Charles Eldridge
Acting • Born 1854-07-25 – Died 1922-10-29
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.
Filmography
63 credits
The Wheels of Justice
Movie • 1915
John Reynolds
The Birth of a Soul
Movie • 1920
Lem Barlow
Hearts and Spurs
Movie • 1925
The Sheriff
The End of the Tour
Movie • 1917
Seth Perkins
A Reformed Santa Claus
Movie • 1911
Made in Heaven
Movie • 1921
Lowry Sr.
Eye for Eye
Movie • 1918
Tootit, the Clown
A Cure for Pokeritis
Movie • 1912
His Father's Son
Movie • 1917
Adam Barron
Captain Jenks' Dilemma
Movie • 1912
Sir Brian Squills
The Life Boat
Movie • 1911
The Younger Brother
Movie • 1911
Father Werner
Hearts and Diamonds
Movie • 1914
Toper Staggs - The Uncle
The First Violin
Movie • 1912
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes
Movie • 1912
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy
Movie • 1912
Sir Brian
The Reincarnation of Karma
Movie • 1912
Mr. Adams
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
Movie • 1913
The Ambassador, Visconte di Jarlais
An Eventful Elopement
Movie • 1912
Mr. Wright - Pronubial Father
Following the Star
Movie • 1912
Mr. Winthrop - Helen's Father
Two Stepchildren
Movie • 1914
Hazel's Stepfather
The Pickpocket
Movie • 1913
Bob - Patrick's Friend
The Little Minister
Movie • 1913
Sanders Webster
The Woman Game
Movie • 1920
Jacky Van Trant
The Butler's Secret
Movie • 1913
Barrow the Butler
Up in a Balloon
Movie • 1913
The Man, the Mission and the Maid
Movie • 1915
As in a Looking Glass
Movie • 1916
Senator Gales
The Picture Idol
Movie • 1912
Mr. Ward - Beth's Father
An Elephant on Their Hands
Movie • 1912
Bunny Backslides
Movie • 1914
Dr. Sweatem
The Spider's Web
Movie • 1912
Graham Lawlor - Trevor's Father
Half a Hero
Movie • 1912
Mabel's Father
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
Movie • 1912
Dr. Charles W. Clinton
The Cross Roads
Movie • 1912
Abel Hale - Charity's Father
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
Movie • 1912
Mr. Merker - a Friend of Mr. Bolter's
As You Like It
Movie • 1912
Corin, a Shepherd
Fortune's Turn
Movie • 1913
Tom's Father
Under the Daisies
Movie • 1913
The Lawyer
Bunny's Honeymoon
Movie • 1913
Valeria's Father
The Meeting of the Ways
Movie • 1912
The Gambler
The Red Barrier
Movie • 1912
Professor Bain
She Cried
Movie • 1912
Stenographer Wanted
Movie • 1912
Mr. Jones
Fixing Their Dads
Movie • 1914
Livingston
The Vanishing Vault
Movie • 1915
The Detective
The Pretenders
Movie • 1916
Silas T. Pettingill
Ashamed of Parents
Movie • 1921
Silas Wadsworth
The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray
Movie • 1914
Uncle Adam
The Spirit of Evil
Movie • 1922
Unseen Foes
Movie • 1922
Broken Hearts
Movie • 1920
The Challenge Accepted
Movie • 1918
John Haston
The Wheel of the Law
Movie • 1916
Frank Willis
The Sea Raiders
Movie • 1922
The Surprises of an Empty Hotel
Movie • 1916
Thomas Cadwallader Bennt
The Locked House
Movie • 1914
The Police Commissioner
Ignorance
Movie • 1916
The Father
The Man Under the Bed
Movie • 1912
The Father
Sporting Life
Movie • 1918
Miles Cavanagh
Redhead
Movie • 1919
Mr. Mellows
The Duchess of Doubt
Movie • 1917
Walter Gray Sr.
Sunshine Nan
Movie • 1918
Mr. Snawdor