Charles Meredith
Known for
Acting
Life
1894 – 1964 (aged 70)
Born in
Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
Strangers on a Train
27 Jun 1951
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Ocean's Eleven
10 Aug 1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Seven Days in May
01 Feb 1964
They Live by Night
01 Nov 1949
A Foreign Affair
20 Aug 1948
Perry Mason
21 Sep 1957
Photos
Filmography
2017
1967
- Pistols 'n' Petticoatsas Doctor
1964
- The Quick Gunas Rev. Staley
- The Incredible Mr. Limpetas Fleet Admiral
- Seven Days in Mayas Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
- Dead Ringeras Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1963
- Petticoat Junctionas George Prentice1 episode
1961
- Mister Ed1 episode
1960
- Ocean's Elevenas Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
- The Chevy Mystery Showas Judge Bascomb1 episode
- Noose for a Gunmanas Minister (uncredited)
- Twelve Hours to Killas Herbst
1959
- Bonanzaas Referee at Duel1 episode
1958
- U.S. Marshallas Judge (uncredited)1 episode
- Lawman1 episode
- The Texan1 episode
- Peter Gunn1 episode
- The Veil1 episode
1957
- The Court of Last Resort1 episode
- Maverick1 episode
- Perry Masonas Dr. Barnes1 episode
- Chicago Confidentialas Dr. Charing (uncredited)
- The Guns of Fort Petticoatas Commanding Officer (uncredited)
1956
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie2 episodes
- High Toras Biggs Sr.
- The Lone Rangeras Governor
- The Count of Monte Cristo1 episode
- Forbidden Moonas Commissioner Drake
- Menace from Outer Spaceas Drake - Secretary of Space
1955
- Illegalas Judge (uncredited)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Reverend1 episode
- New York Confidential
1954
- The Gypsy Moonas Secretary of Space Drake
- Lassie1 episode
- The Whistler1 episode
- Crash of Moonsas Secretary of Space Drake
- Silver Needle in the Skyas Secretary of Space Drake
- Beyond the Moonas Secretary Drake
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger52 episodes
- Manhunt in Spaceas Secretary of Space Drake
1953
- The Man Behind the Badge1 episode
- Letter to Lorettaas Bishop1 episode
- Three Livesas Principal
- General Electric Theateras Judge1 episode
- You Are Thereas Charles Tiffany1 episode
1952
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
- Adventures of Superman1 episode
- Cattle Townas Governor
- The Big Treesas Elder Bixby
- Room for One Moreas Mr. S. Thatcher
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas President of the Court1 episode
- The Sea Hornetas Mr. Goodrich
- Submarine Commandas Adm. Tobias
- Fort Worthas Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Trainas Judge Donahue (uncredited)
- Racket Squad2 episodes
- Along the Great Divideas Judge Marlow
- Al Jennings of Oklahomaas Judge Evans
1950
- The Sun Sets at Dawnas Reporter, AP
- Lux Video Theatreas Reverend1 episode
- Bright Leafas Pendleton (uncredited)
- Cagedas Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
- Perfect Strangersas Lyle Pettijohn
- Francisas Banker Munroe
1949
- The Lady Takes a Sailoras Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)
- They Live by Nightas Comm. Hubbell
- Tokyo Joeas General Ireton
- The Lucky Stiffas Jim Childers aka Big Jim
- Streets of San Franciscoas Eckert
- He Walked by Nightas Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
1948
- The Boy with Green Hairas Mr. Piper
- For the Love of Maryas Justice Hastings
- A Foreign Affairas Yandell
- All My Sonsas (uncredited)
- The Miracle of the Bellsas Father Spinsky
1947
1924
- In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutteras Sam Pemberton
1922
- The Cradleas Dr. Robert Harvey
1921
- The Beautiful Liaras Bobby Bates
- The Cave Girlas Diivvy Bates
- Hail the Womanas Richard Stuart
- Beyondas Geoffrey Southerne
- The Foolish Matronsas Lafayette Wayne
1920
- The Little 'Fraid Ladyas Saxton Graves
- The Ladder of Liesas John Blaine
- The Perfect Womanas James Stanhope
- Simple Soulsas Duke of Wynningham
- That Somethingas Edwin Drake
- The Family Honoras Merle Curran
- Judy of Rogues' Harboras Lt. Teddy Kingsland
- The 13th Commandmentas Clay Wimborn
1919
- Luck in Pawnas Richard Standish Norton
- Poor Relationsas Monty Rhodes
- The Other Halfas Donald Trent