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Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Born: 1894-08-27 • Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Filmography
Pistols 'n' Petticoats poster
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967 • Doctor
The Quick Gun poster
The Quick Gun
1964 • Rev. Staley
The Incredible Mr. Limpet poster
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 • Fleet Admiral
Seven Days in May poster
Seven Days in May
1964 • Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Dead Ringer poster
Dead Ringer
1964 • Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven poster
Ocean's Eleven
1960 • Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
Noose for a Gunman poster
Noose for a Gunman
1960 • Minister (uncredited)
Twelve Hours to Kill poster
Twelve Hours to Kill
1960 • Herbst
Chicago Confidential poster
Chicago Confidential
1957 • Dr. Charing (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat poster
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957 • Commanding Officer (uncredited)
High Tor poster
High Tor
1956 • Biggs Sr.
The Lone Ranger poster
The Lone Ranger
1956 • Governor
Forbidden Moon poster
Forbidden Moon
1956 • Commissioner Drake
Menace from Outer Space poster
Menace from Outer Space
1956 • Drake - Secretary of Space
Illegal poster
Illegal
1955 • Judge (uncredited)
New York Confidential poster
New York Confidential
1955
The Gypsy Moon poster
The Gypsy Moon
1954 • Secretary of Space Drake
Crash of Moons poster
Crash of Moons
1954 • Secretary of Space Drake
Silver Needle in the Sky poster
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954 • Secretary Drake
Silver Needle in the Sky poster
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954 • Secretary of Space Drake
Beyond the Moon poster
Beyond the Moon
1954 • Secretary Drake
Manhunt in Space poster
Manhunt in Space
1954 • Secretary of Space Drake
No Image
Three Lives
1953 • Principal
Cattle Town poster
Cattle Town
1952 • Governor
The Big Trees poster
The Big Trees
1952 • Elder Bixby
Room for One More poster
Room for One More
1952 • Mr. S. Thatcher
The Sea Hornet poster
The Sea Hornet
1951 • Mr. Goodrich
Submarine Command poster
Submarine Command
1951 • Adm. Tobias
Fort Worth poster
Fort Worth
1951 • Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train poster
Strangers on a Train
1951 • Judge Donahue (uncredited)
Along the Great Divide poster
Along the Great Divide
1951 • Judge Marlow
Al Jennings of Oklahoma poster
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 • Judge Evans
The Sun Sets at Dawn poster
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950 • Reporter, AP
Bright Leaf poster
Bright Leaf
1950 • Pendleton (uncredited)
Caged poster
Caged
1950 • Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers poster
Perfect Strangers
1950 • Lyle Pettijohn
Francis poster
Francis
1950 • Banker Munroe
The Lady Takes a Sailor poster
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 • Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)
They Live by Night poster
They Live by Night
1949 • Comm. Hubbell
Tokyo Joe poster
Tokyo Joe
1949 • General Ireton
The Lucky Stiff poster
The Lucky Stiff
1949 • Jim Childers aka Big Jim
No Image
Streets of San Francisco
1949 • Eckert
He Walked by Night poster
He Walked by Night
1949 • Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair poster
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 • Mr. Piper
For the Love of Mary poster
For the Love of Mary
1948 • Justice Hastings
A Foreign Affair poster
A Foreign Affair
1948 • Yandell
All My Sons poster
All My Sons
1948
The Miracle of the Bells poster
The Miracle of the Bells
1948 • Father Spinsky
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter poster
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924 • Sam Pemberton
The Cradle poster
The Cradle
1922 • Dr. Robert Harvey
The Beautiful Liar poster
The Beautiful Liar
1921 • Bobby Bates
The Cave Girl poster
The Cave Girl
1921 • Diivvy Bates
Hail the Woman poster
Hail the Woman
1921 • Richard Stuart
Beyond poster
Beyond
1921 • Geoffrey Southerne
The Foolish Matrons poster
The Foolish Matrons
1921 • Lafayette Wayne
The Little 'Fraid Lady poster
The Little 'Fraid Lady
1920 • Saxton Graves
The Ladder of Lies poster
The Ladder of Lies
1920 • John Blaine
The Perfect Woman poster
The Perfect Woman
1920 • James Stanhope
Simple Souls poster
Simple Souls
1920 • Duke of Wynningham
No Image
That Something
1920 • Edwin Drake
The Family Honor poster
The Family Honor
1920 • Merle Curran
Judy of Rogues' Harbor poster
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
1920 • Lt. Teddy Kingsland
The 13th Commandment poster
The 13th Commandment
1920
Luck in Pawn poster
Luck in Pawn
1919 • Richard Standish Norton
Poor Relations poster
Poor Relations
1919 • Monty Rhodes
The Other Half poster
The Other Half
1919 • Donald Trent