- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 25, 1885
- Place of Birth
- Huron, South Dakota, USA
- Died
- November 7, 1936
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Charles 'Chic' Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of 'Lem Putt', a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses. By age 49 his stage act had become so popular that he felt compelled to write, with the help of two newspaper writers, a 3000-word collection of his monologues (at the urging of his lawyer who expressed dismay over lesser comedians stealing his act), which was published as "The Specialist". The book was a huge hit, published in nine languages, and remains in print to this day. (Sale took six months off touring to personally answer fan mail resulting from the book. A sequel was published as "I'll Tell You Why".) During the 1930s and '…
Filmography
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Specialist
1966 · Writer
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieYou Only Live Once
1937 · Ethan
The Man I Marry
movieThe Man I Marry
1936 · Sheriff Clem Loudecker
movieThe Gentleman from Louisiana
1936 · Deacon Devlin
Old Shep
movieOld Shep
1936 · Farmer
movieImportant News
1936 · Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens
movieMan Hunt
1936 · Ed Hoggins
movieThe Great American Pie Company
1935 · Ephraim Deacon
movieIt's a Great Life
1935 · Grandpa Barclay
movieThe Perfect Tribute
1935 · Abraham Lincoln
movieThe Fighting Westerner
1935 · Tex Murdock
movieTreasure Island
1934 · Ben Gunn
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934 · Hick
movieThe Chief
1933 · Uncle Joe
movieDangerous Crossroads
1933 · Rufe Marvin
Lucky Dog
movieLucky Dog
1933 · Arthur Wilson
Whisperin' Bill
movieWhisperin' Bill
1933 · Mr. Bowman
movieMen Of America
1932 · Smokey Miller
A Slip at the Switch
movieA Slip at the Switch
1932 · Lem
movieWhen a Feller Needs a Friend
1932 · Uncle Jonas Tucker
movieThe Expert
1932 · John T. Minick
movieThe Star Witness
1931 · Pvt. Summerill
movieStranger in Town
1931 · Ulysses Crickle
Lem Putt, the Specialist
movieLem Putt, the Specialist
1930
The Ladies' Man
movieThe Ladies' Man
1928
movieThe New School Teacher
1924 · Professor Timmons
movieHis Nibs
1921 · Theo. Bender (segment "His Nibs")