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Charles King. Actor: The Adventures of Sir Galahad. Although Charles King played a variety of roles in silent films, and even made a series of comedy shorts for Universal in the 1920s, it was as a villain in sound westerns that King achieved his greatest fame. In the 1930s and 1940s his jowly face, beady eyes, Texas accent, droopy walrus ...
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- Hillsboro, Texas, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Charles La Fayette King Jr. 1895 - 1957. If there was one actor who epitomized the bad guy of the B western, it was Charlie King. He was born Charles La Fayette King Jr. on February 21, 1895 in Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas to Charles Lafayette King and Elizabeth Evelyn (Evie) Miller. Charlie's father was a doctor.
Charles Lafayette King Jr. was born February 21, 1895, in Hillsboro, TX, the son of a Kentucky born physician. His father wanted Charles to follow in his footsteps but Charlie chose acting instead. At age 20 (or possibly younger) Charlie was in Hollywood with his earliest purported work as an extra in “Birth of a Nation” (1915).
Actor. Born February 21, 1895 in Hillsboro, Texas, USA. Although Charles King played a variety of roles in silent films, and even made a series of comedy shorts for Universal in the 1920s, it was as a villain in sound westerns that King achieved his greatest fame. In the 1930s and 1940s his jowly face, beady eyes, Texas accent, droopy walrus ...
- Actor
- February 21, 1895
Hollywood, California, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1915–1956. Charles Lafayette King (February 21, 1895 – May 7, 1957) [1] was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1956. King was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California, [1] from cirrhosis of the liver.
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Read More. Charles King was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. King began his acting career with roles in such films as "The Arizona Terror" (1931), "The Pocatello Kid" (1931) and the western "Branded Men" (1931) with Ken Maynard. He also appeared in "Alias the Bad Man" (1931) with Ken Maynard, "Vanishing Men" (1932) and "The ...