Charles Le Moyne (June 27, 1880 – September 13, 1956) was an American motion picture actor of the

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. He appeared in 73 films between 1915 and 1937.

Biography

He was born Carl Jonathan Lemon at Marshall, Illinois, on June 27, 1880, the son of Charles and Clara (née Martin) Lemon. Charles Lemon was a

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who later moved his family to Los Angeles where he worked as a

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. Le Moyne was a favorite of actor/director Harry Carey, who once said that if Le Moyne was ever not available to play the heavy in one of his films, he would rather postpone production until the actor became free. Le Moyne died in Hollywood, California on September 13, 1956, and was survived by two daughters and a son.''Los Angeles Times'' - September 15, 1956

Selected filmography

* '' The Princess of Patches'' (1917) * ''

Treat 'Em Rough ''Treat 'Em Rough'' is a 1942 film about a boxer directed by Ray Taylor and starring Eddie Albert. Plot Bill Kingsford, a prizefighter called the Panama Kid (Eddie Albert), returns to his hometown with his trainer Hotfoot (William Frawley (w ...

'' (1919) * '' Marked Men'' (1919) * '' The Coming of the Law'' (1919) * '' Overland Red'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Blue Streak McCoy'' (1920) * ''

Sundown Slim ''Sundown Slim'' is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Plot "Sundown Slim" Hicks (Harry Carey) leaves his life of hobo-poet and starts in as ranch cook at the Concho cattle ranch owned by Jack Corliss (J. Morris Foster) ...

'' (1920) * '' West Is West'' (1920) * ''

Hearts Up ''Hearts Up'' is a 1921 American Silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Jim Drew (Millett), who is a squaw man (a disparaging term for a white man with an Indian wife), rece ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Freeze-Out ''The Freeze-Out'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film publication summary, the Stranger (Carey) comes to town of Broken ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Wallop ''The Wallop'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film publication, John Wesley Pringle (Carey), an adventurer, returns to Gadsden t ...

'' (1921) * '' Colorado'' (1921) * '' The Fox'' (1921) * ''

Headin' West ''Headin' West'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known if the film survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bill Perkins (Gibson), a stowaway on a mail plane, e ...

'' (1922) * '' Man to Man'' (1922) * '' The Kickback'' (1922) * '' Good Men and True'' (1922) * '' Roughshod'' (1922) * ''

Canyon of the Fools ''Canyon of the Fools'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey that was released by Film Booking Offices of America (F.B.O.). Plot As described in a film magazine, Robert McCarthy (Carey) beats his ...

'' (1923) * '' Crashin' Thru'' (1923) * ''

Desert Driven ''Desert Driven'' is a 1923 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Bob * Marguerite Clayton as Mary * George Waggner as Craydon * Charles Le Moyne as Leary (as Charles J. Le Moyne) * Alfred Allen as Yorke ...

'' (1923) * ''

Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been call ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Apache Kid's Escape ''The Apache Kid's Escape '' is a 1930 American Western film written, produced and directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin and his wife Josephine Hill. It was a remake of ''The White Outlaw'' (1929). The film was shot in Valencia, ...

'' (1930) * '' The Lone Rider'' (1930) * '' Haunted Gold'' (1932) * '' Hell Fire Austin'' (1932) * '' Somewhere in Sonora'' (1933) * '' King of the Wild Horses'' (1933) * ''

Empty Saddles ''Empty Saddles'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander. It is a Buck Jones B Western. (''Empty Saddles'' is also the title of a 1962 Burt Arthur mystery novel.) Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Buck Devlin * Louise Brooks a ...

'' (1936) * '' Law for Tombstone'' (1937)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Moyne, Charles 1880 births 1956 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Illinois 20th-century American male actors