Charles Sellon

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 23, 1870 (66 years old)
Died
June 26, 1937
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
1923 – 1935

Charles Sellon

5 nominations
86 credits

Charles Sellon was born on August 24, 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Bright Eyes (1934), It's a Gift (1934) and The Painted Desert (1931). He was married to Florence E. Willis. He died on June 26, 1937 in La Crescenta, California, USA.

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Personal Info

Born
Aug 23, 1870
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1923 – 1935

Known For

Baby Face
Baby Face
1933
as Vanderlure - Bank Director (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert
1931
as Tonopah
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited)
The Match King
The Match King
1932
as Match Company Executive (uncredited)
Behind Office Doors
Behind Office Doors
1931
as John Ritter
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
1933
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Big News
Big News
1929
as J.W. Addison
The Monster
The Monster
1925
as Russ Mason
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935
as Mr. McCaffrey (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Arnold Higgins
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
1934
as Uncle Ned Smith
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932
as Mr. Gashwiler

Frequent Collaborators

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
2 shared projects
in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"
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Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis
2 shared projects
in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"
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John Elliott
John Elliott
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
2 shared projects
in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"
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Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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William Le Maire
2 shared projects
in "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"
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Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Robert McWade
Robert McWade
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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John Wray
John Wray
2 shared projects
in "The Match King"
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Award Recognition

0
Wins
5
Nominations

Complete Filmography

1935

The Gay Deception as Mr. McCaffrey (uncredited) Award
The Devil Is a Woman as Letter Writer (uncredited) Award
Helldorado as 'Bugle' Editor
Welcome Home as Andrew Anstruther
Diamond Jim as John Touchey
It's A Small World as Cyclone
Life Begins at Forty as Tom Cotton
The Casino Murder Case as Dr. Doremus
In Old Kentucky as Ezra Martingale

1934

Bright Eyes as Uncle Ned Smith Award
It's a Gift as Mr. Muckle Award
Ready for Love as Caleb Hooker
One Hour Late as Simpson

1933

Baby Face as Vanderlure - Bank Director (uncredited) Award
Midnight Mary as Night Watchman (uncredited) Award
Employees' Entrance as Arnold Higgins Award
Golden Harvest as Jason Bowers Award
The Chief as Fire Chief at Statue Unveiling Award
Hold Your Man as Minister at Reformatory (uncredited) Award
Hoopla as The Colonel, Billy's Father
Bureau of Missing Persons as Undertaker (uncredited)
As the Devil Commands as John Duncan
Strictly Personal as Hewes (uncredited)

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited) Award
The Match King as Match Company Executive (uncredited) Award
Make Me a Star as Mr. Gashwiler Award
The Washington Masquerade as Senator at Train Station Award
Ride Him, Cowboy as Judge Bartlett (uncredited)
The Dark Horse as Mr. Green
Carnival Boat as Charlie Lane
Central Park as Luke, the Lion Keeper (uncredited)
The Drifter as Whitey
Speed Madness as Jim Stuart

1931

The Painted Desert as Tonopah Award
Behind Office Doors as John Ritter Award
Penrod and Sam as Mr. Bitts
Dude Ranch as Spruce Meadows
Laugh and Get Rich as Biddle
The Tip-Off as Pop Jackson
The Age for Love as Mr. Pearson

1930

Honey as Randolph Weeks
Tom Sawyer as Minister
Big Money as Bradley
Borrowed Wives as Uncle Henry
Burning Up as James R. Morgan
Let's Go Native as Wallace Wendell Sr.
Man to Man as Judge
The Social Lion as Jim Perkins
Sea Legs as Adm. O'Brien
Love Among the Millionaires as Pop Whipple
Under a Texas Moon as José Romero
Men Are Like That as Pa Fisher
For the Love o' Lil as Mr. Walker

1929

Big News as J.W. Addison Award
The Saturday Night Kid as Lem Woodruff Award
Bulldog Drummond as Travers
Sweetie as Dr. Oglethorpe
Hot Stuff as Wiggam
The Mighty as The Mayor
The Vagabond Lover as Chief of Police George C. Tuttle
The Gamblers as Tooker
The Man and the Moment as Joan's Guardian
The Girl in the Glass Cage as Dan Jackson - Prosecutor

1928

What a Night! as Editor Maadison
Feel My Pulse as Her Sanitarium's Caretaker
Easy Come, Easy Go as Jim Bailey
Something Always Happens as Perkins
Happiness Ahead as Mr. Randall

1927

The Mysterious Rider as Cliff Harkness
Easy Pickings as Dr. Naylor
Love Me and the World Is Mine as Mr. Thule
The Valley of the Giants as Pennington
Painted Ponies as Mr. Blenning
The Prairie King as Pop Wingate

1926

Whispering Wires as Tracy Bennett
High Steppers as Grandpa Perryam

1925

The Monster as Russ Mason Award
Tracked in the Snow Country as Silent Hardy
The Calgary Stampede as Regan
The Lucky Devil as Sheriff

1924

Lovers' Lane as Uncle Bill
Merton of the Movies as Pete Gashwiler
Sundown as Ranchman
The Roughneck as Sam Melden
Flowing Gold as Tom Parker

1923

Woman-Proof as Uncle Joe Gloomer (as Charles A. Sellon)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Baby Face
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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