Charles K. French | |
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.jpg) French in 1904 | |
| Born | Charles Ekrauss French January 17, 1860 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 1952 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 1909–1945 |
| Spouse |
Isabelle Gurton
(m. 1919–1928) |
Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss;[1][2] January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952[citation needed] ) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.
Biography
[edit]French was born in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Columbus High School. He married Isabelle Gurton.[2]
French's film debut came in Davey Crockett (1906).[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]Actor
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- The Cord of Life (1909, Short)
- Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909, Short) - Davy Crockett
- Custer's Last Fight (1912, Short)
- The Vengeance of Fate (1912)
- The Paymaster's Son (1913)
- The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
- The Aryan (1915)
- The Vagabond Prince (1916)
- The Bugler of Algiers (1916)
- An Even Break (1917)
- Paws of the Bear (1917)
- The Clodhopper (1917)
- Wee Lady Betty (1917)
- Love or Justice (1917)
- The Weaker Sex (1917)
- The Guilty Man (1918)
- A Burglar for a Night (1918)
- The Marriage Ring (1918)
- Fuss and Feathers (1918)
- Three X Gordon (1918)
- Come Again Smith (1919)
- This Hero Stuff (1919)
- Six Feet Four (1919)
- The Speed Maniac (1919)
- Haunting Shadows (1919)
- What Every Woman Wants (1919)
- Happy Though Married (1919)
- Stronger Than Death (1920)
- The Terror (1920)
- The Texan (1920)
- Prairie Trails (1920)
- Hands Off! (1921)
- The Night Horsemen (1921)
- The Last Trail (1921)
- Beyond (1921)
- Bare Knuckles (1921)
- The Bearcat (1922)
- The Yosemite Trail (1922)
- West of Chicago (1922)
- Smudge (1922)
- The Woman He Loved (1922)
- Mixed Faces (1922)
- Grumpy (1923)
- The Lonely Road (1923)
- Blinky (1923)
- A Woman of Paris (1923)
- Man's Size (1923)
- The Abysmal Brute (1923)
- The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
- The Extra Girl (1923)
- Gentle Julia (1923)
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- Oh, You Tony! (1924)
- The Sawdust Trail (1924)
- The Torrent (1924)
- The Girl of Gold (1925)
- The Saddle Hawk (1925)
- Let 'er Buck (1925)
- The Way of a Girl (1925)
- Too Much Youth (1925)
- The Texas Trail (1925)
- A Woman of the Sea (1926)
- Frenzied Flames (1926)
- The Hollywood Reporter (1926)
- Oh, What a Night! (1926)
- The Runaway Express (1926)
- The Winning Wallop (1926)
- Under Western Skies (1926)
- Hands Up! (1926)
- The Flaming Frontier (1926)
- War Paint (1926)
- The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
- One Chance in a Million (1927)
- The Down Grade (1927)
- The Adventurous Soul (1927)
- Ride 'em High (1927)
- The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
- Fast and Furious (1927)
- Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
- The Charge of the Gauchos (1928)
- The Big Hop (1928)
- The Cowboy Cavalier (1928)
- Riding for Fame (1928)
- The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
- Overland Bound (1929)
- Wings of Adventure (1930)
- Via Pony Express (1933)
- War of the Range (1933)
- Cross Fire (1933)
- The Man from Hell (1934)
- The Brand of Hate (1934)
- Trail of Terror (1935)
- Murder by Television (1935)
- Gun Play (1935)
- Western Courage (1935)
- The Phantom Empire (1935)
- Desert Guns (1936)
- Where Trails Divide (1937)
Director
[edit]- Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
- Charmed, I'm Sure (1909)
- Thoughts of Tonight (1915)
Writer
[edit]- Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
- Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909)
References
[edit]- ^ Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 186. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Charles K. French Has Anniversary". The Windsor Star. Canada, Ontario, Windsor. July 21, 1926. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles K. French.
- Charles K. French at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Charles K. French at IMDb
- Charles K. French at the Internet Broadway Database
- Helen K. French, Charles's first wife
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