Occupation Actor Years active 1915–1960 | Name Charles Winninger Role Film actor | |
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Movies The Sun Shines Bright, Destry Rides Again, Nothing Sacred, Three Smart Girls, Show Boat Similar People Mischa Auer, Brian Donlevy, George Marshall, Blanche Ring, A Edward Sutherland | ||
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Charles J. Winninger (May 26, 1884 – January 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, most often cast in comedies or musicals.
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- Beyond tomorrow 1940 full movie stars harry carey c aubrey smith charles winninger
- Charles Winninger Tommy Dorsey I Love Corny Music
- Biography
- Filmography
- References
Charles Winninger & Tommy Dorsey - I Love Corny Music
Biography
He began as a vaudeville actor. His most famous stage role was as Cap'n Andy Hawks in the original production of Show Boat, the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II musical classic, in 1927. He played the role in the 1932 stage revival and the 1936 film version of the show. He became so identified with the role and with his "persona" as a riverboat captain that he played several variations of the role, notably on the radio program Maxwell House Show Boat, which was clearly inspired by the Broadway musical.
After the film of Show Boat in 1936, Winninger appeared in 1936's Three Smart Girls (as the father of Deanna Durbin's character), 1937's Nothing Sacred (as the drunken doctor who misdiagnoses Carole Lombard's character), 1939's Destry Rides Again (as Wash, the sheriff), 1941's Ziegfeld Girl (as the father of Judy Garland's character), and 1945's State Fair (as Abel Frake). He returned to Broadway only once more – for the 1951 revival of Kern and Hammerstein's Music in the Air.
Winninger had the lead role in only one film, 1953's The Sun Shines Bright, John Ford's companion piece to Judge Priest. Winninger played the role that Will Rogers played in 1934.
Winninger made a notable television appearance in 1954 in I Love Lucy as Barney Kurtz, the former vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz (played by William Frawley) in an episode titled "Mertz and Kurtz". He made his last film in 1960, the same year he also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio contributions.
He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.
Filmography
Actor
1960
The Miracle of the White Reindeer as
Zoo Keeper
1960
Raymie as
R.J. Parsons
1959
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Terrence Costigan
- The Terrence Costigan Story (1959) - Terrence Costigan
1957
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Grandpa Scott
- The Magic Suitcase (1957) - Grandpa Scott
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
John Rogers
- The Shadow (1956) - John Rogers
1956
The Charles Farrell Show (TV Series) as
Dad Farrell
- The Soft Touch (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Hamburger Heaven (1956) - Dad Farrell
- The Cactus Casanova (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Fashion Show (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Love and Marriage (1956) - Dad Farrell
- French Love (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Confidential Mission (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Desert Rat (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Charlie's Secret Love (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Fatal Charm (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Private War (1956) - Dad Farrell
- Secrets (1956) - Dad Farrell
1955
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Phinney
- His Maiden Voyage (1955) - Phinney
1955
The Whistler (TV Series) as
Peter
- Marriage Contract (1955) - Peter
1955
Las Vegas Shakedown as
Ernest Raff
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) as
Uncle Willie
- The Philadelphia Story (1954) - Uncle Willie
1954
I Love Lucy (TV Series) as
Barney Kurtz
- Mertz and Kurtz (1954) - Barney Kurtz
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Captain Henry Coffin
- The Whale on the Beach (1954) - Captain Henry Coffin
1953
Those Were the Days (TV Movie)
1953
Champ for a Day as
Pa Karlsen
1953
A Perilous Journey as
Captain Eph Allan
1953
The Sun Shines Bright as
Judge William Pittman Priest
1952
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV Series)
- Crystal Set (1952)
1952
Torpedo Alley as
Oliver J. Peabody
1950
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series)
- Three Smart Girls (1950)
1950
Father Is a Bachelor as
Professor Mordecai Ford
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway as
Albert Norwick
1948
The Inside Story as
Uncle Ed
1947
Something in the Wind as
Uncle Chester Read
1947
Living in a Big Way as
D. Rutherford Morgan
1946
Lover Come Back as
William 'Pa' Williams, Sr.
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes as
Doctor Lane
1945
State Fair as
Abel Frake
1944
Belle of the Yukon as
Pop Candless
1944
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier as
Dudley 'Granfeathers' Osborne
1944
Broadway Rhythm as
Sam Demming
1943
Flesh and Fantasy as
King Lamarr (Episode 3)
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance as
Waco
1943
Hers to Hold as
Judson Craig
1943
Coney Island as
Finnigan
1942
Friendly Enemies as
Karl Pfeiffer
1942
Mister Gardenia Jones (Documentary short) as
John Jones
1941
My Life with Caroline as
Bliss
1941
The Getaway as
Dr. Josiah Glass
1941
Ziegfeld Girl as
'Pop' Gallagher
1941
Pot o' Gold as
C.J. Haskell
1940
Little Nellie Kelly as
Michael Noonan
1940
My Love Came Back as
Julius Malette
1940
Beyond Tomorrow as
Michael O'Brien
1940
If I Had My Way as
Joe Johnson
1939
Barricade as
Samuel J. Cady
1939
Destry Rides Again as
Washington Dimsdale
1939
Babes in Arms as
Joe Moran
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as
Judson Craig
1938
Hard to Get as
Ben Richards
1938
Goodbye Broadway as
Pat Malloy
1937
Every Day's a Holiday as
Van Reighle Van Pelter Van Doon
1937
You're a Sweetheart as
Cherokee Charlie
1937
Nothing Sacred as
Dr. Enoch Downer
1937
You Can't Have Everything as
Sam Gordon
1937
The Go Getter as
Cappy Ricks
1937
Café Metropole as
Joseph Ridgeway
1937
Woman Chases Man as
B.J. Nolan
1936
Three Smart Girls as
Judson Craig
1936
White Fang as
Doc McFane
1936
Show Boat as
Cap'n Andy Hawks
1934
Social Register as
Jonesie
1932
Shave It with Music (Short) as
Barber shop proprietor
1931
Husband's Holiday as
Mr. Reid
1931
Flying High as
Doctor Brown
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet as
Photographer
1931
Night Nurse as
Dr. Bell
1931
Children of Dreams as
Dr. Joe Thompson
1931
God's Gift to Women as
John Churchill
1931
Gun Smoke as
Tack Gillup
1931
Bad Sister as
Mr. Madison
1931
Fighting Caravans as
Marshall
1930
Soup to Nuts as
Otto Schmidt
1926
Summer Bachelors as
Preston Smith
1926
The Canadian as
Pop Tyson
1924
Pied Piper Malone as
Louie - The Barber
1916
A September Mourning (Short) as
The Artist
1915
The Doomed Groom (Short) as
The Groom
1915
Lizzie's Shattered Dreams (Short) as
2nd Stranger from the City
1915
Mister Flirt in Wrong (Short) as
Mr. Rawsberry
Soundtrack
1954
I Love Lucy (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Mertz and Kurtz (1954) - (performer: "On the Boardwalk to Atlantic City" (uncredited), "By the Beautiful Sea" (uncredited), "I Found a Peach on the Beach" (uncredited), "Oh By Jingo!")
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway (performer: "Give my Regards to Broadway" - uncredited)
1945
State Fair (performer: "Our State Fair", "All I Owe Ioway")
1944
Broadway Rhythm (performer: "I Love Corny Music", "Pretty Baby", "National Emblem" (uncredited), "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (uncredited))
1943
Coney Island (performer: "Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy's Chowder" - uncredited)
1941
Ziegfeld Girl (performer: "Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides" (1941), "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (1918), "Mr. Gallagher And Mr. Shean" (1922) - uncredited)
1940
Little Nellie Kelly ("Nellie Kelly I Love You" (1922)) / (performer: "Nellie is a Darling" (1922) - uncredited)
1940
If I Had My Way (performer: "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)")
1939
Babes in Arms (performer: "Ja Da" (1918) - uncredited)
1937
Nothing Sacred (performer: "Three O'clock in the Morning" (1922), "Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground" (1852) - uncredited)
1937
You Can't Have Everything ("Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" (1937), uncredited)
1936
Show Boat ("Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" (1927), uncredited) / (performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" - uncredited)
1930
Soup to Nuts (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" (1788), "Bolero" (1928) - uncredited)
Self
1962
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.138 (1962) - Self
1959
George Jessel Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.34 (1959) - Self
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Self
- The Oscar Hammerstein Story featuring Lena Horne, Wally Cox, Mimi Benzell, Robert Merrill, Charles Winninger (1951) - Self (as Charlie Winninger)
1950
This Is Show Business (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 5 March 1950 (1950) - Self
1945
The Two-Way Street (Documentary short) as
On-camera Narrator
1931
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' (Short) as
Self - Golfer
Archive Footage
2004
Ziegfeld Girl Intro (Video documentary short) as
'Pop' Gallagher
1998
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (Short)
1992
John Ford (TV Movie documentary) as
Judge William Pittman Priest [in "The Sun Shines Bright"] (uncredited)
1991
The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Judge William Pittman Priest (clip from The Sun Shines Bright (1953)) (uncredited)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie) as
Washington Dimsdale (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (uncredited)
1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV Special) as
Cap'n Andy Hawks (uncredited)
1980
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) as
Actor 'Destry Rides Again'
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (1980) - Actor 'Destry Rides Again' (uncredited)
1940
The Miracle of Sound (Documentary short) as
Self
References
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