Creighton Hale

Biography

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

193

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-05-24

Place of Birth

County Cork, Ireland

Also Known As

Patrick C. Fitzgerald