Charles Ray

Charles Ray

From Wikipedia Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young wholesome hicks in silent comedy films. Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as a child where he attended elementary school. He then moved to Arizona for a time before finally relocating to Los Angeles where he finished his education. He initially began his career on the stage before working for director Thomas H. Ince as a film extra in December 1912. He appeared in several bit parts before moving on to supporting roles. Ray's break came in 1915 when he appeared opposite Frank Keenan in the historical war drama The Coward. Ray's popularity increased after appearing in a series of films which cast him in juvenile roles, primarily young hicks or "country bumpkins" that foiled the plans of thieves or con men. In March 1917, he signed with Paramount Pictures and resumed working with director Thomas H. Ince. By 1920, he was earning a reported $11,000 a week. Around this time, he left Paramount after studio head Adolph Zukor refused to give him a pay raise. Zukor later wrote in his autobiography The Public Is Never Wrong, that Ray's ego had gotten out of hand and that Ray "...was headed for trouble and  did not care to be with him when he found it." After leaving Paramount, Ray formed his own production company, Charles Ray Productions, and also used his fortune to purchase a studio in Los Angeles where he began producing and shooting his own films. On November 23, 1943, Ray died of a mouth and throat infection at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles for which he had been hospitalized six weeks prior. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Charles Ray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1891-03-15
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: Charles Edgar Alfred Ray, Charles E. Ray, Charles Edgar Ray

Movies List of Charles Ray

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The Wolf Woman

1916 Movie
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The Family Skeleton

1918 Movie
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Sweet Adeline

1926 Movie
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Welcome Home

1935 Movie
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Playing the Game

1918 Movie
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Percy

1925 Movie
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The Grudge

1915 Movie
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Staking His Life

1918 Movie
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The Sheriff's Son

1919 Movie
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Stars of Yesterday

1931 Movie
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The Boomerang

1913 Movie
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For Mother's Sake

1913 Movie
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The Renegade

1915 Movie
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The Transgressor

1913 Movie
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The Cup of Life

1915 Movie
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Honor Thy Name

1916 Movie
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The Weaker Sex

1917 Movie
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Home

1916 Movie
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The Camera Speaks

1934 Movie
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Mrs. Miniver

1942 Movie
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The Son of His Father

1917 Movie
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The Fire Brigade

1926 Movie
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The Coward

1915 Movie
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Just My Luck

1935 Movie
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By Your Leave

1934 Movie
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Ticket to a Crime

1934 Movie
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The Claws of the Hun

1918 Movie
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Gas, Oil and Water

1922 Movie
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The Grey Sentinel

1913 Movie
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The Dividend

1916 Movie
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The Busher

1919 Movie
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Vanity

1927 Movie
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The Garden of Eden

1928 Movie
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The Auction Block

1926 Movie
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His Own Home Town

1918 Movie
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String Beans

1918 Movie
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Sudden Jim

1917 Movie
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The Hired Man

1918 Movie
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Hollywood Boulevard

1936 Movie
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The Clodhopper

1917 Movie
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The Quakeress

1913 Movie
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The Lure of Woman

1915 Movie
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Ladies Should Listen

1934 Movie
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Slightly Dangerous

1943 Movie
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The Deuce of Spades

1922 Movie
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The American

1927 Movie
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Bright Lights

1925 Movie
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Back of the Man

1917 Movie
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Plain Jane

1916 Movie
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A Village Sleuth

1920 Movie
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Alarm Clock Andy

1920 Movie
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An Old Fashioned Boy

1920 Movie
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Homer Comes Home

1920 Movie
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The Pinch Hitter

1917 Movie
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Bill Henry

1919 Movie
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His Mother's Boy

1917 Movie
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Rio Rita

1942 Movie
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Greased Lightning

1919 Movie
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Paris Green

1920 Movie
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Peggy

1916 Movie
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Paris

1926 Movie
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School for Girls

1934 Movie
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Appointment for Love

1941 Movie
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The Deserter

1916 Movie
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A Tailor-Made Man

1922 Movie
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Hay Foot, Straw Foot

1919 Movie
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The Old Swimmin' Hole

1921 Movie
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The Egg Crate Wallop

1919 Movie
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Dynamite Smith

1924 Movie
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The Girl I Loved

1923 Movie
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The Mad Martindales

1942 Movie