Portrait of Thurston Hall

Acting

Thurston Hall

Career

Active from 1915 to 1956, busiest in 1936 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cleopatra
Cleopatra
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thurston Hall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Justice 2
  • Lone Wolf Series 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

231
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

32 titles ยท average score 62
Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Judge

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)

TV show ยท as Harrison Prentice

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1956)

as Mr. Higgins

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Night Stage to Galveston
Night Stage to Galveston (1952)

as Colonel James Bellamy

One Big Affair
One Big Affair (1952)

as Mr. G

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Mr. Smith / J. Peter Stuyvesant

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Judge

Whirlwind
Whirlwind (1951)

as Big Jim Lassiter

Knights of the Bath
Knights of the Bath (1951)

as Master of the House (archive footage)

Federal Agent at Large
Federal Agent at Large (1950)

as 'Big Bill' Dixon

1940s

102 titles ยท average score 62
Rusty Saves a Life
Rusty Saves a Life (1949)

as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson

King of the Gamblers
King of the Gamblers (1948)

as Pop' Morton

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bruce Pierce

It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ned Harrington

The Son of Rusty
The Son of Rusty (1947)

as Franklyn B. Gibson

Without Reservations
Without Reservations (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Henry Baldwin

Blonde from Brooklyn
Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)

as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Col. Lambeth

I Dood It
I Dood It (1943)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor

Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis (1942)

as Capt. Wendall

The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Sempler

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Inspector Crane

1930s

72 titles ยท average score 63
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as District Attorney

The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
GoodWatch score 50

as Major

Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as J.J. Van Buren

We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments (1937)

as Frank Rutherford

The Man Who Lived Twice
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Schuyler

Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

as Arthur Stevenson

Roaming Lady
Roaming Lady (1936)

as E. J. Reid

The Case of the Missing Man
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)

as Boyle

Hooray for Love
Hooray for Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jason Thatcher

The Black Room
The Black Room (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Col. Paul Hassel

A Burglar to the Rescue
A Burglar to the Rescue (1931)

as The Banker, Steve Corley

1920s

9 titles
The Valley of Doubt
The Valley of Doubt (1924)

as Jules

The Great Well
The Great Well (1924)

as Peter Starling

The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak (1923)

as Colonel Ancketell

Fair Lady
Fair Lady (1922)

as Italian banker

Wildness of Youth
Wildness of Youth (1922)

as Edward Grayton

Idle Hands
Idle Hands (1921)

as Henry Livingston

The Iron Trail
The Iron Trail (1921)

as Curtis Gordon

Mother Eternal
Mother Eternal (1921)

as Edward Stevens Sr

A Citrate Special
A Citrate Special (1921)

as The Director

1910s

16 titles ยท average score 78
The Exquisite Thief
The Exquisite Thief (1919)

as Algernon P. Smythe

The Unpainted Woman
The Unpainted Woman (1919)

as Martin O'Neill

Who Will Marry Me?
Who Will Marry Me? (1919)

as Jerome Van Tyne

The Weaker Vessel
The Weaker Vessel (1919)

as J. Booth Hunter

The Kaiser's Shadow
The Kaiser's Shadow (1918)

as Hugo Wagner

We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything (1918)

as Peter Cheever

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1918)

as Henry, Jim's Cousin

An Alien Enemy
An Alien Enemy (1918)

as David J. Hale

The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol (1918)

as Officer Terrence Shannon

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1917)
GoodWatch score 78

as Antony

Love Letters
Love Letters (1917)

as John Harland

Sweeter Than Revenge
Sweeter Than Revenge (1915)

as Joe Best