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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
Casablanca
(1943)
Customer (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Stenographer (uncredited)
Way Down East
(1920)
Professor Sterling
The Thin Man
(1934)
Reporter (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
(1915)
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
The Enforcer
(1951)
Humoresque
(1947)
Professor (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Radio Man (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Casey (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Customer (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
(1951)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Taint
(1914)
Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
The Stain
(1914)
Office Clerk
The Million Dollar Mystery
(1914)
Gang Member
The Exploits of Elaine
(1914)
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
A Fool There Was
(1915)
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
The Romance of Elaine
(1915)
Walter Jameson
The Old Homestead
(1915)
Reuben Whitcomb
The New Exploits of Elaine
(1915)
Walter Jameson
Snow White
(1916)
Prince Florimon
The Iron Claw
(1916)
Davey
The Seven Pearls
(1917)
The Woman the Germans Shot
(1918)
Frank Brooks
Mrs. Slacker
(1918)
Robert Gibbs
A Damsel in Distress
(1919)
The Thirteenth Chair
(1919)
Willy Grosby
Oh Boy!
(1919)
George Budd
A Child for Sale
(1920)
Charles Stoddard
The Idol Dancer
(1920)
Walter Kincaid
Way Down East
(1920)
Professor Sterling
Orphans of the Storm
(1921)
Picard
Fascination
(1922)
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
Mary of the Movies
(1923)
The Boy
Broken Hearts of Broadway
(1923)
An Outcast
Tea- With a Kick!
(1923)
Art Binger
Trilby
(1923)
Little Billee
How to Educate a Wife
(1924)
Billy Breese
Wine of Youth
(1924)
Richard (1897 prologue
The Mine with the Iron Door
(1924)
St. Jimmy
Name the Man
(1924)
Alick Gell
The Marriage Circle
(1924)
Dr. Gustav Mueller
This Woman
(1924)
Bobby Bleedon
The Circle
(1925)
Arnold Cheney
Exchange of Wives
(1925)
Victor Moran
Seven Days
(1925)
Jim Wilson
The Shadow on the Wall
(1925)
The Bridge of Sighs
(1925)
Beverly of Graustark
(1926)
Prince Oscar
Oh, Baby!
(1926)
The Midnight Message
(1926)
Billy Dodd
Annie Laurie
(1927)
Donald
One Hour Married
(1927)
Why Girls Say No
(1927)
Becky's Boyfriend
The Cat and the Canary
(1927)
Paul Jones
Should Men Walk Home?
(1927)
The Gentleman Crook
The House of Shame
(1928)
Harvey Baremore
Riley of the Rainbow Division
(1928)
Riley
Rose-Marie
(1928)
Etienne Doray
Sisters of Eve
(1928)
The Great Divide
(1929)
Edgar Blossom
Seven Footprints to Satan
(1929)
Jim
School's Out
(1930)
Jack Crabtree
Holiday
(1930)
Pete Hedges
Big Ears
(1931)
Wheezer's father
Grief Street
(1931)
Play Co-star
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
(1932)
Wedding Supervisor
Free Wheeling
(1932)
Dickie's Father
The Masquerader
(1933)
Bobby Blessington
Sensation Hunters
(1933)
Fred Barrett
George White's Scandals
(1934)
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
(1934)
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
The Thin Man
(1934)
Reporter (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(1934)
Wedding Guest
Becky Sharp
(1935)
British Officer (uncredited)
Helldorado
(1935)
Newspaper Reporter
Million Dollar Haul
(1935)
Curley Chandler
Life Begins at Forty
(1935)
Drug Clerk
Men Without Names
(1935)
Groom
One More Spring
(1935)
Hollywood Trouble
(1935)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Under Your Spell
(1936)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Custer's Last Stand
(1936)
Hank
36 Hours to Kill
(1936)
Ticket Agent
The Millionaire Kid
(1936)
Thomas Neville
Big Town Girl
(1937)
Desk Man
Midnight Taxi
(1937)
G-Man
Step Lively, Jeeves!
(1937)
Reporter (uncredited)
One Wild Night
(1938)
Bank Teller (uncredited)
International Settlement
(1938)
Clerk
Slapsie Maxie's
(1939)
Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
(1939)
Man in Sheriff's Office
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(1939)
Hotel Desk Clerk
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Customer (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
(1939)
Racetrack Official
A Child Is Born
(1939)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
(1939)
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
On Your Toes
(1939)
First Stage Manager
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
Draftsman (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
(1939)
Hotel Manager
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
(1939)
Reporter
The Bill of Rights
(1939)
New York Congressman
The Cowboy Quarterback
(1939)
Broadcaster
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
(1940)
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
(1940)
Shell Person
King of the Lumberjacks
(1940)
Cashier (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
(1940)
Desk Clerk
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
Money and the Woman
(1940)
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
(1940)
Announcer
Father Is A Prince
(1940)
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
(1940)
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
East of the River
(1940)
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
(1940)
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
(1940)
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Church Usher (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
(1941)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
(1941)
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
(1941)
Jim (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Bank Representative
Footsteps in the Dark
(1941)
Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
(1941)
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Stenographer (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
(1941)
Headline Printer (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
(1941)
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Highway West
(1941)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Radio Man (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
(1941)
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Spy Ship
(1942)
Reporter
Murder in the Big House
(1942)
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
(1942)
The Coroner (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Judd, the druggist
Winning Your Wings
(1942)
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Mr. Carmichael
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
(1943)
Dr. Carter
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Sparks (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
(1943)
Luke
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Engineer (uncredited)
The Gorilla Man
(1943)
Constable Fletcher
Casablanca
(1943)
Customer (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Casey (uncredited)
Crime by Night
(1944)
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
(1944)
So You Want to Play the Horses
(1946)
Cashier (uncredited)
Three Strangers
(1946)
Man in Pub
The Verdict
(1946)
Reporter
Love and Learn
(1947)
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
Humoresque
(1947)
Professor (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
(1947)
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Life with Father
(1947)
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Marcelled Leading Man
So You're Going to Be a Father
(1947)
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
(1947)
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
(1947)
Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
(1947)
Second Tout (uncredited)
Always Together
(1947)
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Fighter Squadron
(1948)
Cockney (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
(1948)
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
(1948)
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Homicide
(1949)
Glorietta Desk Clerk
Beyond the Forest
(1949)
Townsman with Glasses
Night Unto Night
(1949)
One Last Fling
(1949)
Gus
The Great Jewel Robber
(1950)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
Backfire
(1950)
The Screen Director
(1951)
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
(1951)
Goodbye, My Fancy
(1951)
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
The Enforcer
(1951)
Les Miserables
(1952)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
(1953)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
(1954)
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Strange Lady in Town
(1955)
Card Player (uncredited)
Serenade
(1956)
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
(1957)
Heavenly Judge
Westbound
(1959)
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)