Charles Meredith
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
Credits
- 1967 · Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Doctor
- 1964 · The Quick Gun as Rev. Staley
- 1964 · The Incredible Mr. Limpet as Fleet Admiral
- 1964 · Dead Ringer as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- 1964 · Seven Days in May as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as George Prentice
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · Ocean's Eleven as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Gentry
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Judge Bascomb
- 1960 · Noose for a Gunman as Minister (uncredited)
- 1960 · Twelve Hours to Kill as Herbst
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1958 · The Veil as
- 1957 · The Court of Last Resort as
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. Barnes
- 1957 · Chicago Confidential as Dr. Charing (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1956 · High Tor as Biggs Sr.
- 1956 · The Lone Ranger as Governor
- 1956 · The Count of Monte Cristo as
- 1956 · Menace from Outer Space as Drake - Secretary of Space
- 1956 · Forbidden Moon as Commissioner Drake
- 1956 · Beyond the Moon as Secretary Drake
- 1955 · Illegal as Judge (uncredited)
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dr. Lacey
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Judge
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Reverend
- 1955 · New York Confidential as
- 1954 · The Gypsy Moon as Secretary of Space Drake
- 1954 · Lassie as
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 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 · Rocky Jones, Space Ranger as
- 1954 · Manhunt in Space as Secretary of Space Drake
- 1953 · The Man Behind the Badge as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Bishop
- 1953 · Three Lives as Principal
- 1953 · You Are There as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Judge
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as
- 1952 · Cattle Town as Governor
- 1952 · The Big Trees as Elder Bixby
- 1952 · Room for One More as Mr. S. Thatcher
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as President of the Court
- 1951 · The Sea Hornet as Mr. Goodrich
- 1951 · Submarine Command as Adm. Tobias
- 1951 · Fort Worth as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1951 · Along the Great Divide as Judge Marlow
- 1951 · Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Judge Evans
- 1950 · The Sun Sets at Dawn as Reporter, AP
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Romer
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Reverend
- 1950 · Bright Leaf as Pendleton (uncredited)
- 1950 · Caged as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
- 1950 · Perfect Strangers as Lyle Pettijohn
- 1950 · Francis as Banker Munroe
- 1949 · They Live by Night as Comm. Hubbell
- 1949 · Tokyo Joe as General Ireton
- 1949 · The Lucky Stiff as Jim Childers aka Big Jim
- 1949 · Streets of San Francisco as Eckert
- 1949 · He Walked by Night as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Boy with Green Hair as Mr. Piper
- 1948 · For the Love of Mary as Justice Hastings
- 1948 · A Foreign Affair as Yandell
- 1948 · All My Sons as
- 1948 · The Miracle of the Bells as Father Spinsky
- 1924 · In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter as Sam Pemberton
- 1922 · The Cradle as Dr. Robert Harvey
- 1921 · The Beautiful Liar as Bobby Bates
- 1921 · The Cave Girl as Diivvy Bates
- 1921 · Hail the Woman as Richard Stuart
- 1921 · Beyond as Geoffrey Southerne
- 1921 · The Foolish Matrons as Lafayette Wayne
- 1920 · The Perfect Woman as James Stanhope
- 1920 · That Something as Edwin Drake
- 1920 · The Family Honor as Merle Curran
- 1920 · Judy of Rogues' Harbor as Lt. Teddy Kingsland
- 1920 · The 13th Commandment as
- 1919 · Luck in Pawn as Richard Standish Norton
- 1919 · The Other Half as Donald Trent