Creighton Hale profile
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Creighton Hale

24th May 1888 County Cork, Ireland Acting

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.

189 Movies 2 TV Shows 207 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Westbound 25th April 1959 as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
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Serenade 23rd March 1956 as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Fort Worth poster
Fort Worth 14th July 1951 as Railroad Backer (uncredited)
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Backfire 26th January 1950 as Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Homicide 2nd April 1949 as Glorietta Desk Clerk
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Life with Father 13th September 1947 as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Cry Wolf poster
Cry Wolf 19th August 1947 as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
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Possessed 29th May 1947 as Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
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Nora Prentiss 22nd February 1947 as Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
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Humoresque 25th January 1947 as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
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Humoresque 25th January 1947 as Professor (uncredited)
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Casablanca 15th January 1943 as Customer (uncredited)
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Gentleman Jim 14th November 1942 as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Sergeant York 27th September 1941 as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
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On Dress Parade 18th November 1939 as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
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Kid Nightingale 4th November 1939 as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
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Becky Sharp 28th June 1935 as British Officer (uncredited)
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Big Ears 28th August 1931 as Wheezer's father
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Riders Up 5th May 1924 as Johnny aka Information Kid
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Trilby 29th July 1923 as Little Billee
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Fascination 9th April 1922 as Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
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Charity 1st October 1916 as Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
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Cheyenne 20th September 1955 as Townsman (uncredited)