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.
Reporter (uncredited)
The Male Animal
Walter Jameson
The Romance of Elaine
Second Tout (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Coroner (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
Jim
Seven Footprints to Satan
Hollywood Trouble
St. Jimmy
The Mine with the Iron Door
Reporter (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
The Boy
Mary of the Movies
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
Reporter
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Wedding Supervisor
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
British Officer (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
Mr. Carmichael
Larceny, Inc.
Jim Wilson
Seven Days
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
Paul Jones
The Cat and the Canary
Newspaper Reporter
Helldorado
Dr. Gustav Mueller
The Marriage Circle
Card Player (uncredited)
Strange Lady in Town
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Bailiff (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
Edgar Blossom
The Great Divide
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings
The Gentleman Crook
Should Men Walk Home?
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Humoresque
Thomas Neville
The Millionaire Kid
Judd, the druggist
Bullet Scars
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
Bobby Blessington
The Masquerader
Becky's Boyfriend
Why Girls Say No
Davey
The Iron Claw
Alick Gell
Name the Man
Play Co-star
Grief Street
Customer (uncredited)
Casablanca
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Westbound
Reuben Whitcomb
The Old Homestead
Riley
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
The Taint
Gus
One Last Fling
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
Fascination
Frank Brooks
The Woman the Germans Shot
Picard
Orphans of the Storm
Billy Breese
How to Educate a Wife
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
An Outcast
Broken Hearts of Broadway
George Walters
The Shadow on the Wall
Uncertain Glory
Professor Sterling
Way Down East
Arnold Cheney
The Circle
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Backfire
Richard (1897 prologue
Wine of Youth
G-Man
Midnight Taxi
One More Spring
Ticket Agent
36 Hours to Kill
Hank
Custer's Last Stand
The Enforcer
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
Groom
Men Without Names
First Stage Manager
On Your Toes
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Life with Father
Draftsman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
Man in Sheriff's Office
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Racetrack Official
Indianapolis Speedway
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
Hotel Manager
The Return of Doctor X
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Customer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Bailiff (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Charles Stoddard
A Child for Sale
Jack Crabtree
School's Out
Walter Kincaid
The Idol Dancer
Stenographer (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Hollywood Boulevard
Clerk
International Settlement
Wheezer's father
Big Ears
Bank Teller (uncredited)
One Wild Night
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
Crime by Night
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
Calling Philo Vance
Hotel Desk Clerk
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Willy Grosby
The Thirteenth Chair
Fred Barrett
Sensation Hunters
Desk Clerk
Just a Cute Kid
Reporter (uncredited)
The Thin Man
Curley Chandler
Million Dollar Haul
Cashier (uncredited)
King of the Lumberjacks
Donald
Annie Laurie
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Townsman with Glasses
Beyond the Forest
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Shell Person
One Million B.C.
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
East of the River
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Man Driving Car (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Casey (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Drug Clerk
Life Begins at Forty
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
Love and Learn
Broadcaster
The Cowboy Quarterback
Bank Representative
Bad Men of Missouri
Dickie's Father
Free Wheeling
Reporter
The Verdict
Luke
The Mysterious Doctor
Professor (uncredited)
Humoresque
Desk Man
Big Town Girl
Reporter
Spy Ship
Jim (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
Announcer
Tear Gas Squad
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Screen Director
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
New York Congressman
The Bill of Rights
Billy Dodd
The Midnight Message
Sparks (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
Murder in the Big House
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
Dr. Carter
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Reporter (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
Man in Pub
Three Strangers
Prince Florimon
Snow White
Cashier (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
Prince Oscar
Beverly of Graustark
George Bevan
A Damsel in Distress
Robert Gibbs
Mrs. Slacker
Leonard Tavernake
Sisters of Eve
Harvey Baremore
The House of Shame
Billy Craig
The Bridge of Sighs
Bobby Bleedon
This Woman
Glorietta Desk Clerk
Homicide
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
Always Together
Waiter (uncredited)
Highway West
Wedding Guest
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
Little Billee
Trilby
Radio Man (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Art Binger
Tea- With a Kick!
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Serenade
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Etienne Doray
Rose-Marie
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Harry Drake
The Seven Pearls
Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Office Clerk
The Stain
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
The Exploits of Elaine
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
Gang Member
The Million Dollar Mystery
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
Headline Printer (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
Engineer (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Walter Jameson
The New Exploits of Elaine
Heavenly Judge
The Story of Mankind
Victor Moran
Exchange of Wives
Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark
George Budd
Oh Boy!
Oh, Baby!
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
Pete Hedges
Holiday
One Hour Married
Cockney (uncredited)
Fighter Squadron
Night Unto Night
Out of the Fog
Marcelled Leading Man
The Perils of Pauline
On Moonlight Bay
Constable Fletcher
The Gorilla Man
Church Usher (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Railroad Backer (uncredited)
Fort Worth
Henry Calvin
The Love Cheat
Danny Kester
Wages for Wives
Ted Harper
Her Majesty
Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
Charity
Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
Harold Van Zandt
Forbidden Love
Conrad Le Brett
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
The Black Circle
Waiter at Party
So You Want to Be Popular
Movie Patron
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Barber
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Philip Hazard
His Bonded Wife
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
193
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-05-24
Place of Birth
County Cork, Ireland
Also Known As
Patrick C. Fitzgerald