Charles Meredith
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-08-27
Day of Death
1964-11-28 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Meredith
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.
Acting
(1967)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Doctor
(1964)
Dead Ringer
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
(1964)
Seven Days in May
as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
(1964)
The Quick Gun
as Rev. Staley
(1964)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Fleet Admiral
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
(1960)
Noose for a Gunman
as Minister (uncredited)
(1960)
Twelve Hours to Kill
as Herbst
(1957)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
(1957)
Chicago Confidential
as Dr. Charing (uncredited)
(1956)
The Lone Ranger
as Governor
(1956)
Menace from Outer Space
as Drake - Secretary of Space
(1956)
Forbidden Moon
as Commissioner Drake
(1956)
High Tor
as Biggs Sr.
(1955)
Illegal
as Judge (uncredited)
(1955)
(1954)
Beyond the Moon
as Secretary Drake
(1954)
Crash of Moons
as Secretary of Space Drake
(1954)
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Secretary Drake
(1954)
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Secretary of Space Drake
(1954)
Manhunt in Space
as Secretary of Space Drake
(1954)
The Gypsy Moon
as Secretary of Space Drake
(1953)
Three Lives
as Principal
(1952)
The Big Trees
as Elder Bixby
(1952)
Room for One More
as Mr. S. Thatcher
(1952)
Cattle Town
as Governor
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Judge Donahue (uncredited)
(1951)
Fort Worth
as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
(1951)
Submarine Command
as Adm. Tobias
(1951)
Along the Great Divide
as Judge Marlow
(1951)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Judge Evans
(1951)
The Sea Hornet
as Mr. Goodrich
(1950)
Caged
as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
(1950)
Francis
as Banker Munroe
(1950)
Perfect Strangers
as Lyle Pettijohn
(1950)
Bright Leaf
as Pendleton (uncredited)
(1950)
The Sun Sets at Dawn
as Reporter, AP
(1949)
He Walked by Night
as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Comm. Hubbell
(1949)
Tokyo Joe
as General Ireton
(1949)
Streets of San Francisco
as Eckert
(1949)
The Lucky Stiff
as Jim Childers aka Big Jim
(1948)
A Foreign Affair
as Yandell
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Father Spinsky
(1948)
The Boy with Green Hair
as Mr. Piper
(1948)
(1948)
For the Love of Mary
as Justice Hastings
(1924)
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Sam Pemberton
(1922)
The Cradle
as Dr. Robert Harvey
(1921)
Beyond
as Geoffrey Southerne
(1921)
The Foolish Matrons
as Lafayette Wayne
(1921)
The Beautiful Liar
as Bobby Bates
(1921)
Hail the Woman
as Richard Stuart
(1921)
The Cave Girl
as Diivvy Bates
(1920)
(1920)
That Something
as Edwin Drake
(1920)
The Family Honor
as Merle Curran
(1920)
The Perfect Woman
as James Stanhope
(1920)
The Ladder of Lies
as John Blaine
(1920)
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
as Lt. Teddy Kingsland
(1919)
The Other Half
as Donald Trent
(1919)
Luck in Pawn
as Richard Standish Norton