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Charles Wagenheim (1896–1979)

Initially drawn to an acting career to counterbalance an acute case of shyness, diminutive character actor Charles Wagenheim's career comprised hundreds upon hundreds of minor but atmospheric parts on stage, film and TV. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, he was the son of immigrant parents. Enlisting in the military during World War I... See full bio »

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1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Bum
 
1979 What's Happening!! (TV series)
Lefty
The Thomas Treasure (1979) … Lefty
 
1978 James at 16 (TV series)
Murray
Ducks (1978) … Murray
 
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Las Mesas citizen
 
1977 Mad Bull (TV movie)
Panhandler
 
1975-1977 Baretta (TV series)
Eddie / Attendant / Howell / …
Make the Sun Shine (1977) … Howell
Playin' Police (1977) … Eddie
Guns and Brothers (1977) … Eddie
Shoes (1976) … Attendant
Ragtime Billy Peaches (1975) … Old Man
 
1976 Ark II (TV series)
Old Slave
The Slaves (1976) … Old Slave
 
1976 The Missouri Breaks
Freighter
 
1976 McNaughton's Daughter (TV movie)
 
1975 The Hindenburg
Man at Lakehurst (uncredited)
 
1975 Three for the Road (TV series)
Odyssey in Jeans (1975)
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Drunk Veteran at Party
Deadly Inheritance (1975) … Drunk Veteran at Party (uncredited)
 
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
Old Prospector (uncredited)
 
1975 Harry O (TV series)
Hal Gordon
Silent Kill (1975) … Hal Gordon
 
1966-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Halligan / Ed Halligan / Parson Mueller
The Disciple (1974) … Halligan
Like Old Times (1974) … Halligan
Kitty's Love Affair (1973) … Ed Halligan
Talbot (1973) … Halligan
 
1974 The New Land (TV series)
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Farmer
Nuclear Alert (1974) … Farmer (uncredited)
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Johnny McVey
The Illusion of the Deadly Conglomerate (1974) … Johnny McVey
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Hepplewhite
Girl in the River (1973) … Hepplewhite
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Skid Row Bum
Legion of the Lost (1973) … Skid Row Bum
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
The Murdering Class (1973) (as Charles Waggenheim)
 
1970-1972 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Edgar / Milt Schnitzer / Mr. Jenkins / …
Jimmy the Gent (1972) … Mr. Jenkins
Who's Got the Trenchcoat? (1972) … Milt Schnitzer
Mr. and Mrs. Raffles (1971) … Pop Genson (as Charlie Wagenheim)
Buck's Portrait (1970) … Edgar
 
1959-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Donovan / Felger / Pike / …
Riot (1972) … Donovan
The Code (1966) … Felger
Breed of Violence (1960) … Trager
Mr. Henry Comstock (1959) … Pike
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Bartender
The McCreedy Bust (1971) … Bartender
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Gas Station Attendant
From Hrûska, with Love (1971) … Gas Station Attendant
 
1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Bill Barlow
Log 135: Arson (1970) … Bill Barlow
 
1970 The Baby Maker
Toy Shop Owner (uncredited)
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
William
Splinter Group (1970) … William
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
Point of Honor (1970) … Hotel Clerk
 
1969 Hello, Dolly!
Pushcart Man (uncredited)
 
1969 Hail, Hero!
Painter #1
 
1969 A Time for Dying
Milton
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
Danny Boyle
You Can Get Killed Out There (1968) … Danny Boyle (as Charlie Wagenheim)
 
1968 To Die in Paris (TV movie)
Trusty
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Elderly Prospector
The Hunted (1967) … Elderly Prospector
 
1967 A Guide for the Married Man
Man in Steam Room (uncredited)
 
1965-1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Baggage Man / Clerk / Storekeeper
Cage of Eagles (1967) … Storekeeper
Tunnel of Gold (1966) … Clerk
The Murdered Party (1965) … Baggage Man
 
1966-1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Shukie Summers / Vance Rawlinson
The Night of the Bogus Bandits (1967) … Vance Rawlinson
The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) … Shukie Summers (uncredited)
 
1965-1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Farmer #1 / The Hobo
A Very Small Injustice (1967) … Farmer #1
A Girl Named Sorrow (1965) … The Hobo
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
The Strangler (1967)
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Fisherman
Right in the Middle of the Season (1966) … Fisherman
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series)
LarWilry
Win Place and Die (1966) … LarWilry
 
1966 The Rounders (TV series)
Charlie Brown
It's the Noble Thing to Do (1966) … Charlie Brown
 
1966 Follow Me, Boys!
Charlie, Court Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Desk Clerk
A Neat Little Package (1965) … Desk Clerk
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Dingo
Survival (1965) … Dingo
 
1965 Cat Ballou
James (uncredited)
 
1965 The Addams Family (TV series)
Mr. Boswell
Thing Is Missing (1965) … Mr. Boswell
 
1964 A Tiger Walks
Man Yelling News (uncredited)
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
Piney
The Judgment (1963) … Piney
 
1962 Beauty and the Beast
Mario
 
1962 Lonely Are the Brave
Vagrant Convict (uncredited)
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Man at Soup Kitchen / Shop Owner
The Ginnie Littlesmith Story (1962) … Man at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) … Shop Owner (uncredited)
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Watchman
Strangers in the House (1962) … Watchman
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Harry
Run, Rabbit, Run (1961) … Harry
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Okie
Juan Moreno's Body (1961) … Okie
 
1959-1961 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Louie the Gimp / Freddie the Dripple / Louis the Gimp
The Victor Gorido Story (1961) … Louie the Gimp
The Sonny Rosen Story II (1961) … Louie the Gimp
The Sonny Rosen Story (1959) … Louis the Gimp
Framed (1959) … Freddie the Dripple
 
1960-1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Rowdy / Spangenberg
Hiding Behind a Star (1961) … Spangenberg
Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy (1960) … Rowdy (uncredited)
 
1961 The Police Dog Story
Firebug
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
Korck
The Alibi (1961) … Korck
 
1960 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Little Man
The Clown (1960) … Little Man
 
1960 One Foot in Hell
Banker (uncredited)
 
1960 Inherit the Wind
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1960 The Story of Ruth
Ruth's Father (uncredited)
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Roy
The Penthouse Story (1960) … Roy
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Barfly
The Vigilantes of Montana (1960) … Barfly
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
George Markle / Tramp
The Murder Clause (1960) … George Markle
The Hunt (1960) … Tramp
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Charlie
The Brain Picker (1960) … Charlie
 
1960 Not for Hire (TV series)
Moki
Big Man (1960) … Moki
 
1960 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Vendor
The Free Soul (1960) … Vendor
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Henlein
Specialty of the House (1959) … Henlein
 
1959 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Whitney
Marked Money (1959) … Whitney
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
Sneak Thief (uncredited)
 
1957-1959 The Lineup (TV series)
Jojo Skandley
The Reluctant Addict Case (1957) … Jojo Skandley
 
1958 The Tunnel of Love
Day Motel Man
 
1958 Damn Yankees!
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Binks / Quinn
The Manuscript (1958) … Quinn
Hoss Tamer (1958) … Binks (as Chas Wagenheim)
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Pasqual
The Cross of the Andes (1958) … Pasqual (uncredited)
 
1958 The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Pete Beasley
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Emil
The Diamond (1958) … Emil
 
1957-1958 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Autographer Seeker / Extra / Gregory Winthrop - the Headless Man / …
Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie (1958) … Gregory Winthrop - the Headless Man
Christmas Shopping Show (1957) … Supporting Player (uncredited)
The Airport (1957) … Autographer Seeker
First Show of the Season (1957) … Extra (uncredited)
 
1958 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Old Timer / Prospector
Hornitas Town (1958) … Old Timer
Hang and Be Damned (1958) … Prospector
 
1958 Lonelyhearts
Joe
 
1957 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Painter
The Clubhouse (1957) … Painter
 
1957 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Jake Peary
Ghost Mine (1957) … Jake Peary
 
1957 Harbor Command (TV series)
The Bag (1957)
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
Mike - Bartender (uncredited)
 
1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Grandpa Peters
Breaking Point (1957) … Grandpa Peters (as Charles Waggenheim)
 
1957 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Court Clerk
Eleven Angry Women (1957) … Court Clerk
 
1957 The Book of Acts Series
Crippled Man at the Temple
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Trainor
The Missing Colonel (1957) … Trainor
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Charlie Sanso
The Counterfeiters (1956) … Charlie Sanso
 
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Pierre Jobert
The Ghost of Jean Battoo (1956) … Pierre Jobert
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Ed Gorman / Everett
The Miracle of Dr. Dove (1956) … Ed Gorman
The Strange Dr. Lorenz (1955) … Everett
 
1955-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Charlie Duckwater / Roy Montana
Pattern for Pursuit (1956) … Charlie Duckwater
The Unlighted Road (1955) … Roy Montana
 
1956 Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
Jerry Carson (uncredited)
 
1956 The Killer Is Loose
Clothing Store Owner (uncredited)
 
1956 Canyon Crossroads
Pete Barnwell
 
1955 Kismet
Beggar (uncredited)
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Day of the Trial (1955)
 
1955 The Sea Chase
American Reporter (uncredited)
 
1955 The Prodigal
Zubeir
 
1954 Sign of the Pagan
Palace Messenger (uncredited)
 
1954 Bengal Brigade
Headman (uncredited)
 
1954 Suddenly
Iz Kaplan (uncredited)
 
1954 Executive Suite
Luigi Cassoni (uncredited)
 
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
Hymie - The Timekeeper (uncredited)
 
1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Paul (uncredited)
 
1953 The Veils of Bagdad
Bedouin spy
 
1953 Vicki
Seedy Movie House Patron (uncredited)
 
1953 Loose in London
Pierre du Manique (uncredited)
 
1953 The Girl Next Door
Junkman (uncredited)
 
1953 Death Valley Days (TV series)
 
1953 Salome
Simon (uncredited)
 
1953 Tangier Incident (uncredited)
 
1952-1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)
The Gunman (1953)
Death Does a Rumba (1953)
So Was Goliath (1952)
 
1953 Family Theatre (TV series)
Eltheas Friend
I Beheld His Glory (1953) … Eltheas Friend (uncredited)
 
1952 Something for the Birds
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Villager (uncredited)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Sam (uncredited)
 
1952 Lure of the Wilderness
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1952 The Sniper
Mr. Alpine (uncredited)
 
1952 The Captive City
Phone Man (uncredited)
 
1952 Aladdin and His Lamp
Old Arab (uncredited)
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Wang-Ho
Deadly Species … Wang-Ho (as Charles Waggenheim)
 
1951 Street Bandits
Gus Betts, slot machine maker
 
1951 The Big Night
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire
Passerby (uncredited)
 
1951 Jim Thorpe -- All-American
Briggs (uncredited)
 
1951 The Tall Target
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
 
1951 Mask of the Avenger
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill
Man At Accident
 
1951 Pier 23
Lefty - Policy Man
 
1951 Inside Straight
Tomson's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike
Irate Plane Passenger (uncredited)
 
1951 The Company She Keeps
Pete (uncredited)
 
1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series)
Man at the Jordan / Lepper
 
1950 Double Deal
Bus Driver (uncredited)
 
1950 The Goldbergs
Painter (uncredited)
 
1950 Dial 1119
Man on Street (uncredited)
 
1950 Three Secrets (uncredited)
 
1950 A Lady Without Passport
Ramon Santez
 
1950 Mystery Street
Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
 
1950 Three Little Words
Johnny the Waiter (uncredited)
 
1950 Motor Patrol
Bud Haynes
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Zoo Attendant (uncredited)
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1950 Key to the City
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Nervous Witness (uncredited)
 
1949 The Great Sinner
Gambler with Ring (uncredited)
 
1949 Criss Cross
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1949 The Set-Up
Hamburger Man (uncredited)
 
1949 A Woman's Secret
Algerian Piano Player (uncredited)
 
1949 I Cheated the Law
Al Markham
 
1949 Siren of Atlantis
Doctor
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Calot (uncredited)
 
1948 The Gallant Blade
Bit (uncredited)
 
1948 Cry of the City
Counterman (uncredited)
 
1948 Bodyguard
Dr. Briller - Optometrist (uncredited)
 
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon
Panwah's Father
 
1948 River Lady
Man (uncredited)
 
1948 The Miracle of the Bells
Mr. Kummer (uncredited)
 
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Joe the Barber (uncredited)
 
1948 Man from Texas
Arthur (bank cashier) (uncredited)
 
1948 Alias a Gentleman
Con (uncredited)
 
1947 Pirates of Monterey
Juan
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Employment Man (uncredited)
 
1947 The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Claude (uncredited)
 
1947 Monsieur Verdoux
Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
 
1947 Time Out of Mind
Jim (uncredited)
 
1947 Lighthouse
Quimby, Insurance Adjustor
 
1946 The Brute Man
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
 
1946 The Dark Corner
The Real Fred Foss (uncredited)
 
1946 The Hoodlum Saint
Mr. Cohn (uncredited)
 
1946 Night Editor
Phillips (uncredited)
 
1946 House of Horrors
Walter - Printer (uncredited)
 
1946 Tangier
Hadji (uncredited)
 
1946 From This Day Forward
Hoffman (uncredited)
 
1946 Whistle Stop
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
 
1945 The Spiral Staircase
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
 
1945 The House on 92nd Street
Gustav Hausmann
 
1945 Easy to Look at
Louie (uncredited)
 
1945 Within These Walls
Convict Joseph Ciesak (uncredited)
 
1945 The Jungle Captive
Fred
 
1945 Captain Eddie
Workman (uncredited)
 
1945 Dangerous Partners
Little Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
 
1945 The Scarlet Clue
Rausch (uncredited)
 
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Mr. Sobel (uncredited)
 
1945 The Last Installment: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject (short)
First Bartender (uncredited)
 
1945 Counter-Attack
Tashkin (uncredited)
 
1945 Salome Where She Danced
Telegrapher (uncredited)
 
1945 Strange Illusion
Tom--Armstrong's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1945 A Song to Remember
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1944 House of Frankenstein
Jailer (uncredited)
 
1944 Sergeant Mike
Hall (uncredited)
 
1944 Storm Over Lisbon
Frustrated Man (uncredited)
 
1944 An American Romance
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
 
1944 Raiders of Ghost City
Hugo Metzger, alias Abel Rackerby [Chs. 8-9]
 
1944 Summer Storm (uncredited)
 
1944 The Black Parachute
Kurt VanDan (uncredited)
 
1944 The Whistler
Man at Flophouse (uncredited)
 
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Barber (uncredited)
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Water Thief Sent to Jail (uncredited)
 
1943 Calling Dr. Death
Coroner
 
1943 Frontier Badmen
Melvin (uncredited)
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin
Julius Hoffman - Florist (uncredited)
 
1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo
Hart (as Charles Waggenheim)
 
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret
Jacques (uncredited)
 
1942 The Daring Young Man
Fritz (uncredited)
 
1942 Sin Town
'Dry-Hole'
 
1942 Half Way to Shanghai
Jonathan Peale
 
1942 Blondie for Victory
Sugar Hoarder (uncredited)
 
1942 Mystery of Marie Roget
Subordinate to Prefect (uncredited)
 
1942 Fingers at the Window
Fred Bixley
 
1942 Mississippi Gambler
Collins (uncredited)
 
1941 Babes on Broadway
Reed's Composer (uncredited)
 
1941 Paris Calling
French Waiter (uncredited)
 
1941 The Getaway
Hutch
 
1941 They Dare Not Love
Valet (uncredited)
 
1941 Out of Darkness (short)
Traitorous Assistant Editor (uncredited)
 
1941 The Penalty
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1941 Respect the Law (short)
Johnson's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1940 Dark Streets of Cairo
Dumiel - Captive Jeweller (uncredited)
 
1940 Sky Murder
Ricoro - Flight Attendant (uncredited)
 
1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Willie Fern
 
1940 He Stayed for Breakfast
Timid Waiter (uncredited)
 
1940 Soak the Old (short)
Carl- Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
 
1940 Buyer Beware (short)
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1940 I Love You Again
Malavinksy - Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
 
1940 Sporting Blood
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
 
1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Bartell's Assistant
 
1940 Jack Pot (short)
Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1940 Pound Foolish (short)
Lautrec - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
 
1940 Know Your Money (short)
Brand, the Printer (uncredited)
 
1938 Jezebel
Customer (uncredited)
 
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
 
1929 Gentlemen of the Press
Copy Boy (uncredited)
 
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Court Stenographer (uncredited)
 
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Other Works:

(1925) Stage Play: The Devil to Pay. Drama. See more »

Alternate Names:

Charlie Wagenheim | Chas Wagenheim | Charles Waggenheim
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Trivia:

Charlie worked in the Yiddish theater on Lower East Side NYC with Paul Muni. At one point, when their marriages temporarily faltered, the two actor friends lived together for a few months. See more »

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