Creighton Hale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Filmography (205 titles)
6.4MovieWestbound
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) · 1959
4.4MovieThe Story of Mankind
Heavenly Judge · 1957
5.3MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) · 1957
6.7MovieThe Spirit of St. Louis
Man Driving Car (uncredited) · 1957
5.6MovieSerenade
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) · 1956
6.1ShowCheyenne
Townsman (uncredited) · 1955
4.9MovieStrange Lady in Town
Card Player (uncredited) · 1955
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Audience Spectator (uncredited) · 1954
6.2MoviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
Concierge's Husband (uncredited) · 1954
6.2MovieTake the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited) · 1953
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Barber · 1953
7.2ShowThe Abbott and Costello Show
Carson · 1952
5.5MovieLes Miserables
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · 1952
7.0MovieCome Fill the Cup
Newspaperman (uncredited) · 1951
6.5MovieOn Moonlight Bay
Father in Silent Movie (uncredited) · 1951
7.1MovieFort Worth
Railroad Backer (uncredited) · 1951
6.4MovieGoodbye, My Fancy
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited) · 1951
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Movie Patron · 1951
The Screen Director
Theatre Manager (uncredited) · 1951
7.1MovieThe Enforcer
1951
8.3MovieSunset Boulevard
Creighton Hale (uncredited) · 1950
7.6MovieThe Great Jewel Robber
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1950
5.9MovieBackfire
Cab Driver (uncredited) · 1950
6.7MovieBeyond the Forest
Townsman with Glasses · 1949
4.8MovieOne Last Fling
Gus · 1949
6.8MovieThe Fountainhead
Court Clerk (uncredited) · 1949
5.4MovieNight Unto Night
1949
5.7MovieHomicide
Glorietta Desk Clerk · 1949
So You Want to Be Popular
Waiter at Party · 1949
6.2MovieFighter Squadron
Cockney (uncredited) · 1948