Charles Meredith

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 27, 1894

died

November 28, 1964

place of birth

Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Charles H. Meredith · Charles Howard Meredith

total credits

50 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Filmography

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Ocean's Eleven
6.4

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
7.7

Strangers on a Train

1951as Judge Donahue (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
7.1

A Foreign Affair

1948as Yandell
Seven Days in May
7.3

Seven Days in May

1964as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Caged
7.1

Caged

1950as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
Illegal
6.4

Illegal

1955as Judge (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
5.9

Bright Leaf

1950as Pendleton (uncredited)
Dead Ringer
6.9

Dead Ringer

1964as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
6.3

The Lone Ranger

1956as Governor
The Boy with Green Hair
6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Mr. Piper
Daisy Kenyon
6.6

Daisy Kenyon

1947
Tokyo Joe
6.1

Tokyo Joe

1949as General Ireton
All My Sons
6.5

All My Sons

1948
Room for One More
6.5

Room for One More

1952as Mr. S. Thatcher
He Walked by Night
6.7

He Walked by Night

1949as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
Francis
5.8

Francis

1950as Banker Munroe
Fort Worth
7.1

Fort Worth

1951as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
Noose for a Gunman
6.0

Noose for a Gunman

1960as Minister (uncredited)
High Tor
8.3

High Tor

1956as Biggs Sr.
Submarine Command
5.8

Submarine Command

1951as Adm. Tobias
Along the Great Divide
7.4

Along the Great Divide

1951as Judge Marlow
They Live by Night
6.9

They Live by Night

1949as Comm. Hubbell
The Quick Gun
6.4

The Quick Gun

1964as Rev. Staley
Crash of Moons
3.6

Crash of Moons

1954as Secretary of Space Drake
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
5.7

The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949as Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
6.1

The Miracle of the Bells

1948as Father Spinsky
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
6.2

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964as Fleet Admiral
The Big Trees
5.6

The Big Trees

1952as Elder Bixby
The Lucky Stiff
5.8

The Lucky Stiff

1949as Jim Childers aka Big Jim
Perfect Strangers
6.0

Perfect Strangers

1950as Lyle Pettijohn
New York Confidential
6.0

New York Confidential

1955
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
5.8

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951as Judge Evans
The Sea Hornet
6.0

The Sea Hornet

1951as Mr. Goodrich
Chicago Confidential
5.0

Chicago Confidential

1957as Dr. Charing (uncredited)
Twelve Hours to Kill
4.8

Twelve Hours to Kill

1960as Herbst
Cattle Town
7.6

Cattle Town

1952as Governor
The Sun Sets at Dawn
6.4

The Sun Sets at Dawn

1950as Reporter, AP
Mansfield 66/67
4.8

Mansfield 66/67

2017
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967as Doctor
Luck in Pawn
7.0

Luck in Pawn

1919as Richard Standish Norton
Menace from Outer Space
4.0

Menace from Outer Space

1956as Drake - Secretary of Space
Forbidden Moon
5.0

Forbidden Moon

1956as Commissioner Drake
Beyond
10.0

Beyond

1921as Geoffrey Southerne
For the Love of Mary
6.2

For the Love of Mary

1948as Justice Hastings
The Cave Girl
9.0

The Cave Girl

1921as Diivvy Bates
The Gypsy Moon
2.5

The Gypsy Moon

1954as Secretary of Space Drake
The Other Half
5.7

The Other Half

1919as Donald Trent
Silver Needle in the Sky
5.5

Silver Needle in the Sky

1954as Secretary Drake
Manhunt in Space
3.2

Manhunt in Space

1954as Secretary of Space Drake