Charles Dingle
Acting • Born 1887-12-27 – Died 1956-01-19
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
54 credits
The Talk of the Town
Movie • 1942
Andrew Holmes
Together Again
Movie • 1944
Morton Buchanan
The Beast with Five Fingers
Movie • 1947
Raymond Arlington
George Washington Slept Here
Movie • 1942
Mr. Prescott
Johnny Eager
Movie • 1941
Marco
The Little Foxes
Movie • 1941
Ben Hubbard
Call Me Madam
Movie • 1953
Senator Brockway
Somewhere I'll Find You
Movie • 1942
George L. Stafford
My Favorite Brunette
Movie • 1947
Major Simon Montague
Lady of Burlesque
Movie • 1943
Inspector Harrigan
Sister Kenny
Movie • 1946
Michael Kenny
Unholy Partners
Movie • 1941
Clyde Fenton
Never Wave at a WAC
Movie • 1953
Sen. Tom Reynolds
If You Knew Susie
Movie • 1948
Mr. Whitley
Welcome Stranger
Movie • 1947
Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Guest Wife
Movie • 1945
Arthur Truesdale Worth
One Third of a Nation
Movie • 1939
Mr. Rogers
Big Jack
Movie • 1949
Mathias Taylor
Half a Hero
Movie • 1953
Mr. Bascomb
Home in Indiana
Movie • 1944
Godaw Boole
A Southern Yankee
Movie • 1948
Col. Weatharby
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie • 1947
John Dessark
Are Husbands Necessary?
Movie • 1942
Duncan Atterbury
A Medal for Benny
Movie • 1945
Zach Mibbe
Cinderella Jones
Movie • 1946
Minland
The Song of Bernadette
Movie • 1943
Jacomet
The National Barn Dance
Movie • 1944
Mr. Garvey
She's for Me
Movie • 1943
Crane
Someone to Remember
Movie • 1943
Jim Parsonss
Three Wise Fools
Movie • 1946
Paul Badger
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Movie • 1942
Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
Here Come the Co-Eds
Movie • 1945
Jonathan Kirkland
State of the Union
Movie • 1948
Bill Nolard Hardy
Duel in the Sun
Movie • 1946
Sheriff Hardy
The Wife of Monte Cristo
Movie • 1946
Danglars
Edge of Darkness
Movie • 1943
Kaspar Torgerson
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Movie • 1955
Senator Fullerton
Double Talk
Movie • 1937
Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
Movie • 1942
Senator Jim Waters
Du Barry Did All Right
Movie • 1937
John Wainwright
Centennial Summer
Movie • 1946
J.P. Snodgrass
Studio One
TV • 1948
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Mr. Wendell Deeves
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Daddy Tom
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Anthony Pollet
The Road Of Life
TV • 1954
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
TV • 1950
Lights Out
TV • 1949
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Sen. Clay
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Mr. Brown
Studio One
TV • 1948
Judge Swanson
The Elgin Hour
TV • 1954
Miles Virdin
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948