Charles Eldridge

Biography

From Wikipedia Charles Eldridge was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the film industry he appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage during the 1870s, and appeared in at least one Broadway play, Charles Frohman's 1899 production of Because She Loved Him So. His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, The Legacy, in which he starred. His first appearance in a feature film was in The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray. In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922. In his roles in full-length films, he would usually appear in a supporting role, although occasionally be given a lead, as in 1917's Polly of the Circus, 1920's Broken Hearts, and 1922's Ashamed of Parents. Polly of the Circus was notable for being the first film released by Goldwyn Pictures, which was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, mostly at rented space at the studios owned by Universal Studios. His final screen appearance would be in a supporting role in the 1922 film, No Trespassing, which starred Irene Castle of the famous dancing team, Vernon and Irene Castle. No Trespassing was released on June 11, 1922, and Eldridge would die soon after, on October 29, 1922 in New York City.

Most Known For

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes

Two Stepchildren

as Hazel's Stepfather

The Picture Idol

as Mr. Ward - Beth's Father

A Cure for Pokeritis

Ignorance

as The Father

Redhead

as Mr. Mellows

Hearts and Spurs

as The Sheriff

The Spider's Web

as Graham Lawlor - Trevor's Father

Made in Heaven

as Lowry Sr.

Broken Hearts

The Little Minister

as Sanders Webster

As You Like It

as Corin, a Shepherd

The End of the Tour

as Seth Perkins

The Challenge Accepted

as John Haston

His Father's Son

as Adam Barron

The Spirit of Evil

Bunny's Honeymoon

as Valeria's Father

A Reformed Santa Claus

The Younger Brother

as Father Werner

The Woman Game

as Jacky Van Trant