- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1891
- Place of Birth
- Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
- Died
- November 23, 1943
Charles Ray
From Wikipedia Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young wholesome hicks in silent comedy films. Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as a child where he attended elementary school. He then moved to Arizona for a time before finally relocating to Los Angeles where he finished his education. He initially began his career on the stage before working for director Thomas H. Ince as a film extra in December 1912. He appeared in several bit parts before moving on to supporting roles. Ray's break came in 1915 when he appeared opposite Frank Keenan in the historical war drama The Coward. Ray's popularity increased after appearing in a series of films which cast him in juvenile roles, primarily young hicks or "country bumpkins" that foiled …
Filmography
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943 · Opera patron (uncredited)
movieMrs. Miniver
1942 · Man getting on Bus (uncredited)
movieThe Mad Martindales
1942 · Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
movieRio Rita
1942 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
movieAppointment for Love
1941 · Butler (uncredited)
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941 · Bit Role
movieThe Man Who Lost Himself
1941 · (uncredited)
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936 · Charlie Smith - Assistant Director
movieJust My Luck
1935 · Homer Crow
movieWelcome Home
1935 · Andrew Carr
movieTicket to a Crime
1934 · Courtney Mallory
movieBy Your Leave
1934 · Leonard Purcell
movieThe Camera Speaks
1934 · Self (archive footage)
movieLadies Should Listen
1934 · Henri
movieSchool for Girls
1934 · Duke
movieStars of Yesterday
1931 · Self
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
movieThe Count of Ten
1928 · Johnny McKinney
movieThe Garden of Eden
1928 · Richard Dupont
movieVanity
1927 · Lt. Lloyd Van Courtland
movieGetting Gertie's Garter
1927 · Ken Walrick
movieNobody's Widow
1927 · Honorable John Clayton
movieThe American
1927 · Bill Smith
movieThe Fire Brigade
1926 · Terry O'Neil
movieThe Auction Block
1926 · Bob Wharton
movieParis
1926 · Jerry
movieSweet Adeline
1926 · Ben Wilson
movieBright Lights
1925 · Tom Corbin
movieSome Pun'kins
1925 · Lem Blossom
moviePercy
1925 · Percival Rogeen
movieDynamite Smith
1924 · Gladstone Smith
movieThe Courtship of Miles Standish
1923 · John Alden, Producer
movieThe Girl I Loved
1923 · John Middleton
movieA Tailor-Made Man
1922 · John Paul Bart, Producer
movieAlias Julius Caesar
1922 · Billy Barnes, Director, Producer
movieThe Deuce of Spades
1922 · Amos, Director
movieGas, Oil and Water
1922 · George Oliver Watson, Director
movieTwo Minutes to Go
1921 · Chester Burnett, Director, Producer
movieScrap Iron
1921 · John Steel, Director, Scenario Writer
movieThe Old Swimmin' Hole
1921 · Ezra Hull
movieAn Old Fashioned Boy
1920 · David Warrington
moviePeaceful Valley
1920 · Hosiah Howe
movieA Village Sleuth
1920 · William Wells
movie45 Minutes from Broadway
1920 · Kid Burns
movieHomer Comes Home
1920 · Homer Cavender
movieParis Green
1920 · Luther Green
movieAlarm Clock Andy
1920 · Andrew Gray
movieRed Hot Dollars
1919 · Tod Burke
movieCrooked Straight
1919 · Ben Trimble
movieThe Egg Crate Wallop
1919 · Jim Kelly
movieBill Henry
1919 · Bill Henry Jenkins
movieHay Foot, Straw Foot
1919 · Ulysses S. Grant Briggs
movieThe Busher
1919 · Ben Harding
movieGreased Lightning
1919 · Andy Fletcher
movieThe Sheriff's Son
1919 · Royal Beaudry
movieThe Girl Dodger
1919 · Cuthbert Trotman
movieString Beans
1918 · Toby Watkins
movieThe Law of the North
1918 · Alain de Montcalm
movieA Nine O'Clock Town
1918 · David Clary
movieThe Claws of the Hun
1918 · John Stanton
His Own Home Town
movieHis Own Home Town
1918 · Jimmy Duncan
moviePlaying the Game
1918 · Larry Prentiss
movieThe Family Skeleton
1918 · Billy Bates
movieThe Hired Man
1918 · Ezry Hollins
Staking His Life
movieStaking His Life
1918 · Frank Hamilton
movieHis Mother's Boy
1917 · Matthew Denton
movieThe Son of His Father
1917 · Gordon Carbhoy
movieSudden Jim
1917 · James Ashe, Jr.
movieThe Clodhopper
1917 · Everett Nelson
movieThe Millionaire Vagrant
1917 · Steven Du Peyster
movieThe Pinch Hitter
1917 · Joel Parker
movieBack of the Man
1917 · Larry Thomas
movieSkinner's Dress Suit
1917
movieThe Weaker Sex
1917 · Jack Harding
movieThe Honorable Algy
1916 · The Honorable Algy
movieA Corner in Colleens
1916 · Richard Taylor
moviePlain Jane
1916 · Mr. 'John Sophomore Adams'
movieThe Wolf Woman
1916 · Rex Walden
movieHome
1916 · Bob Wheaton
movieHonor Thy Name
1916
movieThe Deserter
1916 · Lieutenant Parker
movieThe Dividend
1916 · Frank Steele
moviePeggy
1916 · Colin Cameron
The Forbidden Adventure
movieThe Forbidden Adventure
1915 · Cecil Weatherby
movieThe Coward
1915 · Frank Winslow
The Lure of Woman
movieThe Lure of Woman
1915 · Captain Lane
movieThe Conversion of Frosty Blake
1915 · Reverend Horace Brightray
movieThe Renegade
1915 · Captain Marley
The Cup of Life
movieThe Cup of Life
1915 · John Ward
movieThe Grudge
1915 · Dick Wayne
movieIn the Tennessee Hills
1915 · Jim Carson
The City of Darkness
movieThe City of Darkness
1914 · Donald Warner - the Governor's Brother
movieThe Gangsters and the Girl
1914 · Detective John Stone, Writer
For Her Brother's Sake
movieFor Her Brother's Sake
1914 · John Frye - the Brother
movieThe Buried Past
1913 · Tom Winters - the Lover
For Mother's Sake
movieFor Mother's Sake
1913 · Jim
movieThe Quakeress
1913 · John Hart - the Schoolmaster
movieOld Mammy's Secret Code
1913 · David
The Transgressor
movieThe Transgressor
1913 · Jim
movieThe Boomerang
1913 · Lt. Calhoun
The Grey Sentinel
movieThe Grey Sentinel
1913 · Hal Peters