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Charles Farrell

Acting
89 years oldWalpole, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Popular Hollywood leading man of late silents and early talkies. He is best remembered for his teaming with Janet Gaynor in 12 screen romances between 1927 and 1934. He retired from films in the early 1940s, but TV audiences of the 1950s would see him as Gale Storm's widower dad in the popular television series My Little Margie (1952).

Personal Details

Born
August 9, 1900 - May 6, 1990 (age 89)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Charles David Farrell
Charlie Farrell

Movies (48)

The Deadly Game
6.0

The Deadly Game

as Barry Scott

1941

Tail Spin
5.8

Tail Spin

as Bud

1939

Just Around the Corner
5.5

Just Around the Corner

as Jeff Hale

1938

Flight to Fame
5.0

Flight to Fame

as Capt. Robert Lawrence

1938

Midnight Menace
6.5

Midnight Menace

as Briant Gaunt

1937

Moonlight Sonata
7.0

Moonlight Sonata

as Eric Molander

1937

Fighting Youth
7.0

Fighting Youth

as Larry Davis

1935

Forbidden Heaven

Forbidden Heaven

as Mr. Archer / Nibs

1935

Hollywood Hobbies
6.0

Hollywood Hobbies

as Himself

1935

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

as Howard Elliott

1934

Change of Heart
6.2

Change of Heart

as Chris Thring

1934

The Big Shakedown
5.6

The Big Shakedown

as Jimmy Morrell

1934

Girl Without a Room
5.3

Girl Without a Room

as Tom Duncan

1933

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
7.2

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as Adoniram 'Schlumpy' Schlump / Red Branahan

1933

Tess of the Storm Country
6.0

Tess of the Storm Country

as Frederick Garfield Jr.

1932

Wild Girl
6.0

Wild Girl

as Billy, the Stranger

1932

The First Year

The First Year

as Tommy Tucker

1932

After Tomorrow
5.8

After Tomorrow

as Peter Piper

1932

Delicious
6.2

Delicious

as Larry Beaumont

1931

Heartbreak

Heartbreak

as John Merrick

1931

Merely Mary Ann

Merely Mary Ann

as John Lonsdale

1931

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

as Ponder

1931

Body and Soul
4.5

Body and Soul

as Mal Andrews

1931

The Man Who Came Back
3.4

The Man Who Came Back

as Stephen Randolph

1931

The Princess and the Plumber

The Princess and the Plumber

as Charlie Peters / Albert Bowers

1930

Liliom
6.8

Liliom

as Liliom

1930

High Society Blues

High Society Blues

as Eddie Granger

1930

Song of Soho

Song of Soho

as Legionnaire

1930

City Girl
7.4

City Girl

as Lem Tustine

1930

Sunny Side Up
6.8

Sunny Side Up

as Jack Cromwell

1929

The River
7.2

The River

as Allen John Spender

1929

Happy Days
6.0

Happy Days

as Charles Farrell

1929

Lucky Star
7.6

Lucky Star

as Timothy Osborn

1929

The Red Dance
6.2

The Red Dance

as Grand Duke Eugen

1928

Fazil
5.1

Fazil

as Prince Fazil

1928

Street Angel
7.0

Street Angel

as Gino

1928

The Rough Riders
4.0

The Rough Riders

as Stewart Van Brunt

1927

7th Heaven
7.3

7th Heaven

as Chico

1927

Old Ironsides
6.2

Old Ironsides

as Boy

1926

A Trip to Chinatown

A Trip to Chinatown

as Gayne Wilder

1926

Sandy

Sandy

as Timmy

1926

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

as Joe Hoskins

1926

Clash of the Wolves
6.4

Clash of the Wolves

as Dave Weston

1925

The Freshman
7.0

The Freshman

as Student Bell Ringer at Frolic (uncredited)

1925

Wings of Youth

Wings of Youth

as Ted Spaulding

1925

Three Women
2.7

Three Women

as Reveler at Monkey Bar

1924

The Ten Commandments
6.5

The Ten Commandments

as Israelite Slave (uncredited)

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

1923

TV Shows (2)