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 High School Confidential! (1958), after which he retired.
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | A Star Is Born | Paymaster (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
Movie | A Slight Case of Larceny | Willard Maibrunn | 1953-06-05 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Series | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-09-07 |
Movie | The Moonlighter | Clemmons Usqubaugh | 1953-09-19 |
Movie | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | The Dean (uncredited) | 1953-08-14 |
Movie | Carrie | Factory Foreman | 1952-07-17 |
Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Cusick | 1951-09-20 |
Movie | Gasoline Alley | S.D. Pettit | 1951-01-02 |
Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
Movie | The Nevadan | Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited) | 1950-01-11 |
Movie | The Traveling Saleswoman | Clumhill | 1950-02-15 |
Movie | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Merkle - the Shyster | 1950-11-04 |
Movie | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Mr. Fettles (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
Movie | Hideout | Gabriel Wotter | 1949-03-08 |
Movie | The Daring Caballero | Ed J. Hodges | 1949-06-13 |
Movie | 3 Godfathers | Oliver Latham | 1948-12-31 |
Movie | If You Knew Susie | Pringle (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
Movie | Summer Holiday | Mr. Lipska (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
Movie | My Dear Secretary | Mr. Kilbride (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | T. O'Connor Scott | 1947-08-08 |
Movie | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Mittwick - High School Principal (uncredited) | 1947-09-01 |
Movie | Because of Him | Mr. Dunlap | 1946-01-18 |
Movie | The Fighting Guardsman | Picot | 1946-01-04 |
Movie | Three Little Girls in Blue | Hoskins | 1946-09-03 |
Movie | Singin' in the Corn | Obediah Davis | 1946-12-26 |
Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Prew | 1946-12-25 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Carter (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
Movie | Sister Kenny | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Kast | 1945-06-27 |
Movie | Midnight Manhunt | Henry Miggs | 1945-07-27 |
Movie | She Went to the Races | Dr. Collyer | 1945-11-04 |
Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | Doctor (uncredited) | 1944-03-31 |
Movie | Rationing | Ezra Weeks | 1944-03-24 |
Movie | Address Unknown | Censorial Pipsqueak | 1944-06-01 |
Movie | Up in Arms | Dr. Roger B. Freyheisen | 1944-02-17 |
Movie | Shadows in the Night | Doc Stacey | 1944-07-27 |
Movie | The Town Went Wild | Mr. Tweedle | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | Wilson | Colonel House | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Government Girl | Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Whispering Footsteps | Harry Hammond | 1943-12-30 |
Movie | In Old California | Mr. Hayes | 1942-05-31 |
Movie | The Spoilers | Stuve | 1942-06-11 |
Movie | Whispering Ghosts | Mark Gruber | 1942-05-17 |
Movie | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. Cotton | 1942-02-26 |
Movie | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Dan Crane | 1942-06-13 |
Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Producer Dobosh | 1942-03-05 |
Movie | Saboteur | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Priorities on Parade | 2nd Examiner | 1942-07-23 |
Movie | There's One Born Every Minute | Trumbull | 1942-06-26 |
Movie | That Other Woman | Smith | 1942-11-13 |
Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Charley Gates (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
Movie | My Sister Eileen | Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | 1942-09-24 |
Movie | Across the Pacific | A.V. Smith | 1942-09-04 |
Movie | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Elias Noonan | 1942-09-01 |
Movie | A Very Young Lady | Oliver Brixton | 1941-06-27 |
Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Judge | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | Million Dollar Baby | John Parkinson | 1941-05-31 |
Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Hazelton - Barrett's Aide | 1941-03-27 |
Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. Deever | 1941-01-31 |
Movie | Dance Hall | Mr. Frederick Newmeyer | 1941-07-18 |
Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Packer (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mr. Bixby | 1941-02-15 |
Movie | Tobacco Road | Mayor | 1941-02-20 |
Movie | Look Who's Laughing | Cudahy | 1941-11-21 |
Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Walter Kaufman | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Claude Haddock | 1941-08-02 |
Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Haskins (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
Movie | Unholy Partners | Phil Kaper | 1941-11-01 |
Movie | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Rufus Smith (auctioneer) | 1941-08-14 |
Movie | Three Girls About Town | Doc - Coroner | 1941-10-23 |
Movie | The Smiling Ghost | Ames Bentley | 1941-09-06 |
Movie | Lady Scarface | Mr. Pinchback | 1941-09-26 |
Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Streeter | 1940-04-25 |
Movie | 20 Mule Team | Henry Adams | 1940-05-03 |
Movie | Gangs of Chicago | Bromo | 1940-05-18 |
Movie | The Man with Nine Lives | Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited) | 1940-04-18 |
Movie | The Shop Around the Corner | Detective | 1940-01-12 |
Movie | Lillian Russell | Dr' Dobbins | 1940-05-24 |
Movie | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Sensenbrenner | 1940-02-23 |
Movie | The Ghost Comes Home | Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited) | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Virginia City | Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited) | 1940-03-23 |
Movie | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Rupert Bulfinch | 1940-04-09 |
Movie | Lucky Partners | Chamber of Commerce Official | 1940-08-02 |
Movie | The Westerner | Mort Borrow | 1940-09-18 |
Movie | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Alec Severn | 1940-10-26 |
Movie | They Drive by Night | Farnsworth (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | Behind the News | Neil Saunders | 1940-12-20 |
Movie | Calling All Husbands | Hadley Weaver | 1940-09-07 |
Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Second Judge (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
Movie | Young People | Moderator | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Bradley | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | I Love You Again | Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
Movie | Stranger on the Third Floor | Albert Meng | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | Ex-Champ | Trilby | 1939-05-11 |
Movie | They Asked For It | Dr. Tyler | 1939-05-20 |
Movie | They Made Her a Spy | Beldon | 1939-04-14 |
Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Hawthorne (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited) | 1939-02-18 |
Movie | Jesse James | Heywood | 1939-01-14 |
Movie | Sudden Money | Mr. Wixby | 1939-03-31 |
Movie | Dodge City | Surrett's Lawyer | 1939-04-08 |
Movie | News Is Made at Night | Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge | 1939-07-20 |
Movie | Reno | Augustus Welch | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Printer (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Indianapolis Speedway | Mayor | 1939-08-05 |
Movie | No Place to Go | Ben Bradford | 1939-09-23 |
Movie | Swanee River | Pond | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Manager of Rubber Company | 1939-08-11 |
Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
Movie | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Uncle Redley | 1939-08-31 |
Movie | Penrod's Double Trouble | Mr. Bitts | 1938-07-23 |
Movie | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited) | 1938-03-25 |
Movie | The Saint in New York | Vincent Nather | 1938-05-25 |
Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Turner (uncredited) | 1938-02-12 |
Movie | I'll Give a Million | Mayor | 1938-07-27 |
Movie | Penitentiary | Leonard Nettleford | 1938-02-05 |
Movie | Penrod and His Twin Brother | Mr. Rodney H. Bitts, Sr. | 1938-02-26 |
Movie | I Am the Law | George Leander | 1938-08-25 |
Movie | Federal Man-Hunt | Damon Lauber | 1938-12-27 |
Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Popsie (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
Movie | The Girl Downstairs | Ambassador (uncredited) | 1938-12-23 |
Movie | A Man to Remember | Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | Room Service | Dr. Glass | 1938-09-21 |
Movie | Ready, Willing and Able | Brockman | 1937-03-06 |
Movie | Penrod and Sam | Mr. Rodney H. Bitts | 1937-02-28 |
Movie | Black Legion | Osgood | 1937-01-30 |
Movie | Stolen Holiday | Le Grande | 1937-02-06 |
Movie | Woman Chases Man | Mr. Judd | 1937-05-07 |
Movie | Pick a Star | Julius Klawheimer | 1937-05-21 |
Movie | Blossoms On Broadway | Dr. Gilgallon | 1937-11-19 |
Movie | Trouble at Midnight | Everett Benson | 1937-10-16 |
Movie | Talent Scout | M.B. Carter | 1937-07-24 |
Movie | Dead End | Whitey (Uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
Movie | Come and Get It | Jed Hewitt | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | More Than a Secretary | Mr. Crosby | 1936-12-10 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. Bell | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Willard (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Villager (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
Movie | Honor Among Lovers | Wilkes | 1931-02-28 |
Movie | Laughter | Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1930-09-24 |