Charles King

Biography

Career Overview

Charles King has 291 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Their work spans 16 cinematic universes — most prominently Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection with 22 titles. Signature works include Border Badmen, The Adventures of Sir Galahad, Lightnin' Crandall. 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

291

Birth Date

1895-02-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

Whitesboro, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  Border Badmen
• 

  The Adventures of Sir Galahad
• 

  Lightnin' Crandall
• All for Uncle
• 

  Please Excuse Me
• Screen Tests for Faust

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 16 universes

• Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection (22 titles)
• The Lone Rider (8 titles)
• Lone Rider (8 titles)
• Texas Rangers Collections (6 titles)
• Rough Riders Collection (5 titles)
• Trail Blazers Collection (4 titles)
• Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) Collection (4 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Buster Crabbe (1 collaborations)
• Al St. John (1 collaborations)
• Lorraine Miller (1 collaborations)
• Ray Bennett (1 collaborations)
• Arch Hall Sr. (1 collaborations)
• Budd Buster (1 collaborations)
• Marilyn Gladstone (1 collaborations)
• Marin Sais (1 collaborations)
• George Reeves (1 collaborations)
• Nelson Leigh (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (290 credits)

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • That's Entertainment!

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Did'ja Know?

    Sleepy Businessman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Adventures of Sir Galahad

    Bors

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Phantom Creeps

    Car-Crash Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Bruce Gentry

    Ivor

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Congo Bill

    Kleeg

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Superman

    Conrad

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Oklahoma Blues

    Fake Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    Gunman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Ridin' Down the Trail

    Brown

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Killer at Large

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Three on a Ticket

    Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Law of the Lash

    Sheriff Rand

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Son of the Guardsman

    Sir Edgar Bullard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Outlaws of the Plains

    Nord Finner

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Lawless Breed

    Tim Carson

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Prairie Badmen

    Cal

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Ghost Of Hidden Valley

    Ed Blackie Dawson

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Caravan Trail

    Reno

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Thunder Town

    Bill Rankin

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Ambush Trail

    Henchman Al Craig

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Navajo Kid

    Cactus Hedges

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Flaming Bullets

    Porky Smith

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Border Badmen

    Merritt

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Jungle Raiders

    Jake Rayne

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Rustlers' Hideout

    Buck Shaw

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Three in the Saddle

    Bart Rawlings

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The White Gorilla

    J. Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Gangster's Den

    Butch

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Lady Confesses

    Beach Cop

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Enemy of the Law

    Charley Gray

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Monster and the Ape

    First Cop with Thor

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Shadows of Death

    Steve Landreau

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Marked for Murder

    Pete Magoo

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • His Brother's Ghost

    Thorne

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Navajo Trail

    Henchman Red

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Oath of Vengeance

    Mort

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Harmony Trail

    Jim Sorrell

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Great Mike

    Doc Slagle

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Dead or Alive

    Red Avery

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Law of the Valley

    Henchman Miller

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Code of the Prairie

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Gangsters of the Frontier

    Pete Haner

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Land of the Outlaws

    Henchman Bart

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Brand of the Devil

    Bucko Lynn

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Fuzzy Settles Down

    Lafe Barlow

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Blackie Reed

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Spook Town

    Trigger

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Valley Of Vengeance

    Burke

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Outlaw Trail

    Chuck Walters

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Pinto Bandit

    Spur Sneely

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Guns of the Law

    Kendall Lowther

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Thundering Gun Slingers

    Steve Kirby

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Frontier Outlaws

    Barlow

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Guy Named Joe

    Lt. Collins (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Henchman Duke Rollins

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Outlaw Roundup

    Frank Harkins

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Black Arrow

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • California Joe

    Henchman Ashley

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Cowboy in the Clouds

    Thripp

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Death Valley Rangers

    Henchman Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Texas Kid

    Red Grogan

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Boss of Rawhide

    Frank Hade

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Devil Riders

    Del Stone

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Henchman Steve

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Blazing Guns

    Henchman Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Raiders of Red Gap

    Jack Bennett

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Blazing Frontier

    Bidder at Auction

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Cattle Stampede

    Brandon

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Fighting Valley

    Henchman Slim

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Border Buckaroos

    Rance Daggett

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Man from Thunder River

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Thumber

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Western Cyclone

    Ace Harmon

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott

    Henchman Ace

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Ghost Rider

    Henchman Steve Cook

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Land of Hunted Men

    Faro Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Bad Men of Thunder Gap

    Henchman Pete

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Haunted Ranch

    Henchman Chuck

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Kid Rides Again

    Vic Landeau

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Two Fisted Justice

    Trigger Farley, Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Rangers Take Over

    Kip Lane

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Trail Riders

    Ed Cole

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Outlaws of Boulder Pass

    Jake

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pirates of the Prairie

    Henchman Layton

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Along the Sundown Trail

    Big Ben Salter

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Overland Stagecoach

    Railroad Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Border Roundup

    Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Arizona Stage Coach

    Tim Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Prairie Pals

    Mitchell

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sheriff of Sage Valley

    Sloane

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Riders of the West

    Henchman Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Law and Order

    Mil Crawford

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Tumbleweed Trail

    Vic Landreau, Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Perils of the Royal Mounted

    Curly

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Where Trails End

    Jim Regan (Crooked Rancher)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Ghost Town Law

    Henchman Gus

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Stagecoach Express

    Henchman-Bartender Talbot (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Raiders of the West

    Duke Mallory

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Below the Border

    Steve Slade

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Forbidden Trails

    Fulton

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider Fights Back

    Mitter

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy The Kid's Round-Up

    Ed Slade

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Lone Star Law Men

    Duke Lawson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Borrowed Hero

    Arresting Cop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Keep 'Em Flying

    Cadet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid Wanted

    Jack Saunders

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Gunman From Bodie

    Steve Dunn

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Badlands of Dakota

    Plainview Gunman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider Ambushed

    Ranch Hand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Iron Claw

    Silk Langdon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Texas Marshal

    Henchman Ray Titus

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Steve Barton

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Law of the Range

    Henchman Walt

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Desert Bandit

    Dying Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

    Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Roar of the Press

    Police Lieutenant Homer Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

    Badger

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Outlaw

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

    Jarvis

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Outlaws of the Rio Grande

    Trigger

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • White Eagle

    Henchman Brace

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Riders from Nowhere

    Trigger

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Henchman Ed Baker

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Pony Post

    Hamilton, the Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Archer

    Tardoni

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Billy the Kid in Texas

    Dave

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Under Texas Skies

    Rancher

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Deadwood Dick

    Henchman Tex

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Wild Horse Range

    Stoner

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Lightning Strikes West

    Joe Lakin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Terry and the Pirates

    Henchman Blackie

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Son of the Navy

    Duke Johnson -Detective

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Cheyenne Kid

    Henchman Carson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • West of Carson City

    Henchman Drag

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Shadow

    Russell

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Zorro's Fighting Legion

    Henchman Valdez

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • South of the Border

    Bandit

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Death Rides the Range

    Joe Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Taming of the West

    Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Cowboys from Texas

    Cattleman Beau

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mutiny in the Big House

    Harris

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Henchman Soapy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oregon Trail

    Dirk - Morgan Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Down the Wyoming Trail

    George Red Becker

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Trigger Carson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Law Comes to Texas

    Kaintuck

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Frontier Pony Express

    Henchman Lookout at Pine Ridge Station

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Lone Star Pioneers

    Henchman Pike

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rollin' Westward

    Pat Haines

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sundown on the Prairie

    Nate Dorgan

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Frontiers of '49

    Howard Brunton

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Feud of the Range

    Henchman Dirk

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Phantom Creeps

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Wild Horse Canyon

    Red - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Song of the Buckaroo

    Max Groat

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gun Packer

    Chance Moore

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Adventure in Sahara

    Legionaire

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Henchman Bull

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Styles and Smiles

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Starlight Over Texas

    Henchman Hank Boston

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Utah Trail

    Henchman Badger

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • On the Great White Trail

    Henchman LaGrange

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Rollin' Plains

    Trigger Gargan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Man's Country

    Steve

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Flaming Frontiers

    Blackie - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Songs and Saddles

    Lewis Sheppard aka Falcon

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Phantom Ranger

    Henchman Dan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Songs and Bullets

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Thunder in the Desert

    Curt Harris

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Frontier Town

    Henchman Pete Denby

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Paroled - To Die

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Fighting Deputy

    Scar Adams aka Jim Denton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Bert Stark, Dorman Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Luck of Roaring Camp

    Sandy

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Danger Valley

    Dana

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Black Aces

    Jess Walker

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • God's Country and the Man

    Red Gentry

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ridin' the Lone Trail

    Dusty Williams

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Island Captives

    Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Red Rope

    Red Mike - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Riders of the Rockies

    Henchman Butch Regan

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • A Lawman Is Born

    Bert Moscript

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Henchman Red Holman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

    Black Jim

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Hittin' the Trail

    Henchman Slug

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Lightnin' Crandall

    Carson Blaine

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Trouble in Texas

    Pinto

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Love Is News

    Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Gambling Terror

    Brett

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Man Of The People

    Announcer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Find the Witness

    Burton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sinner Take All

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Phantom of the Range

    Henchman Mark Braden

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Shadow of Chinatown

    Grogan

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Rip Roarin' Buckaroo

    'Bones' Kennedy

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Shadow of Chinatown

    Grogan

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Libeled Lady

    Barker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Men of the Plains

    Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Brand of the Outlaws

    Rufe Matlock

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Santa Fe Bound

    Steve Denton

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Idaho Kid

    Bibb Slagel

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Crooked Trail

    Lanning

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Phantom Rider

    Keeler

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Law Rides

    Hank Davis

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Guns and Guitars

    Henchman Sam

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Last of the Warrens

    Kent

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Desert Phantom

    Henchman Dan

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Red River Valley

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Sutter's Gold

    San Francisco Committee Man

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Lucky Terror

    Wheeler

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Kid Ranger

    Henchman Joe

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Valley of the Lawless

    Henchman Regan

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Sunset of Power

    Jim Coley

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Just My Luck

    Henchman Lefty

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Trail of Terror

    Hashknife

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

    Burly Henchman in Pith Helmet

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • His Fighting Blood

    Constable Black

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Outlawed Guns

    Frank Davilla

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Roaring West

    Henchman Tex

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • After the Dance

    Extra as Cafe Customer

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Red Blood of Courage

    Henchman Joe

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Silver Bullet

    Luke Hargrave

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Silent Valley

    Harry Keller

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Miracle Rider

    Hatton

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Million Dollar Haul

    Savonne

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Born to Battle

    Jim Larmer

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Mississippi

    Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Northern Frontier

    Mountie Wallace (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • His Old Flame

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Perfectly Mismated

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Fighting Trooper

    Landeau - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Lady by Choice

    Drunk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Inside Information

    'Blackie' Black

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Blind Date

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Defense Rests

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Mystery Ranch

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Fargo Express

    Tom

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Fighting Parson

    Henchman Mike

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Crashing Broadway

    Gus Jeffries

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Lone Avenger

    Nip Hawkes

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Picture Snatcher

    Sick Reporter at Execution (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Son of the Border

    Henchey

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Fighting Champ

    Jock Malone

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Young Blood

    Sheriff Jake Sharpe

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Outlaw Justice

    Volge

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Hurricane Express

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Honor of the Mounted

    Trapper Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • A Man's Land

    Joe - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Vanishing Men

    Butch Grimes

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Ghost City

    Buck

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Pocatello Kid

    One-Eye Trinidad

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Gay Buckaroo

    'Faro' Parker

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Branded Men

    Mace

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Range Law

    'Bull' Legal

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Arizona Terror

    Henchman Ike

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Alias: The Bad Man

    Black Mike Richards

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Two Gun Man

    Thorne

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Mystery Trooper

    Mack

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Fighting Thru

    Henchman Fox Tyson

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Dawn Trail

    Skeets

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Beyond the Law

    Brand

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Under Montana Skies

    Frank Blake

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Oklahoma Cyclone

    McKim - aka Black Diablo

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Voice of Hollywood No. 13

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Baby Talks

    Party Magician

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Ol' Gray Hoss

    Passenger Who Gets Free Ride

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Fair and Muddy

    Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • You Can’t Beat the Law

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Flaming Fathers

    Picnicker at the Beach (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • All for Uncle

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Golf Widows

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Please Excuse Me

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Twin Sisters

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Yearning for Love

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Triple Action

    Dick Clayton

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Speedy Marriage

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Hollywouldn't

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • A Winning Pair

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Mad Whirl

    Bit Part

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Somewhere In Wrong

    A suitor

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Andy's Stump Speech

    Guest in Lobby

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Wine

    Bootlegger

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Screen Tests for Faust

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Black Bag

    Freddie Hallam

    actor

    actors
    1922
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    actor

    actors
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    writing
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