Charles Dingle
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor. Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty in 1950. A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen, and for his role as Senator Brockway in the film version of Call Me Madam. Critic Bosley Crowther wrote of his performance in The Little Foxes in New York Times of August 22, 1941, "Charles Dingle as brother Ben Hubbard, the oldest and sharpest of the rattlesnake clan, is the perfect villain in respectable garb".[citation needed] His last stage appearance was in 1954's The Immoralist co-starring with Louis Jourdan, Geraldine Page, and James Dean; it was also Dean's last Broadway appearance. He was married to actress Dorothy White (1911-2008). Charles Dingle died of a sudden heart attack at age 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Germany. His widow survived him by 52 years.
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Movies (41)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Senator Fullerton
1955
Half a Hero
as Mr. Bascomb
1953
Call Me Madam
as Senator Brockway
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sen. Tom Reynolds
1953
Big Jack
as Mathias Taylor
1949
A Southern Yankee
as Col. Weatharby
1948
State of the Union
as Bill Nolard Hardy
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Mr. Whitley
1948
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as John Dessark
1947
Welcome Stranger
as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
1947
My Favorite Brunette
as Major Simon Montague
1947
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Raymond Arlington
1947
Duel in the Sun
as Sheriff Hardy
1946
Sister Kenny
as Michael Kenny
1946
Three Wise Fools
as Paul Badger
1946
Centennial Summer
as J.P. Snodgrass
1946
The Wife of Monte Cristo
as Danglars
1946
Cinderella Jones
as Minland
1946
Guest Wife
as Arthur Truesdale Worth
1945
A Medal for Benny
as Zach Mibbe
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Jonathan Kirkland
1945
Together Again
as Morton Buchanan
1944
The National Barn Dance
as Mr. Garvey
1944
Home in Indiana
as Godaw Boole
1944
The Song of Bernadette
as Jacomet
1943
She's for Me
as Crane
1943
Someone to Remember
as Jim Parsonss
1943
Lady of Burlesque
as Inspector Harrigan
1943
Edge of Darkness
as Kaspar Torgerson
1943
Tennessee Johnson
as Senator Jim Waters
1942
George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Prescott
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
as George L. Stafford
1942
The Talk of the Town
as Andrew Holmes
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
as Duncan Atterbury
1942
Johnny Eager
as Marco
1941
Unholy Partners
as Clyde Fenton
1941
The Little Foxes
as Ben Hubbard
1941
One Third of a Nation
as Mr. Rogers
1939
Du Barry Did All Right
as John Wainwright
1937
Double Talk
as Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)
1937
