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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.
Movies
The Male Animal
Reporter (uncredited)
The Romance of Elaine
Walter Jameson
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Second Tout (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
The Coroner (uncredited)
Seven Footprints to Satan
Jim
Hollywood Trouble
The Mine with the Iron Door
St. Jimmy
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Reporter (uncredited)
Mary of the Movies
The Boy
A Fool There Was
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Wedding Supervisor
Becky Sharp
British Officer (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
Mr. Carmichael
Seven Days
Jim Wilson
Take the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited)
The Cat and the Canary
Paul Jones
Helldorado
Newspaper Reporter
The Marriage Circle
Dr. Gustav Mueller
Strange Lady in Town
Card Player (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
Bailiff (uncredited)
The Great Divide
Edgar Blossom
Winning Your Wings
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Should Men Walk Home?
The Gentleman Crook
Humoresque
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
The Millionaire Kid
Thomas Neville
Bullet Scars
Judd, the druggist
Cry Wolf
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
The Masquerader
Bobby Blessington
Why Girls Say No
Becky's Boyfriend
The Iron Claw
Davey
Name the Man
Alick Gell
Grief Street
Play Co-star
Casablanca
Customer (uncredited)
Westbound
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Old Homestead
Reuben Whitcomb
Riley of the Rainbow Division
Riley
The Taint
Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
One Last Fling
Gus
Fascination
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
The Woman the Germans Shot
Frank Brooks
Orphans of the Storm
Picard
How to Educate a Wife
Billy Breese
My Love Came Back
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
Broken Hearts of Broadway
An Outcast
The Shadow on the Wall
George Walters
Uncertain Glory
Way Down East
Professor Sterling
The Circle
Arnold Cheney
Backfire
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Wine of Youth
Richard (1897 prologue
Midnight Taxi
G-Man
One More Spring
36 Hours to Kill
Ticket Agent
Custer's Last Stand
Hank
The Enforcer
George White's Scandals
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
Men Without Names
Groom
On Your Toes
First Stage Manager
Life with Father
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Draftsman (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Man in Sheriff's Office
Indianapolis Speedway
Racetrack Official
Kid Nightingale
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Hotel Manager
Dust Be My Destiny
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Customer (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Bailiff (uncredited)
A Child for Sale
Charles Stoddard
School's Out
Jack Crabtree
The Idol Dancer
Walter Kincaid
The Maltese Falcon
Stenographer (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
International Settlement
Clerk
Big Ears
Wheezer's father
One Wild Night
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Crime by Night
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Hotel Desk Clerk
Brother Orchid
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Chair
Willy Grosby
Sensation Hunters
Fred Barrett
Just a Cute Kid
Desk Clerk
The Thin Man
Reporter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Haul
Curley Chandler
King of the Lumberjacks
Cashier (uncredited)
Annie Laurie
Donald
Santa Fe Trail
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
Beyond the Forest
Townsman with Glasses
Sunset Boulevard
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
Shell Person
East of the River
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Father Is A Prince
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Man Driving Car (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Casey (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
Drug Clerk
Love and Learn
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
Broadcaster
Bad Men of Missouri
Bank Representative
Free Wheeling
Dickie's Father
The Verdict
Reporter
The Mysterious Doctor
Luke
Humoresque
Professor (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
Desk Man
Spy Ship
Reporter
Steel Against the Sky
Jim (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
Announcer
The Screen Director
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights
New York Congressman
The Midnight Message
Billy Dodd
Action in the North Atlantic
Sparks (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
A Fugitive from Justice
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Dr. Carter
Slapsie Maxie's
Reporter (uncredited)
Three Strangers
Man in Pub
Snow White
Prince Florimon
So You Want to Play the Horses
Cashier (uncredited)
Beverly of Graustark
Prince Oscar
A Damsel in Distress
Mrs. Slacker
Robert Gibbs
Sisters of Eve
Leonard Tavernake
The House of Shame
Harvey Baremore
The Bridge of Sighs
This Woman
Bobby Bleedon
Homicide
Glorietta Desk Clerk
The Fountainhead
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Always Together
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
Highway West
Waiter (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Wedding Guest
Money and the Woman
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Trilby
Little Billee
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Radio Man (uncredited)
Tea- With a Kick!
Art Binger
Serenade
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
Rose-Marie
Etienne Doray
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
The Seven Pearls
Harry Drake
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
The Stain
Office Clerk
The Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
Goodbye, My Fancy
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
The Million Dollar Mystery
Gang Member
So You're Going to Be a Father
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
Headline Printer (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Engineer (uncredited)
The New Exploits of Elaine
Walter Jameson
The Story of Mankind
Heavenly Judge
Exchange of Wives
Victor Moran
Footsteps in the Dark
Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
Oh Boy!
George Budd
Oh, Baby!
You Can't Escape Forever
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
Holiday
Pete Hedges
One Hour Married
Fighter Squadron
Cockney (uncredited)
Night Unto Night
Out of the Fog
The Perils of Pauline
Marcelled Leading Man
On Moonlight Bay
The Gorilla Man
Constable Fletcher
One Foot in Heaven
Church Usher (uncredited)
Fort Worth
Railroad Backer (uncredited)
The Love Cheat
Henry Calvin
Wages for Wives
Danny Kester
Her Majesty
Ted Harper
Charity
Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
Nora Prentiss
Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)