Charles Irwin

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Characters played by Charles Irwin

Banquet Butler (uncredited) — The Great Dictator (1940)

A servant attending to dictators at the diplomatic banquet in The Great Dictator.

Tom (uncredited) — Lassie Come Home (1943)

A minor background character in Yorkshire.

Cardiff Police Constable (uncredited) — Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

City police officer handling cases in Cardiff.

Gus / The Great Merlini (Uncredited) — The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)

Magician friend of Shayne who provides crucial clues about the buried alive act.

Marine Sergeant (uncredited) — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Military officer

Angus McVickers — Captain Pirate (1952)

A companion from Peter Blood's former seafaring life, Angus worries that their days at sea have been replaced by dangerous respectability. He appears at Peter's estate as Peter lives under a royal pardon and practices medicine, reflecting the tension between the men's past as seafarers and their present circumstances.

Inspector Cuff — The Moonstone (1934)

Inspector Cuff is commissioned by Scotland Yard to protect the Moonstone after it arrives in the country. When the diamond is stolen from beneath Ann Verinder’s pillow, he questions the suspects, recreates the conditions of the theft, interprets Franklin Blake’s sleepwalking, and travels to London to arrest Godfrey Ablewhite.

Sergeant Major — Challenge to Lassie (1949)

Senior police officer overseeing Sergeant Davie's operations.

Andy Barnes — Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)

A commissioner involved in the effort to locate Patricia amid the dangers of the African wilderness.

Nikki, the Prime Minister — Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)

Nikki is the Prime Minister of Jugo-Jaggon and hires international agents Blackstone and Blodgett to discover who is smuggling 4% garlic salami into the kingdom. The plot establishes Nikki as the source of the investigation, but does not describe any further actions or encounters with the agents.

Cockney Drunk — Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

London street character providing minor clues or atmosphere.

Career Overview

Charles Irwin has 107 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently MGM's Lassie Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Captain Pirate, The Voice of Hollywood No. 13, Bomba on Panther Island. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
107
Birth Date
1887-01-31 00:00:00
Birth Place
Curragh, Ireland

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q16222684), public domain (CC0).