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Charles Dingle
Actor
Born December 27, 1887Died January 19, 1956 (68 years)
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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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell · as Senator Fullerton |
| 1954 | The Elgin Hour (TV Series) · as Miles Virdin |
| 1953 | Half a Hero · as Mr. Bascomb |
| 1953 | The President's Lady · as Capt. Irwin |
| 1953 | Call Me Madam · as Senator Brockway |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Simon Newcombe |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC · as Sen. Tom Reynolds |
| 1951 | See It Now (1951) (TV Series) · as Daniel Webster |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as J.s. Murphy |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Sen. Clay |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Wendell Deeves |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Walt |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Anthony Pollet |
| 1949 | Man Against Crime (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Big Jack · as Mathias Taylor |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Judge Swanson |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Daddy Tom |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee · as Col. Weatharby |
| 1948 | State of the Union · as Bill Nolard Hardy |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie · as Mr. Whitley |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge · as John Dessark |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger · as Charles 'c.j.' Chesley |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Judge Contain |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette · as Major Simon Montague |
| 1946 | The Beast with Five Fingers · as Raymond Arlington |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun · as Sheriff Hardy |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools · as Paul Badger |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny · as Michael Kenny |
| 1946 | Centennial Summer · as J.p. Snodgrass |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) |
| 1946 | The Wife of Monte Cristo · as Danglars |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Minland |
| 1945 | Guest Wife · as Arthur Truesdale Worth |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny · as Zach Mibbe |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-eds · as Jonathan Kirkland |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Morton Buchanan |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana · as Godaw Boole |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Jacomet |
| 1943 | Someone to Remember · as Jim Parsonss |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque · as Inspector Harrigan |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness · as Kaspar Torgerson |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Senator Jim Waters |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here · as Mr. Prescott |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You · as George L. Stafford |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Andrew Holmes |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie · as Dr. Ward O. Kenwood |
| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? · as Duncan Atterbury |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager · as A. Frazier Marco |
| 1941 | Unholy Partners · as Clyde Fenton |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as Ben Hubbard |
| 1939 | ...One Third of a Nation... · as Mr. Rogers |