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Charles West

Acting Born Nov 29, 1885 Died Oct 10, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 183 credits
183
Total Credits
1920–1940
21 Years Career Span
3
Vault Titles
2
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Charles West works in acting. Born November 29, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died October 10, 1943. Archytele tracks 183 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

as Migrant (uncredited)
Film

Duck Soup

as Minister (uncredited)
▦ Film

Her Convert

as The Old Inventor

Frequent co-stars

Claire McDowell 1 shared title
Harry Carey 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Grapes of Wrath
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Man Trailer
Duck SoupPolice Car 17
Law of the WestThe Man from Hell's Edges
For the DefenseAlong Came Youth
HandcuffedAcquitted
The Man from Headquarters
Nobody's Widow
The SkyrocketSnowed InThe House Without a Key
The Part-time WifeThe Road to YesterdayThe TalkerThe Fate of a Flirt
Times Have ChangedRed LightsHeld to Answer
ManslaughterLove in the Dark
Bob Hampton of PlacerNot Guilty
A Thousand to OneGo and Get ItPolly of the Storm CountryThe Phantom MelodyThe River's End
His Divorced WifeA Very Good Young ManThe Woman Michael Married
The Ghost FlowerWife or CountryRevengeThe Flash of FateThe White Man's Law
Betty to the RescueThe Trouble BusterThe Little PirateLittle Miss OptimistSociety's Driftwood
Martha's VindicationThe Dream GirlA Gutter MagdaleneLet Katie Do itThe Wood Nymph
Her ConvertOld OffendersThe Sheriff's DilemmaHer Dormant LoveThe Gambler's I.O.U.
The WifeA Fair RebelLord ChumleyWoman Against WomanBeverly of Graustark
The MirrorThe Stolen BrideJust GoldThe Hero of Little ItalyFor the Son of the House
The Baby and the StorkThe MassacreA Lodging for the NightA Siren of ImpulseOne Is Business, the Other Crime
Paradise LostThrough Darkening ValesHer SacrificeThe Blind Princess and the PoetThe New Dress
What the Daisy SaidLove Among the RosesA Child's ImpulseIn Old CaliforniaThe Unchanging Sea
The Way of ManLines of White on a Sullen SeaThe Son's ReturnLove Finds a WayThe Fascinating Mrs. Francis

Full Filmography

183 titles
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Migrant (uncredited)
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) as Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
  • The Man Trailer (1934) as Gorman
  • Duck Soup (1933) as Minister (uncredited)
  • Police Car 17 (1933) as Harry
  • Law of the West (1932) as Dad Tracy
  • The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) as Informant
  • For the Defense (1930) as Joe
  • Advertisement
  • Along Came Youth (1930) as Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • Handcuffed (1929)
  • Acquitted (1929) as McManus
  • The Man from Headquarters (1928) as No. 1
  • Nobody's Widow (1927) as Valet
  • The Skyrocket (1926) as Edward Kimm (prologue)
  • Snowed In (1926) as Harron
  • The House Without a Key (1926) as Bowker
  • The Part-time Wife (1925) as Allen Keane
  • The Road to Yesterday (1925) as Watt Earnshaw
  • The Talker (1925) as Detective
  • The Fate of a Flirt (1925) as Eddie Graham
  • Times Have Changed (1923) as Al Keeley
  • Red Lights (1923) as The Conductor
  • Held to Answer (1923) as 'Spider' Welch
  • Manslaughter (1922) as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
  • Love in the Dark (1922) as Jimmy Watson
  • Bob Hampton of Placer (1921) as Maj. Brant
  • Not Guilty (1921) as Herbert Welch
  • A Thousand to One (1920) as Jimmy Munroe
  • Go and Get It (1920) as Slim Hogan
  • Polly of the Storm Country (1920) as Oscar Bennett
  • The Phantom Melody (1920)
  • The River's End (1920) as Peter Kirkstone
  • His Divorced Wife (1919) as Rufus Couch
  • A Very Good Young Man (1919) as Undetermined Role
  • The Woman Michael Married (1919) as Harvey Kirkland
  • The Ghost Flower (1918)
  • Wife or Country (1918) as Jack Holiday
  • Revenge (1918) as Donald Jaffray
  • The Flash of Fate (1918) as Philadelphia Johnson
  • The White Man's Law (1918) as The Derelict
  • Shackled (1918) as Walter Cosgrove
  • The Source (1918) as Paul Holmquist
  • The Mystery Girl (1918) as Chester Naismith
  • Betty to the Rescue (1917) as Fleming
  • The Trouble Buster (1917) as Tip Morgan
  • The Little Pirate (1917) as George Drake
  • Little Miss Optimist (1917) as Ben Carden
  • Society's Driftwood (1917)
  • The American Consul (1917) as Pedro Gonzales
  • Martha's Vindication (1916) as William Burton
  • The Dream Girl (1916) as 'English' Hal
  • A Gutter Magdalene (1916) as Jack Morgan
  • Let Katie Do it (1916) as Caleb Adams
  • The Wood Nymph (1916) as William Jones
  • The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916) as Jack Murray
  • Her Convert (1915) as The Old Inventor
  • Old Offenders (1915) as Crooked Joe
  • The Sheriff's Dilemma (1915) as The Minister
  • Her Dormant Love (1915) as The Attentive Husband
  • The Gambler's I.O.U. (1915) as Dick Smith
  • Truth Stranger Than Fiction (1915) as The Novelist
  • A Double Winning (1915) as 1st Sportsman
  • The Love Transcendent (1915) as John Gage
  • The Gambler of the West (1915) as Dan Reardon
  • The Miser's Legacy (1915) as The Crook's Pal
  • His Desperate Deed (1915) as Grant
  • The Burned Hand (1915)
  • The Heart of a Bandit (1915) as The Half-Breed
  • A Day's Adventure (1915) as Bentley
  • The Wife (1914) as Robert Grey
  • A Fair Rebel (1914) as Steve Montieth
  • Lord Chumley (1914) as The Butler
  • Woman Against Woman (1914) as Crooke
  • Beverly of Graustark (1914) as Lieutenant Quinnox
  • The Mirror (1913) as Second Tramp
  • The Stolen Bride (1913) as The Overseer
  • Just Gold (1913) as The Third Brother
  • The Hero of Little Italy (1913) as Joe
  • For the Son of the House (1913) as The Son
  • The Detective's Stratagem (1913) as First Plotter
  • A Modest Hero (1913) as A Crook / Cleaning Man
  • The Wrong Bottle (1913) as The Faithless Lover
  • Father's Chicken Dinner (1913)
  • A Tender-Hearted Crook (1913) as James
  • The Vengeance of Galora (1913) as The Express Agent
  • A Gamble with Death (1913) as The Gambler
  • I Was Meant for You (1913) as Theron
  • When Love Forgives (1913) as Harry - the Confidential Clerk
  • In Diplomatic Circles (1913) as The Lover
  • The Switchtower (1913) as Second Counterfeiter
  • The Stopped Clock (1913) as The Senior Clerk
  • Under the Shadow of the Law (1913) as John Haywood - a Clerk
  • A Frightful Blunder (1913) as The Young Businessman
  • The Left-Handed Man (1913) as The Old Soldier's Daughter's Sweetheart
  • A Welcome Intruder (1913)
  • The Work Habit (1913) as The City Son
  • A Misappropriated Turkey (1913) as The Striker
  • The Baby and the Stork (1912) as Police
  • The Massacre (1912) as Stephen's Ward's Husband
  • A Lodging for the Night (1912) as Dick Logan
  • A Siren of Impulse (1912) as Jose
  • One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912) as Poor Husband
  • The Female of the Species (1912) as The Miner (as Charles H. West)
  • With the Enemy's Help (1912) as The Prospector
  • A String of Pearls (1912) as The Poor Woman's Brother - the Neurasthenic Worker
  • For His Son (1912) as The Son
  • The Old Actor (1912)
  • The Lesser Evil (1912) as The Go-Between
  • A Beast at Bay (1912)
  • A Temporary Truce (1912) as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  • The Mender of Nets (1912) as Tom - The Little Mender's Sweetheart
  • The Speed Demon (1912) as Racing Spectator (as Charles H. West)
  • The Engagement Ring (1912) as The Waiter
  • The Chief's Blanket (1912) as The Outlaw
  • The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912) as Blue Grass Pete
  • The God Within (1912) as In Other Town
  • Under Burning Skies (1912) as Bartender
  • A Sailor’s Heart (1912) as On Street
  • Lena and the Geese (1912)
  • The Would-Be Shriner (1912) as Club Member
  • The Fatal Chocolate (1912) as Jake
  • Paradise Lost (1911) as Footman
  • Through Darkening Vales (1911) as Dave
  • Her Sacrifice (1911) as The Widow's Son
  • The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911) as The Poet
  • The New Dress (1911) as At Wedding/At Cafe
  • The Spanish Gypsy (1911) as Spaniard
  • Teaching Dad to Like Her (1911) as Outside Theatre
  • A Terrible Discovery (1911) as A Thug
  • The Broken Cross (1911) as Tom
  • Fate's Turning (1911) as John Lawson Jr.
  • Love in the Hills (1911) as The Shiftless Suitor
  • When a Man Loves (1911) as John Watson
  • The Two Paths (1911)
  • How She Triumphed (1911) as Charlie
  • The Indian Brothers (1911) as At Funeral
  • The Battle (1911) as The Boy
  • Enoch Arden: Part II (1911) as In Bar
  • His Trust (1911) as Man at Farewell
  • Swords and Hearts (1911) as The suitor
  • What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911) as Supporting Character
  • The Manicure Lady (1911) as Waiter
  • The Last Drop of Water (1911) as Jim
  • The Italian Barber (1911)
  • The Long Road (1911) as Ned
  • The Rose of Kentucky (1911) as The partner
  • Italian Blood (1911)
  • What the Daisy Said (1910) as A Farmer (uncredited)
  • Love Among the Roses (1910) as Footman
  • A Child's Impulse (1910) as Raymond Hartley
  • In Old California (1910) as Soldier / Governor's Servant
  • The Unchanging Sea (1910) as The Daughter's Sweetheart
  • His Sister-In-Law (1910)
  • The House with Closed Shutters (1910) as Agnes's First Suitor
  • Ramona (1910) as Man in Chapel
  • Waiter No. 5 (1910) as The Chief of Police's Son (as an adult)
  • The Newlyweds (1910) as Harry
  • The Golden Supper (1910) as Lionel - Julian's Rival
  • The Two Brothers (1910) as A Suitor / A Mexican
  • That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910) as Bud Miller
  • The Lesson (1910) as In First Bar
  • In the Season of Buds (1910) as Steve
  • As It Is in Life (1910) as Son-in-Law
  • A Flash of Light (1910) as John Rogers
  • In the Border States (1910) as Young father
  • The Oath and the Man (1910) as Aristocrat
  • The Message of the Violin (1910) as Carl
  • Winning Back His Love (1910)
  • A Salutary Lesson (1910) as Mr. Randall
  • A Child of the Ghetto (1910) as The Proprietor's Son
  • The Last Deal (1910) as Bank Teller
  • Sunshine Sue (1910) as Harry - the Summer Boarder
  • As the Bells Rang Out! (1910)
  • In Life's Cycle (1910) as Suitor
  • Her Terrible Ordeal (1910)
  • A Midnight Cupid (1910) as Perry Dudley
  • The Way of Man (1909)
  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
  • The Son's Return (1909) as Will
  • Love Finds a Way (1909)
  • The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (1909)
  • The Redman's View (1909) as Conqueror
  • The Peachbasket Hat (1909)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Charles West best known for?

Charles West is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Duck Soup (1933), Her Convert (1915).

When and where was Charles West born?

Charles West was born on November 29, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on October 10, 1943.

How many credits does Charles West have?

Charles West has accumulated over 183 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1940.

What is Charles West's background in cinema and television?

From Wikipedia Charles West (November 30, 1885 – October 10, 1943) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1908 and 1937. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.

Charles West by the numbers

183credits
183films
0TV series
1909–1940active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (183) Born on November 29 In memoriam 1943

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