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Birthday
December 20, 1869
Day of Death
1956-02-02
(86 years old)
Place of Birth
Xenia, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Charles Ellsworth Grapewin
Charles Grapewin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appearing in over 100 films.
He was the oldest cast member of The Wizard of Oz. Born in Xenia, Ohio, Charles Ellsworth Grapewin ran away from home to be a circus acrobat which led him to work as an aerialist and trapeze artist in a traveling circus before turning to acting. He traveled all over the world with the famous P.
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Hell and High Water
as Peck Wealin
Female
as Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
Beauty for Sale
as Freddy Gordon
Turn Back the Clock
as Dr. Henderson (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
as Dad Saunders
Midnight Mary
as Clerk
Don't Bet on Love
as Patrick McCaffrey
Heroes for Sale
as Pa Dennis
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Schultz
Hello, Everybody!
as Jed
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No Man of Her Own
as Clerk
Wild Horse Mesa
as Sam Bass
The Night of June 13
as "Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)
American Madness
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
as Senator Simmons (uncredited)
The Woman in Room 13
as Andy
Huddle
as Doctor (uncredited)
Are You Listening?
as Pierce
The Big Timer
as Pop Baldwin
Hell's House
as Henry Clark
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