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Charles Ray

Charles Ray

Actor, Producer, Director

Born March 15, 1891 in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA

Died November 23, 1943

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Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young wholesome hicks in silent comedy films.

Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as a child where he attended elementary school. He then moved to Arizona for a time before finally relocating to Los Angeles where he finished his education. He initially began his career on the stage before working for director Thomas H. Ince as a film extra in December 1912. He appeared in several bit parts before moving on to supporting roles. Ray's break came in 1915 when he appeared opposite Frank Keenan in the historical war drama The Coward.

Ray's popularity increased after appearing in a series of films which cast him in juvenile roles, primarily young hicks or "country bumpkins" that foiled the plans of thieves or con men. In March 1917, he signed with Paramount Pictures and resumed working with director Thomas H. Ince. By 1920, he was earning a reported $11,000 a week. Around this time, he left Paramount after studio head Adolph Zukor refused to give him a pay raise. Zukor later wrote in his autobiography The Public Is Never Wrong, that Ray's ego had gotten out of hand and that Ray "...was headed for trouble and did not care to be with him when he found it." After leaving Paramount, Ray formed his own production company, Charles Ray Productions, and also used his fortune to purchase a studio in Los Angeles where he began producing and shooting his own films.

On November 23, 1943, Ray died of a mouth and throat infection at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles for which he had been hospitalized six weeks prior.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Charles Ray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard.

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Poster

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Documentary1961Self

An American Romance Poster

An American Romance Feature Film1944Graduation Ceremony Attendee

Slightly Dangerous Poster

Slightly Dangerous Feature Film1943Opera Patron

Mrs. Miniver Poster

Mrs. Miniver Feature Film1942Man Getting on Bus

Rio Rita Poster

Rio Rita Feature Film1942Hotel Guest

Sunday Punch Poster

Sunday Punch Feature Film1942Reporter

Tennessee Johnson Poster

Tennessee Johnson Feature Film1942Senator

The Mad Martindales Poster

The Mad Martindales Feature Film1942Barbershop customer

The Magnificent Dope Poster

The Magnificent Dope Feature Film1942

The Postman Didn't Ring Poster

The Postman Didn't Ring Feature Film1942Juror

The Vanishing Virginian Poster

The Vanishing Virginian Feature Film1942Courtroom Spectator

A Yank in the RAF Poster

A Yank in the RAF Feature Film1941American Business Executive

Appointment for Love Poster

Appointment for Love Feature Film1941Butler

Harvard, Here I Come! Poster

Harvard, Here I Come! Feature Film1941Reporter

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Poster

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Feature Film1941Newspaper Photographer

Married Bachelor Poster

Married Bachelor Feature Film1941Man in Lounge Room Getting Bagpipes

Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present Documentary1941Self

The Lady from Cheyenne Poster

The Lady from Cheyenne Feature Film1941Bit Role

The Man Who Lost Himself Poster

The Man Who Lost Himself Feature Film1941

We Go Fast Poster

We Go Fast Feature Film1941Courtroom Spectator

A Little Bit of Heaven Poster

A Little Bit of Heaven Feature Film1940Uncle Wes

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 Short Film1939Self

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 Documentary1937Self

Hollywood Boulevard Poster

Hollywood Boulevard Feature Film1936Charlie Smith - Assistant Director

Just My Luck Poster

Just My Luck Feature Film1935Homer Crow

Welcome Home Poster

Welcome Home Feature Film1935Andrew Carr

By Your Leave Poster

By Your Leave Feature Film1934Leonard Purcell

Ladies Should Listen Poster

Ladies Should Listen Feature Film1934Henri - House Porter

School for Girls Poster

School for Girls Feature Film1934Duke

The Camera Speaks Poster

The Camera Speaks Short Film1934Self - Silent Film Actor

Ticket to a Crime Poster

Ticket to a Crime Feature Film1934Courtney Mallory

March of the Movies Poster

March of the Movies Feature Film1933Self - Film Clip

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Poster

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Short Film1933Elmer Updike

The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass Short Film1932Richard

Stars of Yesterday Poster

Stars of Yesterday Short Film1931Self

The House That Shadows Built Poster

The House That Shadows Built Documentary1931

The Count of Ten Poster

The Count of Ten Feature Film1928Johnny McKinney

The Garden of Eden Poster

The Garden of Eden Feature Film1928Richard Dupont

Getting Gertie's Garter Poster

Getting Gertie's Garter Feature Film1927Ken Walrick

Nobody's Widow Poster

Nobody's Widow Feature Film1927Honorable John Clayton

The American Poster

The American Feature Film1927Bill Smith

Vanity Feature Film1927Lt. Lloyd Van Courtland

Paris Feature Film1926Jerry

Sweet Adeline Poster

Sweet Adeline Feature Film1926Ben Wilson

The Auction Block Poster

The Auction Block Feature Film1926Bob Wharton

The Fire Brigade Poster

The Fire Brigade Feature Film1926Terry O'Neil

Bright Lights Poster

Bright Lights Feature Film1925Tom Corbin

Percy Feature Film1925Percival Rogeen

Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 2 Documentary1925Self

Some Pun'kins Poster

Some Pun'kins Feature Film1925Lem Blossom

Twinkle Twinkle Short Film1925Self

Dynamite Smith Poster

Dynamite Smith Feature Film1924Gladstone Smith

Little Miss Hollywood Short Film1923Self in Film Clip

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 17 Short Film1923Self

The Courtship of Myles Standish Poster

The Courtship of Myles Standish Feature Film1923John Alden

The Girl I Loved Poster

The Girl I Loved Feature Film1923John Middleton

A Tailor-Made Man Poster

A Tailor-Made Man Feature Film1922John Paul Bart

African Love Short Film1922

After the Storm Short Film1922

Alias Julius Caesar Poster

Alias Julius Caesar Feature Film1922Billy Barnes

Double Crossed Short Film1922

Gas, Oil and Water Poster

Gas, Oil and Water Feature Film1922George Oliver Watson

Mystery of the Mission Short Film1922

Robin Hood Poster

Robin Hood Feature Film1922Extra

Saved from the Depths Short Film1922

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 14 Documentary1922Self

Smudge Feature Film1922Stephen Stanton

The Barnstormer Poster

The Barnstormer Feature Film1922Joel

The Deuce of Spades Poster

The Deuce of Spades Feature Film1922Amos

A Midnight Bell Poster

A Midnight Bell Feature Film1921Martin Tripp

R.S.V.P. Poster

R.S.V.P. Feature Film1921Richard Morgan

Scrap Iron Poster

Scrap Iron Feature Film1921John Steel

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 17 Short Film1921Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 22 Documentary1921Self

The Old Swimmin' Hole Poster

The Old Swimmin' Hole Feature Film1921Ezra Hull

Two Minutes to Go Poster

Two Minutes to Go Feature Film1921Chester Burnett

45 Minutes from Broadway Poster

45 Minutes from Broadway Feature Film1920Kid Burns

Alarm Clock Andy Poster

Alarm Clock Andy Feature Film1920Andrew Gray

An Old Fashioned Boy Poster

An Old Fashioned Boy Feature Film1920David Warrington

Homer Comes Home Poster

Homer Comes Home Feature Film1920Homer Cavender

Nineteen and Phyllis Poster

Nineteen and Phyllis Feature Film1920Andrew Jackson Cavanaugh

Paris Green Poster

Paris Green Feature Film1920Luther Green

Peaceful Valley Poster

Peaceful Valley Feature Film1920Hosiah Howe

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 1 Short Film1920Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 2 Documentary1920Self

The Village Sleuth Poster

The Village Sleuth Feature Film1920William Wells

Bill Henry Poster

Bill Henry Feature Film1919Bill Henry Jenkins

Crooked Straight Poster

Crooked Straight Feature Film1919Ben Trimble

Greased Lightning Poster

Greased Lightning Feature Film1919Andy Fletcher

Hay Foot, Straw Foot Poster

Hay Foot, Straw Foot Feature Film1919Ulysses S. Grant Briggs

Red Hot Dollars Poster

Red Hot Dollars Feature Film1919Tod Burke

The Busher Poster

The Busher Feature Film1919Ben Harding

The Egg Crate Wallop Poster

The Egg Crate Wallop Feature Film1919Jim Kelly

The Girl Dodger Poster

The Girl Dodger Feature Film1919Cuthbert Trotman

The Sheriff's Son Poster

The Sheriff's Son Feature Film1919Royal Beaudry

A Liberty Bond Plea Short Film1918A farm boy

A Nine O'Clock Town Poster

A Nine O'Clock Town Feature Film1918David Clary

His Own Home Town Poster

His Own Home Town Feature Film1918Jimmy Duncan

Playing the Game Poster

Playing the Game Feature Film1918Larry Prentiss

Staking His Life Feature Film1918Frank Hamilton

String Beans Poster

String Beans Feature Film1918Toby Watkins

The Claws of the Hun Poster

The Claws of the Hun Feature Film1918John Stanton

The Family Skeleton Poster

The Family Skeleton Feature Film1918Billy Bates

The Hired Man Poster

The Hired Man Feature Film1918Ezry Hollins

The Law of the North Poster

The Law of the North Feature Film1918Alain de Montcalm

Back of the Man Poster

Back of the Man Feature Film1917Larry Thomas

His Mother's Boy Poster

His Mother's Boy Feature Film1917Matthew Denton

Skinner's Dress Suit Poster

Skinner's Dress Suit Feature Film1917

Sudden Jim Poster

Sudden Jim Feature Film1917James Ashe, Jr.

The Clodhopper Poster

The Clodhopper Feature Film1917Everett Nelson

The Millionaire Vagrant Poster

The Millionaire Vagrant Feature Film1917Steven Du Peyster

The Pinch Hitter Poster

The Pinch Hitter Feature Film1917Joel Parker

The Son of His Father Poster

The Son of His Father Feature Film1917Gordon Carbhoy

The Weaker Sex Poster

The Weaker Sex Feature Film1917Jack Harding

A Corner in Colleens Poster

A Corner in Colleens Feature Film1916Richard Taylor

Home Feature Film1916Bob Wheaton

Honor Thy Name Poster

Honor Thy Name Feature Film1916

Peggy Feature Film1916Colin Cameron

Plain Jane Poster

Plain Jane Feature Film1916Mr. 'John Sophomore Adams'

The Deserter Poster

The Deserter Feature Film1916Lieutenant Parker

The Dividend Poster

The Dividend Feature Film1916Frank Steele

The Honorable Algy Poster

The Honorable Algy Feature Film1916The Honorable Algy

The Wolf Woman Poster

The Wolf Woman Feature Film1916Rex Walden

City of the Dead Poster

City of the Dead Short Film1915Cecil Weatherby

In the Tennessee Hills Poster

In the Tennessee Hills Short Film1915Jim Carson

The Ace of Hearts Poster

The Ace of Hearts Short Film1915Jean Desmond

The Conversion of Frosty Blake Poster

The Conversion of Frosty Blake Short Film1915Reverend Horace Brightray

The Coward Poster

The Coward Feature Film1915Frank Winslow

The Cup of Life Poster

The Cup of Life Feature Film1915John Ward

The Grudge Poster

The Grudge Short Film1915Dick Wayne

The Lure of Woman Feature Film1915Captain Lane

The Painted Soul Feature Film1915Barnard

The Renegade Poster

The Renegade Short Film1915Captain Marley

The Shoal Light Poster

The Shoal Light Short Film1915John Coates

The Spirit of the Bell Short Film1915Pedro Romez

The Wells of Paradise Poster

The Wells of Paradise Short Film1915Tom Dolan

A Military Judas Poster

A Military Judas Short Film1914Jack Warren

Desert Gold Short Film1914Jim Hardy

Desert Thieves Short Film1914Dave Graham

For Her Brother's Sake Short Film1914John Frye - the Brother

For the Wearing of the Green Short Film1914Michael Finn

In the Cow Country Short Film1914Jack Mason

Not of the Flock Short Film1914Rev. David Boylan

One of the Discard Short Film1914Jack Denning

Repaid Short Film1914Pedro

Shorty's Sacrifice Short Film1914Tom Simms

The Card Sharps Short Film1914Harris

The City Short Film1914John Hodges

The City of Darkness Poster

The City of Darkness Short Film1914Donald Warner - the Governor's Brother

The Cure Poster

The Cure Short Film1914James Murphy

The Curse of Humanity Short Film1914Roger Collins

The Fortunes of War Short Film1914Carlos Romez

The Friend Short Film1914Grant Keller

The Gangsters and the Girl Poster

The Gangsters and the Girl Short Film1914Detective John Stone

The Latent Spark Short Film1914Tom Loomis

The Narcotic Spectre Poster

The Narcotic Spectre Short Film1914

The Path of Genius Short Film1914John Ruskin

The Power of the Angelus Short Film1914Juan Puyan

The Rightful Heir Short Film1914Phelim O'Neil

The Silver Bell Short Film1914Captain Gometz

The Squire's Son Short Film1914

The Thunderbolt Short Film1914David Corson

The Word of His People Short Film1914Lieutenant Drake Scranton

A Slave's Devotion Poster

A Slave's Devotion Short Film1913John Craig

Bread Cast Upon the Waters Poster

Bread Cast Upon the Waters Short Film1913Lt. Stone

Eileen of Erin Poster

Eileen of Erin Short Film1913Dennis Morrissey

Exoneration Poster

Exoneration Short Film1913

For Mother's Sake Short Film1913

Joe Hibbard's Claim Poster

Joe Hibbard's Claim Short Film1913Joe Hibbard

Old Mammy's Secret Code Poster

Old Mammy's Secret Code Short Film1913David

The Barrier Poster

The Barrier Short Film1913Wade - the Young Lieutenant

The Black Sheep Short Film1913Jim Foster

The Bondsman Poster

The Bondsman Short Film1913The Bondsman

The Boomerang Poster

The Boomerang Short Film1913Lt. Calhoun

The Buried Past Poster

The Buried Past Short Film1913Tom Winters - the Lover

The Favorite Son Poster

The Favorite Son Short Film1913Jim King

The Gambler's Pal Short Film1913

The Grey Sentinel Poster

The Grey Sentinel Short Film1913Hal Peters

The House of Bondage Poster

The House of Bondage Short Film1913Nathan Cabot - Hope's Sweetheart

The Judge's Son Short Film1913

The Lost Dispatch Poster

The Lost Dispatch Short Film1913Bill Hartman - Nell's Brother

The Open Door Poster

The Open Door Short Film1913The Brother

The Quakeress Poster

The Quakeress Short Film1913John Hart - The Schoolmaster

The Red Mask Poster

The Red Mask Short Film1913Red Mask

The Sergeant's Secret Poster

The Sergeant's Secret Short Film1913Lt. Jim Brice

The Sharpshooter Poster

The Sharpshooter Short Film1913Jack Krone - a Young Blacksmith

The Sinews of War Poster

The Sinews of War Short Film1913John Herzog

The Soul of the South Short Film1913Jim Page

The Transgressor Poster

The Transgressor Short Film1913Jim

The Witch of Salem Short Film1913John Hastings

The Fortunes of War Poster

The Fortunes of War Short Film1911

Producer

10

The Courtship of Myles Standish Poster

The Courtship of Myles Standish Feature Film1923

The Girl I Loved Poster

The Girl I Loved Feature Film1923

A Tailor-Made Man Poster

A Tailor-Made Man Feature Film1922

Alias Julius Caesar Poster

Alias Julius Caesar Feature Film1922

Gas, Oil and Water Poster

Gas, Oil and Water Feature Film1922

The Barnstormer Poster

The Barnstormer Feature Film1922

The Deuce of Spades Poster

The Deuce of Spades Feature Film1922

A Midnight Bell Poster

A Midnight Bell Feature Film1921

The Old Swimmin' Hole Poster

The Old Swimmin' Hole Feature Film1921

Two Minutes to Go Poster

Two Minutes to Go Feature Film1921

Director

9

Alias Julius Caesar Poster

Alias Julius Caesar Feature Film1922

Gas, Oil and Water Poster

Gas, Oil and Water Feature Film1922

Smudge Feature Film1922

The Barnstormer Poster

The Barnstormer Feature Film1922

The Deuce of Spades Poster

The Deuce of Spades Feature Film1922

A Midnight Bell Poster

A Midnight Bell Feature Film1921

R.S.V.P. Poster

R.S.V.P. Feature Film1921

Scrap Iron Poster

Scrap Iron Feature Film1921

Two Minutes to Go Poster

Two Minutes to Go Feature Film1921

Writer

4

Type

Year

Smudge Feature Film1922

Scrap Iron Poster

Scrap Iron Feature Film1921

Dangerous Business Poster

Dangerous Business Feature Film1920

The Gangsters and the Girl Poster

The Gangsters and the Girl Short Film1914

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