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Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Actor · 1887 – 1956 · Wabash, Indiana, USA

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.

Movies24

  • Movie6.4

    Duel in the Sun

    1946 · 198 votes

  • Movie7.5

    The Little Foxes

    1941 · 199 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Talk of the Town

    1942 · 133 votes

  • Movie7.1

    The Song of Bernadette

    1943 · 134 votes

  • Movie6.8

    State of the Union

    1948 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.8
  • Movie6.7

    My Favorite Brunette

    1947 · 62 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Call Me Madam

    1953 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Edge of Darkness

    1943 · 40 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Here Come the Co-Eds

    1945 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Guest Wife

    1945 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie6.9

    Welcome Stranger

    1947 · 7 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Somewhere I'll Find You

    1942 · 14 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.4
  • Movie6.2

    Johnny Eager

    1941 · 51 votes

  • Movie7.3

    If You Knew Susie

    1948 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Sister Kenny

    1946 · 19 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Lady of Burlesque

    1943 · 48 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Big Jack

    1949 · 3 votes

  • Movie5.6

    A Medal for Benny

    1945 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie5.7

    Three Wise Fools

    1946 · 3 votes

Series8

  • TV6.0
  • TV5.4

    Studio One

    1948 · 13 votes

  • TV6.6
  • TV6.0

    Lights Out

    1949 · 5 votes

  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV7.0

    The Elgin Hour

    1954 · 2 votes

  • TV7.2
  • TV10.0