Charles K. French

Personal Info

Birthday

January 16, 1860

Day of Death

1952-08-02

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Chas. French

Charles French

Charlie French

Chas. K. French

Charles Ekrauss French

Charles E. French

Charles K. French

Biography

From Wikipedia Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 movies between 1909 and 1945.

Known For

The Red Kimona

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Design for Living

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Marked Woman

What Every Woman Wants

Slightly Honorable

The Prisoner of Zenda

Filmography

1945
Make Mine Memories
as Cowboy
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Leading Citizen
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Rancher
1940
Men with Steel Faces
as Mal
Wolf of New York
as Juror
The Shadow
as Joseph Rand
1939
Slightly Honorable
as Pallbearer (Uncredited)
Dick Tracy's G-Men
as Doctor
1937
Where Trails Divide
as Reverend Evans
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Bishop (uncredited)
Marked Woman
as Graham's Trial Assistant (uncredited)
1936
Rio Grande Ranger
as Banker (uncredited)
Last of the Warrens
as Bruce Warren (as Chas. French)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Unemployed Farmer (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
as Old Skipper (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Pop Hart (Laura's father)
1935
Trail of Terror
as Sheriff Baxter
Gun Play
as John Holt
The Live Wire
as Captain King
Western Courage
as Henry Hanley
Murder by Television
as Donald M. Jordan
The Throwback
as Ted Smalley
No Man's Range
as Ed Oliver
Vagabond Lady
as Spear Department Head (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
as Frank Carter
Tracy Rides
as John Hampton
The Phantom Empire
as Mal
Big Boy Rides Again
as John Duncan
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Tom Lee [Chs. 1, 7-12]
1934
The President Vanishes
as Legislator
The Brand of Hate
as Mr. Camp
The Man from Hell
as Blacksmith Sandy
The Red Rider
as Robert Maxwell
Pals of the Prairie
as The Sheriff
1933
Design for Living
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions
as Old Grad
War of the Range
as Duke Bradley
The Big Squeal
as Charlie
Cross Fire
as Johnny Wheeler
Via Pony Express
as Father Estaban
1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round
as Party Guest
The Honor of the Press
as Dodson, Editorial Writer
1931
Caught
as Bradford (uncredited)
Chickens Come Home
as Judge
1930
Wings of Adventure
as Army Major
Fast Work
as J. Addison Marlowe
The Medicine Man
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Alias French Gertie
as Appelgetzer
1929
Overland Bound
as Underwood
Riding for Fame
as Dad Barton
The Devil Bear
as Judge Douglas Wilmot
King of the Rodeo
as Chip Sr.
1928
The Last Warning
as Doctor
A Lady of Chance
as Prison warden
The Flyin' Buckaroo
as Banker Brown
The Big Hop
as Buck Bronson's Father
State Street Sadie
as Police Chief
The Perfect Crime
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Beautiful Spy
as Salazar
1927
The Adventurous Soul
as John Martin
Man, Woman and Sin
as The City Editor
The Cruise of the Hellion
as John Harlan
The Down Grade
as Mr. Lanning
Fast and Furious
as Hodge
The Meddlin' Stranger
as Mr. Crawford
Good as Gold
as Sheriff John Gray
One Chance in a Million
as Richard Torrence
1926
Exit Smiling
as Mr. Tichnor (uncredited)
The Runaway Express
as Jim Reed
War Paint
as Maj. Hopkins
The Flaming Frontier
as U.S. Senator Hargess
Frenzied Flames
as Chief Grogan
The Rainmaker
as Hospital Doctor
Under Western Skies
as Sam Parkhurst
Hands Up!
as Brigham Young
A Woman of the Sea
as The Father
1925
The Red Kimona
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney
as Surgeon (uncredited)
The Texas Trail
as Ring 'Em Foster
Let 'er Buck
as Col. Jeff McCall
The Saddle Hawk
as Jim Newhall
The Girl of Gold
as Lucius Merrimore
1924
Oh, You Tony!
as Blakely
The Sawdust Trail
as Square Deal McKenzie
The Torrent
as Captain
Being Respectable
as Mr. Beasley
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Isom Enlow, Neighbor
1923
Gentle Julia
as John Atwater
Mile-a-Minute Romeo
as Sheriff
The Extra Girl
as Studio Manager
The Ramblin' Kid
as Joshua Heck
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Jean's Father
Hell's Hole
as The Sheriff
Blinky
as Maj. Kileen
Abysmal Brute
as Pat Glendon, Sr
1922
Mixed Faces
as Mr. Sayre
The Woman He Loved
as John Comstock
West of Chicago
as Judson Malone (as Charles French)
The Truthful Liar
as Police Commissioner Rogers
The Bear Cat
as Sheriff Bill Garfield
Moran of the Lady Letty
as Tavern Owner
Her Own Money
as Thomas Hazelton
The Unfoldment
as James Osbourne
1921
The Last Trail
as Sheriff Nelson
The Night Horsemen
as Marshal
Beyond
as Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)
Hands Off!
as Clint Wadley
1920
Prairie Trails
as Stephen McWhorter
The Texan
as Wolf River Mayor
The Untamed
as Tex Calder
Square Shooter
as Zeke Hampton
The Terror
as Sheriff Jim Canby
Desert Love
as Jack Remington
The Daredevil
as Ralph Spencer
Stronger Than Death
as Col. Boucicault
What Would You Do
as Robert Brainerd
Flames of the Flesh
as Simon Eastcoat
1919
Jubilo
as Jim Handy
The Speed Maniac
as John B. Prescott
Six Feet Four
as Henry Pollard
This Hero Stuff
as Samuel Barnes
The Mints of Hell
as Old Man Chaudiare
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
as Herr Klaw
The Sheriff's Son
as Hal Rutherford
What Every Woman Wants
as Attorney for the Defense
Happy Though Married
as Diana's Uncle
Come Again Smith
as Joe Smith Sr.
1918
The Midnight Patrol
as Jim Murdock
The Law of the North
as Michel de Montcalm
Green Eyes
as Rev. Dr. Gibson (as Charles French)
The Marriage Ring
as Koske
The Vamp
as James Walsham
The Kaiser's Shadow
as William Kremlin
His Own Home Town
as T. Elihu Banks
The Tiger Man
as Sheriff Sandy Martin
The Hired Man
as Caleb Endicott
1917
The Son of His Father
as James Carbhoy
Wee Lady Betty
as Fergus McClusky
An Even Break
as David Harding
The Hater of Men
as Phillips Hartley
The Clodhopper
as Isaac Nelson, Everett's Father
Paws of the Bear
as Gen. von Mittendorf
Love or Justice
as Judge Geary
The Weaker Sex
as John Harding
1916
The Bugler of Algiers
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Vagabond Prince
as 'Spud' Murphy
Shell 43
as German Commander
Civilization
as The Prime Minister
The Aryan
as 'Ivory' Wells
The Patriot
as Col. Bracken
1915
The Despoiler
as Col. Damien
The Coward
as A Confederate Commander
The Iron Strain
as Ezra Whitney
The Disciple
as Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens
Hearts and Swords
as General Salza
The Secret of Lost River
as Fra Bartolomeo
On the Night Stage
as Bartender (uncredited)
1914
The Bargain
as Bartender
1912
The Heart of an Indian
as Settler