Charles Meredith
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Charles Meredith (August 27, 1894 – November 28, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Meredith was born in Knoxville, Pennsylvania. He was a popular silent film leading man and played opposite such actresses as Blanche Sweet, Mary Miles Minter, Florence Vidor, and others in romantic drama and comedy films. In 1924, he left his film career for work on the stage. He returned to film in 1947 where he played a number of small character roles. Toward the end of his career, he turned to television as well, notably as Secretary Drake in the Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954) series. He also appeared in three episodes of The Lone Ranger, each time as a doctor.
He died, aged 70 in 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.591 |
Birthday | 1894-08-27 |
Place of Birth | Knoxville, Pennsylvania, USA |
Also Known As | Charles H. Meredith, Charles Howard Meredith, |
1920
The Family Honor
0/0
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The Family Honor
1956
High Tor
7.5/2
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1949
He Walked by Night
6.7/91
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He Walked by Night
1948
All My Sons
6.2/27
During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him whe...
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All My Sons
1950
The Sun Sets at Dawn
6/9
A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed.
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The Sun Sets at Dawn
1952
The Big Trees
5.5/31
In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes...
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The Big Trees
1948
The Boy with Green Hair
6.2/60
Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new c...
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The Boy with Green Hair
1948
A Foreign Affair
7/140
In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.
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A Foreign Affair
1949
They Live by Night
6.8/161
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They Live by Night
1949
Tokyo Joe
6.1/35
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Tokyo Joe
1957
Chicago Confidential
5/16
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
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Chicago Confidential
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
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Compilation of several episodes of the TV series Pistols 'n' Petticoats.
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Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1956
The Lone Ranger
6.1/20
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The Lone Ranger
1949
Streets of San Francisco
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A police detective (Robert Armstrong) and his wife (Mae Clarke) adopt the wayward son (Gary Gray) of a slain gangster.
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Streets of San Francisco
1960
Twelve Hours to Kill
3.8/4
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Twelve Hours to Kill
1952
Cattle Town
6.7/3
The governor of Texas sends a cowboy to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.
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Cattle Town
1964
Seven Days in May
7.2/185
A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Seven Days in May
1955
Illegal
6.5/37
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Illegal
1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
5/3
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Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1954
Manhunt in Space
2.6/10
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
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Manhunt in Space
1948
For the Love of Mary
5.8/6
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
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For the Love of Mary
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
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A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from their 1923 debut film, also produced by Goldwyn, but with...
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1921
Hail the Woman
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Hail the Woman
1919
The Other Half
5/2
Social drama about a friendship that is pressurized by class differences.
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The Other Half
1921
The Foolish Matrons
0/0
Three women, each living in a separate social sphere, work out their destinies in New York.
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The Foolish Matrons
1960
Ocean's Eleven
6.4/343
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
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Ocean's Eleven
1964
Dead Ringer
6.9/103
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impers...
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Dead Ringer
1920
The 13th Commandment
0/0
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The 13th Commandment
1950
Francis
5.5/28
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Francis
1920
That Something
0/0
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That Something
1960
Noose for a Gunman
5.3/6
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Noose for a Gunman
1948
The Miracle of the Bells
6.1/14
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The Miracle of the Bells
1964
The Quick Gun
6.1/20
Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.
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The Quick Gun
1954
Crash of Moons
3.2/14
A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes 21...
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Crash of Moons
1921
The Beautiful Liar
0/0
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
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The Beautiful Liar
1964
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
6.1/86
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1951
The Sea Hornet
5/2
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The Sea Hornet
1921
The Cave Girl
0/0
A 1921 film.
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The Cave Girl
1956
Forbidden Moon
0/0
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Forbidden Moon
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
4.5/2
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
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Silver Needle in the Sky
1952
Room for One More
6.3/46
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Room for One More
1922
The Cradle
0/0
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The Cradle
1921
Beyond
0/0
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1920
The Perfect Woman
0/0
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1919
Luck in Pawn
0/0
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Luck in Pawn
1950
Bright Leaf
5.9/16
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
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Bright Leaf
1951
Submarine Command
5.6/16
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Submarine Command
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3/31
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The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1954
The Gypsy Moon
2/3
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The Gypsy Moon
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
4.5/2
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Silver Needle in the Sky
1956
Beyond the Moon
4/1
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Beyond the Moon
1956
Menace from Outer Space
3.3/11
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Menace from Outer Space
1920
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
0/0
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Judy of Rogues' Harbor
1949
The Lucky Stiff
4.8/3
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
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The Lucky Stiff
1951
Along the Great Divide
7.2/34
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Rode...
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Along the Great Divide
1950
Perfect Strangers
6.2/6
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from the...
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Perfect Strangers
1950
Caged
7.1/69
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
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Caged
1955
New York Confidential
5.8/13
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New York Confidential
1953
Three Lives
0/0
A short film made for the United Jewish Appeal, reuniting the main players behind The Sniper, writers Edna and Edward Anhalt, director Edward Dmytryk,...
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Three Lives
1951
Fort Worth
6.6/7
Ex-gunfighter Ned Britt returns to Fort Worth after the civil war to help run a newspaper which is against ambitious men and their schemes for control...
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