Charles Cummings (c. 1870,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

– October 4, 1918,

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) was an early

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. He starred in 16 films between

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

and

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

in films such as

Rose of San Juan ''The Rose of San Juan'' is a 1913 American silent-era short drama film starring Sydney Ayres, Charlotte Burton, and Louise Lester. Directed by Ayres for the American Film Manufacturing Company, ''The Rose of San Juan'' was distributed by Mutual ...

and

American Born ''American Born'' is a 1913 American drama silent short film starring Sydney Ayres, Harry Van Meter, Charles Cummings, Jacques Jaccard, Louise Lester, Charles Morrison, Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich Vivian Rich (May 26, 1893 – Novemb ...

with actors such as

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited Harry van Meter) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginni ...

and

Louise Lester Louise Lester (August 8, 1867 – November 18, 1952) was an American silent film actress. She was the first female star of Western films. Biography Lester was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1867. In 1884, Lester headed the Loui ...

Filmography

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'' (1913) *''The Substitute Jewel'' (1915) *''The Disappearing Necklace'' (1915) *''Mysteries of the Grand Hotel'' (1915) *''The Strangler's Cord ''(1915) *''The Mother Call'' (1916) *''Circumstantial Guilt'' (1916) *''When He Came Back'' (1916) *''Behind Life's Stage'' (1916) *''

The Chalice of Sorrow ''The Chalice of Sorrow'' is a 1916 American silent film drama written and directed by Rex Ingram and starring Cleo Madison. It was produced by the Bluebird Photoplays subsidiary of Universal Film Manufacturing Company. The film was called ''Th ...

'' (1916), aka ''The Fatal Promise'' (UK), Marion Leslie *''The Little Mascot'' (1916) *''The Right Man'' (1917) *''Jerry's Trial'' (1917) *''

The Hidden Children ''The Hidden Children'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison and Lillian West.Lowe p.9 It is based on a 1914 novel by Robert W. Chambers, set in Colonial America. Locatio ...

'' (1917), Guy Johnson * '' Heart Strings'' (1917), Hartley

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* 1870s births 1918 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Indiana Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub