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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1854-07-25 (170 years old)

Place of Birth

Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Charles Eldridge

Biography:

From Wikipedia

Charles Eldridge was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the film industry he appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage during the 1870s, and appeared in at least one Broadway play, Charles Frohman's 1899 production of Because She Loved Him So. His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, The Legacy, in which he starred. His first appearance in a feature film was in The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray. In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922. In his roles in full-length films, he would usually appear in a supporting role, although occasionally be given a lead, as in 1917's Polly of the Circus, 1920's Broken Hearts, and 1922's Ashamed of Parents. Polly of the Circus was notable for being the first film released by Goldwyn Pictures, which was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, mostly at rented space at the studios owned by Universal Studios.

His final screen appearance would be in a supporting role in the 1922 film, No Trespassing, which starred Irene Castle of the famous dancing team, Vernon and Irene Castle. No Trespassing was released on June 11, 1922, and Eldridge would die soon after, on October 29, 1922 in New York City.

Known For

Acting

1925

Hearts and Spurs as The Sheriff

1922

1921

Made in Heaven as Lowry Sr.
Ashamed of Parents as Silas Wadsworth

1920

The Birth of a Soul as Lem Barlow
The Woman Game as Jacky Van Trant

1918

Eye for Eye as Tootit, the Clown
The Challenge Accepted as John Haston

1917

The End of the Tour as Seth Perkins
His Father's Son as Adam Barron

1916

As in a Looking Glass as Senator Gales
The Pretenders as Silas T. Pettingill
The Wheel of the Law as Frank Willis
The Surprises of an Empty Hotel as Thomas Cadwallader Bennt
Ignorance as The Father

1915

1914

Hearts and Diamonds as Toper Staggs - The Uncle
Two Stepchildren as Hazel's Stepfather
Bunny Backslides as Dr. Sweatem
Fixing Their Dads as Livingston
The Locked House as The Police Commissioner

1913

The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance as The Ambassador, Visconte di Jarlais
The Pickpocket as Bob - Patrick's Friend
The Little Minister as Sanders Webster
The Butler's Secret as Barrow the Butler
Fortune's Turn as Tom's Father
Under the Daisies as The Lawyer
Bunny's Honeymoon as Valeria's Father

1912

Captain Jenks' Dilemma as Sir Brian Squills
An Eventful Elopement as Mr. Wright - Pronubial Father
Following the Star as Mr. Winthrop - Helen's Father
The Picture Idol as Mr. Ward - Beth's Father
The Spider's Web as Graham Lawlor - Trevor's Father
Half a Hero as Mabel's Father
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton as Dr. Charles W. Clinton
The Cross Roads as Abel Hale - Charity's Father
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation as Mr. Merker - a Friend of Mr. Bolter's
As You Like It as Corin, a Shepherd
The Red Barrier as Professor Bain
Stenographer Wanted as Mr. Jones
The Man Under the Bed as The Father

1911