About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1887-12-27
Place of birth:
Wabash, Indiana, USA
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Charles Dingle

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Actor Senator Fullerton 59
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1954 The Road Of Life Actor N/A
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1953 Half a Hero Actor Mr. Bascomb 59
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1953 Call Me Madam Actor Senator Brockway 59
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1953 Never Wave at a WAC Actor Sen. Tom Reynolds 58
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1949 Big Jack Actor Mathias Taylor 59
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1948 A Southern Yankee Actor Col. Weatharby 58
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1948 State of the Union Actor Bill Nolard Hardy 59
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1948 If You Knew Susie Actor Mr. Whitley 59
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1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge Actor John Dessark 59
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1947 Welcome Stranger Actor Charles 'C.J.' Chesley 58
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1947 My Favorite Brunette Actor Major Simon Montague 59
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1947 The Beast with Five Fingers Actor Raymond Arlington 59
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1946 Duel in the Sun Actor Sheriff Hardy 59
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1946 Sister Kenny Actor Michael Kenny 59
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1946 Three Wise Fools Actor Paul Badger 59
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1946 The Wife of Monte Cristo Actor Danglars 59
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1946 Cinderella Jones Actor Minland 58
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1945 Guest Wife Actor Arthur Truesdale Worth 59
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1945 A Medal for Benny Actor Zach Mibbe 58
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1945 Here Come the Co-eds Actor Jonathan Kirkland 58
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1944 Together Again Actor Morton Buchanan 58
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1944 The National Barn Dance Actor Mr. Garvey N/A
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1944 Home in Indiana Actor Godaw Boole 58
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1943 The Song of Bernadette Actor Jacomet 60
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1943 She's for Me Actor Crane N/A
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1943 Someone to Remember Actor Jim Parsonss 59
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1943 Lady of Burlesque Actor Inspector Harrigan 58
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1943 Edge of Darkness Actor Kaspar Torgerson 59
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1942 Tennessee Johnson Actor Senator Jim Waters 59
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1942 George Washington Slept Here Actor Mr. Prescott 59
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1942 Somewhere I'll Find You Actor George L. Stafford 59
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1942 The Talk of the Town Actor Andrew Holmes 61
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1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie Actor Dr. Ward O. Kenwood 59
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1942 Are Husbands Necessary? Actor Duncan Atterbury N/A
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1941 Johnny Eager Actor A. Frazier Marco 59
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1941 Unholy Partners Actor Clyde Fenton 59
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1941 The Little Foxes Actor Ben Hubbard 62
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1939 One Third of a Nation Actor Mr. Rogers 59
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1937 Du Barry Did All Right Actor John Wainwright N/A
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1937 Double Talk Actor Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited) N/A
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