
Charles Williams
Acting • Born 1898-09-27 – Died 1958-01-03
Biography
Charles Williams was born on September 27, 1898 in Albany, New York. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Hollywood and Vine (1945) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He was married to Isabel and Virginia Josephine Evans. He died on January 3, 1958 in Hollywood, California.
Filmography
136 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie • 1946
Cousin Eustace

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Movie • 1942
The Pitchman

End of the Road
Movie • 1944
Jordan

Hitchhike to Happiness
Movie • 1945
Park Magician (uncredited)

Main Street to Broadway
Movie • 1953
Bartender (uncredited)

Strangers of the Evening
Movie • 1932
1st Passerby

Undercover Doctor
Movie • 1939
Pinky Valkus

Without Reservations
Movie • 1946
Louis Burt (uncredited)

Charlie Chan on Broadway
Movie • 1937
Meeker, Burke's Lawyer

The Judge
Movie • 1949
Reporter

Blossoms On Broadway
Movie • 1937

Wedding Present
Movie • 1936

Moon Over Manhattan
Movie • 1935

Hip Zip Hooray
Movie • 1933

Call of the Canyon
Movie • 1942

Fighting Trouble
Movie • 1956

Night and Day
Movie • 1946
Music Store Customer (uncredited)

Those High Grey Walls
Movie • 1939
Stranger (uncredited)

Task Force
Movie • 1949
Luggage Salesman (uncredited)

Song of the Open Road
Movie • 1944
Man Saying 'It's a Trick' (uncredited)

The Old Homestead
Movie • 1922
Gabe Waters

Mr. Moto's Gamble
Movie • 1938
Gabby Marden

The Mad Genius
Movie • 1931
Stagehand (uncredited)

The Nuisance
Movie • 1933
Skating Rink Official (uncredited)

Career Girl
Movie • 1944
Louis Horton

The Girl from Monterrey
Movie • 1943
Harry Hollis

Stand-In
Movie • 1937
Mr. Mack

The Magnetic Monster
Movie • 1953
Cabbie

The Pride of the Yankees
Movie • 1942
Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)

Heading for Heaven
Movie • 1947
Eddie Williams

Woman in the Dark
Movie • 1934
Hotel Desk Clerk

Queen of Burlesque
Movie • 1946
Carr, manager of Regent Hotel

Amateur Crook
Movie • 1937
Drunk Witness

Flying Fists
Movie • 1937
Meggs, the Reporter

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Movie • 1938
Agent

Born to Be Wild
Movie • 1938
Company Spotter

A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
Movie • 1946
Mr. Stone

Little Miss Broadway
Movie • 1938
Mike Brody

The Flying Irishman
Movie • 1939
Car Repo Man

Sleepless Hollow
Movie • 1936
Doctor (uncredited)

Girls' Town
Movie • 1942
Coffer

Love and Hisses
Movie • 1937
Irving Skolsky

The Accused
Movie • 1949
Dorgan's Assistant (uncredited)

Girl in 313
Movie • 1940
Henry, Husband

Primrose Path
Movie • 1940
(uncredited)

History Is Made at Night
Movie • 1937

Women Without Names
Movie • 1940
Hugh Gilman

Rhythm on the Range
Movie • 1936
Gopher Mazda

Gasoline Alley
Movie • 1951
Mortie

Strictly Unreliable
Movie • 1932
Billy Freeman - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

Vogues of 1938
Movie • 1937
Customs Man in Fall Show

A Very Honorable Guy
Movie • 1934
Druggist

Johnny Apollo
Movie • 1940
Photographer (uncredited)

Whispering Footsteps
Movie • 1943
Second Bank Teller

Greenwich Village
Movie • 1944
Author

Wife, Husband and Friend
Movie • 1939
Jaffee

Wedlock Deadlock
Movie • 1947
Chester

One Thrilling Night
Movie • 1942
Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Blue, White, and Perfect
Movie • 1942
Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer

Lady Chaser
Movie • 1946
Apartment House Manager

Forgotten Women
Movie • 1931
Stagehand

Kentucky Jubilee
Movie • 1951
Yes Man

According to Mrs. Hoyle
Movie • 1951
Charlie

Four Days Wonder
Movie • 1936
Kasky

The Thin Man
Movie • 1934
Fighter Manager (uncredited)

Marked Men
Movie • 1940
Charlie Sloane

Days of Jesse James
Movie • 1939
Northern Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Hazard
Movie • 1948
Little Motorist (uncredited)

Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Movie • 1938
Jake

Trade Winds
Movie • 1938
Reporter Jones (Uncredited)

Men with Wings
Movie • 1938
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

It Happened in Hollywood
Movie • 1937
Hymie - Photographer

Parole, Inc.
Movie • 1948
Titus Jones

Lullaby of Broadway
Movie • 1951
Reporter (uncredited)

Espionage
Movie • 1937
Simmons (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard
Movie • 1936
Reporter (uncredited)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Movie • 1939
Peters (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie • 1941
Clerk

Call of the Rockies
Movie • 1944
Burton Witherspoon

Love Is News
Movie • 1937
Joe Brady

Dance Team
Movie • 1932
Benny Weber

Jim Hanvey, Detective
Movie • 1937
Brackett

Gateway
Movie • 1938
Reporter

Gambling Ship
Movie • 1933
Baby Face (Charles T. Pearson Jr.)

Big Business
Movie • 1937
Florist Shop Customer

Grand Ole Opry
Movie • 1940
Politician (uncredited)

The Trespasser
Movie • 1947
Joe, the stage manager

Passkey to Danger
Movie • 1946
Mr. Williams

Atlantic City
Movie • 1944
Chalmers

Redhead from Manhattan
Movie • 1943
Box Office Attendant

Sinner Take All
Movie • 1936
Minor Role (uncredited)

The Missourians
Movie • 1950
Postmaster Walt

Sabotage
Movie • 1939
(uncredited)

Saddle Pals
Movie • 1947
Leslie

Fair Warning
Movie • 1937
Hotel Clerk

The Fleet's In
Movie • 1942
Photographer

Sky Racket
Movie • 1937
Nightclub Entertainer

Marshal of Amarillo
Movie • 1948
Hiram Short

The Great Man's Lady
Movie • 1941
Assayer

The Strange Mrs. Crane
Movie • 1948
Juror

Blondie of the Follies
Movie • 1932
Lottie's Friend Mr. Kinskey (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney
Movie • 1941
Detective in Café (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
Movie • 1942
3rd Speaker in Park

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Movie • 1944
Mr. Pike

Time to Kill
Movie • 1942
Dentist

Central Airport
Movie • 1933
Hotel Desk Clerk

The West Side Kid
Movie • 1943
Reporter

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie • 1964
Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Night in New Orleans
Movie • 1942
Citizen (uncredited)

Identity Unknown
Movie • 1945
Auctioneer

Hollywood and Vine
Movie • 1945
Chick Jones

The Man Who Walked Alone
Movie • 1945
Reporter

The Ice Follies of 1939
Movie • 1939
Max Morton (uncredited)

Wake Up and Live
Movie • 1937
Charlie Alberts, Agent

A Lawless Street
Movie • 1955
Mr. Willis (uncredited)

I Escaped from the Gestapo
Movie • 1943
Secretary

The Gay Nighties
Movie • 1933
Timid Man

Merry Go Round of 1938
Movie • 1937
Dave Clark

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie • 1946
Doctor (uncredited)

Flying Cadets
Movie • 1941
Mr. Prim / Primmie, Bookkeeper

Scared Stiff
Movie • 1945
Reporter (Uncredited)

Sadie McKee
Movie • 1934
Pest in Café (uncredited)

Made on Broadway
Movie • 1933
Photographer

Trifles of Importance
Movie • 1940
Mr. Doakes

The Devil Is Driving
Movie • 1932
Bill Jones (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV • 1952

The Cisco Kid
TV • 1950
Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Public Defender
TV • 1954
Sam

Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
Tim

Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
Yo Yo

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Duncan

The Cisco Kid
TV • 1950
Fred Appleby

Annie Oakley
TV • 1954
Fred

Topper
TV • 1953
Harlon

The Gene Autry Show
TV • 1950
Reporter Lewis (uncredited)