Charles Halton

Charles Halton
Born	March 16, 1876(1876-03-16) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	April 16, 1959(1959-04-16) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1917–58
Spouse	Lelah Halton

Charles Halton (March 16, 1876 – April 16, 1959) was a stern-faced American character actor who appeared in over 180 films.

One of his most memorable portrayals was as Carter, the bank examiner in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). In Enemy of Women (1944), the story of Joseph Goebbels, Halton played against type as a kindly radio performer of children's stories who is arrested by the Nazis.

Filmography

• Honor Among Lovers (1931)
• More Than a Secretary (1936)
• Penrod and Sam (1937)
• Pick a Star (1937)
• Room Service (1938)
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
• Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• Behind the News (1940)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
• The Smiling Ghost (1941)
• The Spoilers (1942)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942)
• In Old California (1942)
• Across the Pacific (1942)
• Address Unknown (1944)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

External links

• Charles Halton at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Halton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Charles Halton at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Halton, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	16 March 1876
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death	16 April 1959
Place of death	Los Angeles, California