Charles Farrell (Irish actor) explained

Charles Farrell
Birth Date:	6 August 1900
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death Place:	London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1927–1977 (film)

Charles Farrell (6 August 1900 – 27 August 1988) was an Irish stage, film and television actor.^{[1] [2]}

Born 6 August 1900 in Dublin, Ireland, Farrell moved to America and appeared in a stock company in Detroit when a child. In 1921, he moved to England and made his first stage appearance at the Coliseum.^[3] His first film appearance was in John Bunny and Flora Finch comedies. Unlike his heroic American namesake, he was later cast in villainous film roles.^[3] This contrasted with his frequent broadcasts of fairy tales on BBC radio's Children's Hour.^[4]

Selected filmography

• The Ring (1927) - Second (uncredited)
• Song of Soho (1930) - Legionnaire
• The Man at Six (1931) - George Wollmer
• The Flying Fool (1931) - Ponder
• Creeping Shadows (1931) - Chicago Joe
• Tonight's the Night: Pass It On (1931) - Williams
• Money for Nothing (1932) - Digger
• The Innocents of Chicago (1932) - Smiler
• The House Opposite (1932) - Wharton
• The Sign of Four (1932) - Funfair Patron (uncredited)
• Jack's the Boy (1932) - Martin
• Looking on the Bright Side (1932) - Tough Man In Street (uncredited)
• Lucky Ladies (1932) - Bookmaker
• Red Wagon (1933) - Milligan
• The Stolen Necklace (1933) - Sailor
• Wild Boy (1934) - Gang Member (uncredited)
• Boys Will Be Boys (1935) - Louis Brown
• Two Hearts in Harmony (1935) - Charles Farrell
• Under Proof (1936) - Spike
• The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936) - Scales
• Lonely Road (1936) - Palmer
• Treachery on the High Seas (1936) - Logan
• Jericho (1937) - Sergeant on Guard (uncredited)
• Meet Mr. Penny (1938) - Jackson
• The Rebel Son (1938) - Tovkatch
• Night Journey (1938) - Dave
• Jailbirds (1940) - Spike Nelson
• Convoy (1940) - Walker
• Dangerous Moonlight (1940) - First Cab Driver
• Schweik's New Adventures (1943) - Czech nazi
• Bell-Bottom George (1944) - Jim Bennett
• Meet Sexton Blake (1945) - Skipper
• The Way to the Stars (1945) - American Orderly
• Don Chicago (1945) - Don Dooley
• This Man Is Mine (1946) - Canadian Sergeant (uncredited)
• The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) - Jack
• They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) - Curley
• Boys in Brown (1949) - Mr. Sykes (uncredited)
• Night and the City (1950) - Mickey Beer
• There Is Another Sun (1951) - Simmonds
• Madame Louise (1951) - Felling
• The Crimson Pirate (1952) - Poison Paul
• Miss Robin Hood (1952) - Police Constable (uncredited)
• There Was a Young Lady (1953) - Arthur
• Final Appointment (1954) - Percy
• Out of the Clouds (1955) - Perce (Scarface) (uncredited)
• The Hornet's Nest (1955) - Posh Peterson
• See How They Run (1955) - Basher
• Stolen Assignment (1955) - Percy Simpson
• Morning Call (1957) - John Karver
• The Diplomatic Corpse (1958) - Percy Simpson
• The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) - Bartender
• Death Over My Shoulder (1958) - Shiv Maitland
• Hidden Homicide (1959) - Mungo Peddy
• Too Young to Love (1960) - Waiting Room Man
• Operation Cupid (1960) - Charlie Stevens
• Surprise Package (1960) - Nick Jamieson (uncredited)
• The Girl Hunters (1963) - Joe Grissi
• Chimes at Midnight (1965)
• Sebastian (1968) - Taxi Driver
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Policeman (uncredited)
• The Vampire Lovers (1970) - Landlord
• Countess Dracula (1971) - The Seller
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Chauffeur
• Valentino (1977) - Drunk (uncredited) (final film role)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles Farrell - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
2. Web site: Charles Farrell. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531040442/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8f2bcce. dead. 31 May 2017. BFI.
3. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111968. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Children's Hour. 25 December 1931. 430. 36. BBC Genome.