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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

167

Gender

Male

Birthday

1860-01-16

Day of Death

1952-08-02 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Chas. French

Charles French

Charlie French

Chas. K. French

Charles Ekrauss French

Charles E. French

Charles K. French

Biography

From Wikipedia Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 movies between 1909 and 1945.

Known For

Acting

Beyond

1921

Beyond

as

Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)

The Meddlin' Stranger

1927

The Meddlin' Stranger

as

Mr. Crawford

The Midnight Patrol

1918

The Midnight Patrol

as

Jim Murdock

Green Eyes

1918

Green Eyes

as

Rev. Dr. Gibson (as Charles French)

Hands Up!

1926

Hands Up!

as

Brigham Young

The Rainmaker

1926

The Rainmaker

as

Hospital Doctor

Oh, You Tony!

1924

Oh, You Tony!

as

Blakely

Mile-a-Minute Romeo

1923

Mile-a-Minute Romeo

as

Sheriff

The Speed Maniac

1919

The Speed Maniac

as

John B. Prescott

The Daredevil

1920

The Daredevil

as

Ralph Spencer

The Terror

1920

The Terror

as

Sheriff Jim Canby

Desert Love

1920

Desert Love

as

Jack Remington

The Untamed

1920

The Untamed

as

Tex Calder

The Night Horsemen

1921

The Night Horsemen

as

Marshal

The Flaming Frontier

1926

The Flaming Frontier

as

U.S. Senator Hargess

War of the Range

1933

War of the Range

as

Duke Bradley

Love or Justice

1917

Love or Justice

as

Judge Geary

West of Chicago

1922

West of Chicago

as

Judson Malone (as Charles French)

Let 'er Buck

1925

Let 'er Buck

as

Col. Jeff McCall

The Last Trail

1921

The Last Trail

as

Sheriff Nelson

The Perfect Crime

1928

The Perfect Crime

as

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Being Respectable

1924

Being Respectable

as

Mr. Beasley

The Adventurous Soul

1927

The Adventurous Soul

as

John Martin

Her Own Money

1922

Her Own Money

as

Thomas Hazelton

The Sheriff's Son

1919

The Sheriff's Son

as

Hal Rutherford

Square Shooter

1920

Square Shooter

as

Zeke Hampton

Good as Gold

1927

Good as Gold

as

Sheriff John Gray

The Throwback

1935

The Throwback

as

Ted Smalley

Hell's Hole

1923

Hell's Hole

as

The Sheriff

Under Western Skies

1926

Under Western Skies

as

Sam Parkhurst

The Secret of Lost River

1915

The Secret of Lost River

as

Fra Bartolomeo

Hearts and Swords

1915

Hearts and Swords

as

General Salza

The Iron Strain

1915

The Iron Strain

as

Ezra Whitney

The Weaker Sex

1917

The Weaker Sex

as

John Harding

The Vamp

1918

The Vamp

as

James Walsham

What Every Woman Wants

1919

What Every Woman Wants

as

Attorney for the Defense

The Girl of Gold

1925

The Girl of Gold

as

Lucius Merrimore

The Live Wire

1935

The Live Wire

as

Captain King

The Texas Trail

1925

The Texas Trail

as

Ring 'Em Foster

The Sawdust Trail

1924

The Sawdust Trail

as

Square Deal McKenzie

Riding for Fame

1929

Riding for Fame

as

Dad Barton

Big Boy Rides Again

1935

Big Boy Rides Again

as

John Duncan

Blinky

1923

Blinky

as

Maj. Kileen

The Ramblin' Kid

1923

The Ramblin' Kid

as

Joshua Heck

The Bear Cat

1922

The Bear Cat

as

Sheriff Bill Garfield

The Son of His Father

1917

The Son of His Father

as

James Carbhoy

No Man's Range

1935

No Man's Range

as

Ed Oliver

A Lady of Chance

1928

A Lady of Chance

as

Prison warden

Man, Woman and Sin

1927

Man, Woman and Sin

as

The City Editor

Last of the Warrens

1936

Last of the Warrens

as

Bruce Warren (as Chas. French)

Via Pony Express

1933

Via Pony Express

as

Father Estaban

The Brand of Hate

1934

The Brand of Hate

as

Mr. Camp

Where Trails Divide

1937

Where Trails Divide

as

Reverend Evans

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

John Holt

The Down Grade

1927

The Down Grade

as

Mr. Lanning

Rio Grande Ranger

1936

Rio Grande Ranger

as

Banker (uncredited)

The Kaiser's Shadow

1918

The Kaiser's Shadow

as

William Kremlin

The Beautiful Spy

1928

The Beautiful Spy

as

Salazar

Western Courage

1935

Western Courage

as

Henry Hanley

Alias French Gertie

1930

Alias French Gertie

as

Appelgetzer

One Chance in a Million

1927

One Chance in a Million

as

Richard Torrence

Paws of the Bear

1917

Paws of the Bear

as

Gen. von Mittendorf

Shell 43

1916

Shell 43

as

German Commander

Jubilo

1919

Jubilo

as

Jim Handy

A Woman of the Sea

1926

A Woman of the Sea

as

The Father

The Extra Girl

1923

The Extra Girl

as

Studio Manager

The Texan

1920

The Texan

as

Wolf River Mayor

Wings of Adventure

1930

Wings of Adventure

as

Army Major

Prairie Trails

1920

Prairie Trails

as

Stephen McWhorter

Mixed Faces

1922

Mixed Faces

as

Mr. Sayre

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

as

Tavern Owner

The Saddle Hawk

1925

The Saddle Hawk

as

Jim Newhall

The President Vanishes

1934

The President Vanishes

as

Legislator

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

as

Party Guest

Dick Tracy's G-Men

1939

Dick Tracy's G-Men

as

Doctor

His Own Home Town

1918

His Own Home Town

as

T. Elihu Banks

Murder by Television

1935

Murder by Television

as

Donald M. Jordan

The Hired Man

1918

The Hired Man

as

Caleb Endicott

Abysmal Brute

1923

Abysmal Brute

as

Pat Glendon, Sr

The Coward

1915

The Coward

as

A Confederate Commander

The Man from Hell

1934

The Man from Hell

as

Blacksmith Sandy

The Big Squeal

1933

The Big Squeal

as

Charlie

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

Headin' for the Rio Grande

as

Pop Hart (Laura's father)

Slightly Honorable

1939

Slightly Honorable

as

Pallbearer (Uncredited)

Tracy Rides

1935

Tracy Rides

as

John Hampton

Six Feet Four

1919

Six Feet Four

as

Henry Pollard

The Red Rider

1934

The Red Rider

as

Robert Maxwell

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

as

Bishop (uncredited)

Design for Living

1933

Design for Living

as

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

On the Night Stage

1915

On the Night Stage

as

Bartender (uncredited)

The Torrent

1924

The Torrent

as

Captain

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as

Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)

War Paint

1926

War Paint

as

Maj. Hopkins

The Shadow

1940

The Shadow

as

Joseph Rand

Civilization

1916

Civilization

as

The Prime Minister

The Hater of Men

1917

The Hater of Men

as

Phillips Hartley

The Disciple

1915

The Disciple

as

Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens

The Vagabond Prince

1916

The Vagabond Prince

as

'Spud' Murphy

Overland Bound

1929

Overland Bound

as

Underwood

Exit Smiling

1926

Exit Smiling

as

Mr. Tichnor (uncredited)

Caught

1931

Caught

as

Bradford (uncredited)

The Clodhopper

1917

The Clodhopper

as

Isaac Nelson, Everett's Father

Gentle Julia

1923

Gentle Julia

as

John Atwater

Wolf of New York

1940

Wolf of New York

as

Juror

The Lonely Road

The Lonely Road

as

Hiram Wade

The Bargain

1914

The Bargain

as

Bartender

The Honor of the Press

1932

The Honor of the Press

as

Dodson, Editorial Writer

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as

Leading Citizen

The Crimson Trail

1935

The Crimson Trail

as

Frank Carter

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

as

Tom Lee [Chs. 1, 7-12]

State Street Sadie

1928

State Street Sadie

as

Police Chief

The Aryan

1916

The Aryan

as

'Ivory' Wells

The Despoiler

1915

The Despoiler

as

Col. Damien

Little Annie Rooney

1925

Little Annie Rooney

as

Surgeon (uncredited)

Fast Work

1930

Fast Work

as

J. Addison Marlowe

Saturday's Millions

1933

Saturday's Millions

as

Old Grad

The Last Warning

1928

The Last Warning

as

Doctor

Cross Fire

1933

Cross Fire

as

Johnny Wheeler

The Bugler of Algiers

1916

The Bugler of Algiers

as

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Big Hop

1928

The Big Hop

as

Buck Bronson's Father

Stronger Than Death

1920

Stronger Than Death

as

Col. Boucicault

The Cruise of the Hellion

1927

The Cruise of the Hellion

as

John Harlan

The Tiger Man

1918

The Tiger Man

as

Sheriff Sandy Martin

Frenzied Flames

1926

Frenzied Flames

as

Chief Grogan

King of the Rodeo

1929

King of the Rodeo

as

Chip Sr.

Marked Woman

1937

Marked Woman

as

Graham's Trial Assistant (uncredited)

Dangerous Waters

1936

Dangerous Waters

as

Old Skipper (uncredited)

The Patriot

1916

The Patriot

as

Col. Bracken

Hands Off!

1921

Hands Off!

as

Clint Wadley

Fast and Furious

1927

Fast and Furious

as

Hodge

The Flyin' Buckaroo

1928

The Flyin' Buckaroo

as

Banker Brown

The Runaway Express

1926

The Runaway Express

as

Jim Reed

What Would You Do

1920

What Would You Do

as

Robert Brainerd

The Red Kimona

1925

The Red Kimona

as

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

The Unfoldment

1922

The Unfoldment

as

James Osbourne

Wee Lady Betty

1917

Wee Lady Betty

as

Fergus McClusky

Make Mine Memories

1945

Make Mine Memories

as

Cowboy

The Devil Bear

1929

The Devil Bear

as

Judge Douglas Wilmot

An Even Break

1917

An Even Break

as

David Harding

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

as

Isom Enlow, Neighbor

Pals of the Prairie

1934

Pals of the Prairie

as

The Sheriff

Trail of Terror

1935

Trail of Terror

as

Sheriff Baxter

Vagabond Lady

1935

Vagabond Lady

as

Spear Department Head (uncredited)

Happy Though Married

1919

Happy Though Married

as

Diana's Uncle

The Law of the North

1918

The Law of the North

as

Michel de Montcalm

The Woman He Loved

1922

The Woman He Loved

as

John Comstock

The Truthful Liar

1922

The Truthful Liar

as

Police Commissioner Rogers

Come Again Smith

1919

Come Again Smith

as

Joe Smith Sr.

This Hero Stuff

1919

This Hero Stuff

as

Samuel Barnes

Production

Crew

Directing