Charles Ogle, silent film actor (SAYRE 7583)

Charles Stanton Ogle (June 5, 1865 – October 11, 1940) was an American stage and

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actor. He was the first actor to portray

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in a

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in 1910 and played Long John Silver in '' Treasure Island'' in 1920.

Biography

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Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Ogle is the son Joseph Ogle, was the son of Irish immigrants, and worked as a Methodist Minister. His mother, Anna C. Mast, was of German descent and used to work as a gold shop seller. Ogle attended the

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and practiced law for about two years while pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree. Ogle initially performed in

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, making his first appearance on Broadway in 1905. Three years later, he embarked on a film career, initially working at

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in The Bronx, New York. He performed in ''

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'', which was directed by

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, making the last of his more than 300 film appearances in 1926.after Retiring from Film he Worked as a Lawyer until his death. Ogle died in

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Selected filmography

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'' (1910, Short) - The Monster (uncredited) * ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...

'' (1910, Short) - Bob Cratchit * ''

Turned to the Wall ''Turned to the Wall'' is a 1911 silent short film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Charles Ogle, Miriam Nesbitt and Mary Fuller. Based on a story by Charles Reade.The Battle of Trafalgar'' (1911) - The Ship's Surgeon * '' Captain Nell'' (1911) short - Mr. Randolph, Harry's Father * '' For the Cause of the South'' (1912) - Confederate Colonel Randall * ''

A Personal Affair ''A Personal Affair'' is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company The Edison Manufacturing Company, originally registered as the United Edison Manufacturing Company and often known as simply the Edison Company, was organi ...

'' (1912, Short) - The Prizefighter * '' Like Knights of Old'' (1912, Short) - The Knight * '' What Happened to Mary'' (1912, Short) - Richard Craig - Mary's Uncle * '' The Diamond Crown'' (1913, Short) - Kate's Father - An Ex-Detective * '' The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies'' (1914) - James Malone * '' The Man Who Disappeared'' (1914) - Miens / Biceps * ''

Thou Shalt Not Lie ''Thou Shalt Not Lie'' is a 1915 American silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (suc ...

'' (1915, Short) - The Detective * '' Under Southern Skies'' (1915) - Major Crofton * ''

The Heir to the Hoorah ''The Heir to the Hoorah'' is a surviving 1916 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille. A print survives in the Library of Congress. Cast *Thomas Meighan - Joe Lacy * ...

'' (1916) - Bill Ferguson * '' The Years of the Locust'' (1916) - McKenzie, Mead's Mine Manager * '' On Record'' (1917) - Frederick Manson * '' Those Without Sin'' (1917) - Colonel Dackens * ''

The Cost of Hatred ''The Cost of Hatred'' is a 1917 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Roberts, Tom Forman (actor), Tom Forman, Jack W. Johnston, Jack Holt (ac ...

'' (1917) - McCabe * '' A Romance of the Redwoods'' (1917) - Jim Lyn * '' At First Sight'' (1917) * ''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

'' (1917) - Mr. Cobb * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1917) - Judd Aiken * '' The Secret Game'' (1917) - Dr. Ebell Smith * '' Nan of Music Mountain'' (1917) - Sassoon * ''

The Fair Barbarian ''The Fair Barbarian'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy, based on an 1881 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film stars Vivian Martin, Clarence Geldart, Douglas MacLean, Jane Wol ...

'' (1917) * '' Jules of the Strong Heart'' (1918) - Tom Farnsworth * ''

Rimrock Jones ''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as Ike B ...

'' (1918) - Hassayamp Hicks * '' The Thing We Love'' (1918) - Adolph Weimer * '' Wild Youth'' (1918) - Doctor * ''

The Whispering Chorus ''The Whispering Chorus'' is a 1918 American silent psychological drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is the first and earliest film was considered a psychological drama. Plot John Tremble (Hatton), an impoverished cashier in a cont ...

'' (1918) - Judge (uncredited) * '' M'Liss'' (1918) - Yuba Bill * ''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) - Bit Role (uncredited) * '' Believe Me, Xantippe'' (1918) - Wrenn Wrgley * ''

We Can't Have Everything ''We Can't Have Everything'' was a 1918 American silent drama film directed and written by Cecil B. DeMille based upon a novel by Rupert Hughes. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, very much in love with h ...

'' (1918) - Kedzie's Father * ''

The Firefly of France ''The Firefly of France'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Margaret Turnbull based upon a novelette by Marion Polk Angelotti. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Charles Ogle, Raymond Hatto ...

'' (1918) - Von Blenheim (aka Jenkins) * '' Less Than Kin'' (1918) - Overton * '' The Source'' (1918) - 'Sim-Sam' Samuels * '' The Goat'' (1918) - Director Graham * '' Too Many Millions'' (1918) - Garage Keeper * '' The Squaw Man'' (1918) - Bull Cowan * '' Under the Top'' (1919) - Otto B. Shott * ''

The Dub ''The Dub'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Edgar Franklin and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Wallace Reid, Charles Ogle, Ralph Lewis, Raymond Hatton, Winter Hall, and Nina Byron. The film was ...

'' (1919) - George Markham * '' Alias Mike Moran'' (1919) - Peter Young * ''

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'' (1919) - Tucker * '' Something to Do'' (1919) - Professor Frank Blight * '' Fires of Faith'' (1919) - William Booth, Found of the Salvation Army * '' Men, Women, and Money'' (1919) - Dr. Malcolm Lloyd * ''

A Daughter of the Wolf ''A Daughter of the Wolf'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Marion Fairfax and Hugh Pendexter. The film stars Lila Lee, Elliott Dexter, Clarence Geldart, Raymond Hatton, Richard Wayne, and Minnie Dever ...

'' (1919) - Doc * '' The Heart of Youth'' (1919) - Os Whipple * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1919) - Cardigan * ''

Told in the Hills ''Told in the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Artcraft. George Melford directed the film and Robert Warwick stars. Cast * Robert Warwick as Jack Stuart * Ann Li ...

'' (1919) - Davy MacDougall * ''

The Lottery Man ''The Lottery Man'' is a comic play in three acts by Rida Johnson Young. Produced by the Shubert family, it premiered on Broadway at the Bijou Theatre on December 6, 1909, and was later adapted into a film twice; once in 1916 and again in 1919. It ...

'' (1919) * '' Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'' (1919) - Col. Radulski * ''

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'' (1919) - Time * ''

Young Mrs. Winthrop ''Young Mrs. Winthrop'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film starring Ethel Clayton. It is based on the 1882 Victorian era Broadway play by Bronson Howard. The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictur ...

'' (1920) - Buxton Scott * '' Jack Straw'' (1920) - Mr. Parker Jennings * '' Treasure Island'' (1920) - Long John Silver * '' What's Your Hurry?'' (1920) - Patrick MacMurran * '' The Prince Chap'' (1920) - Runion * '' Conrad in Quest of His Youth'' (1920) - Dobson * '' Midsummer Madness'' (1921) - Caretaker * ''

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'' (1921) - Lim Judklin * ''

Brewster's Millions ''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from an ...

'' (1921) - Colonel Drew * '' What Every Woman Knows'' (1921) - Alick Wylie * '' A Wise Fool'' (1921) - Judge Carcasson * ''

Gasoline Gus ''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline Gu ...

'' (1921) - Nate Newberry * ''

Crazy to Marry ''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart H ...

'' (1921) - Cement man * '' The Affairs of Anatol'' (1921) - Dr. Bowles (uncredited) * '' After the Show'' (1921) - Pop O'Malley * '' Miss Lulu Bett'' (1921) - Station Agent * ''

A Homespun Vamp ''A Homespun Vamp'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Harvey F. Thew and Hector Turnbull. The film stars May McAvoy, Darrell Foss, Lincoln Stedman, Josephine Crowell, Charles Stanton Ogle, Guy Ol ...

'' (1922) - Donald Craig * ''

Her Husband's Trademark ''Her Husband's Trademark'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Richard Wayne. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was shot on location in El Pas ...

'' (1922) - Father Berlekey * ''

Is Matrimony a Failure? ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods based upon a play of the same name by Leo Ditrichstein, which itself was an adaptation of the German play ''Die Tür ins Frei ...

'' (1922) - Pop Skinner * '' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) - Colonel Haddington * ''

The Woman Who Walked Alone ''The Woman Who Walked Alone'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by John Colton and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Milton Sills, E. J. Ratcliffe, Wanda Hawley, Frederick Vroom, Mayme K ...

'' (1922) - Schriemann * '' Our Leading Citizen'' (1922) - The Judge * ''

If You Believe It, It's So ''If You Believe It, It's So'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and written by Perley Poore Sheehan and Waldemar Young. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Pauline Starke, Joseph J. Dowling, Theodore Roberts, Charl ...

'' (1922) - Colonel Williams * ''

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'' (1922) - Doctor * '' The Young Rajah'' (1922) - Joshua Judd * '' Thirty Days'' (1922) - Judge Hooker * '' Kick In'' (1922) - John Stephens * ''

Garrison's Finish ''Garrison's Finish'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Pickford, Madge Bellamy and Clarence Burton.Connelly p.91 Cast * Jack Pickford as Billy Garrison * Madge Bella ...

'' (1923) - Colonel Desha's Trainer * '' Grumpy'' (1923) - Ruddock * '' The Covered Wagon'' (1923) - Jesse Wingate * ''

Sixty Cents an Hour ''Sixty Cents an Hour'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Grant Carpenter and Frank Condon. Starring Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Stanton Ogle, Lucille Ward, ...

'' (1923) - James Smith * ''

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'' (1923) - Himself (cameo) * ''

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'' (1923) - Madison Clay * '' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1923) - Jeff Tuttle * ''

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'' (1923) - The Doctor * '' Flaming Barriers'' (1924) - Patrick Malone * ''

Secrets Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...

'' (1924) - Dr. McGovern * '' Triumph'' (1924) - James Martin * ''

Code of the Sea ''Code of the Sea'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Victor Fleming and starred Rod La Rocque and Jacqueline Logan. Cast Preservation Prints ...

'' (1924) - Superintendent Beasley * '' The Bedroom Window'' (1924) - Butler * ''

The Border Legion ''The Border Legion'' is a 1916 Western novel written by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1916. Plot It tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has ta ...

'' (1924) - Harvey Roberts * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1924) - Mr. Montague * '' The Alaskan'' (1924) - Lawyer * ''

The Garden of Weeds ''The Garden of Weeds'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Betty Compson. It is based on the Broadway play ''Garden of Weeds'' by Leon Gordon and Doris Marquette. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramo ...

'' (1924) - Henry Poulson * '' Code of the West'' (1925) - Henry Thurman * ''

The Golden Bed ''The Golden Bed'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on the novel ''Tomorrow's Bread'' by Wallace Irwin. Jeanie MacPherson wrote the screenplay. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, ev ...

'' (1925) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1925) - Sheriff Churchill * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1925) - Clark Hudnall * ''

One Minute to Play ''One Minute to Play'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Byron Morgan. The film stars Red Grange, Mary McAllister, Charles Stanton Ogle, Wildcat Wilson, George Wils ...

'' (1926) - John Wade * '' The Flaming Forest'' (1926) - Donald McTavish (final film role)

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