Charles Murray (American actor)
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| Born | Charles Albert Murray June 22, 1872 Laurel, Indiana, US |
| Died | July 29, 1941 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1912–1938 |
Charles Albert Murray (June 22, 1872 – July 29, 1941), was an American film actor of the silent era.
Born in Laurel, Indiana, in 1872 to Isaac Murray (1838 - 1920) & Martha Ellen "Mollie" Murray (née Sullenburger; 1842 - 1911), Murray appeared in 283 films between 1912 and 1938, starting with film shorts. He also directed 5 films. He was married to Nellie Bae Hamilton. He died in Los Angeles, California, from pneumonia. For his contribution to motion pictures, decades after his death, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1725 Vine Street.
Selected filmography[]
- His Auto's Maiden Trip (1912, Short)
- Safe in Jail (1913, Short)
- Murphy's I.O.U. (1913, Short) - (uncredited)
- Red Hicks Defies the World (1913, Short) - Red Hicks
- Almost a Wild Man (1913, Short) - McDoo
- The Mothering Heart (1913, Short) - Male Apache Dancer
- Professor Bean's Removal (1913, Short)
- The Riot (1913, Short)
- With the Aid of Phrenology (1913, Short) The Husband
- Two Old Tars (1913, Short)
- Her Friend the Bandit (1914, Short) - Count De Beans
- Mabel's Married Life (1914, Short) - Man in Bar
- Love and Bullets (1914, Short) - Charlie
- The Masquerader (1914, Short) - Film Director
- His New Profession (1914, Short) - Drinker (uncredited)
- Killing Horace (1914, Short) - Horace
- Fatty Again (1914, Short) - Carnival Customer
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) - Detective in 'A Thief's Fate' (uncredited)
- Rum and Wall Paper (1915, Short) - The Paperhanger
- Hogan's Romance Upset (1915, Short) - Hogan
- Their Social Splash (1915, Short) - Hogan - the Unruly Guest
- Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915, Short) - Sam Bernard's Director
- Watch Your Neighbor (1918) - M. Balmer, an Undertaker
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) - An Irish-American Soldier
- Puppy Love (1919) - Shamus O'Connell
- Married Life (1920) - Patron of the Arts
- Love, Honor and Behave (1920) - His Honor - Judge Fawcett
- A Small Town Idol (1921) - Sheriff Wilbur Sparks
- Home Talent (1921) - The Landlord
- The Crossroads of New York (1922) - Judge
- Luck (1923) - The Plumber
- Bright Lights of Broadway (1923) - El Jumbo
- Painted People (1924) - Tom Byrne
- Lilies of the Field (1924) - Charles Lee
- Fools Highway (1924) - Mamie's Father
- The Girl in the Limousine (1924) - The Butler
- The Fire Patrol (1924) - Fireman
- Empty Hearts (1924) - Joe Delane
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1924) - Bob Hill
- Sundown (1924) - Pat Meech
- Wizard of Oz (1925) - Wizard of Oz
- Who Cares (1925) - Greaves
- Percy (1925) - Holy Joe
- My Son (1925) - Captain Joe Barnby
- White Fang (1925) - Judson Black
- Fighting the Flames (1925) - Pawnbroker
- Paint and Powder (1925) - Cabman
- Classified (1925) - Old Man Comet
- Why Women Love (1925) - Josiah Scott
- Steel Preferred (1925) - Dicker
- Mike (1926) - Father
- Irene (1926) - Pa O'Dare
- The Reckless Lady (1926) - Gendarme
- The Devil's Circus (1926) - Circus Member (uncredited)
- The Cohens and Kellys (1926) - Patrick Kelly
- Her Second Chance (1926) - Bell
- The Boob (1926) - Cactus Jim
- Sweet Daddies (1926) - Patrick O'Brien
- Mismates (1926) - Black
- Subway Sadie (1926) - Taxicab Driver
- Paradise (1926) - Lord Lumley
- The Silent Lover (1926) - O'Reilly
- The Masked Woman (1927) - André O'Donohue
- McFadden's Flats (1927) - Dan McFadden
- Lost at the Front (1927) - Patrick Muldoon
- The Poor Nut (1927) - Doc Murphy
- The Gorilla (1927) - Garrity
- The Life of Riley (1927) - Timothy Riley (fire chief)
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) - Minor Role
- The Pioneer Scout (1928) - Minor Role
- Flying Romeos (1928) - Cohan
- Vamping Venus (1928) - Michael Cassidy / King Cassidy of Ireland
- The Head Man (1928) - Watts
- Do Your Duty (1928) - Tim Maloney
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930) - Kelly
- Clancy in Wall Street (1930) - Michael Clancy
- King of Jazz (1930) - Comic Specialty (scenes deleted)
- Around the Corner (1930) - O'Grady
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa (1930) - Kelly
- Caught Cheating (1931) - T. McGillicuddy Hungerford
- The Stolen Jools (1931, Short) - Kell
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) - Michael Kelly
- The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933) - Captain Patrick Kelly
- Dangerous Waters (1936) - Chief Engineer McDuffy
- Circus Girl (1937) - Slippery
- County Fair (1937) - Sheriff
- Breaking the Ice (1938) - Janitor
External links[]
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- Charles Murray at IMDb
- Charles Murray at Virtual History
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- 1872 births
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- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in California
- People from Franklin County, Indiana
- 20th-century American male actors
- Male actors from Indiana