Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

September 27, 1898 (59 years old)

Died

January 3, 1958

Place of Birth

Albany, New York, USA

Popular Genres

Drama Comedy Romance

Career Span

1922 – 1988

Charles Williams

2 wins

28 nominations

2 Oscars

124 credits

Charles Williams was born on September 27, 1898 in Albany, New York. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Hollywood and Vine (1945) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He was married to Isabel and Virginia Josephine Evans. He died on January 3, 1958 in Hollywood, California.

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Personal Info

Born

Sep 27, 1898

From

Albany, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Career

1922 – 1988

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

as Cousin Eustace

The Thin Man

as Fighter Manager (uncredited)

Night and Day

as Music Store Customer (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

as Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

as Detective in Café (uncredited)

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

as Mr. Willis (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

The Accused

as Dorgan's Assistant (uncredited)

The Man Who Walked Alone

The Man Who Walked Alone

Sadie McKee

as Pest in Café (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

Frequent Collaborators

Dick Gordon

3 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Garry Owen

3 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Frank Faylen

2 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Ernie Adams

2 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

2 shared projects

in "The Thin Man"

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Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

2 shared projects

in "History Is Made at Night"

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Lane Chandler

2 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Jack Cheatham

2 shared projects

in "The Thin Man"

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Sam Flint

2 shared projects

in "Night and Day"

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Herschel Graham

2 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Eddie Kane

2 shared projects

in "Night and Day"

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Wilbur Mack

2 shared projects

in "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Award Recognition

2

Wins

28

Nominations

2

Oscars

Complete Filmography

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy as Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited) Award

1956

Fighting Trouble

1955

A Lawless Street as Mr. Willis (uncredited) Award

1953

The Magnetic Monster as Cabbie Award

Main Street to Broadway as Bartender (uncredited) Award

1951

According to Mrs. Hoyle as Charlie

Kentucky Jubilee as Yes Man

Gasoline Alley as Mortie

Lullaby of Broadway as Reporter (uncredited)

1950

The Missourians as Postmaster Walt

1949

The Accused as Dorgan's Assistant (uncredited) Award

Task Force as Luggage Salesman (uncredited)

The Judge as Reporter

1948

Hazard as Little Motorist (uncredited)

Parole, Inc. as Titus Jones

The Strange Mrs. Crane as Juror

Marshal of Amarillo as Hiram Short

1947

The Trespasser as Joe, the stage manager

Saddle Pals as Leslie

Heading for Heaven as Eddie Williams

Wedlock Deadlock as Chester

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Cousin Eustace Award

Night and Day as Music Store Customer (uncredited) Award

The Postman Always Rings Twice as Doctor (uncredited) Award

Without Reservations as Louis Burt (uncredited) Award

Passkey to Danger as Mr. Williams

Queen of Burlesque as Carr, manager of Regent Hotel

Lady Chaser as Apartment House Manager

A Boy, a Girl and a Dog as Mr. Stone

1945

The Man Who Walked Alone as Reporter Award

Scared Stiff as Reporter (Uncredited)

Hitchhike to Happiness as Park Magician (uncredited)

Hollywood and Vine as Chick Jones

Identity Unknown as Auctioneer

1944

Song of the Open Road as Man Saying 'It's a Trick' (uncredited)

Greenwich Village as Author

Call of the Rockies as Burton Witherspoon

Atlantic City as Chalmers

Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Mr. Pike

Career Girl as Louis Horton

End of the Road as Jordan

1943

Redhead from Manhattan as Box Office Attendant

I Escaped from the Gestapo as Secretary

The West Side Kid as Reporter

Whispering Footsteps as Second Bank Teller

The Girl from Monterrey as Harry Hollis

1942

The Pride of the Yankees as Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited) Award

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as The Pitchman Award

My Favorite Spy as 3rd Speaker in Park

Night in New Orleans as Citizen (Uncredited)

The Fleet's In as Photographer

Blue, White, and Perfect as Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer

Time to Kill as Dentist

Call of the Canyon

Girls' Town as Coffer

One Thrilling Night as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

1941

Mr. District Attorney as Detective in Café (uncredited) Award

The Great Man's Lady as Assayer

The Lady from Cheyenne as Clerk

Flying Cadets as Mr. Prim / Primmie, Bookkeeper

1940

Johnny Apollo as Photographer (uncredited)

Girl in 313 as Henry, Husband

Primrose Path as (uncredited)

Women Without Names as Hugh Gilman

Grand Ole Opry as Politician (uncredited)

Marked Men as Charlie Sloane

1939

The Flying Irishman as Car Repo Man

Days of Jesse James as Northern Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Peters (uncredited)

Undercover Doctor as Pinky Valkus

The Ice Follies of 1939 as Max Morton (uncredited)

Those High Grey Walls as Stranger (uncredited)

Sabotage as (uncredited)

Wife, Husband and Friend as Jaffee

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble as Gabby Marden Award

Alexander's Ragtime Band as Agent Award

Gateway as Reporter

Little Miss Broadway as Mike Brody

Men with Wings as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Trade Winds as Reporter Jones (Uncredited)

Born to Be Wild as Company Spotter

Hollywood Stadium Mystery as Jake

1937

History Is Made at Night Award

Espionage as Simmons (uncredited)

Love and Hisses as Irving Skolsky

Love Is News as Joe Brady

Fair Warning as Hotel Clerk

Stand-In as Mr. Mack

It Happened in Hollywood as Hymie - Photographer

Vogues of 1938 as Customs Man in Fall Show

Jim Hanvey, Detective as Brackett

Blossoms On Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway as Meeker, Burke's Lawyer

Big Business as Florist Shop Customer

Wake Up and Live as Charlie Alberts, Agent

Sky Racket as Nightclub Entertainer

Amateur Crook as Drunk Witness

Flying Fists as Meggs, the Reporter

Merry Go Round of 1938 as Dave Clark

1936

Hollywood Boulevard as Reporter (uncredited)

Wedding Present

Sinner Take All as Minor Role (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range as Gopher Mazda

Sleepless Hollow as Doctor (uncredited)

Four Days Wonder as Kasky

1935

Moon Over Manhattan

1934

The Thin Man as Fighter Manager (uncredited) Award

Sadie McKee as Pest in Café (uncredited) Award

Woman in the Dark as Hotel Desk Clerk

A Very Honorable Guy as Druggist

1933

Made on Broadway as Photographer

Central Airport as Hotel Desk Clerk

The Nuisance as Skating Rink Official (uncredited)

Gambling Ship as Baby Face (Charles T. Pearson Jr.)

The Gay Nighties as Timid Man

1932

Blondie of the Follies as Lottie's Friend Mr. Kinskey (uncredited) Award

Dance Team as Benny Weber

Strangers of the Evening as 1st Passerby

Strictly Unreliable as Billy Freeman - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

1931

Forgotten Women as Stagehand

The Mad Genius as Stagehand (uncredited)

1922

The Old Homestead as Gabe Waters

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

It's a Wonderful Life

The Thin Man

Night and Day

The Pride of the Yankees

The Accused

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