Charles Meredith

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Maverick

Lassie

Petticoat Junction

Lawman

Peter Gunn

Mister Ed

All Movies (68)

• Mansfield 66/672017
• Pistols 'n' Petticoats1967 · as Doctor
• The Quick Gun1964 · as Rev. Staley
• The Incredible Mr. Limpet1964 · as Fleet Admiral
• Seven Days in May1964 · as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
• Dead Ringer1964 · as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• Ocean's Eleven1960 · as Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
• Noose for a Gunman1960 · as Minister (uncredited)
• Twelve Hours to Kill1960 · as Herbst
• Chicago Confidential1957 · as Dr. Charing (uncredited)
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat1957 · as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
• High Tor1956 · as Biggs Sr.
• The Lone Ranger1956 · as Governor
• Forbidden Moon1956 · as Commissioner Drake
• Menace from Outer Space1956 · as Drake - Secretary of Space
• Illegal1955 · as Judge (uncredited)
• New York Confidential1955
• The Gypsy Moon1954 · as Secretary of Space Drake
• Crash of Moons1954 · as Secretary of Space Drake
• Silver Needle in the Sky1954 · as Secretary Drake
• Silver Needle in the Sky1954 · as Secretary of Space Drake
• Beyond the Moon1954 · as Secretary Drake
• Manhunt in Space1954 · as Secretary of Space Drake
• Three Lives1953 · as Principal
• Cattle Town1952 · as Governor
• The Big Trees1952 · as Elder Bixby
• Room for One More1952 · as Mr. S. Thatcher
• The Sea Hornet1951 · as Mr. Goodrich
• Submarine Command1951 · as Adm. Tobias
• Fort Worth1951 · as Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
• Strangers on a Train1951 · as Judge Donahue (uncredited)
• Along the Great Divide1951 · as Judge Marlow
• Al Jennings of Oklahoma1951 · as Judge Evans
• The Sun Sets at Dawn1950 · as Reporter, AP
• Bright Leaf1950 · as Pendleton (uncredited)
• Caged1950 · as Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
• Perfect Strangers1950 · as Lyle Pettijohn
• Francis1950 · as Banker Munroe
• The Lady Takes a Sailor1949 · as Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)
• They Live by Night1949 · as Comm. Hubbell
• Tokyo Joe1949 · as General Ireton
• The Lucky Stiff1949 · as Jim Childers aka Big Jim
• Streets of San Francisco1949 · as Eckert
• He Walked by Night1949 · as Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
• The Boy with Green Hair1948 · as Mr. Piper
• For the Love of Mary1948 · as Justice Hastings
• A Foreign Affair1948 · as Yandell
• All My Sons1948
• The Miracle of the Bells1948 · as Father Spinsky
• Daisy Kenyon1947
• In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter1924 · as Sam Pemberton
• The Cradle1922 · as Dr. Robert Harvey
• The Beautiful Liar1921 · as Bobby Bates
• The Cave Girl1921 · as Diivvy Bates
• Hail the Woman1921 · as Richard Stuart
• Beyond1921 · as Geoffrey Southerne
• The Foolish Matrons1921 · as Lafayette Wayne
• The Little 'Fraid Lady1920 · as Saxton Graves
• The Ladder of Lies1920 · as John Blaine
• The Perfect Woman1920 · as James Stanhope
• Simple Souls1920 · as Duke of Wynningham
• That Something1920 · as Edwin Drake
• The Family Honor1920 · as Merle Curran
• Judy of Rogues' Harbor1920 · as Lt. Teddy Kingsland
• The 13th Commandment1920 · as Clay Wimborn
• Luck in Pawn1919 · as Richard Standish Norton
• Poor Relations1919 · as Monty Rhodes
• The Other Half1919 · as Donald Trent

All TV Shows (31)

• Petticoat Junction1963 · as George Prentice
• Mister Ed1961
• The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Gentry
• The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Judge Bascomb
• Bonanza1959 · as Referee at Duel
• Lawman1958
• The Texan1958
• Peter Gunn1958
• The Veil1958
• The Court of Last Resort1957
• Maverick1957
• Perry Mason1957 · as Dr. Barnes
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• The Count of Monte Cristo1956
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Dr. Lacey
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Judge
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Reverend
• Lassie1954
• The Whistler1954
• Rocky Jones, Space Ranger1954
• The Man Behind the Badge1953
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Bishop
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Judge
• You Are There1953
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Adventures of Superman1952
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as President of the Court
• Racket Squad1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Dr. Romer
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Reverend