Charles Dingle

Known For

Acting

Born

Dec 27, 1887

Died

Jan 19, 1956

Place of Birth

Wabash, Indiana, USA

Credits

51 titles

Charles Dingle

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Senator Fullerton

Movie
1954

The Road Of Life

Tv
1954

The Elgin Hour

Miles Virdin

Tv
1953

Half a Hero

Mr. Bascomb

Movie
1953

Call Me Madam

Senator Brockway

Movie
1953

Never Wave at a WAC

Tom Reynolds

Movie
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv
1950

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Tv
1950

Lux Video Theatre

Mr. Wendell Deeves

Tv
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Anthony Pollet

Tv
1949

Lights Out

Tv
1949

Big Jack

Mathias Taylor

Movie
1948

Studio One

Tv
1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

Daddy Tom

Tv
1948

A Southern Yankee

Col. Weatharby

Movie
1948

State of the Union

Bill Nolard Hardy

Movie
1948

If You Knew Susie

Mr. Whitley

Movie
1948

Oysters and Muscles

Movie
1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

John Dessark

Movie
1947

Welcome Stranger

Charles 'C.J.' Chesley

Movie
1947

My Favorite Brunette

Major Simon Montague

Movie
1947

The Beast with Five Fingers

Raymond Arlington

Movie
1946

Duel in the Sun

Sheriff Hardy

Movie
1946

Sister Kenny

Michael Kenny

Movie
1946

Three Wise Fools

Paul Badger

Movie
1946

Centennial Summer

J.P. Snodgrass

Movie
1946

The Wife of Monte Cristo

Danglars

Movie
1946

Cinderella Jones

Minland

Movie
1945

Guest Wife

Arthur Truesdale Worth

Movie
1945

A Medal for Benny

Zach Mibbe

Movie
1945

Here Come the Co-Eds

Jonathan Kirkland

Movie
1944

Together Again

Morton Buchanan

Movie
1944

The National Barn Dance

Mr. Garvey

Movie
1944

Home in Indiana

Godaw Boole

Movie
1943

The Song of Bernadette

Jacomet

Movie
1943

She's for Me

Crane

Movie
1943

Someone to Remember

Jim Parsonss

Movie
1943

Lady of Burlesque

Inspector Harrigan

Movie
1943

Edge of Darkness

Kaspar Torgerson

Movie
1942

Tennessee Johnson

Senator Jim Waters

Movie
1942

George Washington Slept Here

Mr. Prescott

Movie
1942

Somewhere I'll Find You

George L. Stafford

Movie
1942

The Talk of the Town

Andrew Holmes

Movie
1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Dr. Ward O. Kenwood

Movie
1942

Are Husbands Necessary?

Duncan Atterbury

Movie
1941

Johnny Eager

Marco

Movie
1941

Unholy Partners

Clyde Fenton

Movie
1941

The Little Foxes

Ben Hubbard

Movie
1939

One Third of a Nation

Mr. Rogers

Movie
1937

Du Barry Did All Right

John Wainwright

Movie