Charles Farrell (Irish actor)

For the American actor, see Charles Farrell.

Charles Farrell
Born(1900-08-06)6 August 1900
Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died27 August 1988(1988-08-27) (aged 88)
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1977 (film)

Charles Farrell (6 August 1900 – 27 August 1988) was an Irish stage, film and television actor.[1][2]

Born 6 August 1900 in Dublin, Ireland, Farrell moved to America and appeared in a stock company in Detroit when a child. In 1921, he moved to England and made his first stage appearance at the Coliseum.[3] His first film appearance was in John Bunny and Flora Finch comedies. Unlike his heroic American namesake, he was later cast in villainous film roles.[3] This contrasted with his frequent broadcasts of fairy tales on BBC radio's Children's Hour.[4]

  1. ^ "Charles Farrell - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "Charles Farrell". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Children's Hour". 25 December 1931. p. 36 – via BBC Genome.