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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-03-14

Day of Death

1962-09-24 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Charles F. Reisner

Charles Francis Riesner

Chuck Reisner

Chas. F. Reisner

Charles 'Chuck' Reisner

Charles 'Chuck' Resiner

Charles F. Riesner

Charles Riesner

Charles Reisner

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Reisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Charles Reisner

His Lying Heart

1916

His Lying Heart

as

The Barber

The Kid

1921

The Kid

as

Bully (uncredited)

The Pilgrim

1923

The Pilgrim

as

Crook

The Chaplin Revue

1959

The Chaplin Revue

as

Various (archive footage)

A Dog's Life

1918

A Dog's Life

as

Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)

Grief

1921

Grief

as

All's Swell on the Ocean

1924

All's Swell on the Ocean

as

Opposition Manager

Production

Crew

Directing