Charles West (actor)

Charles West (November 30, 1885 – October 10, 1943) was an American film actor of the silent film era.[1] He appeared in more than 300 films between 1908 and 1937. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.

West in September 1917

Charles West
West (left) in The Girl Who Came Back (1918)
Born	November 30, 1885 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Died	October 10, 1943 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1908–1937

Selected filmography

• The Christmas Burglars (1908, Short)
• Love Finds a Way (1909, Short)
• The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (1909, Short)
• The Two Brothers (1910, Short) - A Suitor / A Mexican
• A Romance of the Western Hills (1910, Short) - The Nephew
• A Flash of Light (1910, Short) - John Rogers
• The Lucky Toothache (1910, Short) - One of the Boys
• The Fugitive (1910, Short) - Confederate Soldier / Union Soldier
• What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911, Short)
• The Broken Cross (1911, Short) - Tom
• How She Triumphed (1911, Short)
• The Country Lovers (1911, Short) - The Country Lover
• The New Dress (1911, Short) - At Wedding / At Cafe
• Enoch Arden (1911, Short) - In Bar
• The Indian Brothers (1911, Short) - At Funeral
• The Last Drop of Water (1911, Short) - Jim - Mary's Sweetheart
• Out from the Shadow (1911, Short) - At Dance
• The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911, Short) - The Poet
• The Long Road (1911, Short) - Ned
• Love in the Hills (1911, Short) - The Shiftless Suitor
• The Battle (1911, Short) - The Boy - the Cowardly Soldier
• Through Darkened Vales (1911, Short) - Dave - Grace's Sweetheart
• The Old Bookkeeper (1912, Short) - In Office
• For His Son (1912, Short) - The Physician's Son
• Under Burning Skies (1912, Short) - The Bartender
• A String of Pearls (1912, Short) - The Poor Woman's Brother - the Neurasthenic Worker
• The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912, Short) - Blue Grass Pete
• One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912, Short) - The Poor Husband
• The Lesser Evil (1912, Short) - The Go-Between
• An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912, Short) - The Station Master
• A Temporary Truce (1912, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Spirit Awakened (1912, Short)
• The Inner Circle (1912, Short)
• With the Enemy's Help (1912, Short) - The Prospector
• Blind Love (1912, Short)
• The Chief's Blanket (1912, Short) - The Outlaw
• A Sailor's Heart (1912, Short) - On Street (uncredited)
• My Hero (1912, Short) - Settler
• The Burglar's Dilemma (1912, Short) - The Doctor
• The God Within (1912, Short) - In Other Town
• A Misappropriated Turkey (1913, Short) - The Striker
• Oil and Water (1913, Short) - In First Audience / In Second Audience (uncredited)
• The Wrong Bottle (1913, Short) - The Faithless Lover
• A Girl's Stratagem (1913, Short) - The Lead Burglar
• A Welcome Intruder (1913, Short) - The Workman
• The Hero of Little Italy (1913, Short) - Joe
• The Stolen Bride (1913, Short) - The Overseer
• A Frightful Blunder (1913, Short) - The Young Businessman
• The Left-Handed Man (1913, Short) - The Old Soldier's Daughter's Sweetheart
• The Wanderer (1913, Short) - The Friar
• Just Gold (1913, Short) - The Third Brother
• Red Hicks Defies the World (1913, Short) - In Crowd (uncredited)
• The Switch Tower (1913, Short) - Second Counterfeiter
• The Mothering Heart (1913, Short) - The 'New Light' / Among Waiters
• In Diplomatic Circles (1913, Short) - The Lover
• A Gamble with Death (1913, Short) - The Gambler
• A Gambler's Honor (1913, Short) - In Bar (uncredited)
• The Mirror (1913, Short) - Second Tramp
• The Vengeance of Galora (1913, Short) - The Express Agent
• When Love Forgives (1913, Short) - Harry - the Confidential Clerk
• Under the Shadow of the Law (1913, Short) - John Haywood - a Clerk
• I Was Meant for You (1913, Short) - Theron
• A Modest Hero (1913, Short) - A Crook / Cleaning Man
• A Tender-Hearted Crook (1913, Short) - James
• The Stopped Clock (1913, Short) - The Senior Clerk
• The Detective's Stratagem (1913, Short) - First Plotter
• All for Science (1913, Short) - In Restaurant (uncredited)
• Lord Chumley (1914, Short) - The Butler
• The Heart of a Bandit (1915, Short) - The Half-Bree
• His Desperate Deed (1915, Short) - Grant
• The Love Transcendent (1915, Short) - John Gag
• The Battle of Frenchman's Run (1915, Short)
• The Sheriff's Dilemma (1915, Short) - The Minister
• The Miser's Legacy (1915, Short) - The Crook's Pal
• The Gambler's I.O.U. (1915, Short) - Dick Smith
• A Double Winning (1915, Short) - 1st Sportsman
• A Day's Adventure (1915, Short) - Bentley
• Truth Stranger Than Fiction (1915, Short) - The Novelist
• Her Dormant Love (1915, Short) - The Attentive Husband
• The Burned Hand (1915, Short)
• The Woman from Warren's (1915, Short) - Hanson Landing
• Her Convert (1915, Short) - The Old Inventor
• Little Marie (1915, Short) - Beppo Puccini
• Old Offenders (1915, Short) - Crooked Joe
• The Wood Nymph (1916) - William Jones
• Let Katie Do It (1916) - Caleb Adams
• Martha's Vindication (1916) - William Burton
• The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916) - Jack Murray
• A Gutter Magdalene (1916) - Jack Morgan
• The Dream Girl (1916) - 'English' Hal
• Betty to the Rescue (1917) - Fleming
• The American Consul (1917) - Pedro Gonzales
• Little Miss Optimist (1917) - Ben Carden
• The Little Pirate (1917) - George Drake
• The Trouble Buster (1917) - Tip Morgan
• Society's Driftwood (1917) - Tison Grant
• The Flash of Fate (1918) - Philadelphia Johnson
• Revenge (1918) - Donald Jaffray
• The White Man's Law (1918) - The Derelict
• Shackled (1918) - Walter Cosgrove
• The Ghost Flower (1918) - La Farge
• The Source (1918) - Paul Holmquist
• The Girl Who Came Back (1918) - Ralph Burton
• The Mystery Girl (1918) - Chester Naismith
• Wife or Country (1918, Short) - Jack Holiday
• A Very Good Young Man (1919) - Minor Role
• The Woman Michael Married (1919) - Harvey Kirkland
• His Divorced Wife (1919) - Rufus Couch
• The Phantom Melody (1920) - Gregory Baldi
• The River's End (1920) - Peter Kirkstone
• Polly of the Storm Country (1920) - Oscar Bennett
• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1920) - Jeffery Haywood
• Go and Get It (1920) - Slim Hogan
• A Thousand to One (1920) - Jimmy Munroe
• Not Guilty (1921) - Herbert Welch
• The Witching Hour (1921) - Tom Denning
• Bob Hampton of Placer (1921) - Maj. Brant
• The Lane That Had No Turning (1922) - Havel
• Manslaughter (1922) - Member of the Jury (uncredited)
• Love in the Dark (1922) - Jimmy Watson
• Red Lights (1923) - The Conductor
• The Eternal Three (1923) - Butler
• Times Have Changed (1923) - Al Keeley
• Held to Answer (1923) - 'Spider' Welch
• The Talker (1925) - Detective
• The Overland Limited (1925) - Bitter Root Jackson
• The Part Time Wife (1925) - Allen Keane
• The Fate of a Flirt (1925) - Eddie Graham
• The Road to Yesterday (1925) - Wyatt Earnshaw
• The Skyrocket (1926) - Edward Kimm (prologue)
• Snowed In (1926, Serial) - Harron
• The House Without a Key (1926, Serial) - Bowker
• Nobody's Widow (1927) - Valet
• The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
• On the Stroke of Twelve (1927) - Charles Wright
• The Man from Headquarters (1928) - No. 1
• Handcuffed (1929)
• Acquitted (1929) - Henchman McManus
• For the Defense (1930) - Joe
• The Dawn Trail (1930) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Along Came Youth (1930) - Chauffeur
• The Texas Ranger (1931) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Law of the West (1932) - Dad Tracy
• The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) - Informant (uncredited)
• Law of the North (1932) - Bartender (uncredited)
• I Love That Man (1933) - Alarm Company Agent (uncredited)
• Police Car 17 (1933) - Harry
• Duck Soup (1933) - Minister (uncredited)
• Good Dame (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Man Trailer (1934) - Gorman
• The Mighty Barnum (1934) - Hotel Porter (uncredited)
• Death from a Distance (1935) - Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
• Barbary Coast (1935) - Gambler (uncredited)
• The Bride Comes Home (1935) - Bystander (uncredited)
• The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Washington (DC) Citizen (uncredited)
• Don't Tell the Wife (1937) - Joe 'Hoss' Hoskins (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Migrant (uncredited)

References

1. "Charles West". British Film Institute. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

External links

• Charles West at IMDb