Charles Dingle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 27, 1887
- Died
- January 19, 1956
- Birthplace
- Wabash, Indiana, USA
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.
Filmography
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955
as Senator Fullerton
Half a Hero 1953
as Mr. Bascomb
Call Me Madam 1953
as Senator Brockway
Never Wave at a WAC 1953
as Tom Reynolds
Big Jack 1949
as Mathias Taylor
A Southern Yankee 1948
as Col. Weatharby
State of the Union 1948
as Bill Nolard Hardy
If You Knew Susie 1948
as Mr. Whitley
- Oysters and Muscles
Oysters and Muscles 1948
Actor
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947
as John Dessark
Welcome Stranger 1947
as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
My Favorite Brunette 1947
as Major Simon Montague
The Beast with Five Fingers 1947
as Raymond Arlington
Duel in the Sun 1946
as Sheriff Hardy
Sister Kenny 1946
as Michael Kenny
Three Wise Fools 1946
as Paul Badger
Centennial Summer 1946
as J.P. Snodgrass
The Wife of Monte Cristo 1946
as Danglars
Cinderella Jones 1946
as Minland
Guest Wife 1945
as Arthur Truesdale Worth
A Medal for Benny 1945
as Zach Mibbe
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945
as Jonathan Kirkland
Together Again 1944
as Morton Buchanan
- The National Barn Dance
The National Barn Dance 1944
as Mr. Garvey
Home in Indiana 1944
as Godaw Boole
The Song of Bernadette 1943
as Jacomet
She's for Me 1943
as Crane
Someone to Remember 1943
as Jim Parsonss
Lady of Burlesque 1943
as Inspector Harrigan
Edge of Darkness 1943
as Kaspar Torgerson
Tennessee Johnson 1942
as Senator Jim Waters
George Washington Slept Here 1942
as Mr. Prescott
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
as George L. Stafford
The Talk of the Town 1942
as Andrew Holmes
Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942
as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood
Are Husbands Necessary? 1942
as Duncan Atterbury
Johnny Eager 1941
as Marco
Unholy Partners 1941
as Clyde Fenton
The Little Foxes 1941
as Ben Hubbard
One Third of a Nation 1939
as Mr. Rogers
Du Barry Did All Right 1937
as John Wainwright
Double Talk 1937
as Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.