Charles Winninger

Known For

Show Boat Cap'n Andy Hawks

(1936)

Nothing Sacred Dr. Enoch Downer

(1937)

State Fair Abel Frake

(1945)

Three Smart Girls Judson Craig

(1936)

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Actor (79 credits)

1960 The Miracle of the White Reindeer
Zoo Keeper

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 The 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 Those Were the Days (TV Movie)

1953 Champ for a Day
Pa Karlsen

1953 A Perilous Journey
Captain Eph Allan

1953 The Sun Shines Bright
Judge William Pittman Priest

1952 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV Series)

- Crystal Set

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
Bliss

1941 The Getaway
Dr. Josiah Glass

1941 Ziegfeld Girl
'Pop' Gallagher

1941 Pot o' Gold
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
Cappy Ricks

1937 Café Metropole
Joseph Ridgeway

1937 Woman Chases Man
B.J. Nolan

1936 Three Smart Girls
Judson Craig

1936 White Fang
Doc McFane

1936 Show Boat
Cap'n Andy Hawks

1934 Social Register
Jonesie

1932 Shave It with Music (Short)
Barber shop proprietor

1931 Husband's Holiday
Mr. Reid

1931 Flying High
Doctor Brown

1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Photographer

1931 Children of Dreams
Dr. Joe Thompson

1931 Night Nurse
Dr. Bell

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)
The Artist

1915 The Doomed Groom (Short)
The Groom

1915 Lizzie's Shattered Dreams (Short)
2nd Stranger from the City

1915 Mister Flirt in Wrong (Short)
Mr. Rawsberry

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Soundtrack (13 credits)

1954 I Love Lucy (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- 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), "Oh By Jingo!")

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", "National Emblem" (uncredited), "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (uncredited))

1943 Coney Island (performer: "Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy's Chowder" - uncredited)

1941 Ziegfeld Girl (performer: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (1918), "Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides" (1941), "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean" (1922) - uncredited)

1940 Little Nellie Kelly ("Nellie Kelly I Love You" (1922)) / (performer: "Nellie is a Darling" (1922) - uncredited)

1940 If I Had My Way (performer: "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)")

1939 Babes in Arms (performer: "Ja Da" (1918), "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1886) - uncredited)

1937 Nothing Sacred (performer: "Three O'clock in the Morning" (1922), "Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground" (1852) - uncredited)

1937 You Can't Have Everything ("Please Pardon Us, We're in Love" (1937), uncredited)

1936 Show Boat ("Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" (1927), uncredited) / (performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" - uncredited)

1930 Soup to Nuts (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" (1788), "Bolero" (1928) - uncredited)

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Self (5 credits)

1962 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.138 (1962) ... Himself

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

1931 How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' (Short)
Himself - Golfer

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Archive footage (7 credits)

2004 Ziegfeld Girl Intro (Video documentary short)
'Pop' Gallagher

1993 John Ford (TV Movie documentary)
Judge William Pittman Priest [in "The Sun Shines Bright"] (uncredited)

1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary)
Judge William Pittman Priest (clip from The Sun Shines Bright (1953)) (uncredited)

1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie)
Washington Dimsdale (clip from Destry Rides Again (1939)) (uncredited)

1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV Movie)
Cap'n Andy Hawks (uncredited)

1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV Special documentary)
Actor 'Destry Rides Again' (uncredited)

1940 The Miracle of Sound (Documentary short)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Through the Years. Musical/romance. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Charlie Winninger

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

On TV, one of his most beloved appearances was as a nostalgic guest star on a 1954 episode of I Love Lucy (1951) in which he played an old vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz's (William Frawley). In the show the two, who once billed themselves as "Mertz & Kurtz," sing a couple of cute ditties: "Oh By Jingo" and "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad." Later, Winninger joined ... See more »