Charley Grapewin

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The Wizard of Oz Uncle Henry

(1939)

The Petrified Forest Gramp Maple

(1936)

The Grapes of Wrath Grandpa Joad

(1940)

Alice Adams J. A. Lamb

(1935)

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Actor (109 credits)

1951 When I Grow Up
Grandpa Reed

1949 Sand
Doug

1948 The Enchanted Valley
Grandpa

1947 Gunfighters
Inskip

1944 The Impatient Years
Benjamin L. Pidgeon - Bellboy

1944 Atlantic City
Jake Taylor

1944 Follow the Boys
Nick West

1943 Crash Dive
Pop (uncredited)

1942 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Inspector Richard Queen

1942 A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Insp. Queen

1942 A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Inspector Queen

1941 They Died with Their Boots On
California Joe

1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Insp. Queen

1941 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Insp. Queen

1941 Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Inspector Richard Queen

1941 Tobacco Road
Jeeter

1940 Texas Rangers Ride Again
Ranger Ben Caldwalder

1940 Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Insp. Queen

1940 Rhythm on the River
Uncle Caleb

1940 Earthbound
Mr. Whimser

1940 Johnny Apollo
Judge Emmett T. Brennan

1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Grandpa Joad

1939 Sabotage
Major Matt Grayson

1939 Hero for a Day
Uncle Frank 'Lucky' Higgins

1939 Dust Be My Destiny
Pop

1939 The Wizard of Oz
Uncle Henry

1939 The Man Who Dared
Ulysses Porterfield

1939 Sudden Money
Grandpa Casey Patterson

1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
'Doc' Heath

1939 Stand Up and Fight
'Old Puff'

1938 Artists and Models Abroad
James Harper

1938 The World Is Ours (Short)
Grandfather

1938 Listen, Darling
Uncle Joe

1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
Grandpa Briggs

1938 The Shopworn Angel
Wilson - Caretaker (scenes deleted)

1938 Three Comrades
Local Doctor

1938 The Girl of the Golden West
Uncle Davy

1938 Of Human Hearts
Jim Meeker

1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
Barney Lane

1937 Big City
The Mayor

1937 Bad Guy
Dan Gray

1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
James K. Blakeley

1937 Between Two Women
Dr. Webster

1937 Captains Courageous
Uncle Salters

1937 A Family Affair
Frank Redmond

1937 The Good Earth
Old Father

1936 Sinner Take All
Aaron

1936 Without Orders
J.P. Kendrick

1936 Libeled Lady
Mr. Bane

1936 Small Town Girl
Dr. Ned Fabre

1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
Cal Royster

1936 The Petrified Forest
Gramp Maple

1935 Ah Wilderness!
Dave McComber (as Charles Grapewin)

1935 Super-Speed
Terry Devlin

1935 Rendezvous
Martin

1935 King Solomon of Broadway
Uncle Winchester

1935 Alice Adams
J. A. Lamb

1935 Shanghai
Truesdale

1935 One Frightened Night
Jasper Whyte

1935 Party Wire
Will Oliver (as Charles Grapewin)

1935 Eight Bells
Grayson

1935 In Spite of Danger
Pop Sullivan

1934 Anne of Green Gables
Dr. Tatum

1934 The President Vanishes
Richard Norton

1934 Judge Priest
Sergeant Jimmy Bagby

1934 Return of the Terror
Jessup

1934 The Loudspeaker
Pop Calloway

1934 She Made Her Bed
Joe Olesen

1934 No More West (Short)
Judge (uncredited)

1934 The Quitter
Ed Tilford

1934 Caravan
Notary

1934 Two Alone
Sandy Roberts

1933 Hell and High Water
Peck Wealin

1933 Female
Drunk at Hamburger Stand (uncredited)

1933 Wild Boys of the Road
Mr. Cadman (uncredited)

1933 Torch Singer
Judson

1933 Beauty for Sale
Freddy Gordon (as Charles Grapewin)

1933 Turn Back the Clock
Dr. Henderson (uncredited)

1933 Pilgrimage
Dad Saunders

1933 Don't Bet on Love
Pop McCaffery

1933 Midnight Mary
Clerk (as Charles Grapewin)

1933 Heroes for Sale
Pa Dennis (as Charles Grapewin)

1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror
Schultz (as Charles Grapewin)

1933 Hello, Everybody!
Jed

1932 No Man of Her Own
Clerk

1932 Wild Horse Mesa
Sam Bass

1932 The Night of June 13
'Grandpop' Jeptha Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)

1932 American Madness
Mr. Jones (uncredited)

1932 Lady and Gent
Grocer (as Charles Grapewin)

1932 The Washington Masquerade
Senator Simmons (uncredited)

1932 The Woman in Room 13
Andy

1932 Huddle
Doctor (uncredited)

1932 Are You Listening?
Pierce (uncredited)

1932 Disorderly Conduct
Limpy

1932 The Big Timer
Pop Baldwin (as Charles Grapewin)

1932 Hell's House
Henry Clark (as Charles Grapewin)

1931 For the Love of Fanny (Short)
Professor

1931 Heaven on Earth
Doc Boax (as Charles Grapewin)

1931 Gold Dust Gertie
Nicholas Hautrey (as Charles Grapewin)

1931 The Millionaire
Ed Powers (as Charles Grapewin)

1930 Only Saps Work
Simeon Tanner

1930 The Bearded Lady (Short)
Carnival Barker

1929 That Red-Headed Hussy (Short)

1929 The Shannons of Broadway
Swanzey

1929 Ladies' Choice (Short)

1929 House Cleaning (Short)

1929 Jed's Vacation (Short)

1900 Above the Limit (Short)
Chimmie Hicks

1900 Chimmie Hicks and the Rum Omelet (Short)
Chimmie Hicks

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Soundtrack (3 credits)

1941 Tobacco Road (performer: "Shall We Gather at the River?", " (Gimme Dat) Old Time Religion" - uncredited)

1939 The Man Who Dared (performer: "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1896) - uncredited)

1935 Party Wire (performer: "The Train's a-Comin' (Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye)" - uncredited)

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Writer (2 credits)

1929 That Red-Headed Hussy (Short) (adaptation)

1929 Jed's Vacation (Short) (story)

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Self (3 credits)

1939 Houston Post Contest Winners Arrive in Los Angeles (Short)
Self

1937 The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (8 credits)

2011 These Amazing Shadows (Documentary)
Uncle Henry (clip from The Wizard of Oz (1939)) (uncredited)

2000 The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow (TV Movie)
Uncle Henry

1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Clip from 'Listen Darling' (uncredited)

1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary)
Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (uncredited)

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
California Joe (clip from They Died with Their Boots On (1941))

- They Went That-a-way (1963) ... California Joe (clip from They Died with Their Boots On (1941)) (uncredited)

1956 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Uncle Salters

- Episode #1.29 (1956) ... Uncle Salters (uncredited)

1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
Uncle Henry

- The Wizard of Oz (1956) ... Uncle Henry

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Charles Grapewin

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5' 7½" (1.71 m)

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His best known film role was Dorothy Gale's Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Harlan Briggs served as Grapewin's stand-in for this film. See more »

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Sagittarius

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