Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the

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Biography

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell in 1906 and the happy couple appeared in numerous silent films together including '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920). They had two sons, Robert and Eugene. He died in Los Angeles, California, in 1937.

Selected filmography

* '' At the Altar'' (1909, Short) * '' A Mohawk's Way'' (1910, Short) - Indian * '' Out from the Shadow'' (1911, Short) - At Dance * ''

Swords and Hearts ''Swords and Hearts'' is a 1911 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by the Biograph Company.The Battle'' (1911, Short) - The Union Commander * '' The Miser's Heart'' (1911, Short) - Second Crook * '' A Woman Scorned'' (1911, Short) - A Policeman * '' The Eternal Mother'' (1912, Short) - Mary's Father * '' For His Son'' (1912, Short) - The Father - a Physician * '' An Unseen Enemy'' (1912) * ''

Under Burning Skies ''Under Burning Skies'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas - Joe * Blanche Sweet - Emily * Christy Cabanne - Emily's Husband * Alfred Paget - Emily's Husba ...

'' (1912, Short) - In Bar / At Farewell Party * '' A String of Pearls'' (1912, Short) - The Rich Doctor * ''

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch ''The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch'' is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast See also * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmograph ...

'' (1912) * '' Won by a Fish'' (1912) * '' The Lesser Evil'' (1912) * '' Just Like a Woman'' (1912) * '' A Beast at Bay'' (1912) * ''

A Temporary Truce ''A Temporary Truce'' is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot Mexican Jim, the villain, kidnaps Alic ...

'' (1912) * '' Man's Lust for Gold'' (1912) * ''

The Sands of Dee ''The Sands of Dee'' is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. Paper print held at Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The Amer ...

'' (1912) * '' The Inner Circle'' (1912) * '' With the Enemy's Help'' (1912) * '' A Change of Spirit'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * ''

The Root of Evil ''The Root of Evil'' is a 1911 novel by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Plot summary James Stuart, a Southerner, becomes a successful attorney in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United St ...

'' (1912) * ''

So Near, yet So Far ''So Near, Yet So Far'' is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. Cast * Walter Miller as Howard * Mary Pickford as The Young Woman * Robert Harron ...

'' (1912) * '' A Feud in the Kentucky Hills'' (1912) * ''

In the Aisles of the Wild ''In the Aisles of the Wild'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lillian Gish as The Younger Daughter * Claire McDowell as The Elder Daughter * William J. Butler as The Widower * Henry B. Walthall as Jim Watson ...

'' (1912) * '' The Painted Lady'' (1912) * ''

A Sailor's Heart ''A Sailor's Heart'' is a 1912 American short silent comedy film directed by Wilfred Lucas and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Wilfred Lucas as The False Husband * Blanche Sweet as The Wife * Charles Gorman as The Suitor * Claire McDowell as T ...

'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * '' The New York Hat'' (1912) * '' My Hero'' (1912) * ''

The God Within ''The God Within'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as The Woodsman * Claire McDowell as The Woodsman's Wife * Blanche Sweet ...

'' (1912) * '' The Telephone Girl and the Lady'' (1913) * '' Pirate Gold'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1913) * ''

A Misappropriated Turkey ''A Misappropriated Turkey'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Charles West as The Striker * Claire McDowell as Mrs. Fallon * Edna Foster as The Striker's Son * Harry Carey as The Bartender * John T. Dillon a ...

'' (1913) * '' Brothers'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1913) * ''

A Chance Deception ''A Chance Deception'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet as The Wife * Charles Hill Mailes as The Jealous Husband * Harry Carey as Raffles * Mildred Manning as Raffles' W ...

'' (1913) * ''

The Wrong Bottle ''The Wrong Bottle'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Claire McDowell as The Blind Sister * Charles Hill Mailes as The Devoted One * Pearl Sindelar as The Younger Sister * Charles West as The Faithless Lover * Hecto ...

'' (1913) * '' The Unwelcome Guest'' (1913) * ''

Near to Earth ''Near to Earth'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Gato * Robert Harron as Gato's Brother * Gertrude Bambrick as Gato's Sweetheart * Mae Marsh as One of Gato's Sweetheart's Friends ...

'' (1913) * '' Fate'' (1913) * '' A Welcome Intruder'' (1913) * ''

The Sheriff's Baby ''The Sheriff's Baby'' is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Alfred Paget as The Sheriff * Henry B. Walthall as First Bandit * Harry Carey as Second Bandit * Lionel Barrymore as Third Bandit * John T. Di ...

'' (1913) * '' The Hero of Little Italy'' (1913) * '' A Misunderstood Boy'' (1913) * '' The Wanderer'' (1913) * ''

The Stolen Loaf ''The Stolen Loaf'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as The poor man * Kate Bruce as The poor man's wife * Claire McDowell as The Rich Woman * Harry Carey as The Butler * William A. Carroll a ...

'' (1913) * ''

The House of Darkness ''The House of Darkness'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot In the introduction a woman is shown descending into insanity after having lost her baby. As she mourns, she takes a blanket from the baby's crad ...

'' (1913) * ''

Olaf—An Atom ''Olaf—An Atom'' is a 1913 American film directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and featuring Harry Carey. Plot Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homes ...

'' (1913) * '' A Dangerous Foe'' (1913) * '' The Ranchero's Revenge'' (1913) * '' Just Gold'' (1913) * '' Red Hicks Defies the World'' (1913) * '' The Mothering Heart'' (1913) * '' The Mistake'' (1913) * '' When Love Forgives'' (1913) * ''

Two Men of the Desert ''Two Men of the Desert'' (also known as ''Two Men on the Desert'' and ''Two Men in a Desert'') is a 1913 American short silent Western film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Based on a story by Jack London, the film was shot on locati ...

'' (1913) * '' A Woman in the Ultimate'' (1913) * ''

A Modest Hero ''A Modest Hero'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Walter Miller as The Husband * Lillian Gish as The Wife * Charles Hill Mailes as First Thief * John T. Dillon as Second Thief * Charles West as A Crook/Cleaning ...

'' (1913) * ''

Madonna of the Storm ''Madonna of the Storm'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lillian Gish as The Mother * Charles Hill Mailes as The Father * J. Jiquel Lanoe as The Clubman * W. C. Robinson as The Waiter * Harry Carey See also * ...

'' (1913) * '' The Battle at Elderbush Gulch'' (1913) * ''

The Yaqui Cur ''The Yaqui Cur'' is a 1913 American silent Western black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith, written by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce, Walter Miller, Charles Hill Mailes and Victoria Forde. Griffith direc ...

'' (1913) * '' Almost a Wild Man'' (1913) * '' Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1914) * '' Lord Chumley'' (1914) * '' The Eagle's Wings'' (1916) * '' The Lash of Power'' (1917) * '' The Girl Who Won Out'' (1917) * '' The Spotted Lily'' (1917) * ''

The Mysterious Mrs. M ''The Mysterious Mrs. M'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Harrison Ford and Mary MacLaren. It was a Bluebird Pictures Production distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Harrison Ford - Raymond Van ...

'' (1917) * '' The Lair of the Wolf'' (1917) * '' Money Madness'' (1917) * '' The Bronze Bride'' (1917) * ''

Beloved Jim ''Beloved Jim'' is a lost 1917 American silent drama film produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It was directed by Stuart Paton and starred Priscilla Dean. Cast * Harry Carter as 'Beloved' Jim Brockton *Priscilla Dean as M ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Winged Mystery ''The Winged Mystery'' is a 1917 American silent war film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Franklyn Farnum, Claire Du Brey and Rosemary Theby.Connelly p.435 Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever * Claire Du Br ...

'' (1917) * '' Polly Redhead'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Come Through'' (1917) * ''

The Brass Bullet ''The Brass Bullet'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson. It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Juanita Hansen as Rosalind Joy * Jack Mulhall as Jack James * Charles Hill Mailes as Homer Joy * J ...

'' (1918) * ''

Three Mounted Men ''Three Mounted Men'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by John Ford (credited as Jack Ford) and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harry (Carey) is promised h ...

'' (1918) * '' The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' (1918) * ''

The Fighting Grin ''The Fighting Grin'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Franklyn Farnum, Edith Johnson and J. Morris Foster. Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Billy Kennedy * Edith Johnson as Margie Meredith * J ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Magic Eye ''The Magic Eye'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Rae Berger and starring Henry A. Barrows, Claire Du Brey and Zoe Rae.American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.267 Cast * Henry A. Barrows as ...

'' (1918) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1918) * ''

The Lure of the Circus ''The Lure of the Circus'' is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. Cast * Eddie Polo as Eddie Somers * Eileen Sedgwick as Alicia Page * Molly Malone as Nan Harden - Chapters 1 thru 5 * Harry Carter as ...

'' (1918) * '' Fools and Their Money'' (1919) * '' The Outcasts of Poker Flat'' (1919) * ''

Our Better Selves ''Our Better Selves'' is a lost 1919 silent film war drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward and Lew Cody. It was produced by Astra Films and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Cast *Fannie Ward - Loyette Merval *Lew Cody - Wil ...

'' (1919) * '' Full of Pep'' (1919) * '' The Speed Maniac'' (1919) * ''

Haunting Shadows ''Haunting Shadows'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 It was based on 1906 novel which had ...

'' (1919) * '' Go and Get It'' (1920) * '' Homespun Folks'' (1920) * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Home Stretch'' (1921) * '' The Spotted Lily'' (1917) * ''

Uncharted Seas ''Uncharted Seas'' is a 1921 American silent romance drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Lake, Carl Gerard, and Rudolph Valentino. This is now a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, after her drunken husband Tom ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Ten Dollar Raise ''The Ten Dollar Raise'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring William V. Mong, Marguerite De La Motte, and Pat O'Malley.Taves p. 169 Cast * William V. Mong as Wilkins * Marguerite De La Motte as Dorot ...

'' (1921) * '' The Lying Truth'' (1922) * ''

The Man from Downing Street ''The Man from Downing Street'' is a 1922 American silent starring Earle Williams, Charles Hill Mailes, Betty Ross Clark and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was written by Bradley J. Smollen, based on a screen story by Clyde C. Westover, Lottie ...

'' (1922) * '' Crashin' Thru'' (1923) * '' The Bond Boy'' (1923) * ''

Held to Answer ''Held to Answer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw. It was based on the novel '' Held to Answer'' (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * House Peters as John Hampstead * ...

'' (1923) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * '' Name the Man'' (1924) * '' The Lighthouse by the Sea'' (1924) * ''

Thundering Hoofs ''Thundering Hoofs'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt. It was the first of many films Holt made with Selander.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington ...

'' (1924) * '' When a Man's a Man'' (1924) * ''

The Fighting Demon ''The Fighting Demon'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Arthur Rosson, the film stars Richard Talmadge, Lorraine Eason, and Dick Sutherland Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – Febr ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Crimson Runner ''The Crimson Runner'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring Priscilla Dean, Bernard Siegel, and Alan Hale. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bianca Schreber is a poor girl whose father was woun ...

'' (1925) * '' Old Ironsides'' (1926) * '' The Frontier Trail'' (1926) * '' The Combat'' (1926) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1926) * ''

The Social Highwayman ''The Social Highwayman'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Cast * John Patrick as Jay Walker * Dorothy Devore as Elsie Van Tyler * Montagu Love as Ducket Nelson * Russell Simpson as The Mayor's Partner * Geo ...

'' (1926) * '' Hearts and Fists'' (1926) * '' The Better Man'' (1926) * '' Exclusive Rights'' (1926) * '' The Blue Streak'' (1926) * '' Play Safe'' (1927) * '' Somewhere in Sonora'' (1927) * '' Bitter Apples'' (1927) * '' Great Mail Robbery'' (1927) * '' What a Night!'' (1928) * '' Give and Take'' (1928) * ''

The Charge of the Gauchos ''The Charge of the Gauchos'' (Argentine title: ''Una nueva y gloriosa nación'') is a 1928 American-Argentine silent historical film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan and Guido Trento. Bushman pla ...

'' (1928) *'' Queen of the Chorus'' (1928) * ''

The Bellamy Trial ''The Bellamy Trial'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson, Edward J. Nugent, George Barraud, and Margaret Livingston. The film was released ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Faker ''The Faker'' is a 1929 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jacqueline Logan, Charles Delaney, and Warner Oland, and was released on January 2, 1929. Cast list * Jacqueline Logan as Rita Martin * Charles Delaney ...

'' (1929) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1930) * '' Murder by Television'' (1935)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill Mailes, Charles 1870 births 1937 deaths Canadian male silent film actors Canadian male film actors Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States