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name: "Charles Hallahan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-hallahan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 July 1943"
died: "25 November 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:59.122164+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Charles Hallahan

Actor. Born 29 July 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 25 November 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 July 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 25 November 1997
- **Active:** 1972–1985
- **Also known as:** Charles John Hallahan

## Biography

Charles Hallahan (also credited as Charles John Hallahan) was an American film, television and stage actor. Born in Philadelphia, he graduated with a BA from Rutgers University-Camden and an MFA from Temple University. He began his career in regional theatre and moved to Los Angeles in 1977, where he helped found the Matrix Theatre Company.

Hallahan appeared in films including *The Thing* (1982) as Norris, *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), *Vision Quest* (1985), *Pale Rider* (1985) as McGill, *Executive Decision* (1996) and *Dante's Peak* (1997). On television he was a regular as Capt. Charlie Devane on *Hunter* (1986–1991), and had series roles on *The Paper Chase* (1978–1979) and *Grace Under Fire* (1993–1994). He also provided voices for *Gargoyles* (1995–1996).

An accomplished stage performer, Hallahan received three Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for lead performances. He died in Los Angeles in 1997.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Pale Rider* (1985), Fi1m 77, as McGill — [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Thing* (1982), Actor

## Also known for

- *Space Jam* (1996), Baron's Owner (uncredited)
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Paul Dreyfus
- *Executive Decision* (1996), General Sarlow
- *The Fan* (1996), Coop
- *Dave* (1993), Policeman
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Ray
- *Law & Order* (1990), Captain Tom O'Hara
- *Gargoyles* (1994), Travis Marshall/Macduff (voice), Travis Marshall (voice), Mr. Jaffe/Travis Marshall (voice), Travis Marshall/Janitor (voice), Travis Marshall/Quarryman (voice)

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