Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 27, 1894
Place of Birth:
Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Charles Meredith
Biography
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Charles Meredith (August 27, 1894 – November 28, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Meredith was born in Knoxville, Pennsylvania. He was a popular silent film leading man and played opposite such actresses as Blanche Sweet, Mary Miles Minter, Florence Vidor, and others in romantic drama and comedy films. In 1924, he left his film career for work on the stage. He returned to film in 1947 where he played a number of small character roles. Toward the end of his career, he turned to television as well, notably as Secretary Drake in the Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954) series. He also appeared in three episodes of The Lone Ranger, each time as a doctor.
He died, aged 70 in 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Doctor |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May | Senate Committee Member (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Dead Ringer | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun | Rev. Staley |
| 1964 | The Incredible Mr. Limpet | Fleet Admiral |
| 1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill | Herbst |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Noose for a Gunman | Minister (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Dr. Charing (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Commanding Officer (uncredited) |
| 1956 | High Tor | Biggs Sr. |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | Governor |
| 1956 | Forbidden Moon | Commissioner Drake |
| 1956 | Menace from Outer Space | Drake - Secretary of Space |
| 1955 | Illegal | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | |
| 1954 | Manhunt in Space | Secretary of Space Drake |
| 1954 | Crash of Moons | Secretary of Space Drake |
| 1954 | Silver Needle in the Sky | Secretary Drake |
| 1954 | The Gypsy Moon | Secretary of Space Drake |
| 1954 | Silver Needle in the Sky | Secretary of Space Drake |
| 1954 | Beyond the Moon | Secretary Drake |
| 1953 | Three Lives | Principal |
| 1952 | The Big Trees | Elder Bixby |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Governor |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Mr. S. Thatcher |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Judge Evans |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet | Mr. Goodrich |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Adm. Tobias |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Judge Marlow |
| 1951 | Fort Worth | Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Judge Donahue (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Sun Sets at Dawn | Reporter, AP |
| 1950 | Francis | Banker Munroe |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Pendleton (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Lyle Pettijohn |
| 1950 | Caged | Parole Board Chairman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | He Walked by Night | Hollywood Police Official (uncredited) |
| 1949 | They Live by Night | Comm. Hubbell |
| 1949 | Tokyo Joe | General Ireton |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Eckert |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff | Jim Childers aka Big Jim |
| 1948 | All My Sons | |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Mr. Piper |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair | Yandell |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Justice Hastings |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Father Spinsky |
| 1924 | In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter | Sam Pemberton |
| 1922 | The Cradle | Dr. Robert Harvey |
| 1921 | Hail the Woman | Richard Stuart |
| 1921 | The Foolish Matrons | Lafayette Wayne |
| 1921 | The Beautiful Liar | Bobby Bates |
| 1921 | The Cave Girl | Diivvy Bates |
| 1921 | Beyond | Geoffrey Southerne |
| 1920 | The Family Honor | Merle Curran |
| 1920 | The 13th Commandment | |
| 1920 | That Something | Edwin Drake |
| 1920 | The Perfect Woman | James Stanhope |
| 1920 | Judy of Rogues' Harbor | Lt. Teddy Kingsland |
| 1920 | The Ladder of Lies | John Blaine |
| 1919 | The Other Half | Donald Trent |
| 1919 | Luck in Pawn | Richard Standish Norton |
| 1919 | Poor Relations | Monty Rhodes |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | George Prentice |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Gentry |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Judge Bascomb |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | The Veil | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Dr. Barnes |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Lacey |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Judge |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Reverend |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | |
| 1954 | The Whistler | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Judge |
| 1953 | You Are There | |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Bishop |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | President of the Court |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Romer |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Reverend |