Charles K. French

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

From Wikipedia Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 movies between 1909 and 1945.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

16 January 1860, 166 years old

Known For

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Design for Living

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Marked Woman

The Prisoner of Zenda

Chickens Come Home

The Last Warning

Roman Scandals

Murder by Television

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Leading Citizen

1943

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Rancher

1942

Wolf of New York

Juror

1940

The Shadow

Joseph Rand

1940

Strange Glory

1938

The Prisoner of Zenda

Bishop (uncredited)

1937

Marked Woman

Graham's Trial Assistant (uncredited)

1937

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

1936

Diamond Jim

1935

The Crimson Trail

Frank Carter

1935

The Phantom Empire

Mal

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

Tom Lee [Chs. 1, 7-12]

1935

The Red Rider

Robert Maxwell

1934

Design for Living

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1933

Saturday's Millions

Old Grad

1933

Cross Fire

Johnny Wheeler

1933

The Honor of the Press

Dodson, Editorial Writer

1932

Caught

Bradford (uncredited)

1931

Chickens Come Home

Judge

1931

Fast Work

J. Addison Marlowe

1930

Overland Bound

Underwood

1929

King of the Rodeo

Chip Sr.

1929

The Last Warning

Doctor

1928

The Big Hop

Buck Bronson's Father

1928

State Street Sadie

Police Chief

1928

The Cruise of the Hellion

John Harlan

1927

Exit Smiling

Mr. Tichnor (uncredited)

1926

War Paint

Maj. Hopkins

1926

Frenzied Flames

Chief Grogan

1926

Little Annie Rooney

Surgeon (uncredited)

1925

The Torrent

Captain

1924

Gentle Julia

John Atwater

1923

Stronger Than Death

Col. Boucicault

1920

The Tiger Man

Sheriff Sandy Martin

1918

The Hater of Men

Phillips Hartley

1917

The Clodhopper

Isaac Nelson, Everett's Father

1917

A Gamble in Souls

1916

The Bugler of Algiers

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1916

The Vagabond Prince

'Spud' Murphy

1916

Civilization

The Prime Minister

1916

The Aryan

'Ivory' Wells

1916

The Despoiler

Col. Damien

1915

The Disciple

Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens

1915

On the Night Stage

Bartender (uncredited)

1915

The Bargain

Bartender

1914

The Typhoon

1914

The Lonely Road

Hiram Wade

Unknown

Make Mine Memories

Cowboy

1945

Men with Steel Faces

Mal

1940

Slightly Honorable

Pallbearer (Uncredited)

1939

Dick Tracy's G-Men

Doctor

1939

Where Trails Divide

Reverend Evans

1937

Headin' for the Rio Grande

Pop Hart (Laura's father)

1936

Rio Grande Ranger

Banker (uncredited)

1936

Last of the Warrens

Bruce Warren (as Chas. French)

1936

Dangerous Waters

Old Skipper (uncredited)

1936

Trail of Terror

Sheriff Baxter

1935

Gun Play

John Holt

1935

The Live Wire

Captain King

1935

Western Courage

Henry Hanley

1935

The Throwback

Ted Smalley

1935

Murder by Television

Donald M. Jordan

1935

No Man's Range

Ed Oliver

1935

Vagabond Lady

Spear Department Head (uncredited)

1935

Tracy Rides

John Hampton

1935

Big Boy Rides Again

John Duncan

1935

The President Vanishes

Legislator

1934

The Brand of Hate

Mr. Camp

1934

The Man from Hell

Blacksmith Sandy

1934

Pals of the Prairie

The Sheriff

1934

Roman Scandals

Nobleman (uncredited)

1933

War of the Range

Duke Bradley

1933

The Big Squeal

Charlie

1933

Via Pony Express

Father Estaban

1933

Boy Oh Boy!

1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Party Guest

1932

Everything’s Rosie

1931

Wings of Adventure

Army Major

1930

The Medicine Man

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1930

Alias French Gertie

Appelgetzer

1930

Riding for Fame

Dad Barton

1929

The Devil Bear

Judge Douglas Wilmot

1929

A Lady of Chance

Prison warden

1928

The Flyin' Buckaroo

Banker Brown

1928

The Perfect Crime

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1928

The Beautiful Spy

Salazar

1928

The Adventurous Soul

John Martin

1927

Man, Woman and Sin

The City Editor

1927

The Down Grade

Mr. Lanning

1927

The Meddlin' Stranger

Mr. Crawford

1927

Good as Gold

Sheriff John Gray

1927

Fast and Furious

Hodge

1927

One Chance in a Million

Richard Torrence

1927

The Runaway Express

Jim Reed

1926

The Flaming Frontier

U.S. Senator Hargess

1926

The Rainmaker

Hospital Doctor

1926

Under Western Skies

Sam Parkhurst

1926

Hands Up!

Brigham Young

1926

A Woman of the Sea

The Father

1926

The Red Kimona

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1925

Speed Mad

Charles Hampton

1925

The Texas Trail

Ring 'Em Foster

1925

Too Much Youth

Mark Kenton

1925

Let 'er Buck

Col. Jeff McCall

1925

The Saddle Hawk

Jim Newhall

1925

The Girl of Gold

Lucius Merrimore

1925

Oh, You Tony!

Blakely

1924

The Sawdust Trail

Square Deal McKenzie

1924

Being Respectable

Mr. Beasley

1924

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Isom Enlow, Neighbor

1924

Mile-a-Minute Romeo

Sheriff

1923

The Extra Girl

Studio Manager

1923

The Ramblin' Kid

Joshua Heck

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Jean's Father

1923

Hell's Hole

The Sheriff

1923

Blinky

Maj. Kileen

1923

Abysmal Brute

Pat Glendon, Sr

1923

Grumpy

Wolfe

1923

Mixed Faces

Mr. Sayre

1922

The Woman He Loved

John Comstock

1922

White Shoulders

Col. Jim Singleton

1922

West of Chicago

Judson Malone (as Charles French)

1922

If You Believe It, It's So

Frank Tine

1922

The Truthful Liar

Police Commissioner Rogers

1922

The Bear Cat

Sheriff Bill Garfield

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

Tavern Owner

1922

Her Own Money

Thomas Hazelton

1922

The Unfoldment

James Osbourne

1922

The Last Trail

Sheriff Nelson

1921

The Night Horsemen

Marshal

1921

Beyond

Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)

1921

Hands Off!

Clint Wadley

1921

The Road Demon

1921

Prairie Trails

Stephen McWhorter

1920

The Texan

Wolf River Mayor

1920

The Untamed

Tex Calder

1920

Square Shooter

Zeke Hampton

1920

The Terror

Sheriff Jim Canby

1920

Desert Love

Jack Remington

1920

The Daredevil

Ralph Spencer

1920

What Would You Do

Robert Brainerd

1920

Flames of the Flesh

Simon Eastcoat

1920

Jubilo

Jim Handy

1919

The Speed Maniac

John B. Prescott

1919

Six Feet Four

Henry Pollard

1919

This Hero Stuff

Samuel Barnes

1919

The Mints of Hell

Old Man Chaudiare

1919

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Herr Klaw

1919

The Sheriff's Son

Hal Rutherford

1919

What Every Woman Wants

Attorney for the Defense

1919

Happy Though Married

Diana's Uncle

1919

Come Again Smith

Joe Smith Sr.

1919

Fuss and Feathers

Martin Ledyard

1918

The Midnight Patrol

Jim Murdock

1918

Three X Gordon

Jim Gordon

1918

The Law of the North

Michel de Montcalm

1918

The Marriage Ring

Koske

1918

Green Eyes

Rev. Dr. Gibson (as Charles French)

1918

A Burglar for a Night

James Herrick

1918

The Vamp

James Walsham

1918

The Kaiser's Shadow

William Kremlin

1918

His Own Home Town

T. Elihu Banks

1918

The Hired Man

Caleb Endicott

1918

The Son of His Father

James Carbhoy

1917

Wee Lady Betty

Fergus McClusky

1917

An Even Break

David Harding

1917

Paws of the Bear

Gen. von Mittendorf

1917

Love or Justice

Judge Geary

1917

The Weaker Sex

John Harding

1917

The Criminal

Pietro

1916

The Honorable Algy

James Dryker

1916

A Corner in Colleens

English Commander

1916

Shell 43

German Commander

1916

The Deserter

1916

The Patriot

Col. Bracken

1916

The Coward

A Confederate Commander

1915

The Iron Strain

Ezra Whitney

1915

Hearts and Swords

General Salza

1915

The Secret of Lost River

Fra Bartolomeo

1915

The Spark Eternal

Dr. Deering

1914

For Her Brother's Sake

Sheriff Frye - the Father

1914

The Yosemite Trail

The Sheriff

Unknown

When Lee Surrenders

1912

Custer's Last Fight

1912

The Heart of an Indian

Settler

1912

The Cord of Life

1909