Cause of death Heart attack Role Film actor Name Charles French | Years active 1909–1945 Nationality American | |
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Born January 17, 1860 ( 1860-01-17 ) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Occupation Actor, screenwriter, director Died August 2, 1952, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Doris Herbert (m. 1938–1948), Isabelle Gurton (m. 1919–1928), Helen French (m. ?–1917) Movies A Woman of Paris, A Woman of the Sea, The Phantom Empire, Hands Up!, Last of the Warrens Similar People Reginald Barker, Roland Totheroh, Thomas H Ince, Victor Schertzinger, Robert N Bradbury | ||
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park | ||
Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.
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Actor
Director
Writer
Filmography
Actor
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray as
Club Member (uncredited)
1944
Gypsy Wildcat (uncredited)
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates as
Leading Citizen (uncredited)
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1942
Reap the Wild Wind as
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as
Rancher (uncredited)
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1941
Meet John Doe as
Fired Reporter (uncredited)
1941
White Eagle as
Survey Chief (uncredited)
1940
It's a Date as
Man (uncredited)
1940
Wolf of New York as
Juror (uncredited)
1940
The Shadow as
Joseph Rand (uncredited)
1939
Slightly Honorable as
Pallbearer (uncredited)
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds as
Ways and Means Committee Member (uncredited)
1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men as
Doctor (uncredited)
1938
Strange Glory (Short)(uncredited)
1938
College Swing as
Professor (uncredited)
1937
Courage of the West as
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
1937
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts as
Doctor (uncredited)
1937
Stand-In as
Bank Board Member (uncredited)
1937
Where Trails Divide as
Deacon Evans (as Charles French)
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda as
Bishop (uncredited)
1937
San Quentin as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1937
I Promise to Pay as
Grand Juror (uncredited)
1937
Marked Woman as
Graham's Trial Assistant (uncredited)
1937
Battle of Greed as
Governor (uncredited)
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande as
Pop Hart (as Charles French)
1936
Rio Grande Ranger as
Banker (uncredited)
1936
The Phantom Rider as
Homesteader (Ch. 1) (uncredited)
1936
Last of the Warrens as
Bruce Warren (as Chas. French)
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters as
Old Skipper (uncredited)
1936
The Milky Way as
Mrs. LeMoyne's Guest (uncredited)
1936
Desert Guns as
The Colonel (as Charles French)
1935
Trail of Terror as
Sheriff Baxter (as Charlie French)
1935
Gun Play as
Old John Holt (as Charles French)
1935
Gallant Defender as
Lily's Grandfather (uncredited)
1935
The Live Wire as
Captain King
1935
Western Courage as
Henry Hanley (as Charles French)
1935
Murder by Television as
Donald M. Jordan
1935
The Throwback as
Ted Smalley (as Chas. K French)
1935
No Man's Range as
Ed Oliver (as Charlie French)
1935
Diamond Jim as
Stockbroker (uncredited)
1935
Sundown Saunders as
Sand City Banker (uncredited)
1935
Branded a Coward as
Mayor (uncredited)
1935
Motive for Revenge as
Elderly Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1935
Vagabond Lady as
Spear Department Head (uncredited)
1935
Death from a Distance as
Manning (uncredited)
1935
The Crimson Trail as
Frank Carter (as Charles French)
1935
Tracy Rides as
John Hampton
1935
The Phantom Empire as
Mal
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog as
Tom Lee
1935
Big Boy Rides Again as
John Duncan (as Chas. French)
1934
Secret of the Chateau as
Auction Bidder (uncredited)
1934
When a Man Sees Red as
Padre (uncredited)
1934
The President Vanishes as
Legislator
1934
The Brand of Hate as
Mr. Camp (as Charles French)
1934
The Man from Hell as
Sandy - Blacksmith (as Charles French)
1934
Ridin' Gents (Short) as
Judge (as Charles French)
1934
The Red Rider as
Robert Maxwell
1934
Arizona Nights (Short) as
Border Patrol Capt. Smalley
1934
Pals of the Prairie (Short) as
The Sheriff
1933
Roman Scandals as
Nobleman (uncredited)
1933
Design for Living as
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1933
Only Yesterday (uncredited)
1933
Saturday's Millions as
Old Grad (uncredited)
1933
War of the Range as
Duke Bradley
1933
The Big Squeal (Short) as
Charlie
1933
Torchy's Loud Spooker (Short) as
Physician
1933
Loose Relations (Short)(uncredited)
1933
Cross Fire as
Johnny Wheeler - Banker
1933
Torchy Turns Turtle (Short) as
Physician
1933
From Hell to Heaven as
Doctor (uncredited)
1933
Via Pony Express as
Father Estaban (as Charles French)
1933
Artist's Muddles (Short) as
Guest (uncredited)
1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup (Short) as
Physician (as Charles French)
1933
Man of Action as
Dr. Simpson (uncredited)
1933
Laughter in Hell as
Townsman (uncredited)
1932
Boy Oh Boy! (Short)
1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
Torchy's Busy Day (Short) as
Physician
1932
A Scarlet Week-End
1932
The Honor of the Press as
Dodson - Editorial Writer
1932
A Man's Land as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1932
Destry Rides Again as
Jury Foreman
1931
Caught as
Bradford
1931
The Lone Starved Ranger (Short) as
Sheriff
1931
Everything's Rosie (uncredited)
1931
Chickens Come Home (Short) as
Judge (uncredited)
1930
The Spoilers as
Man in Bar
1930
Wings of Adventure as
U.S. Army Major
1930
Fast Work (Short) as
J. Addison Marlowe
1930
The Medicine Man as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1930
Alias French Gertie as
Appelgetzer (uncredited)
1929
Overland Bound as
Underwood
1929
The Devil Bear as
Judge Douglas Wilmot
1928
The Last Warning as
Doctor (uncredited)
1928
King of the Rodeo as
Chip Sr.
1928
A Lady of Chance as
Prison Warden (uncredited)
1928
Flyin' Buckaroo as
Banker Brown
1928
The Big Hop as
Buck Bronson's Father
1928
State Street Sadie as
Police Chief
1928
Riding for Fame as
Dad Barton
1928
The Perfect Crime as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1928
Una nueva y gloriosa nación as
Salazar
1928
The Cowboy Cavalier
1927
Cross Breed as
John Corwin
1927
The Adventurous Soul as
John Martin
1927
Man, Woman and Sin as
The City Editor
1927
Ride 'em High as
Bill Demming
1927
The Cruise of the Hellion as
John Harlan
1927
The Down Grade as
Mr. Lanning
1927
Fast and Furious as
Hodge
1927
Good as Gold as
Sheriff John Gray (as Charles French)
1927
The Meddlin' Stranger as
Mr. Crawford
1927
One Chance in a Million as
Richard Torrence
1926
A Woman of the Sea as
The Father
1926
Exit Smiling as
Mr. Tichnor (uncredited)
1926
Oh, What a Night! as
John Craig
1926
The Runaway Express as
Jim Reed
1926
War Paint as
Maj. Hopkins (as Charles French)
1926
The Winning Wallop as
Peter Wayne
1926
Frenzied Flames as
Chief Grogan
1926
The Rainmaker as
Hospital Doctor
1926
The Flaming Frontier as
U.S. Senator Hargess
1926
Under Western Skies as
Sam Parkhurst
1926
The Hollywood Reporter as
Basil Manning
1926
Hands Up! as
Brigham Young
1925
The Red Kimona as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1925
Little Annie Rooney as
Surgeon (uncredited)
1925
Shoes (Short) as
Mr. Heinestetter
1925
Speed Mad as
Charles Hampton
1925
The Texas Trail as
Ring 'Em Foster
1925
Too Much Youth as
Mark Kenton
1925
The Way of a Girl as
Police Judge
1925
Let 'er Buck as
Col. Jeff McCall
1925
The Saddle Hawk as
Jim Newhall (as Charles French)
1925
The Girl of Gold as
Lucius Merrimore (as Charles French)
1924
Pride of Sunshine Alley
1924
Oh, You Tony! as
Blakely
1924
The Sawdust Trail as
Square Deal McKenzie
1924
The Torrent as
Captain (as Charles French)
1924
Being Respectable as
Mr. Beasley
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln as
Isom Enlow
1923
Gentle Julia as
John Atwater
1923
Mile-a-Minute Romeo as
Sheriff
1923
The Extra Girl as
Studio Manager (uncredited)
1923
The Ramblin' Kid as
Joshua Heck
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate as
Jean's Father (as Charles French)
1923
Hell's Hole as
The Sheriff
1923
Blinky as
Maj. Kileen
1923
Alias the Night Wind as
Amos Chester
1923
The Lonely Road as
Hiram Wade (as Charles French)
1923
The Abysmal Brute as
Pat Glendon, Sr
1923
Grumpy as
Wolfe (as Charles French)
1923
Man's Size as
Angus McRae
1922
White Shoulders as
Col. Jim Singleton
1922
Mixed Faces as
Mr. Sayre (as Charles French)
1922
The Woman He Loved as
John Comstock (as Charles French)
1922
The Yosemite Trail as
The Sheriff (as Charles French)
1922
West of Chicago as
Judson Malone (as Charles French)
1922
Trouble as
Mrs. Lee's father
1922
Smudge as
John Stanton
1922
If You Believe It, It's So as
Frank Tine (as Charles French)
1922
The Truthful Liar as
Police Commissioner Rogers
1922
The Bear Cat as
Sheriff Bill Garfield (as Charles French)
1922
Moran of the Lady Letty as
Tavern Owner (uncredited)
1922
Her Own Money as
Thomas Hazelton (as Charles French)
1922
The Unfoldment as
James Osborne (as Charles French)
1921
The Last Trail as
Sheriff Nelson
1921
The Night Horsemen as
Marshal
1921
Beyond as
Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)
1921
Hands Off! as
Clint Wadley
1921
Bare Knuckles as
Metcalf
1921
The Road Demon as
Dad Higgins
1920
Prairie Trails as
Stephen McWhorter
1920
The Texan as
Wolf River Mayor
1920
The Untamed as
Tex Calder
1920
Square Shooter as
Zeke Hampton
1920
White Lies as
Col. Jean Raynal
1920
The Terror as
Sheriff Jim Canby
1920
Desert Love as
Jack Remington
1920
The Daredevil as
Ralph Spencer
1920
Flames of the Flesh as
Simon Eastcoat
1920
What Would You Do? as
Robert Brainerd
1920
Stronger Than Death as
Col. Boucicault
1919
Haunting Shadows as
John Glenarm Sr. (as Charles French)
1919
Jubilo as
Jim Handy (as Charles French)
1919
The Speed Maniac as
John B. Prescott
1919
Six Feet Four as
Henry Pollard
1919
This Hero Stuff as
Samuel Barnes
1919
The Mints of Hell as
Old Man Chaudiare (as Charles French)
1919
Whom the Gods Would Destroy as
Herr Klaw
1919
The Sheriff's Son as
Hal Rutherford
1919
Happy Though Married as
Diana's Uncle (as Charles French)
1919
What Every Woman Wants as
Attorney for the Defense (as Charles French)
1919
Come Again Smith as
Joe Smith Sr. (as Charles French)
1918
Fuss and Feathers as
Martin Ledyard
1918
The Midnight Patrol as
Jim Murdock
1918
Three X Gordon as
Jim Gordon
1918
The Law of the North as
Michel de Montcalm
1918
Some Cave Man (Short)
1918
Green Eyes as
Rev. Dr. Gibson (as Charles French)
1918
The Marriage Ring as
Koske
1918
A Burglar for a Night as
James Herrick (as Charles French)
1918
The Vamp as
James Walsham
1918
The Kaiser's Shadow as
William Kremlin (as Charles French)
1918
His Own Home Town as
T. Elihu Banks
1918
The Tiger Man as
Sheriff Sandy Martin
1918
Free and Equal as
Judge Lowell
1918
Love Me as
Associate (uncredited)
1918
The Guilty Man as
Flambon (as Charles French)
1918
The Hired Man as
Caleb Endicott (as Charles French)
1917
The Son of His Father as
James Carbhoy
1917
The Lifted Veil
1917
Wee Lady Betty as
Fergus McClusky
1917
An Even Break as
David Harding
1917
The Hater of Men as
Phillips Hartley
1917
The Clodhopper as
Isaac Nelson - Everett's Father
1917
Paws of the Bear as
Gen. von Mittendorf
1917
Love or Justice as
Judge Geary
1917
The Weaker Sex as
John Harding
1916
A Gamble in Souls as
Tom Leonard
1916
The Criminal as
Pietro
1916
The Bugler of Algiers (Undetermined Secondary Role) (uncredited)
1916
The Honorable Algy as
James Dryker (as Charles French)
1916
A Corner in Colleens as
English Commander (as Charles French)
1916
The Vagabond Prince as
'Spud' Murphy
1916
The Patriot as
Col. Bracken
1916
Shell 43 as
German Commander
1916
The Deserter
1916
The Phantom as
Dr. Ratcliffe
1916
The No-Good Guy as
'Big' Malone
1916
The Aryan as
'Ivory' Wells
1915
Civilization as
The Prime Minister
1915
The Despoiler as
Col. Damien
1915
The Disciple as
Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens (as Charles French)
1915
The Coward as
A Confederate Commander
1915
The Iron Strain as
Ezra Whitney
1915
A Kentucky Girl (Short) as
Father La Rouche
1915
For His Wife's Sake (Short) as
The Doctor
1915
Hearts and Swords (Short) as
General Salza
1915
The Bridge of Sighs (Short) as
Banker Gray - Rita's Father
1915
The Secret of Lost River (Short) as
Fra Bartolomeo
1915
On the Night Stage as
Bartender (uncredited)
1915
A Mask, a Ring and a Pair of Handcuffs (Short)
1915
His Partner's Sacrifice (Short)
1915
Joe's Partner, Bill (Short) as
Joe
1914
Not of the Flock (Short) as
Rod Hawley - Leone's Father
1914
The Bargain as
Bartender (uncredited)
1914
The Spark Eternal (Short) as
Dr. Deering
1914
Jimmy (Short) as
Dr. Lobel
1914
The Typhoon
1914
The Moonshiners (Short) as
Brady
1914
The Silver Candlesticks (Short) as
Pierre Deschamps
1914
Yellow Flame (Short) as
James Condon (as Mr. French)
1914
Orphans of the Wild (Short)
1914
A New England Idyl (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
For Her Brother's Sake (Short) as
Sheriff Frye - the Father
1913
Her Father's Story (Short)
1913
The Belle of Yorktown (Short) as
Sir Thomas Ledding (as Charles French)
1913
The Invaders (Short) as
Kennedy - Sawyer's Foreman
1913
The Skeleton in the Closet (Short) as
Hawkins - Kitty's Father
1913
Baffled, Not Beaten (Short) as
Richard Carlton
1913
John, the Wagoner (Short) as
The Sheriff
1913
The Range Deadline (Short) as
John Mabrey, Sheep Rancher
1913
With Lee in Virginia (Short)
1913
The Escape (Short)
1913
The Mosaic Law (Short)
1913
The Paymaster's Son (Short) as
Silas Burton - the Paymaster
1913
Peggy and the Old Scout (Short) as
The Old Scout
1912
The Law of the West (Short)
1912
The Prospector's Daughter (Short)
1912
The Army Surgeon (Short)
1912
When Lee Surrenders (Short)
1912
The Colonel's Ward (Short)
1912
The Vengeance of Fate
1912
Custer's Last Fight (Short)
1912
On the Firing Line (Short)
1912
The Sheriff of Stoney Butte (Short)
1912
The Colonel's Peril (Short) as
Colonel Norman
1912
His Punishment (Short) as
Black Hawk - Silver Star's Father
1912
The Heart of an Indian (Short) as
Settler (uncredited)
1910
The Adventures of a Cowpuncher (Short)
1910
Red Wing's Constancy (Short)
1909
Reunited at the Gallows (Short)
1909
The Mexican's Crime (Short)
1909
His Two Children (Short)
1909
Secret Service Woman (Short)
1909
The True Heart of an Indian (Short) as
The Indian
1909
Davy Crockett - In Hearts United (Short) as
Davy Crockett
1909
Romance of a Fishermaid (Short)
1909
The Cord of Life (Short)
Director
1915
Thoughts of Tonight (Short)
1909
Romance of a Fishermaid (Short)
Writer
1909
Davy Crockett - In Hearts United (Short) (scenario)
1909
Romance of a Fishermaid (Short) (story)
Assistant Director
1909
Romance of a Fishermaid (Short) (assistant director)
Archive Footage
2023
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression A Woman of Paris de Charlie Chaplin (2023)
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Judge (1986)
1945
Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (Short)(uncredited)
1940
Men with Steel Faces as
Mal
References
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