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Charles Meredith

Acting

Born August 27, 1894 · Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA

Died November 28, 1964

Also known as Charles H. Meredith · Charles Howard Meredith

Biography

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.

Filmography47 titles

The Court of Last Resort

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Reverend

The Veil

Perry Mason

1957as Dr. Barnes

Strangers on a Train

1951as Judge Donahue (uncredited)

Cattle Town

1952as Governor

Bonanza

1959as Referee at Duel

Along the Great Divide

1951as Judge Marlow

Seven Days in May

1964as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Fort Worth

1951as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)

Caged

1950as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair

1948as Yandell

Dead Ringer

1963as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Maverick

1957

He Walked by Night

1948as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Reverend

Peter Gunn

1958

Adventures of Superman

1952

Daisy Kenyon

1947

Letter to Loretta

as Bishop

Room for One More

1952as Mr. S. Thatcher

The Quick Gun

1964as Rev. Staley

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)

Illegal

1955as Judge (uncredited)

The Sun Sets at Dawn

1950as Reporter, AP

The Lone Ranger

1956as Governor

Beyond the Moon

1954as Secretary Drake

The Man Behind the Badge

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964as Fleet Admiral

Lassie

1954

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Mr. Piper

Tokyo Joe

1949as General Ireton

Noose for a Gunman

1960as Minister (uncredited)

New York Confidential

1955

Perfect Strangers

1950as Lyle Pettijohn

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

The Texan

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Bright Leaf

1950as Pendleton (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction

1963as George Prentice

Submarine Command

1951as Adm. Tobias

Francis

1950as Banker Munroe

The Big Trees

1952as Elder Bixby

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Cavalcade of America

Menace from Outer Space

1956as Drake - Secretary of Space

Crash of Moons

1954as Secretary of Space Drake