Acting
Charles Murray
Born June 21, 1872 · Laurel, Indiana, USA
Died July 29, 1941 · aged 69
Charles Murray was an American vaudevillian and screen actor, as well as the director of five silent comedy shorts.
Known For
Puppy Love · 1919Puppy Love
★ 7.01919
MovieComedy
Young Gloria O'Connell falls in love with her neighbor, James Oliver. She is sent to a small town to stay with her three spinster aunts, while James becomes a newspaper reporter and arranges to write a story on the town and its large old-maid population. James pursues overweight "Hippo" Harger, a rival for Gloria's affections, and challenges him to a duel. When James' newspaper story appears, the disgruntled old maids hunt down the author. In a fit of anger, Gloria decides to marry "Hippo," but James rescues her at the office of the justice of the peace. The youthful lovers continue their relationship with their parents' understanding.
Married Life · 1920Married Life
★ 9.01920
MovieComedy
Ben Turpin's rival marries his college sweetheart played by Phyllis Haver.
The Stolen Jools · 1931The Stolen Jools
★ 5.61931
MovieComedy
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
The Masquerader · 1914The Masquerader
★ 5.71914
MovieComedy
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
★ 8.02020
MovieDocumentary
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.
Mismates · 1926Mismates
★ 7.01926
MovieDrama
"Mismates" is the story of a wealthy youth who, against his mother's wishes, marries a poor girl and is disowned. At first determined to support himself and his wife, he soon craves the accustomed luxury and deserts his wife and child. On false information provided by the boy's mother and substantiated by himself the wife is sent to jail and the child kidnapped by the husband. This is where the drama kicks in.
The Boob · 1926The Boob
★ 6.01926
MovieComedyRomance
To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
The Pioneer Scout · 1928The Pioneer Scout
★ 8.01928
MovieDramaWestern
1928 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L. Werker.
Filmography
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Married Life · 1920Married Life
★ 9.01920
MovieComedy
Ben Turpin's rival marries his college sweetheart played by Phyllis Haver.
Patron of the Arts
The Pioneer Scout · 1928The Pioneer Scout
★ 8.01928
MovieDramaWestern
1928 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L. Werker.
Undetermined Secondary Role
My Son · 1925My Son
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
A mother and her son's lives are upended by the arrival of a wealthy flapper to their small New England fishing village.
Captain Joe Barnby
A Bedroom Blunder · 1917A Bedroom Blunder
★ 5.01917
MovieComedyAdventure
A henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of the local bathing beauties, he has to be careful not to let his wife see him enjoying himself.
Julius O'Brien - an Average Husband
Tillie's Punctured Romance · 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance
★ 6.21914
MovieComedy
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
Detective in 'A Thief's Fate' (uncredited)












