Charles Waldron(1874-1946)

Actor

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An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.

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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Charles Waldron was born on 23 December 1874 in Waterford, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Le grand sommeil (1946), Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) and Mademoiselle Fifi (1944). He was married to May King. He died on 4 March 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Known for

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Louis Jean Heydt, Bob Steele, and Martha Vickers in Le grand sommeil (1946)

Le grand sommeil

7.9

General Sternwood

1946

Peter Lorre, Ethel Griffies, and John McGuire in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Stranger on the Third Floor

6.8

District Attorney

1940

Kurt Kreuger and Simone Simon in Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)

Mademoiselle Fifi

6.3

The Curé of Cleresville

1944

Gary Cooper, David Niven, and Andrea Leeds in La glorieuse aventure (1939)

La glorieuse aventure

6.5

The Padre

1939

Credits

Actor

Le grand sommeil
7.9
- General Sternwood
- 1946
Blonde Alibi
6.1
- Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- 1946
Le château du dragon
6.9
- Farmer (uncredited)
- 1946
Rhapsodie en bleu
7.0
- Doctor (uncredited)
- 1945
The Fighting Guardsman
5.3
- Monsignor at Inn (uncredited)
- 1945
Le porte-avions X
6.6
- Admiral (uncredited)
- 1944
Mademoiselle Fifi
6.3
- The Curé of Cleresville
- 1944
Once Upon a Time
6.1
- Preacher (uncredited)
- 1944
The Black Parachute
5.2
- Erik Dundeen (uncredited)
- 1944
Les aventures de Mark Twain
7.1
- Dr. Quintard (uncredited)
- 1944
Le chant de Bernadette
7.6
- Bishop of Tarbes (uncredited)
- 1943
Prisonniers du passé
7.9
- Mr. Lloyd
- 1942
Les Folles Héritières
6.6
- Mr. Van Rennsaeler (as Charles D. Waldron)
- 1942
Thru Different Eyes
5.9
- Doctor Whittier (as Charles D. Waldron)
- 1942
Rise and Shine
5.9
- President
- 1941

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Personal details

Alternative names
- Charles Waldron Sr.
Born
- December 23, 1874
- Waterford, New York, USA
Died
- March 4, 1946
- Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- May KingMarch 23, 1907 - March 4, 1946 (his death, 2 children)
Children
- Charles Waldron Jr.
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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American character actor with long stage experience. In films often seen in small roles as benevolent old men, judges, attorneys, priests, and the like. He made an impression towards the end of his career as wealthy General Sternwood, commissioning Humphrey Bogart's private eye Philip Marlowe to track down a blackmailer in Le grand sommeil (1946).

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