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.
Acted in 170
1940s
- 1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Leading Citizen
- 1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Rancher
- 1940
The Shadow
Joseph Rand
1930s
- 1939
Slightly Honorable
Pallbearer (Uncredited)
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Doctor
- 1938
Strange Glory
Movie
- 1937
Where Trails Divide
Reverend Evans
- 1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Pop Hart (Laura's father)
Rio Grande Ranger
Banker (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
Old Skipper (uncredited)
- 1935
Trail of Terror
Sheriff Baxter
The Live Wire
Captain King
Western Courage
Henry Hanley
The Throwback
Ted Smalley
Murder by Television
Donald M. Jordan
Diamond Jim
Movie
Vagabond Lady
Spear Department Head (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
Frank Carter
Tracy Rides
John Hampton
Big Boy Rides Again
John Duncan
Rustlers of Red Dog
Tom Lee [Chs. 1, 7-12]
- 1934
The President Vanishes
Legislator
The Red Rider
Robert Maxwell
- 1933
Design for Living
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions
Old Grad
War of the Range
Duke Bradley
Cross Fire
Johnny Wheeler
Via Pony Express
Father Estaban
- 1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Party Guest
The Honor of the Press
Dodson, Editorial Writer
- 1931
Caught
Bradford (uncredited)
Everything’s Rosie
Movie
Chickens Come Home
Judge (uncredited)
- 1930
Wings of Adventure
Army Major
Fast Work
J. Addison Marlowe
The Medicine Man
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Alias French Gertie
Appelgetzer
1920s
- 1929
Overland Bound
Underwood
Riding for Fame
Dad Barton
The Devil Bear
Judge Douglas Wilmot
King of the Rodeo
Chip Sr.
- 1928
The Last Warning
Doctor
A Lady of Chance
Prison warden
The Flyin' Buckaroo
Banker Brown
The Big Hop
Buck Bronson's Father
State Street Sadie
Police Chief
The Perfect Crime
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Beautiful Spy
Salazar
- 1927
Man, Woman and Sin
The City Editor
The Down Grade
Mr. Lanning
The Meddlin' Stranger
Mr. Crawford
Good as Gold
Sheriff John Gray
Fast and Furious
Hodge
- 1926
Exit Smiling
Mr. Tichnor (uncredited)
The Runaway Express
Jim Reed
War Paint
Maj. Hopkins
The Flaming Frontier
U.S. Senator Hargess
The Rainmaker
Hospital Doctor
Under Western Skies
Sam Parkhurst
Hands Up!
Brigham Young
- 1925
The Red Kimona
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney
Surgeon (uncredited)
Speed Mad
Charles Hampton
The Texas Trail
Ring 'Em Foster
Too Much Youth
Mark Kenton
The Way of a Girl
Police Judge
Let 'er Buck
Col. Jeff McCall
The Saddle Hawk
Jim Newhall
The Girl of Gold
Lucius Merrimore
- 1924
Oh, You Tony!
Blakely
The Sawdust Trail
Square Deal McKenzie
Being Respectable
Mr. Beasley
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Isom Enlow, Neighbor
- 1923
Mile-a-Minute Romeo
Sheriff
The Extra Girl
Studio Manager
The Ramblin' Kid
Joshua Heck
Hell's Hole
The Sheriff
Alias the Night Wind
Amos Chester
Blinky
Maj. Kileen
Abysmal Brute
Pat Glendon, Sr
Grumpy
Wolfe
- 1922
Mixed Faces
Mr. Sayre
The Woman He Loved
John Comstock
White Shoulders
Col. Jim Singleton
West of Chicago
Judson Malone (as Charles French)
If You Believe It, It's So
Frank Tine
Smudge
John Stanton
The Truthful Liar
Police Commissioner Rogers
The Bear Cat
Sheriff Bill Garfield
Moran of the Lady Letty
Tavern Owner
Her Own Money
Thomas Hazelton
The Unfoldment
James Osbourne
- 1921
The Last Trail
Sheriff Nelson
The Night Horsemen
Marshal
Beyond
Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)
Hands Off!
Clint Wadley
The Road Demon
Movie
- 1920
The Texan
Wolf River Mayor
The Untamed
Tex Calder
Square Shooter
Zeke Hampton
The Terror
Sheriff Jim Canby
Desert Love
Jack Remington
The Daredevil
Ralph Spencer
Stronger Than Death
Col. Boucicault
What Would You Do
Robert Brainerd
Flames of the Flesh
Simon Eastcoat
1910s
- 1919
Jubilo
Jim Handy
The Speed Maniac
John B. Prescott
Six Feet Four
Henry Pollard
This Hero Stuff
Samuel Barnes
The Mints of Hell
Old Man Chaudiare
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Herr Klaw
The Sheriff's Son
Hal Rutherford
What Every Woman Wants
Attorney for the Defense
Happy Though Married
Diana's Uncle
Come Again Smith
Joe Smith Sr.
- 1918
Fuss and Feathers
Martin Ledyard
Three X Gordon
Jim Gordon
The Law of the North
Michel de Montcalm
The Marriage Ring
Koske
Green Eyes
Rev. Dr. Gibson (as Charles French)
A Burglar for a Night
James Herrick
The Vamp
James Walsham
The Kaiser's Shadow
William Kremlin
The Tiger Man
Sheriff Sandy Martin
The Hired Man
Caleb Endicott
- 1917
The Son of His Father
James Carbhoy
Wee Lady Betty
Fergus McClusky
An Even Break
David Harding
The Hater of Men
Phillips Hartley
The Clodhopper
Isaac Nelson, Everett's Father
Love or Justice
Judge Geary
The Weaker Sex
John Harding
- 1916
A Gamble in Souls
Movie
The Criminal
Pietro
The Bugler of Algiers
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Honorable Algy
James Dryker
A Corner in Colleens
English Commander
Shell 43
German Commander
The Deserter
Movie
Civilization
The Prime Minister
The Aryan
'Ivory' Wells
The Patriot
Col. Bracken
- 1915
The Despoiler
Col. Damien
The Coward
A Confederate Commander
The Iron Strain
Ezra Whitney
The Disciple
Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens
Hearts and Swords
General Salza
On the Night Stage
Bartender (uncredited)
- 1914
The Bargain
Bartender
The Typhoon
Movie
- 1912
Custer's Last Fight
Movie
The Heart of an Indian
Settler
1900s
- 1909
The Cord of Life
Movie
No release date
The Lonely Road
Hiram Wade
The Yosemite Trail
The Sheriff