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Charley Grapewin

Acting

Born December 20, 1869 · Xenia, Ohio, USA

Died February 2, 1956

Also known as Charles Ellsworth Grapewin · Charles Grapewin

Biography

Charles Ellsworth Grapewin was an American vaudeville and circus performer, writer, and stage and film actor.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Filmography31 titles

Wild Horse Mesa

1932as Sam Bass

Party Wire

1935as Will Oliver

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Grandpa Joad

The Wizard of Oz

1939as Uncle Henry

Captains Courageous

1937as Uncle Salters

Libeled Lady

1936as Hollis Bane

Three Comrades

1938as Local Doctor

The Petrified Forest

1936as Gramp Maple

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)

American Madness

1932as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Tobacco Road

1941as Jeeter Lester

Wild Boys of the Road

1933as Mr. Cadman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as California Joe

Listen, Darling

1938as Joe Higgins

Alice Adams

1935as J. A. Lamb

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937as James K. Blakeley

Ah, Wilderness!

1935as Dave McComber

No Man of Her Own

1932as Clerk

Crash Dive

1943as Pop

Judge Priest

1934as Sergeant Jimmy Bagby

The Good Earth

1937as Old Father

Female

1933as Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight

1939as 'Old Puff'

Of Human Hearts

1938as Jim Meeker

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940as Ben Caldwalder

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933as Schultz

Torch Singer

1933as Andrew 'Juddy' Judson

The Girl of the Golden West

1938as Uncle Davy

Hell's House

1932as Henry Clark

Rendezvous

1935as Prof. Martin

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938as Grandpa Briggs