Charles Crockett

Charles Crockett
Lois Wilson and Charles Crockett in The Vanishing American (1925)
BornDecember 29, 1870 (1870-12-29)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1934 (1934-06-13) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1934

Charles Crockett (December 29, 1870 – June 12, 1934) was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as Guilty Hands, The Gingham Girl, and The Princess from Hoboken.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 29, 1870, Crockett appeared in stage productions before becoming a film actor.[1] During his career, he acted in four Western films, two comedy films, and two historical films.[1]

Calling him "a well-known character actor", The Cincinnati Post said, "In addition to being an actor of repute, Crockett is known in studioland as 'Hollywood's Will Rogers', so famous have his many humorous after-dinner speeches become in every quarter of the studio city."[2] Rotten Tomatoes said he "had a successful Hollywood career".[3] The Bulletin, a publication of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, stated Crockett was "the well known character actor of Hollywood", while The Sacramento Bee called him a "screen luminary".[4][5] Crockett died on June 12, 1934, in Los Angeles, California.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Will Rogers of Filmdom". The Cincinnati Post. 1926-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Charles Crockett". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ^ "Academy Dinner". Bulletin. No. 10. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1928-05-03. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. ^ "Into Her Kingdom At Senator Stars Corrine Griffith". The Sacramento Bee. 1926-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.