From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Thurston Hall May 10 1882 February 20 1958 was an American film actor He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal during the later stages of his career of often pompous or blustering authority figures Halls bestknown television role was as Mr Schuyler the boss of Cosmo Topper played by Leo G Carroll in the 1950s television series Topper 19531956 Description above from the Wikipedia article Thurston Hall licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia