Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Born: December 27, 1887
Died: January 19, 1956
in Wabash, Indiana, USA
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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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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Title: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Character: Senator Fullerton
Released: December 31, 1955
Type: Movie
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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Title: The Road Of Life
Released: December 13, 1954
Type: TV
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Title: The Elgin Hour
Character: Miles Virdin
Released: October 5, 1954
Type: TV
A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.
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Half a Hero
Title: Half a Hero
Character: Mr. Bascomb
Released: May 11, 1953
Type: Movie
A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
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Call Me Madam
Title: Call Me Madam
Character: Sen. Brockway
Released: March 25, 1953
Type: Movie
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
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Never Wave at a WAC
Title: Never Wave at a WAC
Character: Sen. Tom Reynolds
Released: January 28, 1953
Type: Movie
A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many difficulties with the Army lifestyle. Moreover, her ex-husband is working as a consultant with the Army, and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of WACs who are testing new equipment.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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Title: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character: Sen. Clay
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
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Title: Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Released: October 6, 1950
Type: TV
An American television anthology drama series which offered adaptations of Pulitzer Prize winning plays, stories and novels.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Mr. Wendell Deeves
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Mr. Brown
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Anthony Pollet
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Lights Out
Released: July 19, 1949
Type: TV
Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions of Lights Out aired on different networks, at various times, from January 1934 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television. In 1946, NBC Television brought Lights Out to TV in a series of four specials, broadcast live and produced by Fred Coe, who also contributed three of the scripts. NBC asked Cooper to write the script for the premiere, "First Person Singular", which is told entirely from the point of view of an unseen murderer who kills his obnoxious wife and winds up being executed. Variety gave this first episode a rave review ("undoubtedly one of the best dramatic shows yet seen on a television screen"), but Lights Out did not become a regular NBC-TV series until 1949.
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Big Jack
Title: Big Jack
Character: Mathias Taylor
Released: April 12, 1949
Type: Movie
Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Judge Swanson
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: Studio One
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Character: Daddy Tom
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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A Southern Yankee
Title: A Southern Yankee
Character: Col. Weatharby
Released: August 5, 1948
Type: Movie
Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.
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State of the Union
Title: State of the Union
Character: Bill Nolard Hardy
Released: April 30, 1948
Type: Movie
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
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If You Knew Susie
Title: If You Knew Susie
Character: Mr. Whitley
Released: February 7, 1948
Type: Movie
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Title: The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Character: John Dessark
Released: August 4, 1947
Type: Movie
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
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Welcome Stranger
Title: Welcome Stranger
Character: Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Released: June 13, 1947
Type: Movie
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
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My Favorite Brunette
Title: My Favorite Brunette
Character: Major Simon Montague
Released: March 19, 1947
Type: Movie
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
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The Beast with Five Fingers
Title: The Beast with Five Fingers
Character: Raymond Arlington
Released: February 8, 1947
Type: Movie
Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
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Duel in the Sun
Title: Duel in the Sun
Character: Sheriff Hardy
Released: December 31, 1946
Type: Movie
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
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Sister Kenny
Title: Sister Kenny
Character: Michael Kenny
Released: October 10, 1946
Type: Movie
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
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Three Wise Fools
Title: Three Wise Fools
Character: Paul Badger
Released: September 26, 1946
Type: Movie
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.
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The Wife of Monte Cristo
Title: The Wife of Monte Cristo
Character: Danglars
Released: April 22, 1946
Type: Movie
In this sequel to the original story, Monte Cristo count Edmund Dantes (Martin Kosleck) returns to Paris to get revenge but soon finds himself pursued by a cruel policeman (John Loder). The count's brave wife Haydée (Lenore Aubert) throws the cop off her husband's scent by dressing up as the masked avenger herself and proving that she too is most competent with a sword.
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Cinderella Jones
Title: Cinderella Jones
Character: Minland
Released: March 9, 1946
Type: Movie
Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.
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Guest Wife
Title: Guest Wife
Character: Arthur Truesdale Worth
Released: July 27, 1945
Type: Movie
Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing. On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife. In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.
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A Medal for Benny
Title: A Medal for Benny
Character: Zach Mibbe
Released: April 16, 1945
Type: Movie
Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
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Here Come the Co-eds
Title: Here Come the Co-eds
Character: Jonathan Kirkland
Released: February 2, 1945
Type: Movie
Molly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a publicity stunt, Slats plants an article about Molly claiming her ambition is to earn enough money to attend staid, all-girl Bixby College. Bixby's progressive dean offers Molly a scholarship. Molly accepts on the condition that Slats and Oliver come along too as campus caretakers. But the pompous Chairman threatens to foreclose on the school's mortgage if Molly isn't expelled. Together, the trio, with the help of some new friends, concocts a scheme to raise enough money to save the school. The plan involves a bet on the Bixby basketball team, which is playing in a game rated at 20 to 1 by the local bookie. But the bookie has other plans for their dough and hires a group of ringers to step in for the opponents. All is not lost, at least while Oliver has the chance to turn things around for his friends-one way or another.
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Together Again
Title: Together Again
Character: Morton Buchanan
Released: December 23, 1944
Type: Movie
Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.
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The National Barn Dance
Title: The National Barn Dance
Character: Mr. Garvey
Released: September 24, 1944
Type: Movie
This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
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Home in Indiana
Title: Home in Indiana
Character: Godaw Boole
Released: June 15, 1944
Type: Movie
'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish 'Char' Bruce who shares his love for horses.
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The Song of Bernadette
Title: The Song of Bernadette
Character: Jacomet
Released: December 21, 1943
Type: Movie
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
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She's for Me
Title: She's for Me
Character: Crane
Released: December 10, 1943
Type: Movie
Two lawyers fall for their beautiful client.
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Someone to Remember
Title: Someone to Remember
Character: Jim Parsonss
Released: August 21, 1943
Type: Movie
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, as she is convinced that he will return one day. She continues to live in the building after it becomes a dorm, and eventually grows attached to a troubled young student whom she comes to believe is her own grandson. When she finds out that the boy's father will be visiting him, she prepares herself to be reunited with the man she has convinced herself is her long-lost son.
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Lady of Burlesque
Title: Lady of Burlesque
Character: Inspector Harrigan
Released: May 1, 1943
Type: Movie
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
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Edge of Darkness
Title: Edge of Darkness
Character: Kaspar Torgerson
Released: April 9, 1943
Type: Movie
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.
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Tennessee Johnson
Title: Tennessee Johnson
Character: Senator Jim Waters
Released: December 1, 1942
Type: Movie
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
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George Washington Slept Here
Title: George Washington Slept Here
Character: Mr. Prescott
Released: October 30, 1942
Type: Movie
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution.
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Somewhere I'll Find You
Title: Somewhere I'll Find You
Character: George L. Stafford
Released: August 27, 1942
Type: Movie
Journalist brothers feud over a woman they both fall for while covering World War II in the far east.
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The Talk of the Town
Title: The Talk of the Town
Character: Andrew Holmes
Released: August 20, 1942
Type: Movie
When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael Lightcap.
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
Title: Calling Dr. Gillespie
Character: Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
Released: August 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Title: Are Husbands Necessary?
Character: Duncan Atterbury
Released: June 15, 1942
Type: Movie
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
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Johnny Eager
Title: Johnny Eager
Character: A. Frazier Marco
Released: December 9, 1941
Type: Movie
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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Unholy Partners
Title: Unholy Partners
Character: Clyde Fenton
Released: November 1, 1941
Type: Movie
A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
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The Little Foxes
Title: The Little Foxes
Character: Ben Hubbard
Released: August 29, 1941
Type: Movie
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
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One Third of a Nation
Title: One Third of a Nation
Character: Mr. Rogers
Released: February 10, 1939
Type: Movie
The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's residents.
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Du Barry Did All Right
Title: Du Barry Did All Right
Character: John Wainwright
Released: August 7, 1937
Type: Movie
A woman living in Paris feels neglected by her husband, so she decides to go to New York City and enjoy herself.
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Double Talk
Title: Double Talk
Character: Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)
Released: June 26, 1937
Type: Movie
Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy.