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Charles Farrell (I) (1900–1990)

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His father was a talent agent in Boston. When he went to college he became a member of the football team. A very sporty person, young Charles nevertheless opted for an acting career. First a theater actor, he decided to move to California and to try his luck in Hollywood. After three years as an extra he was given a good role in "Old Ironsides" and soon became a matinée idol. See full bio »

Born:

in Onset Bay, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Palm Springs, California, USA
Still of Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Sunnyside Up Still of Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Sunnyside Up
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Filmography

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1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Host
– The Big White Albatross (1957) … Host
 
1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV series)
Charlie Farrell
– The Soft Touch (1956) … Charlie Farrell
– Hamburger Heaven (1956) … Charlie Farrell
– Fashion Show (1956) … Charlie Farrell
– Love and Marriage (1956) … Charlie Farrell
– Desert Rat (1956) … Charlie Farrell
See all 6 episodes »
 
1952-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Vern Albright
– Margie's Elopement (1955) … Vern Albright
– Vern's Butterflies (1955) … Vern Albright
– Margie's Baseball Player (1955) … Vern Albright
– Countess Margie (1955) … Vern Albright
– Matinee Idol (1955) … Vern Albright
See all 126 episodes »
 
1941 The Deadly Game
Barry Scott
 
1939 Tail Spin
Bud
 
1938 Just Around the Corner
Jeff Hale
 
1938 Flight to Fame
Capt. Robert Lawrence
 
1937 Bombs Over London
Briant Gaunt
 
1937 Moonlight Sonata
Eric Molander
 
1936 The Flying Doctor
Sandy Nelson
 
1935 Fighting Youth
Larry Davis
 
1935 Forbidden Heaven
Mr. Archer/Nibs
 
1935 Trouble Ahead
Howard Elliott
 
1934 Change of Heart
Chris Thring
 
1934 The Big Shakedown
Jimmy Morrell
 
1933 Girl Without a Room
Tom Duncan
 
1933 Aggie Appleby Maker of Men
Adoniram 'Schlumpy' Schlump/Red Branahan
 
1932 Tess of the Storm Country
Frederick Garfield Jr
 
1932 Wild Girl
Billy, the Stranger
 
1932 The First Year
Tommy Tucker
 
1932 After Tomorrow
Peter Piper
 
1931 Delicious
Larry Beaumont
 
1931 Heartbreak
John Merrick
 
1931 Merely Mary Ann
John Lonsdale
 
1931 Body and Soul
Mal Andrews
 
1931 The Man Who Came Back
Stephen Randolph
 
1930 Princess and the Plumber
Charlie Peters/Albert Bowers
 
1930 Liliom
Liliom
 
1930 High Society Blues
Eddie Granger
 
1930 City Girl
Lem Tustine
 
1929 Sunnyside Up
Jack Cromwell
 
1929 The River
Allen John Spender
 
1929 Lucky Star
Timothy Osborn
 
1928 The Red Dance
Grand Duke Eugen
 
1928 Fazil
Prince Fazil
 
1928 Street Angel
Gino
 
1927 The Rough Riders
Stewart Van Brunt
 
1927 7th Heaven
Chico
 
1926 Old Ironsides
The Commodore
 
1926 A Trip to Chinatown
Gayne Wilder
 
1926 Sandy
Timmy
 
1926 The Gosh-Darn Mortgage (short)
 
1925 Clash of the Wolves
Dave Weston
 
1925 The Freshman
Student Bell Ringer at Frolic (uncredited)
 
1925 The Love Hour
Kid Lewis
 
1925 Wings of Youth
Ted Spaulding
 
1925 The Golden Bed
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
Israelite Slave (uncredited)
 
1923 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1923 Rosita
Undetermined Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1923/I The Hunchback of Notre Dame (uncredited)
 
1923 The Cheat
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
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1929 Sunnyside Up (performer: "IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU")
 
1929 Happy Days (performer: "We'll Build a Little World of Our Own")
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Cactus Casanova (1956) … Himself
– French Love (1956) … Himself
– Confidential Mission (1956) … Himself
– Charlie's Secret Love (1956) … Himself
– Fatal Charm (1956) … Himself
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1953 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (1953) … Himself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 7 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1929 Happy Days
Himself
 
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1994-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (TV documentary)
Liliom (clip from 1930 film of 'Liliom')
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) He acted in Pat Wallace and Guy Bolton's play, "The Sun Never Sets", at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, England with Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Todd Duncan, Adelaide Hall, Stewart Granger, Henry Oscar, Mackenzie Ward, Frank Cochrane, Shelagh Furley and Wally Patch in the cast... See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Janet Gaynor and I were always receiving wedding-anniversary presents in the mail, care of the studio. The fans didn't even know what date our anniversary fell on, which is logical, since we were never married". See more »

Trivia:

Served as the mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1947 to 1955. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo