Cab driver 1929 Little Mother Taxi driver 1929 Madame Q Courtroom spectator 1929 Berth Marks Train passenger 1929 Leaping Love Ambulance attendant 1929 Men O' War Boater 1929 Dad's Day Bather 1929 Snappy Sneezer Streetcar passenger 1929 Perfect Day Neighbor [listed as Charles Reynolds] 1929 Crazy Feet Stagehand 1929 Boxing Gloves Sidewalk diner attendant [listed as Charles Reynolds] 1929 They Go Boom! Landlord 1929 Bacon Grabbers Truck driver 1929 The Hoose-Gow Prisoner/ Treetop lookout 1929 Skirt Shy Postman 1929 Angora Love Neighbor 1930 Shivering Shakespeare Pie thrower 1930 The Real McCoy Man at dance 1930 Blotto Cab driver 1930 La Vida Nocturna Cab driver 1930 Une nuit extravagante Cab driver   1930 The Fighting Parson Waiter 1930 Below Zero Annoyed shopkeeper 1930 Tiembla y Titubea Annoyed shopkeeper 1930 Bear Shooters Bootlegger in gorilla costume 1930 Los cazadores de osos Charlie, bootlegger   1930 Fifty Million Husbands Neighbor 1930 Fast Work Waiter 1930 Pups Is Pups Orchestra leader playing violin 1930 Dollar Dizzy Bellhop 1930 Noche de duendes Train passenger 1930 Looser Than Loose Man who over-reacts 1930 Una Cana Al Aire Man who over-reacts [stock footage] 1931 Be Big! Bellboy 1931 The Pip From Pittsburg Kay's dancing partner 1931 Laughing Gravy Landlord 1931 Les Carottiers Bellboy/ Landlord   1931 Los Calaveras Landlord   1931 Rough Seas Dough boy on deck 1931 Politiquerías Elevator operator 1931 Air-Tight Glider pilot 1931 One Of The Smiths Dancer 1931 Spuk um Mitternacht Train passenger 1931 Let's Do Things Angry waiter 1931 Pardon Us Delivery man/ Dentists's assistant 1931 The Panic Is On Pedestrian reading newspaper/ Passerby 1931 Catch-As Catch-Can Photographer 1931 Skip The Maloo! Ship steward 1931 Come Clean Ice cream vendor 1931 The Pajama Party Inebriated party guest 1931 Mama Loves Papa Milkman 1931 What A Bozo! Waiter 1931 War Mamas Doughboy/Chauffeur 1931 The Kick-Off! Man on the street 1931 Beau Hunks Recruit #13 1931 On The Loose Shooting attendant gallery 1932 Sealskins Seal stealer 1932 Love Pains Unimpressed party guest 1932 Any Old Port! Stan's second 1932 The Music Box Postman 1932 Strictly Unreliable Stage manager 1932 Too Many Women Man in street hit by shoe 1932 Wild Babies! Wellington 1932 Show Business Train passenger 1932 Young Ironsides Bellhop 1932 Pack Up Your Troubles Janitor 1932 The Soilers Elevator operator 1932 Taxi For Two Drunk 1932 Sneak Easily Page 1932 Mr. Bride Tipsy ship's passenger   1933 Bring 'Em Back A Wife Driver 1933 Fallen Arches Hitch-hiker 1933 Twice Two Delivery man 1933 Maids A La Mode Party guest 1933 Taxi Barons James, the butler 1933 Me And My Pal Delivery man 1933 His Silent Racket Brandenburg cleaners man 1933 One Track Minds Train passenger 1933 The Midnight Patrol Car tire thief 1933 Beauty And The Bus Theater usher 1933 Busy Bodies Shop worker 1933 Keg O' My Heart Waiter 1933 Luncheon At Twelve Street sweeper 1933 Sons Of The Desert Second waiter 1934 Rhapsody In Brew Waiter 1934 Babes In The Goods Spectator 1934 Hi'-Neighbor! Window washer 1934 Soup And Fish Second butler, announcing guests 1934 Next Week-End Nightclub waiter 1934 Apples To You! Stagehand   1934 I'll Take Vanilla Small cop 1934 A Duke For A Day Mat at wedding with dog 1934 Maid In Hollywood Cameraman 1934 Movie Daze Stagehand 1934 Music In Your Hair Cab driver 1934 Another Wild Idea Man pushed into fountain 1934 It Happened One Day Charlie, office clerk 1934 Three Chumps Ahead Waiter 1934 Them Thar Hills Mr. Hall 1934 One-Horse Farmers Subway passenger 1934 Mike Fright Elevator operator 1934 Something Simple Asylum attendant 1934 Opened By Mistake Interne 1934 Babes In Toyland Townsman   1934 The Live Ghost Sailor at table 1934 The Chases Of Pimple Street Driver arguing with motorcop 1935 Tit For Tat Mr. Hall, grocer 1935 Treasure Blues Moving man 1935 Okay Toots! Irate man 1935 Beginner's Luck Stage hand 1935 Sing Sister Sing Porter 1935 Poker At Eight Waiter 1935 Southern Exposure Lounger 1935 Thicker Than Water Bank teller 1934 Teacher's Beau Party guest 1935 Bonnie Scotland Native henchman 1935 Twin Triplets Ambulance attendant 1935 Hot Money Tenant 1936 The Pinch Singer Druggist/ Audience extra 1936 An All-American Toothache Dentist's assistant 1936 The Bohemian Girl Gypsy offering congratulations Voice only 1936 The Count Takes The Count Hold-up man's driver 1936 Neighborhood House Usher on stage 1936 Kelly The Second Ring attendant   1936 Our Relations Pawnbroker 1937 Pick A Star Assistant director 1939 Captain Fury Gossiping citizen   1940 A Chump At Oxford Student 1940 Saps At Sea Desk clerk 1941 Niagara Falls Bellhop Acknowledgements: https://www.archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew1930moti#page/100/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig_0#page/n174/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig#page/n158/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/international193738quig#page/419/mode/1up https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22072-4863-39?cc=1923888 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22072-4949-22?cc=1923888 Richard Finegan (help and assistance) Robert Winslow (identification in The Chases Of Pimple Street) Jesse Brisson (help establishing height; identification in All Wool, The Count Takes The Count, Putting Pants On Philip, Catch-As Catch-Can, Three Chumps Ahead, Perfect Day, Fire The Fireman, Sure-Mike!, The Goofy Age) At least one source lists Hall in "Duck Soup" and "Backs To Nature" but this is disputed. 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