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Charles K. French was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.
Birth Name
Charles Edward Krauss
Born
Tuesday, 17 January 1860
Died
Saturday, 02 August 1952
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Club Member | 1945 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Leading Citizen | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Party Guest | 1943 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | Ball Guest | 1942 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Rancher | 1942 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Wedding Guest | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Fired Reporter | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Survey Chief (Ch. 12) | 1941 |
| Men with Steel Faces | Mal | 1940 |
| It's a Date | Man | 1940 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Club Member | 1945 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Leading Citizen | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Party Guest | 1943 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | Ball Guest | 1942 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Rancher | 1942 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Wedding Guest | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Fired Reporter | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Survey Chief (Ch. 12) | 1941 |
| Men with Steel Faces | Mal | 1940 |
| It's a Date | Man | 1940 |
| Wolf of New York | Juror | 1940 |
| The Shadow | Joseph Rand | 1940 |
| Slightly Honorable | Pallbearer / Pallbearer (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Ways and Means Committee Member | 1939 |
| Dick Tracy's G-Men | Doctor | 1939 |
| College Swing | Professor | 1938 |
| Courage of the West | Cabinet Member | 1937 |
| Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | Doctor | 1937 |
| Stand-In | Bank Board Member | 1937 |
| Where Trails Divide | Deacon Evans / Reverend Evans | 1937 |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Bishop | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Nightclub Patron | 1937 |
| I Promise to Pay | Grand Juror | 1937 |
| Marked Woman | Graham's Trial Assistant | 1937 |
| Battle of Greed | Governor | 1937 |
| Headin' for the Rio Grande | Pop Hart / Pop Hart (Laura's father) | 1936 |
| Rio Grande Ranger | Banker | 1936 |
| The Phantom Rider | Homesteader (Ch. 1) | 1936 |
| Last of the Warrens | Bruce Warren (as Chas. French) / Bruce Warren | 1936 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Unemployed Farmer | 1936 |
| Dangerous Waters | Old Skipper | 1936 |
| The Milky Way | Mrs. LeMoyne's Guest | 1936 |
| Trail of Terror | Sheriff Baxter | 1935 |
| Gun Play | Old John Holt / John Holt | 1935 |
| Gallant Defender | Lily's Grandfather | 1935 |
| The Live Wire | Captain King | 1935 |
| Western Courage | Henry Hanley | 1935 |
| The Throwback | Ted Smalley | 1935 |
| Murder by Television | Donald M. Jordan | 1935 |
| No Man's Range | Ed Oliver | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Stockbroker | 1935 |
| Sundown Saunders | Sand City Banker | 1935 |
| Branded a Coward | Mayor | 1935 |
| Motive for Revenge | Elderly Nightclub Patron | 1935 |
| Vagabond Lady | Spear Department Head | 1935 |
| Death from a Distance | Manning | 1935 |
| The Crimson Trail | Frank Carter | 1935 |
| Tracy Rides | John Hampton | 1935 |
| The Phantom Empire | Mal | 1935 |
| Rustlers of Red Dog | Tom Lee [Chs. 1, 7-12] / Tom Lee | 1935 |
| The President Vanishes | Legislator | 1935 |
| Big Boy Rides Again | John Duncan | 1935 |
| Secret of the Chateau | Auction Bidder | 1934 |
| When a Man Sees Red | Padre | 1934 |
| The Brand of Hate | Mr. Camp | 1934 |
| The Man from Hell | Sandy - Blacksmith / Blacksmith Sandy | 1934 |
| The Red Rider | Robert Maxwell | 1934 |
| Arizona Nights | Border Patrol Capt. Smalley | 1934 |
| Pals of the Prairie | The Sheriff | 1934 |
| Design for Living | Theatre Patron | 1933 |
| Roman Scandals | Nobleman | 1933 |
| Saturday's Millions | Old Grad | 1933 |
| War of the Range | Duke Bradley | 1933 |
| Cross Fire | Johnny Wheeler - Banker / Johnny Wheeler | 1933 |
| From Hell to Heaven | Doctor | 1933 |
| Via Pony Express | Father Estaban | 1933 |
| Artist's Muddles | Guest | 1933 |
| Man of Action | Dr. Simpson | 1933 |
| Laughter in Hell | Townsman | 1933 |
| A Scarlet Week-End | 1932 | |
| Washington Merry-Go-Round | Party Guest | 1932 |
| The Honor of the Press | Dodson, Editorial Writer / Dodson - Editorial Writer | 1932 |
| A Man's Land | Sheriff | 1932 |
| Destry Rides Again | Jury Foreman | 1932 |
| Caught | Bradford | 1931 |
| Everything's Rosie | 1931 | |
| Chickens Come Home | Judge | 1931 |
| The Spoilers | Man in Bar | 1930 |
| Wings of Adventure | U.S. Army Major / Army Major | 1930 |
| Alias French Gertie | Appelgetzer | 1930 |
| The Last Warning | Doctor | 1928 |
| A Lady of Chance | 1928 | |
| The Big Hop | Buck Bronson's Father | 1928 |
| Man, Woman and Sin | The City Editor | 1927 |
| Exit Smiling | Mr. Tichnor | 1926 |
| The Runaway Express | Jim Reed | 1926 |
| The Flaming Frontier | U.S. Senator Hargess | 1926 |
| Hands Up! | Brigham Young | 1926 |
| A Woman of the Sea | The Father | 1926 |
| The Red Kimona | Jury Foreman | 1925 |
| Little Annie Rooney | Surgeon | 1925 |
| The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln | Isom Enlow / Isom Enlow, neighbor | 1924 |
| The Extra Girl | Studio Manager | 1923 |
| A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate | Jean's Father | 1923 |
| The Abysmal Brute | Pat Glendon, Sr | 1923 |
| Mixed Faces | Mr. Sayre | 1922 |
| Moran of the Lady Letty | Tavern Owner | 1922 |
| Prairie Trails | Stephen McWhorter | 1920 |
| The Texan | Wolf River Mayor | 1920 |
| Haunting Shadows | John Glenarm Sr. | 1920 |
| Jubilo | Jim Handy | 1919 |
| Six Feet Four | Henry Pollard | 1919 |
| The Clodhopper | Isaac Nelson, Everett's Father / Isaac Nelson - Everett's Father | 1917 |
| The Vagabond Prince | 'Spud' Murphy | 1916 |
| Civilization | The Prime Minister | 1916 |
| The Aryan | 'Ivory' Wells | 1916 |
| The Disciple | Sheriff 'Birdshot' Bivens | 1915 |
| The Coward | A Confederate Commander | 1915 |
| On the Night Stage | Bartender | 1915 |
| The Bargain | Bartender | 1914 |
| The Typhoon | 1914 | |
| Custer's Last Fight | 1912 | |
| The Heart of an Indian | Settler | 1912 |
