Richard Carle

Richard Carle (born Charles Nicholas Carleton, July 7, 1871 – June 28, 1941) was an American stage and film actor as well as a playwright and stage director. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1941.

Richard Carle
Carle in 1909
Born	Charles Nicholas Carleton (1871-07-07)July 7, 1871 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Died	June 28, 1941(1941-06-28) (aged 69) North Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1941

Carle as drawn in a newspaper advertisement, 1909

Carle was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was on the stage for many years, appearing in important roles in London, New York and Chicago including as J. Offenbach Gaggs in The Casino Girl (1900)^[1] and Algy Cuffs in The Belle of Bohemia in London in 1901 before making his screen debut. In 1941 he died in North Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

Selected filmography

• Mary's Lamb (1915) - Leander Lamb
• The Mad Marriage (1925)
• Zander the Great (1925) - Mr. Pepper
• The Coming of Amos (1925) - David Fontenay
• Eve's Leaves (1926) - Richard Stanley
• The Understanding Heart (1927) - Sheriff Bentley
• Soft Cushions (1927) - The Slave Dealer
• The Fleet's In (1928) - Judge Hartley
• While the City Sleeps (1928) - Wally
• Habeas Corpus (1928, Short) - Professor Padilla
• It Can Be Done (1929) - Watson
• Madame X (1929) - Perissard
• His Glorious Night (1929) - Count Albert
• So This Is College (1929) - Entomology Professor (uncredited)
• Brothers (1929) - Thomas Blackwood
• The Grand Parade (1930) - Rand
• A Lady to Love (1930) - Postman
• Free and Easy (1930) - Eunuch Crowning Elmer (uncredited)
• The Unholy Three (1930) - Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
• Estrellados (1930) - Eunuch (uncredited)
• Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) - Minister (uncredited)
• Flying High (1931) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Fireman, Save My Child (1932) - Dan Toby
• One Hour with You (1932) - Henri Dornier - Private Detective
• The Washington Masquerade (1932) - Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• The Night of June 13 (1932) - Otto
• Hat Check Girl (1932) - Professor (uncredited)
• Rockabye (1932) - Doc (uncredited)
• Smoke Lightning (1933) - Parson
• Private Jones (1933) - Lecturer (uncredited)
• Diplomaniacs (1933) - Ship's Captain
• Man Hunt (1933) - Sheriff Bascom
• No Marriage Ties (1933) - Peggy's Song Publisher Escort (uncredited)
• Morning Glory (1933) - Henry Lawrence
• Golden Harvest (1933) - Doctor Hoyt
• Ladies Must Love (1933) - Wilbur Muller
• Moulin Rouge (1934) - Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
• Beloved (1934) - Judge B. T. Belden
• Caravan (1934) - Majordomo
• George White's Scandals (1934) - Minister
• Harold Teen (1934) - Parmalee - School Official
• Bottoms Up (1934) - Party Guest (uncredited)
• Sing and Like It (1934) - Mr. Abercrombie Hancock - Critic
• The Witching Hour (1934) - Lew Ellinger
• The Last Round-Up (1934) - Judge Savin
• Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) - Paul Q. Bindar
• Hollywood Party (1934) - Knapp
• Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) - Thomas H. Delahanty
• The Old Fashioned Way (1934) - Sheriff of Barnesville
• Wake Up and Dream (1934) - Roger Babcock
• The Merry Widow (1934) - Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• The Ghost Walks (1934) - Herman Wood
• Life Returns (1935) - A.K. Arnold
• Home on the Range (1935) - Butts
• Night Life of the Gods (1935) - Grandpa Lambert
• Baby Face Harrington (1935) - Judge Forbes
• Love in Bloom (1935) - Sheriff
• Together We Live (1935) - Charlie
• Here Comes Cookie (1935) - Sam (uncredited)
• The Gay Deception (1935) - Mr. Spitzer
• Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) - Colonel Gowdy
• I Dream Too Much (1935) - Snobbish Critic (uncredited)
• Nevada (1935) - Judge Franklidge
• The Bride Comes Home (1935) - Frank - Butler
• Dangerous (1935) - Pitt Hanley
• Anything Goes (1936) - Bishop Dobson
• Drift Fence (1936) - Sheriff Bingham
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) - Ezra Tolliver
• The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) - The Professor, a Hobo
• Love Before Breakfast (1936) - Brinkerhoff
• Small Town Girl (1936) - Jeffers Cass, J.P. (uncredited)
• Let's Sing Again (1936) - Carter
• The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936) - Uncle Gordon
• One Rainy Afternoon (1936) - Minister of Justice
• Three of a Kind (1936) - F. Thorndyke Penfield
• San Francisco (1936) - Founders' Club Member (uncredited)
• The Arizona Raiders (1936) - Boswell Albernathy, Justice of the Peace
• Spendthrift (1936) - Popsy
• The Texas Rangers (1936) - Casper Johnson
• The Man I Marry (1936) - Storekeeper
• Easy to Take (1936) - Attorney Olney
• Arizona Mahoney (1936) - Sheriff
• College Holiday (1936) - Judge Bent
• Champagne Waltz (1937) - Messenger (uncredited)
• She's Dangerous (1937) - Kegley
• Outcast (1937) - Mooney
• Top of the Town (1937) - Edwin Borden
• Racketeers in Exile (1937) - Regan Langdon aka 'Porky'
• The Man in Blue (1937) - Willie Loomis
• Married Before Breakfast (1937) - Colonel Eustace Randolph (uncredited)
• Rhythm in the Clouds (1937) - J.C. Boswell
• Love in a Bungalow (1937) - Mr. Bisbee
• It's All Yours (1937) - Judge Reynolds
• She Asked for It (1937) - Ted Hoyt
• Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) - Col. J. Addison Frooks
• I'll Take Romance (1937) - Rudi
• 45 Fathers (1937) - Bunny Carothers
• True Confession (1937) - Judge
• Persons in Hiding (1939) - Zeke (Pa) Bronson
• It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Major I.E. Willoughby
• Undercover Doctor (1939) - Elmer Porter
• Maisie (1939) - Roger Bannerman
• Ninotchka (1939) - Gaston
• Remember? (1939) - Mr. Piper
• Parole Fixer (1940) - Gustav Kalkus
• The Ghost Comes Home (1940) - John Reed Thomas
• Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) - C. J. Woodbury
• Lillian Russell (1940) - Bradley (uncredited)
• Those Were the Days! (1940) - Old Man (uncredited)
• The Great McGinty (1940) - Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)
• Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) - Lester Smoot
• The Golden Fleecing (1940) - Pattington
• Seven Sinners (1940) - District Officer
• One Night in the Tropics (1940) - James G. Moore
• Las Vegas Nights (1941) - Judge Elkins (uncredited)
• The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) - Oliver
• That Uncertain Feeling (1941) - The Butler
• Million Dollar Baby (1941) - George
• My Life with Caroline (1941) - Reverend Dr. Curtis (uncredited)
• A Dangerous Game (1941) - Agatha - alias Mooseface Hogarty
• New Wine (1941) - Karl Hasslinger
• Buy Me That Town (1941) - Judge Paradise
• Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) - J. B. Lawton

References

1. 'The Polite Lunatic at Close Quarters' - The Sketch 12 September 1900, pg. 327

External links

• Works by or about Richard Carle at the Internet Archive
• Richard Carle at IMDb
• Richard Carle at the Internet Broadway Database
• Richard Carle papers, 1900-1941, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• Free scores by Richard Carle at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)