About
Charles Meredith
Overview
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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.
Known for
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| 1967 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Actor | Doctor | N/A N/A |
| 1964 | The Quick Gun | Actor | Rev. Staley | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The Incredible Mr. Limpet | Actor | Fleet Admiral | 59 Average |
| 1964 | Dead Ringer | Actor | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May | Actor | Senate Committee Member (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Actor | Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1960 | Noose for a Gunman | Actor | Minister (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill | Actor | Herbst | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Actor | Dr. Charing (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Actor | Commanding Officer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1956 | High Tor | Actor | Biggs Sr. | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | Actor | Governor | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Menace from Outer Space | Actor | Drake - Secretary of Space | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Forbidden Moon | Actor | Commissioner Drake | N/A N/A |
| 1956 | Beyond the Moon | Actor | Secretary Drake | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Illegal | Actor | Judge (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1954 | The Gypsy Moon | Actor | Secretary of Space Drake | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Crash of Moons | Actor | Secretary of Space Drake | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Silver Needle in the Sky | Actor | Secretary Drake | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Silver Needle in the Sky | Actor | Secretary of Space Drake | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 1954 | Manhunt in Space | Actor | Secretary of Space Drake | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Three Lives | Actor | Principal | N/A N/A |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Actor | Governor | 58 Average |
| 1952 | The Big Trees | Actor | Elder Bixby | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Room for One More | Actor | Mr. S. Thatcher | 59 Average |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet | Actor | Mr. Goodrich | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Actor | Adm. Tobias | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Fort Worth | Actor | Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Actor | Judge Marlow | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Actor | Judge Evans | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Sun Sets at Dawn | Actor | Reporter, AP | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Actor | Pendleton (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Caged | Actor | Parole Board Chairman (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Actor | Lyle Pettijohn | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Francis | Actor | Banker Munroe | 58 Average |
| 1949 | They Live by Night | Actor | Comm. Hubbell | 61 Fair |
| 1949 | Tokyo Joe | Actor | General Ireton | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The Lucky Stiff | Actor | Jim Childers aka Big Jim | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Actor | Eckert | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | He Walked by Night | Actor | Hollywood Police Official (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Actor | Mr. Piper | 59 Average |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Actor | Justice Hastings | 59 Average |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair | Actor | Yandell | 61 Fair |
| 1948 | All My Sons | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Actor | Father Spinsky | 59 Average |
| 1924 | In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter | Actor | Sam Pemberton | N/A N/A |
| 1922 | The Cradle | Actor | Dr. Robert Harvey | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | The Cave Girl | Actor | Diivvy Bates | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | The Beautiful Liar | Actor | Bobby Bates | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | Hail the Woman | Actor | Richard Stuart | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | Beyond | Actor | Geoffrey Southerne | N/A N/A |
| 1921 | The Foolish Matrons | Actor | Lafayette Wayne | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | The Perfect Woman | Actor | James Stanhope | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | That Something | Actor | Edwin Drake | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | The Family Honor | Actor | Merle Curran | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | Judy of Rogues' Harbor | Actor | Lt. Teddy Kingsland | N/A N/A |
| 1920 | The 13th Commandment | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1919 | Luck in Pawn | Actor | Richard Standish Norton | N/A N/A |
| 1919 | The Other Half | Actor | Donald Trent | 59 Average |