Charles Meredith
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Charles Meredith (August 27, 1894 – November 28, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Meredith was born in Knoxville, Pennsylvania. He was a popular silent film leading man and played opposite such actresses as Blanche Sweet, Mary Miles Minter, Florence Vidor, and others in romantic drama and comedy films. In 1924, he left his film career for work on the stage. He returned to film in 1947 where he played a number of small character roles. Toward the end of his career, he turned to television as well, notably as Secretary Drake in the Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954) series. He also appeared in three episodes of The Lone Ranger, each time as a doctor.
He died, aged 70 in 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
Known for
Perry Mason
Dr. Barnes
Lassie
Maverick
Peter Gunn
Petticoat Junction
George Prentice
Lawman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Lacey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Judge
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Reverend
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Adventures of Superman
Mister Ed
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Romer
Lux Video Theatre
Reverend
The Texan
Strangers on a Train
Judge Donahue (uncredited)
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Cradle
Dr. Robert Harvey
The Perfect Woman
James Stanhope
Seven Days in May
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Racket Squad
The Chevy Mystery Show
Gentry
The Chevy Mystery Show
Judge Bascomb
Caged
Parole Board Chairman (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
Mr. Piper
Cavalcade of America
Letter to Loretta
Bishop
Menace from Outer Space
Drake - Secretary of Space
Tokyo Joe
General Ireton
Illegal
Judge (uncredited)
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Sam Pemberton
Ocean's Eleven
Mr. Cohen (Mortician) (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
Pendleton (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
Governor
Crash of Moons
Secretary of Space Drake
The Foolish Matrons
Lafayette Wayne
Beyond the Moon
Secretary Drake
The Gypsy Moon
Secretary of Space Drake
The Man Behind the Badge
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Fleet Admiral
Room for One More
Mr. S. Thatcher
Submarine Command
Adm. Tobias
New York Confidential
A Foreign Affair
Yandell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
President of the Court
Noose for a Gunman
Minister (uncredited)
The Whistler
Along the Great Divide
Judge Marlow
You Are There
The Miracle of the Bells
Father Spinsky
General Electric Theater
Judge
High Tor
Biggs Sr.
Chicago Confidential
Dr. Charing (uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco
Eckert
Perfect Strangers
Lyle Pettijohn
Manhunt in Space
Secretary of Space Drake
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
For the Love of Mary
Justice Hastings
The Big Trees
Elder Bixby
Fort Worth
Sam, Railroad Backer (uncredited)
All My Sons
The Veil
Dead Ringer
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Commanding Officer (uncredited)
The Ladder of Lies
John Blaine
Cattle Town
Governor
They Live by Night
Comm. Hubbell
The Court of Last Resort
Hail the Woman
Richard Stuart
He Walked by Night
Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)
Poor Relations
Monty Rhodes
Beyond
Geoffrey Southerne
The Other Half
Donald Trent
Silver Needle in the Sky
Secretary Drake
Silver Needle in the Sky
Secretary of Space Drake
The Sea Hornet
Mr. Goodrich
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Doctor
Francis
Banker Munroe
The Lucky Stiff
Jim Childers aka Big Jim
Twelve Hours to Kill
Herbst
Three Lives
Principal
The Family Honor
Merle Curran
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Judge Evans
The 13th Commandment
The Quick Gun
Rev. Staley
The Sun Sets at Dawn
Reporter, AP
The Cave Girl
Diivvy Bates
The Beautiful Liar
Bobby Bates
Luck in Pawn
Richard Standish Norton
That Something
Edwin Drake
Forbidden Moon
Commissioner Drake
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Lt. Teddy Kingsland