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name: "Charles Halton"
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born: "16 March 1876"
died: "16 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:19.961788+00:00"
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# Charles Halton

Actor. Born 16 March 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Died 16 April 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 March 1876, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Died:** 16 April 1959

## Biography

Charles Halton (1876–1959) was an American character actor who appeared in over 180 films. Born in Washington, D.C., he trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts and made his Broadway debut in 1901. He appeared in around 35 stage productions over the following five decades, including a European tour with Lillian Russell in the early 1900s.

From the 1920s onwards Halton was a familiar screen presence, often cast as stern bureaucrats, attorneys or busybodies. Among his notable film roles were Producer Dobosh in Ernst Lubitsch's *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Mr Carter in *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), and Prew in *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946). His final screen credit was in *High School Confidential!* (1958).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *To Be or Not to Be* (1942), Fi1m 87, as Producer Dobosh — [page](https://film.one/film/to-be-or-not-to-be.md)

## Also known for

- *The Shop Around the Corner* (1940), Detective
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Prew
- *Saboteur* (1942), Second Sheriff (uncredited)
- *Foreign Correspondent* (1940), Bradley
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), Paymaster (uncredited)
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (1941), Mr. Deever
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), Printer (uncredited)
- *3 Godfathers* (1948), Oliver Latham

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