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Actor
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Male
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Birth:
27 August 1894(Knoxville)
Death:
28 November 1964(Los Angeles)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Charles Meredith (August 27, 1894 – November 28, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Meredith was born in Knoxville, Pennsylvania. He 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 film in 1947 where he played a number of small roles. Toward the end of his career, he turned to TV 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.
Selected filmography
- The Other Half (1919)
- Poor Relations (1919)
- The Thirteenth Commandment (1920)
- The Family Honor (1920)
- Beyond (1921)
- The Cave Girl (1921)
- In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
- They Live by Night (1948)
- Samson and Delilah (1949)
- The Big Trees (1952)
- New York Confidential (1955) - uncredited
- The Lone Ranger (1956) - Governor
- Back from Eternity (1956) - uncredited
- Top Secret Affair (1957) - uncredited
- Ocean's Eleven (1960)
- The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)