--- name: "Creighton Hale" canonical: "https://film.one/person/creighton-hale" fi1m_id: "creighton-hale" imdb_id: "nm0354878" tmdb_id: 97981 wikidata_id: "Q1754382" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 May 1888" died: "9 August 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-25T05:49:17.048416+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." --- # Creighton Hale ## Identity Creighton Hale - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/creighton-hale - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** creighton-hale - **IMDb ID:** nm0354878 - **TMDB ID:** 97981 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1754382 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creighton_Hale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1754382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354878/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97981 Actor. Born 24 May 1888 in County Cork, Ireland. Died 9 August 1965. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 May 1888, County Cork, Ireland - **Died:** 9 August 1965 - **Active:** 1920–1921 - **Also known as:** Patrick C. Fitzgerald, Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick Wills Fitzgerald - **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 2 acting, 8 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 76 (2), 1930s 84 (1), 1940s 78 (6), 1950s 91 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creighton_Hale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1754382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354878/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97981 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Orphans of the Storm*](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md) (73) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Creighton Hale was an Irish-American actor whose career spanned silent films to the late 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald (also credited as Patrick C. Fitzgerald and Patrick Wills Fitzgerald) in County Cork, Ireland, he trained in Dublin and London before emigrating to the United States around 1910. He began in theatre and made his screen debut in the 1914 serial *The Exploits of Elaine*. Hale gained prominence in silent features directed by D.W. Griffith, including *Way Down East* (1920) as Professor Sterling and *Orphans of the Storm* (1921) as Picard. He also appeared in *The Cat and the Canary* and other notable silents. With the advent of sound, his roles shifted to supporting and uncredited parts in films such as *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), *Casablanca* (1943) and *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), as well as appearances in the *Our Gang* series. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *Orphans of the Storm* (1921), Fi1m 73, as Picard — [page](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md) - *Way Down East* (1920), Fi1m 78, as Professor Sterling — [page](https://film.one/film/way-down-east.md) ### Also credited (8) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Fi1m 91, as Creighton Hale (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md) - *Johnny Belinda* (1948), Fi1m 78, as Bailiff (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-belinda.md) - *Casablanca* (1943), Fi1m 93, as Customer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md) - *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), Fi1m 73, as Chauffeur (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Church Usher (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Fi1m 87, as Stenographer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md) - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), Fi1m 64, as Ship's Officer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) - *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, as Reporter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md) ## Complete filmography (206) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Westbound* (1959), as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) - *The Story of Mankind* (1957), as Heavenly Judge - *The Helen Morgan Story* (1957), as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) - *The Spirit of St. Louis* (1957), as Man Driving Car (uncredited) - *Serenade* (1956), as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Townsman (uncredited) - *Strange Lady in Town* (1955), as Card Player (uncredited) - *So You Want to Know Your Relatives* (1954), as Audience Spectator (uncredited) - *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), as Concierge's Husband (uncredited) - *Take the High Ground!* (1953), as Army Doctor (uncredited) - *So You Want to Learn to Dance* (1953), as Barber - *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as Carson - *Les Miserables* (1952), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) - *Come Fill the Cup* (1951), as Newspaperman (uncredited) - *On Moonlight Bay* (1951), as Father in Silent Movie (uncredited) - *Fort Worth* (1951), as Railroad Backer (uncredited) - *Goodbye, My Fancy* (1951), as Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited) - *So You Want to Be a Cowboy* (1951), as Movie Patron - *The Screen Director* (1951), as Theatre Manager (uncredited) - *The Enforcer* (1951), Actor - *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), as Creighton Hale (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md) - *The Great Jewel Robber* (1950), as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) - *Backfire* (1950), as Cab Driver (uncredited) - *Beyond the Forest* (1949), as Townsman with Glasses - *One Last Fling* (1949), as Gus - *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Court Clerk (uncredited) - *Night Unto Night* (1949), Actor - *Homicide* (1949), as Glorietta Desk Clerk - *So You Want to Be Popular* (1949), as Waiter at Party - *Fighter Squadron* (1948), as Cockney (uncredited) - *Johnny Belinda* (1948), as Bailiff (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-belinda.md) - *So You Want to Be a Gambler* (1948), as Blackjack Player (uncredited) - *So You Want an Apartment* (1948), as Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited) - *Always Together* (1947), as Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited) - *Life with Father* (1947), as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited) - *Cry Wolf* (1947), as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited) - *Hollywood Wonderland* (1947), as Man Taking Tour (uncredited) - *The Perils of Pauline* (1947), as Marcelled Leading Man - *Possessed* (1947), as Secretary at Inquest (uncredited) - *So You're Going to Be a Father* (1947), as Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited) - *Love and Learn* (1947), as Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited) - *The Two Mrs. Carrolls* (1947), as Second Tout (uncredited) - *Nora Prentiss* (1947), as Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited) - *Stan Kenton and His Orchestra* (1947), as Supper Club Waiter (uncredited) - *Humoresque* (1947), as Concert Spectator (uncredited), Professor (uncredited) - *The Verdict* (1946), as Reporter (uncredited) - *So You Want to Play the Horses* (1946), as Cashier (uncredited) - *Three Strangers* (1946), as Man in Pub (uncredited) - *Crime by Night* (1944), as Horace Grayson (uncredited) - *Mr. Skeffington* (1944), as Casey (uncredited) - *Uncertain Glory* (1944), Actor - *The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case* (1943), as Dr. Carter - *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), as Engineer (uncredited) - *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), as Chauffeur (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md) - *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Sparks (uncredited) - *The Mysterious Doctor* (1943), as Luke - *The Gorilla Man* (1943), as Constable Fletcher - *Casablanca* (1943), as Customer (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md) - *Gentleman Jim* (1942), as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited) - *The Hidden Hand* (1942), as The Coroner (uncredited) - *You Can't Escape Forever* (1942), as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited) - *Spy Ship* (1942), as Reporter - *Winning Your Wings* (1942), as Uncle Ed (uncredited) - *Larceny, Inc.* (1942), as Mr. Carmichael - *Murder in the Big House* (1942), as Ritter - Warden's Secretary - *The Male Animal* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Bullet Scars* (1942), as Judd, the druggist - *The Man Who Came to Dinner* (1941), as Radio Man (uncredited) - *Steel Against the Sky* (1941), as Jim (uncredited) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Church Usher (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), as Stenographer (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md) - *Sergeant York* (1941), as Associated Press Man (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md) - *Nine Lives Are Not Enough* (1941), as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) - *Highway West* (1941), as Waiter (uncredited) - *Bad Men of Missouri* (1941), as Bank Representative - *Out of the Fog* (1941), Actor - *Here Comes Happiness* (1941), as Headline Printer (uncredited) - *Footsteps in the Dark* (1941), as Mr. Harlan (uncredited) - *Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos* (1941), as Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited) - *The Strawberry Blonde* (1941), as Secretary (uncredited) - *The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941), as Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) - *Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra* (1941), as Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited) - *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), as Telegraph Operator (uncredited) - *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), as Reporter Eddie (uncredited) - *Father Is A Prince* (1940), as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited) - *East of the River* (1940), as Casino Floor Man (uncredited) - *Knute Rockne All American* (1940), as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) - *Just a Cute Kid* (1940), as Desk Clerk - *Money and the Woman* (1940), as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited) - *My Love Came Back* (1940), as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited) - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), as Ship's Officer (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) - *A Fugitive from Justice* (1940), as Reporter at Train Station (uncredited) - *Brother Orchid* (1940), as Reporter #3 (uncredited) - *Saturday's Children* (1940), as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited) - *Tear Gas Squad* (1940), as Announcer - *King of the Lumberjacks* (1940), as Cashier (uncredited) - *One Million B.C.* (1940), as Shell Person - *Calling Philo Vance* (1940), as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man - *A Child is Born* (1939), as Elevator Operator (uncredited) - *The Return of Doctor X* (1939), as Hotel Manager - *On Dress Parade* (1939), as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited) - *Kid Nightingale* (1939), as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited) - *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), as Customer (uncredited) - *On Your Toes* (1939), as First Stage Manager - *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited) - *Slapsie Maxie's* (1939), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase* (1939), as Reporter - *The Bill of Rights* (1939), as New York Congressman - *Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite* (1939), as Hotel Desk Clerk - *Indianapolis Speedway* (1939), as Racetrack Official - *The Cowboy Quarterback* (1939), as Broadcaster - *Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter* (1939), as Man in Sheriff's Office - *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), as Draftsman (uncredited) - *The Duke of West Point* (1938), as Captain - *One Wild Night* (1938), as Bank Teller (uncredited) - *International Settlement* (1938), as Clerk - *Big Town Girl* (1937), as Desk Man - *Step Lively, Jeeves!* (1937), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Midnight Taxi* (1937), as G-Man - *Find the Witness* (1937), as Bell Captain - *Under Your Spell* (1936), as Bailiff (uncredited) - *Hollywood Boulevard* (1936), as Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar - *36 Hours to Kill* (1936), as Ticket Agent - *The Millionaire Kid* (1936), as Thomas Neville - *Custer's Last Stand* (1936), as Hank - *Men Without Names* (1935), as Groom - *Becky Sharp* (1935), as British Officer (uncredited) - *Million Dollar Haul* (1935), as Curley Chandler - *Life Begins at Forty* (1935), as Drug Clerk - *One More Spring* (1935), Actor - *Helldorado* (1935), as Newspaper Reporter - *Hollywood Trouble* (1935), Actor - *Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back* (1934), as Wedding Guest - *The Thin Man* (1934), as Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md) - *George White's Scandals* (1934), as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited) - *Gambling Lady* (1934), as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) - *What's Your Racket* (1934), as Chief - *The Masquerader* (1933), as Bobby Blessington - *Sensation Hunters* (1933), as Fred Barrett - *Free Wheeling* (1932), as Dickie's Father - *The Greeks Had a Word for Them* (1932), as Wedding Supervisor - *Grief Street* (1931), as Play Co-star - *Big Ears* (1931), as Wheezer's father - *School's Out* (1930), as Jack Crabtree - *Holiday* (1930), as Pete Hedges - *The Great Divide* (1929), as Edgar Blossom - *Seven Footprints to Satan* (1929), as Jim - *The House of Shame* (1928), as Harvey Baremore - *Sisters of Eve* (1928), as Leonard Tavernake - *Riley of the Rainbow Division* (1928), as Riley - *Rose-Marie* (1928), as Etienne Doray - *The Cat and the Canary* (1927), as Paul Jones - *Annie Laurie* (1927), as Donald - *One Hour Married* (1927), Actor - *Why Girls Say No* (1927), as Becky's Boyfriend - *Should Men Walk Home?* (1927), as The Gentleman Crook - *Oh, Baby!* (1926), Actor - *The Midnight Message* (1926), as Billy Dodd - *A Poor Girl's Romance* (1926), as Wellington Kingston - *Beverly of Graustark* (1926), as Prince Oscar - *Wages for Wives* (1925), as Danny Kester - *Time, the Comedian* (1925), as Tom Cautley - *Exchange of Wives* (1925), as Victor Moran - *The Circle* (1925), as Arnold Cheney - *Seven Days* (1925), as Jim Wilson - *The Bridge of Sighs* (1925), as Billy Craig - *The Shadow on the Wall* (1925), as George Walters - *This Woman* (1924), as Bobby Bleedon - *The Mine with the Iron Door* (1924), as St. Jimmy - *Wine of Youth* (1924), as Richard (1897 prologue - *Riders Up* (1924), as Johnny aka Information Kid - *How to Educate a Wife* (1924), as Billy Breese - *The Marriage Circle* (1924), as Dr. Gustav Mueller - *Name the Man* (1924), as Alick Gell - *Tea- With a Kick!* (1923), as Art Binger - *Trilby* (1923), as Little Billee - *Broken Hearts of Broadway* (1923), as An Outcast - *Mary of the Movies* (1923), as The Boy - *Her Majesty* (1922), as Ted Harper - *Fascination* (1922), as Carlos de Lisa (her brother) - *Orphans of the Storm* (1921), as Picard — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/orphans-of-the-storm.md) - *Forbidden Love* (1921), as Harold Van Zandt - *Way Down East* (1920), as Professor Sterling — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/way-down-east.md) - *A Child for Sale* (1920), as Charles Stoddard - *The Idol Dancer* (1920), as Walter Kincaid - *The Black Circle* (1919), as Andrew MacTavish Ferguson - *A Damsel in Distress* (1919), as George Bevan - *The Love Cheat* (1919), as Henry Calvin - *The Thirteenth Chair* (1919), as Willy Grosby - *Oh Boy!* (1919), as George Budd - *The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns* (1919), as Conrad Le Brett - *The Woman the Germans Shot* (1918), as Frank Brooks - *His Bonded Wife* (1918), as Philip Hazard - *Mrs. Slacker* (1918), as Robert Gibbs - *The Seven Pearls* (1917), as Harry Drake - *Snow White* (1916), as Prince Florimon - *Charity* (1916), as Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother) - *The Iron Claw* (1916), as Davey - *The Old Homestead* (1915), as Reuben Whitcomb - *The Romance of Elaine* (1915), as Walter Jameson - *The New Exploits of Elaine* (1915), as Walter Jameson - *A Fool There Was* (1915), as Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited) - *The Exploits of Elaine* (1914), as Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6) - *The Taint* (1914), as Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son - *The Stain* (1914), as Office Clerk - *The Million Dollar Mystery* (1914), as Gang Member ## Gallery - ![Creighton Hale (1882 - 1965), acteur américain du cinéma muet (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-425d5baa4d52.jpg) Creighton Hale (1882 - 1965), acteur américain du cinéma muet (2011) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Creightonhale.jpg/1280px-Creightonhale.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Portrait of Creighton Hale (1916)](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-812192d8095a.jpg) Portrait of Creighton Hale (1916) — Uncredited photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Creighton_Hale_-_The_Photo-Play_Journal%2C_July_1916.jpg/1280px-Creighton_Hale_-_The_Photo-Play_Journal%2C_July_1916.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Creighton Hale](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-274af69166b0.jpg) Creighton Hale — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Creighton_Hale%2C_portrait.jpg/1280px-Creighton_Hale%2C_portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Still from the American comedy film How to Educate a Wife (1924). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses, actors](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-ea5af2f656aa.jpg) Still from the American comedy film How to Educate a Wife (1924). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses, actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/How_to_Educate_a_Wife_%28SAYRE_14434%29.jpg/1280px-How_to_Educate_a_Wife_%28SAYRE_14434%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A scene from the American film Oh, Boy! (1919), which played at the Clemmer Theater, Seattle. Includes June Caprice and Creighton Hale. Dated Oct. 19, 1919. Sub](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-32c556194225.jpg) A scene from the American film Oh, Boy! (1919), which played at the Clemmer Theater, Seattle. Includes June Caprice and Creighton Hale. Dated Oct. 19, 1919. Sub — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/A_scene_from_%22Oh_Boy%22_%28SAYRE_13638%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22Oh_Boy%22_%28SAYRE_13638%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Eleanor Boardman (left) and Creighton Hale in Exchange of Wives (1925)](https://film.one/media/person/307319/gallery-9c0537b639fa.jpg) Eleanor Boardman (left) and Creighton Hale in Exchange of Wives (1925) — Loew's Incorporated / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Eleanor_Boardman_and_Creighton_Hale_in_Exchange_of_Wives.jpg/1280px-Eleanor_Boardman_and_Creighton_Hale_in_Exchange_of_Wives.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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