Charles Dingle

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor. Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty in 1950. A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen, and for his role as Senator Brockway in the film version of Call Me Madam. Critic Bosley Crowther wrote of his performance in The Little Foxes in New York Times of August 22, 1941, "Charles Dingle as brother Ben Hubbard, the oldest and sharpest of the rattlesnake clan, is the perfect villain in respectable garb".[citation needed] His last stage appearance was in 1954's The Immoralist co-starring with Louis Jourdan, Geraldine Page, and James Dean; it was also Dean's last Broadway appearance. He was married to actress Dorothy White (1911-2008). Charles Dingle died of a sudden heart attack at age 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Germany. His widow survived him by 52 years.

Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Studio One

Lights Out

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

All Movies (42)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955 · as Senator Fullerton
Half a Hero1953 · as Mr. Bascomb
Call Me Madam1953 · as Senator Brockway
Never Wave at a WAC1953 · as Sen. Tom Reynolds
Big Jack1949 · as Mathias Taylor
A Southern Yankee1948 · as Col. Weatharby
State of the Union1948 · as Bill Nolard Hardy
If You Knew Susie1948 · as Mr. Whitley
Oysters and Muscles1948
The Romance of Rosy Ridge1947 · as John Dessark
Welcome Stranger1947 · as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
My Favorite Brunette1947 · as Major Simon Montague
The Beast with Five Fingers1947 · as Raymond Arlington
Duel in the Sun1946 · as Sheriff Hardy
Sister Kenny1946 · as Michael Kenny
Three Wise Fools1946 · as Paul Badger
Centennial Summer1946 · as J.P. Snodgrass
The Wife of Monte Cristo1946 · as Danglars
Cinderella Jones1946 · as Minland
Guest Wife1945 · as Arthur Truesdale Worth
A Medal for Benny1945 · as Zach Mibbe
Here Come the Co-Eds1945 · as Jonathan Kirkland
Together Again1944 · as Morton Buchanan
The National Barn Dance1944 · as Mr. Garvey
Home in Indiana1944 · as Godaw Boole
The Song of Bernadette1943 · as Jacomet
She's for Me1943 · as Crane
Someone to Remember1943 · as Jim Parsonss
Lady of Burlesque1943 · as Inspector Harrigan
Edge of Darkness1943 · as Kaspar Torgerson
Tennessee Johnson1942 · as Senator Jim Waters
George Washington Slept Here1942 · as Mr. Prescott
Somewhere I'll Find You1942 · as George L. Stafford
The Talk of the Town1942 · as Andrew Holmes
Calling Dr. Gillespie1942 · as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
Are Husbands Necessary?1942 · as Duncan Atterbury
Johnny Eager1941 · as Marco
Unholy Partners1941 · as Clyde Fenton
The Little Foxes1941 · as Ben Hubbard
One Third of a Nation1939 · as Mr. Rogers
Du Barry Did All Right1937 · as John Wainwright
Double Talk1937 · as Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)

All TV Shows (13)

The Road Of Life1954
The Elgin Hour1954 · as Miles Virdin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Sen. Clay
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1950
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mr. Wendell Deeves
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mr. Brown
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Anthony Pollet
Lights Out1949
Studio One1948
Studio One1948 · as Judge Swanson
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Daddy Tom
The Philco Television Playhouse1948