Charles Dingle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor. Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty in 1950. A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen, and for his role as Senator Brockway in the film version of Call Me Madam. Critic Bosley Crowther wrote of his performance in The Little Foxes in New York Times of August 22, 1941, "Charles Dingle as brother Ben Hubbard, the oldest and sharpest of the rattlesnake clan, is the perfect villain in respectable garb".[citation needed] His last stage appearance was in 1954's The Immoralist co-starring with Louis Jourdan, Geraldine Page, and James Dean; it was also Dean's last Broadway appearance. He was married to actress Dorothy White (1911-2008). Charles Dingle died of a sudden heart attack at age 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Germany. His widow survived him by 52 years.
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- 1955 · The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Senator Fullerton
- 1954 · The Road Of Life as
- 1954 · The Elgin Hour as Miles Virdin
- 1953 · Half a Hero as Mr. Bascomb
- 1953 · Call Me Madam as Senator Brockway
- 1953 · Never Wave at a WAC as Sen. Tom Reynolds
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sen. Clay
- 1950 · Pulitzer Prize Playhouse as
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Mr. Wendell Deeves
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Mr. Brown
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Anthony Pollet
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Big Jack as Mathias Taylor
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Studio One as Judge Swanson
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Daddy Tom
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · A Southern Yankee as Col. Weatharby
- 1948 · State of the Union as Bill Nolard Hardy
- 1948 · If You Knew Susie as Mr. Whitley
- 1947 · The Romance of Rosy Ridge as John Dessark
- 1947 · Welcome Stranger as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
- 1947 · My Favorite Brunette as Major Simon Montague
- 1947 · The Beast with Five Fingers as Raymond Arlington
- 1946 · Duel in the Sun as Sheriff Hardy
- 1946 · Sister Kenny as Michael Kenny
- 1946 · Three Wise Fools as Paul Badger
- 1946 · The Wife of Monte Cristo as Danglars
- 1946 · Cinderella Jones as Minland
- 1945 · Guest Wife as Arthur Truesdale Worth
- 1945 · A Medal for Benny as Zach Mibbe
- 1945 · Here Come the Co-eds as Jonathan Kirkland
- 1944 · Together Again as Morton Buchanan
- 1944 · The National Barn Dance as Mr. Garvey
- 1944 · Home in Indiana as Godaw Boole
- 1943 · The Song of Bernadette as Jacomet
- 1943 · She's for Me as Crane
- 1943 · Someone to Remember as Jim Parsonss
- 1943 · Lady of Burlesque as Inspector Harrigan
- 1943 · Edge of Darkness as Kaspar Torgerson
- 1942 · Tennessee Johnson as Senator Jim Waters
- 1942 · George Washington Slept Here as Mr. Prescott
- 1942 · Somewhere I'll Find You as George L. Stafford
- 1942 · The Talk of the Town as Andrew Holmes
- 1942 · Calling Dr. Gillespie as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
- 1942 · Are Husbands Necessary? as Duncan Atterbury
- 1941 · Johnny Eager as A. Frazier Marco
- 1941 · Unholy Partners as Clyde Fenton
- 1941 · The Little Foxes as Ben Hubbard
- 1939 · One Third of a Nation as Mr. Rogers
- 1937 · Du Barry Did All Right as John Wainwright
- 1937 · Double Talk as Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)