Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Nascimento : 1894-08-27, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA

Morte : 1964-11-28

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Perfil

Charles Meredith

Filmes

Pistoleiro Relâmpago
Rev. Staley
Pistoleiro retorna à cidade natal para assumir os bens de seu pai. Ao chegar, percebe que os moradores o evitam por conta de seu passado. Só que ele tenta se redimir para cumprir a sua missão.
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Fleet Admiral
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.
Alguém Morreu em Meu Lugar
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Sete Dias de Maio
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
O impopular presidente (Fredric March) dos Estados Unidos consegue um tratado de desarmamento nuclear através do Senado, mas descobre que a nação está se voltando contra ele. Jiggs Casey (Kirk Douglas), um coronel da Marinha, encontra provas de que o general Scott (Burt Lancaster), o chefe popular do 'Joint Chiefs', e determinado candidato presidencial, em 2 anos, não está planejando esperar. Casey vai até o presidente com tal informação e uma rede de intrigas começa.
Onze Homens e Um Segredo
Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
Em Las Vegas, onze homens tomam parte de um fantástico plano de assaltar cinco cassinos ao mesmo tempo, durante a virada do ano. Tudo parece perfeito, mas algo acaba saindo errado.
Braço É Braço
Minister (uncredited)
Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach robbery, and get even with the man who killed his brother.
O Renegado do Forte Petticoat
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Murphy deserta do Exército da União para avisar os vizinhos do Texas de iminentes ataques indígenas desencadeados por um massacre cometido pelo Exército. Ele supera a desconfiança inicial e convence os colonos (todas as mulheres cujos homens estão fora de combate no Exército Confederado) para se refugiar em uma missão abandonada. Ele as treina para lutar e atirar em antecipação ao ataque. O único outro homem na missão foge para se salvar e acaba levando os índios de volta para a missão.
High Tor
Biggs Sr.
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
O Justiceiro Mascarado 1956
Governor
Aventura ambientada no velho oeste que traz o personagem do Cavaleiro Solitário (Clayton Moore) e seu amigo Tonto (Jay Silverheels). Juntos eles terão de enfrentar o inescrupuloso rancheiro Reece Kilgore (Lyle Bettger), que incentiva a guerra contra os índios para se tornar um grande proprietário de terras. O "Zorro" no título nacional é apenas um chamariz. O herói da história, Lone Ranger, foi criado numa série de rádio nos anos de 1930, criou o bordão "Hi Yo Silver!" e nada tem a ver com Don Diego Vega (nome verdadeiro de Zorro). Este é o quarto filme no cinema que apresenta Lone Ranger - a estréia do personagem se deu em 1938, num filme exibido em 15 capítulos, e chegou a ganhar uma série de TV em 1949 e outra em 1956. Depois desse foi lançado apenas mais um filme, "Zorro e a Cidade de Ouro Perdida".
Menace from Outer Space
Drake - Secretary of Space
A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".
Beyond the Moon
Secretary Drake
This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's allies are captured by aliens and brain washed.
Forbidden Moon
Commissioner Drake
Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an evil ruler who is immune to the radiation, and plans to use it to take over the universe.
Manhunt in Space
Secretary of Space Drake
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
O Código do Diabo
Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.
The Gypsy Moon
Secretary of Space Drake
Rocky Jones and his buddies happen upon two strange moons orbiting each other. They soon discover that both are inhabited by civilizations at war with each other. Needless to say, Rocky and his crew do their utmost to bring about peace.
Crash of Moons
Secretary of Space Drake
A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes 21, 22, 23. Episode 21: Rocky saves a space station and his friends when they are trapped between gypsy moons. Episode 22: Cleolanthe tries to destroy one of the gypsy moons with a barrage of missiles. Episode 23: Rocky evacuates the gypsy moon Posetta and stops Cleolanthe's missile barrage.
Silver Needle in the Sky
Secretary of Space Drake
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
Silver Needle in the Sky
Secretary Drake
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
Three Lives
Principal
A short film made for the United Jewish Appeal, reuniting the main players behind The Sniper, writers Edna and Edward Anhalt, director Edward Dmytryk, and star Arthur Franz.
Cattle Town
Governor
The governor of Texas sends a cowboy to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.
Floresta Maldita
Elder Bixby
Madeireiro inescrupuloso pretende roubar terras onde crescem sequoias gigantes centenárias, mas enfrenta oposição de grupo religioso que habita a região, liderado por jovem viúva.
Sempre Cabe Mais Um
Mr. S. Thatcher
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.
The Sea Hornet
Mr. Goodrich
"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the California Coast during World War Two. Six years later when his buddy is killed, attempting to blow up the sunken ship, on the orders of Suntan Radford and Tony Sullivan, deep-sea diver "Gunner" McNeil has his suspicions aroused... especially since Suntan is the daughter of the ship's captain that died when the ship sunk, and Sullivan was a crew member. Plus the fact the ship had over a million dollars in cash on board. During the course of his investigation, he becomes romantically involved with Ginger Sullivan
Submarine Command
Adm. Tobias
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
Embrutecidos Pela Violência
Judge Marlow
New Federal marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Judge Evans
Bank robber serves his time in prison, tries to go straight.
The Sun Sets at Dawn
Reporter, AP
A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed.
Cinzas ao Vento
Pendleton (uncredited)
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
À Margem da Vida
Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Duas Almas, Dois Destinos
Lyle Pettijohn
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from their normal lives, jurors Terry Scott and David Campbell start to fall in love.
E...O Mulo Falou
Banker Munroe
The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...
Amarga Esperança
Comm. Hubbell
Após fugir de uma prisão, o jovem Bowie quer provar sua inocência e viver em paz com sua amada Kitty. Quando seus colegas de cela o convencem a ajudá-los em uma série de crimes, ele passa a ser considerado pela polícia como o líder da gangue.
Tóquio Joe
General Ireton
Um americano retorna a Tóquio e tenta resgatar sua vida anterior à Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas se vê encurralado entre criminosos e autoridades. Joe Barrett retorna a Tóquio após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, onde ele tinha um bar, o Tokyo Joe's, e onde abandonou sua esposa Trina. Eles têm uma filha de sete anos. O barão Kimura obriga Joe a pilotar para criminosos de guerra, chantageando revelar que durante a guerra Trina fez transmissões de propaganda traiçoeira.
The Lucky Stiff
Jim Childers aka Big Jim
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
Streets of San Francisco
Eckert
A police detective (Robert Armstrong) and his wife (Mae Clarke) adopt the wayward son (Gary Gray) of a slain gangster.
O Demônio da Noite
Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
Em Los Angeles, a força policial começa uma grande caçada contra um criminoso que matou um policial e passou a cometer vários crimes na cidade escapando através de rede de esgoto.
O Menino dos Cabelos Verdes
Mr. Piper
Peter Frye, um típico garoto norte-americano, perde os pais quando eles são pegos por uma blitz, em Londres. Ninguém diz a ele que seus pais morreram e que agora ele é um órfão. E assim, sem ele próprio saber o porquê, vai sendo despachado da casa de um parente para o outro, todos igualmente egoístas e nenhum interessado em ajudá-lo. Peter acaba indo parar na casa de Gramp, o mais gentil dos seus anfitriões. Peter e Gramp parecem se dar bem, mas na manhã seguinte em que é avisado que seus pais morreram, o cabelo de Peter, subitamente, adquire a cor verde. As reações absurdas das pessoas que o cercam fazem com que O Menino dos Cabelos Verdes se torne uma parábola. Alguns críticos consideram esse trabalho como sendo diferente de tudo feito no cinema americano, até então.
For the Love of Mary
Justice Hastings
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
A Mundana
Yandell
Uma congressista (Jean Arthur) vai à Berlim destruída pela Segunda Guerra Mundial, para verificar o moral das tropas norte-americanas. Durante a inspeção, um capitão (John Lund) tenta seduzi-la para que ela não descubra seu envolvimento com uma cantora alemã (Marlene Dietrich), suspeita de ser simpatizante nazista.
The Miracle of the Bells
Father Spinsky
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Sam Pemberton
A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from their 1923 debut film, also produced by Goldwyn, but with a different actor for Potash.
The Cradle
Dr. Robert Harvey
A socialite couple thinks only of themselves. When they become bored with one another, they divorce and marry others (several times). The person who suffers most from their cavalier outlook on life is their cute little daughter Mary Jane Irving.
The Cave Girl
Diivvy Bates
A 1921 film.
The Beautiful Liar
Bobby Bates
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Hail the Woman
Richard Stuart
Oliver Beresford is a stern, Puritanical, and uncompromisingly rigid father. When shameful stories about his daughter Judith surface, rather than determine whether the stories are true, he bans her from his house. Her brother David, a pusillanimous reprobate, has secretly married and fathered, then abandoned, a child. Judith takes care of the child and finds a way to restore her family through the love for the babe.
Beyond
Geoffrey Southerne
Avis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after death to reappear in spirit form to remind Avis of her promise. Avis follows her brother to New Zealand in hopes of protecting him from his own ways, but on the trip tragedy apparently strikes.
The Foolish Matrons
Lafayette Wayne
Three women, each living in a separate social sphere, work out their destinies in New York.
The Perfect Woman
James Stanhope
Mary Blake can charm any man, young or old, with her winning ways -- except for the one she really wants. James Stanhope is a misogynist who won't give her the time of day.
The Family Honor
Merle Curran
Beverly Tucker, the daughter of an impoverished aristocratic Southern family, has scraped together her last pennies to put her brother Dal through college in the hope that he will support the family after graduation. However, Dal harbors no such ambition and instead spends his time gambling and drinking in a saloon owned by the town's mayor, Curran. During a raid led by Curran's crusading son Merle, a detective is killed and Dal is accused of the crime.
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Lt. Teddy Kingsland
Judy, an orphaned waif, lives with Grandpap Ketchel, a cruel and often brutal man. The sole protector of little Denny, Ketchel's grandson, Judy is forced to accept the attentions of Jim Shuckles, whom she abhors and who has compromised her sister Olive.
The 13th Commandment
Disillusioned by the transience of wealth when her father's bank balance can no longer support his family's posh lifestyle, and when her fiancé Clay Wimborn admits that he has gone into debt to shower her with presents, Daphne Kip determines to become financially independent.
Luck in Pawn
Richard Standish Norton
Country girl Annabel Lee has big dreams of being a famous artist. Her widowed mother encourages her to go to the city so she can study. Annabel works hard, but she sells only one painting. She discovers that a renowned artist is spending the summer at a nearby resort, so she sends him her best work for a critique. A friend recommends that she see him in person, so Annabel pawns a piece of jewelry and heads for the resort. The artist informs her that she doesn't have enough talent to achieve much.
The Other Half
Donald Trent
Social drama about a friendship that is pressurized by class differences.