Charles West (actor)

Charles West (November 30, 1885 – October 10, 1943) was an American film actor of the silent film era.^[1] He appeared in more than 300 films between 1908 and 1937. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Charles West
West c. 1918
Born	(1885-11-30)November 30, 1885 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Died	October 10, 1943(1943-10-10) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1908–1937

Selected filmography

West (left) in The Girl Who Came Back (1918)

• 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 - the Cowardly Soldier
• 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
• 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

1. "Charles West". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

External links

• Charles West at IMDb