Ben Hall
Benjamin Joseph Hall (March 18, 1899 – May 20, 1985) was an American actor who started performing as a boy and worked for three and a half decades, mainly in small parts. Born in Brooklyn, New York as the eldest child of American stevedore George E. Hall and his English wife Constance L. Fletcher, Ben Hall began making appearances in films when he was little more than ten years old. After a handful of movies, his family moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, and in 1918 Ben took work as a bank clerk in Manhattan. But by 1920, Ben and his mother had moved to Los Angeles (where they were joined later by his younger brother George Jr.). Hall worked as a property man for the studios for a time, but eventually began to get small roles and was eking out a living as an actor again by 1926. He became a minor but fairly frequently-used member of the John Ford Stock Company, and did eight films for John Ford between 1929 and 1946. Most memorable among these bit roles was probably that of the barber who slicks down and perfumes Wyatt Earp's hair in My Darling Clementine (1946). Hall left acting in 1949, though he lived for another 36 years. He died in North Hollywood, California in 1985. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography (77 titles)
6.6MovieCover Up
Printer (Uncredited) · 1949
6.9MovieThe Noose Hangs High
Messenger (uncredited) · 1948
5.5MovieDick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited) · 1947
7.5MovieMy Darling Clementine
Barber (uncredited) · 1946
6.3MovieTraffic with the Devil
Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited) · 1946
4.8MovieYoung Widow
Sailor in Hospital Waiting Room (Uncredited) · 1946
6.2MovieThe Diary of a Chambermaid
Townsman (Uncredited) · 1946
6.1MovieMovie Pests
Man Next to Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited) · 1944
6.8MovieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
6.5MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
Waiter (uncredited) · 1943
6.4MovieThe Hard Way
Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited) · 1943
6.3MovieThe Incredible Stranger
Lou Coon (uncredited) · 1942
6.5MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Attendant · 1942
7.2MovieHellzapoppin'
Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited) · 1941
5.8MovieSecond Chorus
Western Union Boy (uncredited) · 1941
6.9MoviePride and Prejudice
Poet · 1940
5.9MovieOne Million B.C.
Shell Person · 1940
7.8MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited) · 1940
6.5MovieMy Little Chickadee
Schoolboy (uncredited) · 1940
6.7MovieDad for a Day
Leonard's Father · 1939
6.6MovieMarie Antoinette
Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited) · 1938
6.0MovieHeld For Ransom
Hillbilly · 1938
7.0MovieRiders of the Black Hills
Reporter Ethelbert · 1938
6.3MovieMusic for Madame
Well-Wisher on Bus (Uncredited) · 1937
7.0MovieSmoke Tree Range
Pete · 1937
7.1MovieYou Only Live Once
Messenger with Package (uncredited) · 1937
5.0MovieA Million to One
Joe · 1936
7.0MoviePostal Inspector
Mail Clerk (uncredited) · 1936
7.5MovieFury
Walter "Goofy" Gordon (uncredited) · 1936
5.5MovieThe Voice of Bugle Ann
Gabe Armstrong (uncredited) · 1936