Charles E. Gunn (July 31, 1883 – December 6, 1918) was an American silent film actor with the

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. Gunn was born in Wisconsin but was educated in San Francisco after his family moved to California. After debuting in a bit part in a play in San Francisco, Gunn acted on stage with the Harry Davis, Morosco, and Alcazar stock theater troupes, and was the leading man for theatrical companies in Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh. He also toured in productions of ''St. Elmo'' and ''The Conspiracy''. On December 6, 1918, Gunn died in Los Angeles in the

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Selected filmography

*''Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four'' (1913) *short *''The Best Man's Bride'' (1916) *short * ''

The Eagle's Wings ''The Eagle's Wings'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Grace Carlyle, Vola Vale and Herbert Rawlinson.Codori p.78 Cast * Grace Carlyle as Mona Wright * Vola Vale as Kitty Miles * Herbert Rawlinso ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

Sweetheart of the Doomed ''Sweetheart of the Doomed'' is a 1917 American silent war drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Louise Glaum, Charles Gunn, and Tom Guise.Codori p. 229 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton. Cast * L ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Snarl ''The Snarl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.412 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Brunton. Cast * Bessie Bar ...

'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) * ''

Love or Justice ''Love or Justice'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Louise Glaum, Charles Gunn and Jack Richardson.Langman p.202 Cast * Louise Glaum as Nan Bishop * Charles Gunn as Jack Dunn * Jack Richa ...

'' (1917) *'' Madcap Madge'' (1917) *''

Chicken Casey ''Chicken Casey'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Dorothy Dalton, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.47 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot su ...

'' (1917) *''

An Even Break ''An Even Break'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer, and starring Olive Thomas and Charles Gunn. A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Prints and/or fragments were found in ...

'' (1917) *'' Mountain Dew'' (1917) *''A Phantom Husband'' (1917) *''

The Firefly of Tough Luck ''The Firefly of Tough Luck'' is an American 1917 silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by J. G. Hawks. It was produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation, and starred Alma Rubens and Charles Gunn. Plot The Firefly ...

'' (1917) *''Framing Framers'' (1917) *''Betty Takes a Hand'' (1918) *''

Captain of His Soul ''Captain of His Soul'' is a 1918 film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton for Triangle Film Corporation Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 in ...

'' (1918) *''Unfaithful'' (1918)*short *'' Patriotism'' (1918) *''Wedlock'' (1918) *''The White Lie'' (1918) *''The Flame of the West'' (1918)*short *''

The Midnight Stage ''The Midnight Stage'' is a 1919 silent film western directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring Frank Keenan. It was distributed by the Pathé Exchange company. Cast * Frank Keenan as John Lynch/Bige Rivers * Mignon Anderson as Mary Lynch * Ch ...

'' (1919) *'' It Happened in Paris'' (1919)

References

External links

Charles Gunn at IMDb.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gunn, Charles 1883 births 1918 deaths Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in California Male actors from Wisconsin 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors