Walter Charles (born April 4, 1945 in
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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) is an American actor and singer.
Charles made his
Broadway
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debut in ''
Grease'' in 1972. Additional Broadway credits include ''
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'' (1976), ''
Sweeney Todd
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'' (1979), ''
Cats
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'' (1982), ''
La Cage aux Folles'' (1983), ''
Me and My Girl'', ''
Aspects of Love
''Aspects of Love'' is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is based on the 1955 novella of the same name by David Garnett.
The piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actr ...
'' (1990), ''
Kiss Me, Kate
''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-s ...
'', ''
The Boys from Syracuse
''The Boys from Syracuse'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play ''The Comedy of Errors'', as adapted by librettist George Abbott. The score includes swing and other contemp ...
'' (2002), ''
Big River'' (2003), ''
The Woman in White'' (2005), ''
The Apple Tree
''The Apple Tree'' is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith. Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied toge ...
'' (2006) and ''Anything Goes'' (2011).
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Charles' screen credits include '' A Fine Mess'', ''Fletch Lives
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Plot
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'', ''Weeds'', and '' Prancer''. On television he has appeared in ''Cagney and Lacey
''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...
'', ''Kate and Allie
''Kate & Allie'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989, starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced women, both with children, who decide to live together in the same house. ...
'', ''Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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''.
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American male musical theatre actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Pennsylvania
1945 births
Living people