Ben Hall

Ben Hall

Benjamin Joseph Hall (March 18, 1899 – May 20, 1985) was an American actor who started performing as a boy and worked for three and a half decades, mainly in small parts.

Born in Brooklyn, New York as the eldest child of American stevedore George E. Hall and his English wife Constance L. Fletcher, Ben Hall began making appearances in films when he was little more than ten years old. After a handful of movies, his family moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, and in 1918 Ben took work as a bank clerk in Manhattan. But by 1920, Ben and his mother had moved to Los Angeles (where they were joined later by his younger brother George Jr.). Hall worked as a property man for the studios for a time, but eventually began to get small roles and was eking out a living as an actor again by 1926. He became a minor but fairly frequently-used member of the John Ford Stock Company, and did eight films for John Ford between 1929 and 1946. Most memorable among these bit roles was probably that of the barber who slicks down and perfumes Wyatt Earp's hair in My Darling Clementine (1946). Hall left acting in 1949, though he lived for another 36 years. He died in North Hollywood, California in 1985. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acting

1949

Cover Up
Movie

Printer (Uncredited)

1948

The Noose Hangs High
Movie

Messenger (uncredited)

1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Movie

Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited)

1946

My Darling Clementine
Movie

Barber (uncredited)

1946

Traffic with the Devil
Movie

Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)

1946

The Diary of a Chambermaid
Movie

Townsman (Uncredited)

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie

Waiter (uncredited)

1943

The Hard Way
Movie

Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)

1941

Hellzapoppin'
Movie

Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)

1941

Second Chorus
Movie

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1940

1940

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)

1940

My Little Chickadee
Movie

Schoolboy (uncredited)

1938

Marie Antoinette
Movie

Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)

1937

Music for Madame
Movie

Well-Wisher on Bus (Uncredited)

1937

You Only Live Once
Movie

Messenger with Package (uncredited)

1936

Fury
Movie

Walter "Goofy" Gordon (uncredited)

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie

Fleety Belle's brother

1935

Men Without Names
Movie

Mr. Youngblood (uncredited)

1935

Naughty Marietta
Movie

Mama's Boy (uncredited)

1933

Parole Girl
Movie

Apartment Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1933

Girl Missing
Movie

Service Station Attendant (Uncredited)

1933

Blondie Johnson
Movie

Newsboy (uncredited)

1932

The Sport Parade
Movie

Newsboy (uncredited)

1932

1931

The Star Witness
Movie

Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited)

1931

Stranger in Town
Movie

XYZ Grocery Clerk

1930

The Office Wife
Movie

Office Boy (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Ben Hall
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
3/18/1899
Date of Death
5/20/1985
Also Known As

Benjamin Joseph Hall

Bennie Hall

Master Hall