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Charles Reisner

Directing Born Mar 14, 1887 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 13 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Film

The Kid

as Bully (uncredited)
Film

A Dog's Life

as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
Film

The Chaplin Revue

as Various (archive footage)

Full filmography

  • The Kid (1921) as Bully (uncredited)
  • The Pilgrim (1923) as Crook
  • A Dog's Life (1918) as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
  • The Chaplin Revue (1959) as Various (archive footage)
  • Hollywood (1923) as Charles Reisner
  • The Man on the Box (1925) as Badkoff
  • Grief (1921)
  • Her Temporary Husband (1923) as Hector
  • Fight and Win (1924) as Chuck - Opposition Manager
  • All's Swell on the Ocean (1924) as Opposition Manager
  • A Self-Made Failure (1924) as Spike Malone
  • Justice of the Far North (1925) as Mike Burke
  • His Lying Heart (1916) as The Barber