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Charlie the Elephant

Charlie the Elephant

Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Charlie, sometimes Charley or Old Charlie, (b. unknown, d. 1923) was an elephant who lived at the Universal City Zoo in Universal City, California, United States, from approximately 1914 to 1923 and appeared in scores of silent-era films. He was executed in approximately August 1923 for his attack on trainer Curley Stecker.

Filmography
The Brass Bottle poster
The Brass Bottle
1923 • Elephant (uncredited)
A Monkey Hero poster
A Monkey Hero
1921 • As Himself
A Prohibition Monkey poster
A Prohibition Monkey
1920 • Charles Bullephant
Monkey Stuff poster
Monkey Stuff
1919
Man and Beast poster
Man and Beast
1917 • The Elephant
Love Aflame poster
Love Aflame
1917 • An Elephant (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kathlyn poster
The Adventures of Kathlyn
1916 • Elephant (uncredited)