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 the plans of thieves or con men. In March 1917, he signed with Paramount Pictures and resumed working with director Thomas H. Ince. By 1920, he was earning a reported $11,000 a week. Around this time, he left Paramount after studio head Adolph Zukor refused to give him a pay raise. Zukor later wrote in his autobiography The Public Is Never Wrong, that Ray's ego had gotten out of hand and that Ray "...was headed for trouble and did not care to be with him when he found it." After leaving Paramount, Ray formed his own production company, Charles Ray Productions, and also used his fortune to purchase a studio in Los Angeles where he began producing and shooting his own films. On November 23, 1943, Ray died of a mouth and throat infection at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles for which he had been hospitalized six weeks prior. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Charles Ray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	5.038
Birthday	1891-03-15
Place of Birth	Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Also Known As	Charles Edgar Alfred Ray, Charles E. Ray, Charles Edgar Ray,

The Fire Brigade

The Coward

Just My Luck

By Your Leave

Ticket to a Crime

Getting Gertie's Garter

The House That Shadows Built

Vanity

The Busher

The Garden of Eden

Hollywood Boulevard

The Camera Speaks

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Clodhopper

The Quakeress

Ladies Should Listen

The Man Who Lost Himself

Slightly Dangerous

The Deuce of Spades

The American

Bright Lights

Back of the Man

Plain Jane

A Village Sleuth

In the Tennessee Hills

Alarm Clock Andy

An Old Fashioned Boy

Homer Comes Home

The Pinch Hitter

Bill Henry

His Mother's Boy

Rio Rita

Greased Lightning

Paris Green

Paris

Peggy

School for Girls

Appointment for Love

The Deserter

A Tailor-Made Man

The Old Swimmin' Hole

Hay Foot, Straw Foot

The Egg Crate Wallop

Dynamite Smith

The Girl I Loved

The Mad Martindales

The Wolf Woman

The Family Skeleton

Sweet Adeline

Welcome Home

Playing the Game

Percy

The Grudge

The Conversion of Frosty Blake

Staking His Life

The Sheriff's Son

Stars of Yesterday

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Boomerang

The Transgressor

Old Mammy's Secret Code

For Mother's Sake

The Renegade

The Gangsters and the Girl

The Cup of Life

The Forbidden Adventure

Home

Honor Thy Name

The Weaker Sex

The Courtship of Miles Standish

45 Minutes from Broadway

The Son of His Father

Mrs. Miniver

The Claws of the Hun

Gas, Oil and Water

The Grey Sentinel

The Dividend

The Auction Block

His Own Home Town

String Beans