Charles Murray

Biography

Charles Murray was an American vaudevillian and screen actor, as well as the director of five silent comedy shorts.

Career Overview

Charles Murray has 128 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Signature works include The Plumber, Love, Honor and Behave, Married Life. 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

128

Birth Date

1872-06-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Laurel, Indiana, USA

Known For

• 

  The Plumber
• 

  Love, Honor and Behave
• 

  Married Life
• His Old Flame
• Courting Trouble
• His Honor the Mayor

Frequent Collaborators

• Ford Sterling (2 collaborations)
• Phyllis Haver (2 collaborations)
• Charlotte Mineau (2 collaborations)
• Billy Bevan (2 collaborations)
• Kalla Pasha (2 collaborations)
• Eddie Gribbon (2 collaborations)
• Joseph Belmont (2 collaborations)
• Sybil Seely (2 collaborations)
• James Finlayson (2 collaborations)
• Jane Allen (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (126 credits)

  • Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

    Patrick Pico, archive footage

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Here We Go Again

    Plato Mulligan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Breaking the Ice

    Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Circus Girl

    Slippery

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Cinema Circus

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dangerous Waters

    Chief Engineer McDuffy

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • His Old Flame

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Back to the Soil

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Plumbing for Gold

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Fishing for Trouble

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Stable Mates

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Radio Dough

    Mr. Murray

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Ten Baby Fingers

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

    Captain Patrick Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Courting Trouble

    Charlie Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

    Michael Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Running Hollywood

    Street Cleaner

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Stolen Jools

    Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa

    Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Rolling Along

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Around the Corner

    O'Grady

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • His Honor the Mayor

    Charlie McDonald

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Clancy in Wall Street

    Michael Clancy

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland

    Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Do Your Duty

    Tim Maloney

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Head Man

    Watts (as Charlie Murray)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Vamping Venus

    Michael Cassidy / King Cassidy of Ireland

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Pioneer Scout

    Undetermined Secondary Role

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Gorilla

    Garrity

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Life of Riley

    Timothy Riley - Fire Chief

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Poor Nut

    Doc Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • McFadden's Flats

    Dan McFadden

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Masked Woman

    André O'Donohue (as Charlie Murray)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Silent Lover

    O'Reilly (as Charlie Murray)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Paradise

    Lord Lumley

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Subway Sadie

    Taxicab Driver

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Mismates

    Black

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Sweet Daddies

    Patrick O'Brien

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Boob

    Cactus Jim

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Mike

    Father

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Cohens and Kellys

    Patrick Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Devil's Circus

    Circus Member

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Irene

    Pa O'Dare

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Reckless Lady

    Gendarme

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Why Women Love

    Josiah Scott

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Paint and Powder

    Cabman

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Fighting the Flames

    Pawnbroker

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • White Fang

    Judson Black

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • My Son

    Captain Joe Barnby

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Percy

    Holy Joe

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Wizard of Oz

    Wizard of Oz

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Who Cares

    Greaves

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Sundown

    Pat Meech

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    Bob Hill

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Empty Hearts

    Joe Delane

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Fire Patrol

    Fireman

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Girl in the Limousine

    The Butler

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Flickering Youth

    The Judge

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Hollywood Kid

    Patrick Pico

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Fools Highway

    Mamie's Father

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Lilies of the Field

    Charles Lee

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Painted People

    Tom Byrne

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Bright Lights of Broadway

    El Jumbo

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Pill Pounder

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Luck

    The Plumber

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Four Orphans

    Hamlet Booth

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Crossroads of New York

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Hard Knocks and Love Taps

    Plato Mulligan

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • A Small Town Idol

    Sheriff Wilbur Sparks

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Love, Honor and Behave

    His Honor - Judge Fawcett

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Don't Weaken!

    Frank Reilly

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Married Life

    Patron of the Arts

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Up in Alf's Place

    Patrick Q. Flannigan

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Trying to Get Along

    The Newly Married Cafe Owner

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    An Irish-American Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Puppy Love

    Shamus O'Connell

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Watch Your Neighbor

    M. Balmer, Undertaker

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • That Night

    A Cafe Entertainer

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Bedroom Blunder

    Julius O'Brien - an Average Husband

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Her Fame and Shame

    Bernard O'Reilly

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Maggie's First False Step

    The Floorwalker

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Bombs!

    Campaign Manager

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Feathered Nest

    The Boarder

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Fatty and the Broadway Stars

    Sam Bernard's Director

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Her Painted Hero

    A Property Man

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Those College Girls

    The Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Their Social Splash

    Hogan - the Unruly Guest

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • From Patches to Plenty

    Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Hogan Out West

    Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Hogan's Romance Upset

    Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Hogan the Porter

    Hogan the Porter

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • His Second Childhood

    The Suitor

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Detective in 'A Thief's Fate' (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Plumber

    Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Noise of Bombs

    Constable Murray

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Cursed by His Beauty

    The Iceman

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

    The Cop

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Anglers

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Fatty Again

    Carnival Customer

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • He Loved the Ladies

    The Husband

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • His New Profession

    Drinker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Masquerader

    Film director

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Such a Cook

    The Cook

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Soldiers of Misfortune

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Love and Bullets

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Mabel's Married Life

    Man in Bar

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • A Missing Bride

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Her Friend the Bandit

    Count De Beans

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • A Fatal Flirtation

    The Count

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Where Hazel Met the Villain

    The Villain

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Because of a Hat

    Skelley

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • A Bath House Beauty

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Oh, Sammy!

    Papa Einstein

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Riley's Decoys

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • A Barber Cure

    The Count

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • For the Son of the House

    In Gambling Hall (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Lady in Black

    The Villain

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Mothering Heart

    Male Apache Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Almost a Wild Man

    McDoo

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Red Hicks Defies the World

    Red Hicks

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Highbrow Love

    Samuel Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • The Power of the Camera

    First Convict

    actor

    actors
    1913
  • Getting Rid of Trouble

    The Cook

    actor

    actors
    1912

• directing (2 credits)

  • Great Scott!

    director

    directing
    1920
  • His Second Childhood

    director

    directing
    1914