Charles Halton

Charles Halton

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Charles Halton was born on Mar 16, 1876 in USA. Charles Halton's big-screen debut came with The Adventurer directed by Alice Guy in 1917, strarring Austin. Charles Halton is known for Friendly Persuasion directed by William Wyler, Gary Cooper stars as Jess Birdwell and Dorothy McGuire as Eliza Birdwell. The upcoming new movie Charles Halton plays is Friendly Persuasion which will be released on Nov 25, 1956.

A respected stage actor -- he trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts -- since the 1920s, birdlike Charles Halton's thinning hair, rimless glasses and officious manner were familiar to generations of moviegoers. Whether playing the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or weaselly attorney, you could count on Halton to try to drive the "immoral influences" out of the neighborhood, foreclose on the orphanage, evict the poor widow and her children from their apartment, or any other number of dastardly deeds, all justified by "I'm sorry but that's my job." His 40-year film career ended with Jeunesse Droguée! (1958), after which he retired.

  • Birthday

    Mar 16, 1876
  • Place of Birth

    Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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