From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Clifford Porter Hall September 19 1888 October 6 1953 was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s Hall played movie villains or comedic incompetent characters Hall was born in Cincinnati Ohio and began his career touring as a stage actor with roles in productions of The Great Gatsby and Naked in 1926 Hall made his film debut in the 1931 drama Secrets of a Secretary He made his last onscreen appearance in the 1954 film Return to Treasure Island which was released after his death He was probably best remembered for four roles a senator in Mr Smith Goes to Washington an atheist in Going My Way the nervous illtempered Granville Sawyer who administers a psychological test to Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street and a train passenger who encounters a man Fred MacMurray who has just committed a murder in Double Indemnity On October 6 1953 Hall died of a heart attack in Los Angeles California at the age of 65 His interment was at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery Hall had two children David and Sarah Jane
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