Charles Crockett (December 29, 1870 – June 12, 1934) was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as Guilty Hands, The Gingham Girl, and The Princess from Hoboken.
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_-_5.jpg) Lois Wilson and Charles Crockett in The Vanishing American (1925) | |
| Born | December 29, 1870 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1934 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1927–1934 |
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 29, 1870, Crockett appeared in stage productions before becoming a film actor.[1] During his career, he acted in four Western films, two comedy films, and two historical films.[1]
Calling him "a well-known character actor", The Cincinnati Post said, "In addition to being an actor of repute, Crockett is known in studioland as 'Hollywood's Will Rogers', so famous have his many humorous after-dinner speeches become in every quarter of the studio city."[2] Rotten Tomatoes said he "had a successful Hollywood career".[3] The Bulletin, a publication of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, stated Crockett was "the well known character actor of Hollywood", while The Sacramento Bee called him a "screen luminary".[4][5] Crockett died on June 12, 1934, in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Filmography
editCrockett was cast in these films:
- The Millionaire Cowboy as Granville Truce
- Sundown as Joe Patton
- The Dressmaker from Paris as Mayor[6]
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as Mr. Smith
- Winds of Chance as Jerry[7]
- The Vanishing American as Amos Halliday[8]
- Into Her Kingdom as Senov
- The Collegians as Dean Maxwell
- Benson at Calford as Dean Maxwell
- Fighting to Win as Dean Maxwell
- Making Good as Dean Maxwell
- The Last Lap as Dean Maxwell
- The Princess from Hoboken as Whiskers[9]
- Arizona Bound as John Winslow
- The Gingham Girl as Pat O'Day
- Running Wild as Dean Maxwell
- Cross Country Run as Dean Maxwell
- Abraham Lincoln as Sheriff
- Ex-Flame as Parson
- Guilty Hands as H.G. Smith
- You Can't Buy Everything as Committee Man
- The Cat and the Fiddle as Rudy's Secretary
References
edit- ^ a b c Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Will Rogers of Filmdom". The Cincinnati Post. 1926-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Crockett". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Academy Dinner". Bulletin. No. 10. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1928-05-03. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Into Her Kingdom At Senator Stars Corrine Griffith". The Sacramento Bee. 1926-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""The Dressmaker From Paris" Is Recent Feature Starting Today". Ottawa Journal. 1925-04-04. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Winds Of Chance," Rex Beach Nove, Makes Great Film". Bristol Herald Courier. 1925-12-13. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Historical Film Rialto Offering. "The Vanishing American" an Epic of the Conquering of the Red Man". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. 1926-05-23. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Capitol Theater". The Scranton Times-Tribune. 1927-10-05. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
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