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