Charles Stanton Ogle

Charles Stanton Ogle
Ogle in 1911
Born	Charles Stanton Ogle (1865-06-05)June 5, 1865 Steubenville, Ohio,U.S.
Died	October 11, 1940(1940-10-11)(aged 75) Long Beach, California,U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Alma mater	University of Illinois College of Law
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1905–1926
Spouse	Ethel Pauline Green

Ogle asFrankenstein's monsterin 1910

Catalogue from the original 1910 film version ofFrankenstein

Charles Ogle in 1916

Ogle prior to 1923

Ogle is in the center of the photo with other cast ofThe Firefly of France.

Ogle (back row, behindMay McAvoy) with other cast ofKick In(1922)

Charles Stanton Ogle(June 5, 1865 – October 11, 1940)was an American stage andsilent-filmactor.He was the first actor to portrayFrankenstein's monsterin amotion picturein 1910 and playedLong John SilverinTreasure Islandin 1920.

Biography

Charles Ogle circa 1922

Ogle inOne Minute To Play(1926)

Ogle was born inSteubenville, Ohio.His father, Joseph Ogle, was of Irish descent, and worked as a Methodist Minister. His mother, Anna C. Mast, was of German descent and worked as a gold shop saller. Ogle attended theUniversity of Illinois College of Lawand practiced law for about two years while pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree.

He originally performed at thelive theater,making its first appearance at theBroadwayin 1905. Three years later, Ogle moved to New York to begin a film career, atEdison Studios.He performed inThe Boston Tea Party,which was directed byEdwin S. Porter.He then went on to portraythe monsterin thefirst film versionofFrankenstein(1910)and to star inWhat Happened to Mary(1912), the firstserialfilm produced in the United States.In 1920 Ogle moved to Los Angeles to change work company to Paramount Studios and his roles at Paramount Studios included playingLong John SilverinTreasure Island,which also featuredLon Chaney.He went on to become a prolificcharacter actor,making the last of his more than 300 film appearances in 1926.

After retiring from film he worked as a lawyer until his death. Ogle died inLong Beach, Californiaofarteriosclerosis.

Selected filmography

Ogle as the monster inEdison Studios'Frankenstein(1910)

Ogle asLong John SilverandShirley MasonasJim HawkinsinTreasure Island(1920)

Ethel Pauline Green, Ogle's wife, 1912

Production still from one of the Edison silent films, 1911.Edward Boulden,Pilar-Morinand Charles Ogle

• The Boston Tea Party(1908, Short)
• Frankenstein(1910, Short) –The Monster(uncredited)
• A Christmas Carol(1910, Short) –Bob Cratchit
• Turned to the Wall(1911, Short) – Squire Ruby
• The Battle of Trafalgar(1911) – The Ship's Surgeon
• Captain Nell(1911) short – Mr. Randolph, Harry's Father
• The Black Arrow(1911) short – Richard Shelton
• For the Cause of the South(1912) – Confederate Colonel Randall
• A Personal Affair(1912, Short) – The Prizefighter
• Like Knights of Old(1912, Short) – The Knight
• What Happened to Mary(1912, Short) – Richard Craig – Mary's Uncle
• The Diamond Crown(1913, Short) – Kate's Father – An Ex-Detective
• The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies(1914) – James Malone
• The Man Who Disappeared(1914) – Miens / Biceps
• Thou Shalt Not Lie(1915, Short) – The Detective
• Under Southern Skies(1915) – Major Crofton
• The Heir to the Hoorah(1916) – Bill Ferguson
• The Years of the Locust(1916) – McKenzie, Mead's Mine Manager
• On Record(1917) – Frederick Manson
• Those Without Sin(1917) – Colonel Dackens
• The Cost of Hatred(1917) – McCabe
• A Romance of the Redwoods(1917) – Jim Lyn
• At First Sight(1917)
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1917) – Mr. Cobb
• The Sunset Trail(1917) – Judd Aiken
• The Secret Game(1917) – Dr. Ebell Smith
• Nan of Music Mountain(1917) – Sassoon
• The Fair Barbarian(1917)
• Jules of the Strong Heart(1918) – Tom Farnsworth
• Rimrock Jones(1918) – Hassayamp Hicks
• The Thing We Love(1918) – Adolph Weimer
• Wild Youth(1918) – Doctor
• The Whispering Chorus(1918) – Judge (uncredited)
• M'Liss(1918) – Yuba Bill
• Old Wives for New(1918) – Bit Role (uncredited)
• Believe Me, Xantippe(1918) – Wrenn Wrgley
• We Can't Have Everything(1918) – Kedzie's Father
• The Firefly of France(1918) – Von Blenheim (aka Jenkins)
• Less Than Kin(1918) – Overton
• The Source(1918) – 'Sim-Sam' Samuels
• The Goat(1918) – Director Graham
• Too Many Millions(1918) – Garage Keeper
• The Squaw Man(1918) – Bull Cowan
• Under the Top(1919) – Otto B. Shott
• The Dub(1919) – George Markham
• Alias Mike Moran(1919) – Peter Young
• The Poor Boob(1919) – Tucker
• Something to Do(1919) – Professor Frank Blight
• Fires of Faith(1919) – William Booth, Found of the Salvation Army
• Men, Women, and Money(1919) – Dr. Malcolm Lloyd
• A Daughter of the Wolf(1919) – Doc
• The Heart of Youth(1919) – Os Whipple
• The Valley of the Giants(1919) – Cardigan
• Told in the Hills(1919) – Davy MacDougall
• The Lottery Man(1919)
• Hawthorne of the U.S.A.(1919) – Col. Radulski
• Everywoman(1919) – Time
• Young Mrs. Winthrop(1920) – Buxton Scott
• Jack Straw(1920) – Mr. Parker Jennings
• Treasure Island(1920) –Long John Silver
• What's Your Hurry?(1920) – Patrick MacMurran
• The Prince Chap(1920) – Runion
• Conrad in Quest of His Youth(1920) – Dobson
• Midsummer Madness(1921) – Caretaker
• The Jucklins(1921) – Lim Judklin
• Brewster's Millions(1921) – Colonel Drew
• What Every Woman Knows(1921) – Alick Wylie
• A Wise Fool(1921) – Judge Carcasson
• Gasoline Gus(1921) – Nate Newberry
• Crazy to Marry(1921) – Cement man
• The Affairs of Anatol(1921) – Dr. Bowles (uncredited)
• After the Show(1921) – Pop O'Malley
• Miss Lulu Bett(1921) – Station Agent
• A Homespun Vamp(1922) – Donald Craig
• Her Husband's Trademark(1922) – Father Berlekey
• Is Matrimony a Failure?(1922) – Pop Skinner
• North of the Rio Grande(1922) – Colonel Haddington
• The Woman Who Walked Alone(1922) – Schriemann
• Our Leading Citizen(1922) – The Judge
• If You Believe It, It's So(1922) – Colonel Williams
• Manslaughter(1922) – Doctor
• The Young Rajah(1922) – Joshua Judd
• Thirty Days(1922) – Judge Hooker
• Kick In(1922) – John Stephens
• Garrison's Finish(1923) – Colonel Desha's Trainer
• Grumpy(1923) – Ruddock
• The Covered Wagon(1923) – Jesse Wingate
• Sixty Cents an Hour(1923) – James Smith
• Hollywood(1923) – Himself (cameo)
• Salomy Jane(1923) – Madison Clay
• Ruggles of Red Gap(1923) – Jeff Tuttle
• The Ten Commandments(1923) – The Doctor
• Flaming Barriers(1924) – Patrick Malone
• Secrets(1924) – Dr. McGovern
• Triumph(1924) – James Martin
• Code of the Sea(1924) – Superintendent Beasley
• The Bedroom Window(1924) – Butler
• The Border Legion(1924) – Harvey Roberts
• Merton of the Movies(1924) – Mr. Montague
• The Alaskan(1924) – Lawyer
• The Garden of Weeds(1924) – Henry Poulson
• Code of the West(1925) – Henry Thurman
• The Golden Bed(1925) – Minor Role (uncredited)
• Contraband(1925) – Sheriff Churchill
• The Thundering Herd(1925) – Clark Hudnall
• One Minute to Play(1926) – John Wade
• The Flaming Forest(1926) – Donald McTavish (final film role)

External links

• Charles Stanton OgleatIMDb