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Charles Ray(1891-1943)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Charles Ray
Ray portrayed simple unaffected country bumpkins in silent rural melodramas. Unfortunately, Ray let Hollywood turn him into a headstrong egotist. Alienating most producers, he put up his own money to finance a major feature called The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923). The film was a miserable failure that wiped out Ray's fortune. Comeback attempts were hampered by the advent of the sound picture.
BornMarch 15, 1891
DiedNovember 23, 1943(52)
BornMarch 15, 1891
DiedNovember 23, 1943(52)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

Photos100

Charles Ray in The Clodhopper (1917)
Charles Ray in The Millionaire Vagrant (1917)
Charles Ray in The Pinch Hitter (1917)
Charles Ray in The Honorable Algy (1916)
Joan Crawford, Douglas Gilmore, and Charles Ray in Paris (1926)
Eugenie Besserer, May McAvoy, and Charles Ray in The Fire Brigade (1926)
May McAvoy and Charles Ray in The Fire Brigade (1926)
May McAvoy and Charles Ray in The Fire Brigade (1926)
Louise Glaum, William S. Hart, and Charles Ray in The Conversion of Frosty Blake (1915)
Gertrude Claire and Charles Ray in The Wells of Paradise (1915)
William S. Hart and Charles Ray in The Grudge (1915)
Charles Ray in The City of Darkness (1914)

Known for:

Patsy Ruth Miller and Charles Ray in The Girl I Loved (1923)
The Girl I Loved
  • John Middleton
  • 1923
Doris Pawn and Charles Ray in A Midnight Bell (1921)
A Midnight Bell
  • Martin Tripp
  • 1921
Smudge
  • Stephen Stanton
  • 1922
Charles Ray in The Deuce of Spades (1922)
The Deuce of Spades
  • Amos
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards in Lupausten maa (1944)
    Lupausten maa
    6.7
    • Graduation Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lana Turner and Robert Young in Hiukan vaarallista (1943)
    Hiukan vaarallista
    6.7
    • Opera Patron (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Van Heflin and Ruth Hussey in Tennessee Johnson (1942)
    Tennessee Johnson
    6.5
    • Senator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
    The Postman Didn't Ring
    6.7
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, and Lynn Bari in The Magnificent Dope (1942)
    The Magnificent Dope
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    Mrs. Miniver
    7.6
    • Man getting on Bus (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Emma Dunn, Jimmy Lydon, Alan Mowbray, Marjorie Weaver, and Jane Withers in The Mad Martindales (1942)
    The Mad Martindales
    6.8
    • Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Dan Dailey, Leo Gorcey, Guy Kibbee, Sam Levene, William Lundigan, and Jean Rogers in Sunday Punch (1942)
    Sunday Punch
    5.7
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, John Carroll, Lou Costello, and Kathryn Grayson in Rio Rita (1942)
    Rio Rita
    6.0
    • Hotel Guest (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Kathryn Grayson and Frank Morgan in The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
    The Vanishing Virginian
    6.8
    • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Stanley Brown, Arline Judge, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)
    Harvard, Here I Come!
    5.2
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in Missä olit viime yönä (1941)
    Missä olit viime yönä
    5.9
    • Butler (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Robert Young and Ruth Hussey in Married Bachelor (1941)
    Married Bachelor
    6.2
    • Man in Lounge Room Getting Bagpipes (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tyrone Power and Betty Grable in Meidän lentäjien kesken (1941)
    Meidän lentäjien kesken
    6.3
    • American Business Executive (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Lynn Bari and Alan Curtis in We Go Fast (1941)
    We Go Fast
    6.1
    • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1941

Producer

  • Enid Bennett and Charles Ray in The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923)
    The Courtship of Myles Standish
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1923
  • Patsy Ruth Miller and Charles Ray in The Girl I Loved (1923)
    The Girl I Loved
    • producer
    • 1923
  • Charles Ray in A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
    A Tailor-Made Man
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in Alias Julius Caesar (1922)
    Alias Julius Caesar
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in The Deuce of Spades (1922)
    The Deuce of Spades
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in Gas, Oil and Water (1922)
    Gas, Oil and Water
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Lionel Belmore, Phil Dunham, Gus Leonard, Wilfred Lucas, Florence Oberle, Lincoln Plumer, and Charles Ray in The Barnstormer (1922)
    The Barnstormer
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Two Minutes to Go (1921)
    Two Minutes to Go
    • producer
    • 1921
  • Doris Pawn and Charles Ray in A Midnight Bell (1921)
    A Midnight Bell
    • producer
    • 1921
  • Laura La Plante and Charles Ray in The Old Swimmin' Hole (1921)
    The Old Swimmin' Hole
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1921

Director

  • Smudge
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in Alias Julius Caesar (1922)
    Alias Julius Caesar
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in The Deuce of Spades (1922)
    The Deuce of Spades
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in Gas, Oil and Water (1922)
    Gas, Oil and Water
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Lionel Belmore, Phil Dunham, Gus Leonard, Wilfred Lucas, Florence Oberle, Lincoln Plumer, and Charles Ray in The Barnstormer (1922)
    The Barnstormer
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in R.S.V.P. (1921)
    R.S.V.P.
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Two Minutes to Go (1921)
    Two Minutes to Go
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Doris Pawn and Charles Ray in A Midnight Bell (1921)
    A Midnight Bell
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Claude Berkeley and Charles Ray in Scrap Iron (1921)
    Scrap Iron
    • Director
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charles E. Ray
  • Born
    • March 15, 1891
    • Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 1943
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(impacted tooth infection)
  • Spouses
      Yvonne GuerinJune 4, 1941 - November 6, 1942 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 59 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    While Ralph Bunche, the late diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, was a student at UCLA during the early 1920s, he worked as a so-called houseboy for Ray.
  • Salaries
      Hollywood Boulevard
      (1936)
      $7 .50/day

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