Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Known for

Acting

Born

December 27, 1887

Birthplace

Wabash, Indiana, USA

Died

January 19, 1956 (aged 68)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor.

Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty in 1950.

A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen...

Best known work

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette
1943
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
1942
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Lady of Burlesque
Lady of Burlesque
1943

Filmography

  1. 1955

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    as Senator Fullerton

  2. 1954

    The Road Of LifeTV
  3. 1954

    The Elgin HourTV

    as Miles Virdin (1 episode)

  4. 1953

    Half a Hero

    as Mr. Bascomb

  5. 1953

    Call Me Madam

    as Senator Brockway

  6. 1953

    Never Wave at a WAC

    as Tom Reynolds

  7. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV

    as Sen. Clay (1 episode)

  8. 1950

  9. 1950

    Lux Video TheatreTV

    as Mr. Wendell Deeves (1 episode), as Mr. Brown (1 episode)

  10. 1950

    Robert Montgomery PresentsTV

    as Anthony Pollet (1 episode)

  11. 1949

  12. 1949

    Big Jack

    as Mathias Taylor

  13. 1948

    Studio OneTV

    as Judge Swanson (1 episode)

  14. 1948

    The Philco Television PlayhouseTV

    as Daddy Tom (1 episode)

  15. 1948

    A Southern Yankee

    as Col. Weatharby

  16. 1948

    State of the Union

    as Bill Nolard Hardy

  17. 1948

    If You Knew Susie

    as Mr. Whitley

  18. 1948

  19. 1947

  20. 1947

    Welcome Stranger

    as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley

  21. 1947

    My Favorite Brunette

    as Major Simon Montague

  22. 1947

    The Beast with Five Fingers

    as Raymond Arlington

  23. 1946

    Duel in the Sun

    as Sheriff Hardy

  24. 1946

    Sister Kenny

    as Michael Kenny

  25. 1946

    Three Wise Fools

    as Paul Badger

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