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Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Acting

December 27, 1887 – January 19, 1956 (died at 68)
Wabash, Indiana, USA
Male
42 Movies
13 TV Shows

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.

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

1941 7.5

as Ben Hubbard

Age 53 (now 68)
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1942 7.3

as Andrew Holmes

Age 54 (now 68)
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947 6.6

as Major Simon Montague

Age 59 (now 68)
State of the Union
State of the Union

State of the Union

1948 6.7

as Bill Nolard Hardy

Age 60 (now 68)
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947 6.4

as Raymond Arlington

Age 59 (now 68)
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

1943 7.1

as Jacomet

Age 55 (now 68)
Lady of Burlesque
Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

1943 5.4

as Inspector Harrigan

Age 55 (now 68)
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946 6.4

as Sheriff Hardy

Age 59 (now 68)
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946 6.9

as Michael Kenny

Age 58 (now 68)
Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds

1945 5.8

as Jonathan Kirkland

Age 57 (now 68)
Guest Wife
Guest Wife

Guest Wife

1945 6.2

as Arthur Truesdale Worth

Age 57 (now 68)
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941 6.2

as Marco

Age 53 (now 68)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955 6.8

as Senator Fullerton

Age 68
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943 6.2

as Kaspar Torgerson

Age 55 (now 68)
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here

George Washington Slept Here

1942 6.4

as Mr. Prescott

Age 54 (now 68)
Call Me Madam
Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

1953 6.2

as Senator Brockway

Age 65 (now 68)