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.
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Known For
Acting History
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Doctor
1964The Quick Gun as Rev. Staley
1964The Incredible Mr. Limpet as Fleet Admiral
1964Seven Days in May as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
1964Dead Ringer as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1963Petticoat Junction as George Prentice
1961Mister Ed
1960Ocean's Eleven as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
1960The Chevy Mystery Show as Gentry
1960The Chevy Mystery Show as Judge Bascomb
1960Noose for a Gunman as Minister (uncredited)
1960Twelve Hours to Kill as Herbst
1959Bonanza as Referee at Duel
1958Lawman
1958The Texan
1958Peter Gunn
1958The Veil
1957The Court of Last Resort
1957Maverick
1957Perry Mason as Dr. Barnes
1957Chicago Confidential as Dr. Charing (uncredited)
1957The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956High Tor as Biggs Sr.
1956The Lone Ranger as Governor
1956The Count of Monte Cristo
1956Menace from Outer Space as Drake - Secretary of Space
1956Forbidden Moon as Commissioner Drake
1955Illegal as Judge (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dr. Lacey
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judge
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Reverend
1955New York Confidential
1954The Gypsy Moon as Secretary of Space Drake
1954Lassie
1954The Whistler
1954Crash of Moons as Secretary of Space Drake
1954Silver Needle in the Sky as Secretary Drake
1954Silver Needle in the Sky as Secretary of Space Drake
1954Beyond the Moon as Secretary Drake
1954Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954Manhunt in Space as Secretary of Space Drake
1953The Man Behind the Badge
1953Letter to Loretta as Bishop
1953Three Lives as Principal
1953You Are There
1953General Electric Theater as Judge
1952Cavalcade of America
1952Adventures of Superman
1952Cattle Town as Governor
1952The Big Trees as Elder Bixby
1952Room for One More as Mr. S. Thatcher
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as President of the Court
1951The Sea Hornet as Mr. Goodrich
1951Submarine Command as Adm. Tobias
1951Fort Worth as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
1951Strangers on a Train as Judge Donahue (uncredited)
1951Racket Squad
1951Along the Great Divide as Judge Marlow
1951Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Judge Evans
1950The Sun Sets at Dawn as Reporter, AP
1950Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Romer
1950Lux Video Theatre as Reverend
1950Bright Leaf as Pendleton (uncredited)
1950Caged as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
1950Perfect Strangers as Lyle Pettijohn
1950Francis as Banker Munroe
1949The Lady Takes a Sailor as Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)
1949They Live by Night as Comm. Hubbell
1949Tokyo Joe as General Ireton
1949The Lucky Stiff as Jim Childers aka Big Jim
1949Streets of San Francisco as Eckert
1949He Walked by Night as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
1948The Boy with Green Hair as Mr. Piper
1948For the Love of Mary as Justice Hastings
1948A Foreign Affair as Yandell
1948All My Sons
1948The Miracle of the Bells as Father Spinsky
1924In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter as Sam Pemberton
1922The Cradle as Dr. Robert Harvey
1921The Cave Girl as Diivvy Bates
1921The Beautiful Liar as Bobby Bates
1921Hail the Woman as Richard Stuart
1921Beyond as Geoffrey Southerne
1921The Foolish Matrons as Lafayette Wayne
1920The Little 'Fraid Lady as Saxton Graves
1920The Ladder of Lies as John Blaine
1920The Perfect Woman as James Stanhope
1920Simple Souls as Duke of Wynningham
1920That Something as Edwin Drake
1920The Family Honor as Merle Curran
1920Judy of Rogues' Harbor as Lt. Teddy Kingsland
1920The 13th Commandment
1919Luck in Pawn as Richard Standish Norton
1919Poor Relations as Monty Rhodes
1919The Other Half as Donald Trent