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
Filmography
Cover Up
as Printer (Uncredited)
Cover Up
as Printer (Uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
as Messenger (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
as Messenger (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Luke (Police Stooge) (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Barber (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Barber (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil
as Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil
as Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)
Young Widow
as Sailor in Hospital Waiting Room (Uncredited)
Young Widow
as Sailor in Hospital Waiting Room (Uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Townsman (Uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Townsman (Uncredited)
Movie Pests
as Man Next to Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
Movie Pests
as Man Next to Peanut-Eating Pest (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Waiter (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)
The Incredible Stranger
as Lou Coon (uncredited)
The Incredible Stranger
as Lou Coon (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Attendant
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Attendant
Hellzapoppin'
as Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
as Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)
Second Chorus
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Second Chorus
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Pride and Prejudice
as Poet
Pride and Prejudice
as Poet
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
The Grapes of Wrath
as Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
Dad for a Day
as Leonard's Father
Dad for a Day
as Leonard's Father
Marie Antoinette
as Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
as Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Held For Ransom
as Hillbilly
Held For Ransom
as Hillbilly
Riders of the Black Hills
as Reporter Ethelbert
Riders of the Black Hills
as Reporter Ethelbert
Music for Madame
as Well-Wisher on Bus (Uncredited)
Music for Madame
as Well-Wisher on Bus (Uncredited)
Smoke Tree Range
as Pete
Smoke Tree Range
as Pete
You Only Live Once
as Messenger with Package (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
as Messenger with Package (uncredited)
A Million to One
as Joe
A Million to One
as Joe
Postal Inspector
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Fury
as Walter "Goofy" Gordon (uncredited)
Fury
as Walter "Goofy" Gordon (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Gabe Armstrong (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Gabe Armstrong (uncredited)
An All American Toothache
as Dental Student (uncredited)
An All American Toothache
as Dental Student (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
as Student kicked by Bully (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
as Student kicked by Bully (uncredited)
Racing Luck
as 'Knapsack'
Racing Luck
as 'Knapsack'
The Live Wire
as Steve
The Live Wire
as Steve
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's brother
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Fleety Belle's brother
Men Without Names
as Mr. Youngblood (uncredited)
Men Without Names
as Mr. Youngblood (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
as Mama's Boy (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
as Mama's Boy (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
as Square Dance Participant
Life Begins at Forty
as Square Dance Participant
Sequoia
as Joe
Sequoia
as Joe
Hollywood Trouble
Hollywood Trouble
Counsel on De Fence
as Langdon's Assistant
Counsel on De Fence
as Langdon's Assistant
Love Past Thirty
as Junior Burt
Love Past Thirty
as Junior Burt
The Stranger's Return
as Farmhand
The Stranger's Return
as Farmhand
Lilly Turner
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
as Holbrook (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
as Holbrook (uncredited)
Parole Girl
as Apartment Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Parole Girl
as Apartment Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Girl Missing
as Service Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Girl Missing
as Service Station Attendant (Uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Sport Parade
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Sport Parade
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Golden West
as Pioneer
The Golden West
as Pioneer
Vanity Street
as Stage Door Johnnie in Bearskin Coat (uncredited)
Vanity Street
as Stage Door Johnnie in Bearskin Coat (uncredited)
The Phantom President
as Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)
The Phantom President
as Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)
Gorilla Ship
as Benny - Cabin Boy
Gorilla Ship
as Benny - Cabin Boy
Alias Mary Smith
as Jake
Alias Mary Smith
as Jake
After Tomorrow
as Soad Jerk
After Tomorrow
as Soad Jerk
Sin's Pay Day
as Henchman Rusty (uncredited)
Sin's Pay Day
as Henchman Rusty (uncredited)
The Star Witness
as Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited)
The Star Witness
as Timekeeper at W.P. Randolph (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
as XYZ Grocery Clerk
Stranger in Town
as XYZ Grocery Clerk
Newly Rich
as Toby (uncredited)
Newly Rich
as Toby (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
as Elmer Harrigan (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
as Elmer Harrigan (uncredited)
Blood and Thunder
as Mr. C. Mortimer Hickey (uncredited)
Blood and Thunder
as Mr. C. Mortimer Hickey (uncredited)
The Office Wife
as Office Boy (uncredited)
The Office Wife
as Office Boy (uncredited)
A Man from Wyoming
as Orderly
A Man from Wyoming
as Orderly
Radio Kisses
Radio Kisses
Wall Street
as Cliff
Wall Street
as Cliff
Nix on Dames
as Cliff
Nix on Dames
as Cliff
The Girl from Woolworth's
as Jerry Donelly (uncredited)
The Girl from Woolworth's
as Jerry Donelly (uncredited)
Salute
as Midshipman Joel Farragut Gish (uncredited)
Salute
as Midshipman Joel Farragut Gish (uncredited)
Hot News
as Benny
Hot News
as Benny
Harold Teen
as Goofy
Harold Teen
as Goofy
Baby Brother
as Man with glasses
Baby Brother
as Man with glasses
Down the Stretch
as Pee Wee
Down the Stretch
as Pee Wee
Girls
as Irving Wise
Girls
as Irving Wise
Casey at the Bat
as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
Casey at the Bat
as Scorekeeper (uncredited)
Satan Town
as Crippy Jack
Satan Town
as Crippy Jack
The Skyrocket
as Peter Stanton
The Skyrocket
as Peter Stanton