Charles West (actor)

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American actor

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Field	Value
name	Charles West
image	Charles West by Gerald Carpenter.jpg
caption	West 1918
birth_date
birth_place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
death_date
death_place	Los Angeles, California, US
occupation	Actor
years_active	1908–1937
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Charles West (November 30, 1885 – October 10, 1943) was an American film actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1908 and 1937. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

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The Christmas Burglars (1908 short)
Love Finds a Way (1909 short)
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (1909 short)
The Two Brothers (1910 short) - A Suitor / A Mexican
A Romance of the Western Hills (1910 short) - The Nephew
A Flash of Light (1910 short) - John Rogers
The Lucky Toothache (1910 short) - One of the Boys
The Fugitive (1910 short) - Confederate Soldier / Union Soldier
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911 short)
The Broken Cross (1911 short) - Tom
How She Triumphed (1911 short)
The Country Lovers (1911 short) - The Country Lover
The New Dress (1911 short) - At Wedding / At Cafe
Enoch Arden (1911 short) - In Bar
The Indian Brothers (1911 short) - At Funeral
The Last Drop of Water (1911 short) - Jim - Mary's Sweetheart
Out from the Shadow (1911 short) - At Dance
The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911 short) - The Poet
The Long Road (1911 short) - Ned
Love in the Hills (1911 short) - The Shiftless Suitor
The Battle (1911 short) - The Boy
Through Darkened Vales (1911 short) - Dave - Grace's Sweetheart
The Old Bookkeeper (1912 short) - In Office
For His Son (1912 short) - The Physician's Son
Under Burning Skies (1912 short) - The Bartender
A String of Pearls (1912 short) - The Poor Woman's Brother - the Neurasthenic Worker
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912 short) - Blue Grass Pete
One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912 short) - The Poor Husband
The Lesser Evil (1912 short) - The Go-Between
A Lodging for the Night (1912 short) - Dick Logan
An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912 short) - The Station Master
A Temporary Truce (1912 short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Spirit Awakened (1912 short)
The Inner Circle (1912 short)
With the Enemy's Help (1912 short) - The Prospector
Blind Love (1912 short)
The Chief's Blanket (1912 short) - The Outlaw
A Sailor's Heart (1912 short) - On Street (uncredited)
My Hero (1912 short) - Settler
The Burglar's Dilemma (1912 short) - The Doctor
The God Within (1912 short) - In Other Town
A Misappropriated Turkey (1913 short) - The Striker
Oil and Water (1913 short) - In First Audience / In Second Audience (uncredited)
The Wrong Bottle (1913 short) - The Faithless Lover
A Girl's Stratagem (1913 short) - The Lead Burglar
A Welcome Intruder (1913 short) - The Workman
The Hero of Little Italy (1913 short) - Joe
The Stolen Bride (1913 short) - The Overseer
A Frightful Blunder (1913 short) - The Young Businessman
The Left-Handed Man (1913 short) - The Old Soldier's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Wanderer (1913 short) - The Friar
Just Gold (1913 short) - The Third Brother
Red Hicks Defies the World (1913 short) - In Crowd (uncredited)
The Switch Tower (1913 short) - Second Counterfeiter
The Mothering Heart (1913 short) - The 'New Light' / Among Waiters
In Diplomatic Circles (1913 short) - The Lover
A Gamble with Death (1913 short) - The Gambler
A Gambler's Honor (1913 short) - In Bar (uncredited)
The Mirror (1913 short) - Second Tramp
The Vengeance of Galora (1913 short) - The Express Agent
When Love Forgives (1913 short) - Harry - the Confidential Clerk
Under the Shadow of the Law (1913 short) - John Haywood - a Clerk
I Was Meant for You (1913 short) - Theron
A Modest Hero (1913 short) - A Crook / Cleaning Man
A Tender-Hearted Crook (1913 short) - James
The Stopped Clock (1913 short) - The Senior Clerk
The Detective's Stratagem (1913 short) - First Plotter
All for Science (1913 short) - In Restaurant (uncredited)
Lord Chumley (1914 short) - The Butler
The Heart of a Bandit (1915 short) - The Half-Bree
His Desperate Deed (1915 short) - Grant
The Love Transcendent (1915 short) - John Gag
The Battle of Frenchman's Run (1915 short)
The Sheriff's Dilemma (1915 short) - The Minister
The Miser's Legacy (1915 short) - The Crook's Pal
The Gambler's I.O.U. (1915 short) - Dick Smith
A Double Winning (1915 short) - 1st Sportsman
A Day's Adventure (1915 short) - Bentley
Truth Stranger Than Fiction (1915 short) - The Novelist
Her Dormant Love (1915 short) - The Attentive Husband
The Burned Hand (1915 short)
The Woman from Warren's (1915 short) - Hanson Landing
Her Convert (1915 short) - The Old Inventor
Little Marie (1915 short) - Beppo Puccini
Old Offenders (1915 short) - Crooked Joe
The Wood Nymph (1916) - William Jones
Let Katie Do It (1916) - Caleb Adams
Martha's Vindication (1916) - William Burton
The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916) - Jack Murray
A Gutter Magdalene (1916) - Jack Morgan
The Dream Girl (1916) - 'English' Hal
Betty to the Rescue (1917) - Fleming
The American Consul (1917) - Pedro Gonzales
Little Miss Optimist (1917) - Ben Carden
The Little Pirate (1917) - George Drake
The Trouble Buster (1917) - Tip Morgan
Society's Driftwood (1917) - Tison Grant
The Flash of Fate (1918) - Philadelphia Johnson
Revenge (1918) - Donald Jaffray
The White Man's Law (1918) - The Derelict
Shackled (1918) - Walter Cosgrove
The Ghost Flower (1918) - La Farge
The Source (1918) - Paul Holmquist
The Girl Who Came Back (1918) - Ralph Burton
The Mystery Girl (1918) - Chester Naismith
Wife or Country (1918 short) - Jack Holiday
A Very Good Young Man (1919) - Minor Role
The Woman Michael Married (1919) - Harvey Kirkland
His Divorced Wife (1919) - Rufus Couch
The Phantom Melody (1920) - Gregory Baldi
The River's End (1920) - Peter Kirkstone
Polly of the Storm Country (1920) - Oscar Bennett
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1920) - Jeffery Haywood
Go and Get It (1920) - Slim Hogan
A Thousand to One (1920) - Jimmy Munroe
Not Guilty (1921) - Herbert Welch
The Witching Hour (1921) - Tom Denning
Bob Hampton of Placer (1921) - Maj. Brant
The Lane That Had No Turning (1922) - Havel
Manslaughter (1922) - Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Love in the Dark (1922) - Jimmy Watson
Red Lights (1923) - The Conductor
The Eternal Three (1923) - Butler
Times Have Changed (1923) - Al Keeley
Held to Answer (1923) - 'Spider' Welch
The Talker (1925) - Detective
The Overland Limited (1925) - Bitter Root Jackson
The Part Time Wife (1925) - Allen Keane
The Fate of a Flirt (1925) - Eddie Graham
The Road to Yesterday (1925) - Wyatt Earnshaw
The Skyrocket (1926) - Edward Kimm (prologue)
Snowed In (1926 serial) - Harron
The House Without a Key (1926 serial) - Bowker
Nobody's Widow (1927) - Valet
The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Twelve (1927) - Charles Wright
The Man from Headquarters (1928) - No. 1
Handcuffed (1929)
Acquitted (1929) - Henchman McManus
For the Defense (1930) - Joe
The Dawn Trail (1930) - Bartender (uncredited)
Along Came Youth (1930) - Chauffeur
The Texas Ranger (1931) - Bartender (uncredited)
Law of the West (1932) - Dad Tracy
The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) - Informant (uncredited)
Law of the North (1932) - Bartender (uncredited)
I Love That Man (1933) - Alarm Company Agent (uncredited)
Police Car 17 (1933) - Harry
Duck Soup (1933) - Minister (uncredited)
Good Dame (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Man Trailer (1934) - Gorman
The Mighty Barnum (1934) - Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Death from a Distance (1935) - Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
Barbary Coast (1935) - Gambler (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home (1935) - Bystander (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
Don't Tell the Wife (1937) - Joe 'Hoss' Hoskins (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Migrant (uncredited)

References

"Charles West". British Film Institute.

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