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Charles Winninger (1884–1969)

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Short, chubby-framed, twinkle-eyed, ever-huggable Charles Winninger was a veteran vaudevillian by the time he arrived in talking films. Born in a trunk to show biz folk in Athens, Wisconsin, on May 26, 1884, he was initially christened Karl Winninger. He left school while quite young (age 8) to join and tour with his parent's vaudeville family act which was called Winninger Family Concert Co... See full bio »

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in Athens, Wisconsin, USA

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(age 84) in Palm Springs, California, USA
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1960 The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Santa Claus
 
1960 Raymie
R.J. Parsons
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Terrence Costigan
– The Terrence Costigan Story (1959) … Terrence Costigan
 
1957 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Grandpa Scott
– The Magic Suitcase (1957) … Grandpa Scott
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
John Rogers
– The Shadow (1956) … John Rogers
 
1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV series)
Dad Farrell
– The Soft Touch (1956) … Dad Farrell
– Hamburger Heaven (1956) … Dad Farrell
– The Cactus Casanova (1956) … Dad Farrell
– Fashion Show (1956) … Dad Farrell
– Love and Marriage (1956) … Dad Farrell
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1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Phinney
– His Maiden Voyage (1955) … Phinney
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Peter
– Marriage Contract (1955) … Peter
 
1955 Las Vegas Shakedown
Ernest Raff
 
1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Uncle Willie
– The Philadelphia Story (1954) … Uncle Willie
 
1954 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Barney Kurtz
– Mertz and Kurtz (1954) … Barney Kurtz
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Captain Henry Coffin
– The Whale on the Beach (1954) … Captain Henry Coffin
 
1953 Champ for a Day
Pa Karlsen
 
1953 The Sun Shines Bright
Judge William Pittman Priest
 
1953 A Perilous Journey
Captain Eph Allan
 
1952 Torpedo Alley
Oliver J. Peabody
 
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– Three Smart Girls (1950)
 
1950 Father Is a Bachelor
Professor Mordecai Ford
 
1948 Give My Regards to Broadway
Albert Norwick
 
1948 The Inside Story
Uncle Ed
 
1947 Something in the Wind
Uncle Chester Read
 
1947 Living in a Big Way
D. Rutherford Morgan
 
1946 Lover Come Back
William 'Pa' Williams, Sr.
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Doctor Lane
 
1945 State Fair
Abel Frake
 
1944 Belle of the Yukon
Pop Candless
 
1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Dudley 'Granfeathers' Osborne
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
Sam Demming
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
King Lamarr (Episode 3)
 
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
Waco
 
1943 Hers to Hold
Judson Craig
 
1943 Coney Island
Finnigan
 
1942 Friendly Enemies
Karl Pfeiffer
 
1942 Mister Gardenia Jones (documentary short)
John Jones
 
1941 My Life with Caroline
Mr. Bliss
 
1941 The Getaway
Dr. Josiah Glass
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
'Pop' Gallagher
 
1941 Pot o' Gold
Charles 'C.J.' Haskell
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly
Michael Noonan
 
1940 My Love Came Back
Julius Malette
 
1940 Beyond Tomorrow
Michael O'Brien
 
1940 If I Had My Way
Joe Johnson
 
1939 Barricade
Samuel J. Cady
 
1939 Destry Rides Again
Washington Dimsdale
 
1939 Babes in Arms
Joe Moran
 
1939 Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Judson Craig
 
1938 Hard to Get
Ben Richards
 
1938 Goodbye Broadway
Pat Malloy
 
1937 You're a Sweetheart
Cherokee Charlie
 
1937 Every Day's a Holiday
Van Reighle Van Pelter Van Doon
 
1937 Nothing Sacred
Dr. Enoch Downer
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything
Sam Gordon
 
1937 The Go Getter
Captain 'Cappy' Ricks
 
1937 Woman Chases Man
B.J. Nolan
 
1937 Café Metropole
Joseph Ridgeway
 
1936 Three Smart Girls
Judson Craig
 
1936 White Fang
Doc McFane
 
1936 Show Boat
Cap'n Andy Hawks
 
1934 Social Register
Jonesie
 
1931 Husband's Holiday
Mr. Reid
 
1931 Flying High
Doctor Brown
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
M. Novella - Photographer
 
1931 Children of Dreams
Dr. Joe Thompson
 
1931 Night Nurse
Dr. Bell
 
1931 How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' (short)
Golfer
 
1931 God's Gift to Women
John Churchill
 
1931 Gun Smoke
Tack Gillup
 
1931 The Bad Sister
Mr. Madison
 
1931 Fighting Caravans
Marshall
 
1930 Soup to Nuts
Otto Schmidt
 
1926 Summer Bachelors
Preston Smith
 
1926 The Canadian
Pop Tyson
 
1924 Pied Piper Malone
Louie (the barber)
 
1916 A September Mourning (short)
Artist
 
1915 The Doomed Groom (short)
The Groom
 
1915 Lizzie's Shattered Dreams (short)
 
1915 Mister Flirt in Wrong (short)
Mr. Rawsberry
 
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1954 I Love Lucy (TV series)
– Mertz and Kurtz (1954) (performer: "On the Boardwalk to Atlantic City" - uncredited, "By the Beautiful Sea" - uncredited, "I Found a Peach on the Beach" - uncredited)
 
1948 Give My Regards to Broadway (performer: "Give my Regards to Broadway" - uncredited)
 
1945 State Fair (performer: "OUR STATE FAIR", "ALL I OWE IOWAY")
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm (performer: "I Love Corny Music", "Pretty Baby")
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl (performer: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" 1918 - uncredited, "Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides" 1941 - uncredited, "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean" 1922 - uncredited)
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly (performer: "Nellie is a Darling" 1922 - uncredited / "Nellie Kelly I Love You" 1922)
 
1940 If I Had My Way (performer: "The Pessimistic Character With The Crab Apple Face")
 
1939 Babes in Arms (performer: "Ja Da" 1918 - uncredited, "Rock-a-Bye Baby" 1886 - uncredited)
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything ("Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1937 Nothing Sacred (performer: "Three O'clock in the Morning" 1922 - uncredited, "Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground" 1852 - uncredited)
 
1936 Show Boat (performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" - uncredited / "Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" 1927 - uncredited)
 
1930 Soup to Nuts (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" 1788 - uncredited, "Bolero" 1928 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.1 (1951) … Himself (as Charlie Winninger)
 
1950 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1945 The Two-Way Street (documentary short)
On-camera Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (video documentary short)
'Pop' Gallagher
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Judge William Pittman Priest [in "The Sun Shines Bright"] (uncredited)
 
1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV movie)
Cap'n Andy Hawks (uncredited)
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 

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(1912). Stage Play: The Wall Street Girl. Musical. Music by Karl Hoschna. Book by Margaret Mayo and Edgar Selwyn. Lyrics by Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Musical Director: William Lorraine. Additional music by Benjamin Hapgood Burt, Al Piantadosi, Nat Ayer, Henry I. Marshall, Jean Schwartz, Silvio Hein... See more »

Alternate Names:

Charlie Winninger

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini