Charles Stanton Ogle

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Charles Stanton Ogle : biography

1865-6-5 – 11 October 1940

Charles Stanton Ogle (June 5, 1865 – October 11, 1940) was an American silent film actor. Frankenstein]]

Biography

Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Ogle first performed in live theatre, making his first appearance on Broadway in 1905. He embarked on a career in film with Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1908, appearing in The Boston Tea Party directed by Edwin S. Porter. He went on to portray the monster in the first film version of Frankenstein (1910), and starred in the first ever serial film, What Happened to Mary? (1912). Ogle portrayed Long John Silver in the 1920 screen version of Treasure Island, which also featured Lon Chaney. He went on to become a prolific character actor, making the last of his more than 300 film appearances in 1926.

Ogle died in Long Beach, California of arteriosclerosis.

Selected filmography

  • A Christmas Carol (1910) – Bob Cratchit
  • Frankenstein (1910) as the Monster
  • What Happened to Mary? (1912)
  • The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies (1914)
  • The Man Who Disappeared (1914)
  • A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
  • The Secret Game (1917)
  • Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
  • The Whispering Chorus (1918)
  • Old Wives for New (1918)
  • We Can’t Have Everything (1918)
  • The Squaw Man (1918)
  • The Valley of the Giants (1919)
  • Treasure Island (1920) as Long John Silver
  • Midsummer Madness (1921)
  • Brewster’s Millions (1921)
  • A Wise Fool (1921)
  • Gasoline Gus (1921)
  • Crazy to Marry (1921)
  • Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)
  • Manslaughter (1922)
  • Kick In (1922)
  • Grumpy (1923)
  • The Ten Commandments (1923)
  • Hollywood (1923) cameo
  • Triumph (1924)
  • Contraband (1925)
  • The Thundering Herd (1925)
  • The Flaming Forest (1926)