Creighton Hale
Acting
Born: 1888-05-24 in County Cork, Ireland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Customer (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
Stenographer (uncredited)
The Thin Man
Reporter (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Customer (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Man Driving Car (uncredited)
Way Down East
Professor Sterling
The Enforcer
Orphans of the Storm
Picard
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man (uncredited)
The Cat and the Canary
Paul Jones
Possessed
Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Second Tout (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Bailiff (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Casey (uncredited)
Humoresque
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Humoresque
Professor (uncredited)
Life with Father
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
Secretary (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Hotel Manager
Action in the North Atlantic
Sparks (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Watch on the Rhine
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Beyond the Forest
Townsman with Glasses
The Verdict
Reporter (uncredited)
The Marriage Circle
Dr. Gustav Mueller
Brother Orchid
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Engineer (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Larceny, Inc.
Mr. Carmichael
Three Strangers
Man in Pub (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Draftsman (uncredited)
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)