Filmography
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Known For
The Ghost Walks Herman Wood (1934) -
Seven Sinners District Officer (1940) -
Ninotchka Gaston (1939) -
Known For
Anything Goes Bishop Dobson (1936) -
Actor
Moonlight in Hawaii J. B. Lawton (1941) -
Buy Me That Town Judge Paradise (1941) -
New Wine Karl Hasslinger (1941) -
A Dangerous Game Agatha - alias Mooseface Hogarty (1941) -
My Life with Caroline Reverend Dr. Curtis (1941) -
Million Dollar Baby George (1941) -
That Uncertain Feeling The Butler (1941) -
The Devil and Miss Jones Oliver (1941) -
Las Vegas Nights Judge Elkins (1941) -
One Night in the Tropics James G. Moore (1940) -
![Seven Sinners]( "Seven Sinners")
Seven Sinners District Officer (1940) -
![The Golden Fleecing]( "The Golden Fleecing")
The Golden Fleecing Pattington (1940) -
![Comin' Round the Mountain]( "Comin' Round the Mountain")
Comin' Round the Mountain Lester Smoot (1940) -
![The Great McGinty]( "The Great McGinty")
The Great McGinty Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (1940) -
![Those Were the Days!]( "Those Were the Days!")
Those Were the Days! Old Man (1940) -
![Lillian Russell]( "Lillian Russell")
Lillian Russell Bradley (1940) -
![Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me]( "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me")
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me C. J. Woodbury (1940) -
![The Ghost Comes Home]( "The Ghost Comes Home")
The Ghost Comes Home John Reed Thomas (1940) -
![Parole Fixer]( "Parole Fixer")
Parole Fixer Gustav Kalkus (1940) -
![Remember?]( "Remember?")
Remember? Mr. Piper (1939) -
![Ninotchka]( "Ninotchka")
Ninotchka Gaston (1939) -
![Maisie]( "Maisie")
Maisie Roger Bannerman (1939) -
![Undercover Doctor]( "Undercover Doctor")
Undercover Doctor Elmer Porter (1939) -
![It's a Wonderful World]( "It's a Wonderful World")
It's a Wonderful World Major I.E. Willoughby (1939) -
![Persons in Hiding]( "Persons in Hiding")
Persons in Hiding Zeke (Pa) Bronson (1939) -
![True Confession]( "True Confession")
True Confession Judge (1937) -
![45 Fathers]( "45 Fathers")
45 Fathers Bunny Carothers (1937) -
![I'll Take Romance]( "I'll Take Romance")
I'll Take Romance Rudi (1937) -
![Merry-Go-Round of 1938]( "Merry-Go-Round of 1938")
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 Col. J. Addison Frooks (1937) -
![She Asked for It]( "She Asked for It")
She Asked for It Ted Hoyt (1937) -
![It's All Yours]( "It's All Yours")
It's All Yours Judge Reynolds (1937) -
![Love in a Bungalow]( "Love in a Bungalow")
Love in a Bungalow Mr. Bisbee (1937) -
![Rhythm in the Clouds]( "Rhythm in the Clouds")
Rhythm in the Clouds J.C. Boswell (1937) -
![Married Before Breakfast]( "Married Before Breakfast")
Married Before Breakfast Colonel Eustace Randolph (1937) -
![The Man in Blue]( "The Man in Blue")
The Man in Blue Willie Loomis (1937) -
![Racketeers in Exile]( "Racketeers in Exile")
Racketeers in Exile Regan Langdon aka 'Porky' (1937) -
![Top of the Town]( "Top of the Town")
Top of the Town Edwin Borden (1937) -
![Outcast]( "Outcast")
Outcast Mooney (1937) -
![She's Dangerous]( "She's Dangerous")
She's Dangerous Kegley (1937) -
![Champagne Waltz]( "Champagne Waltz")
Champagne Waltz Messenger (1937) -
![College Holiday]( "College Holiday")
College Holiday Judge Bent (1936) -
![Arizona Mahoney]( "Arizona Mahoney")
Arizona Mahoney Sheriff (1936) -
![Easy to Take]( "Easy to Take")
Easy to Take Attorney Olney (1936) -
![The Man I Marry]( "The Man I Marry")
The Man I Marry Storekeeper (1936) -
![The Texas Rangers]( "The Texas Rangers")
The Texas Rangers Casper Johnson (1936) -
![Spendthrift]( "Spendthrift")
Spendthrift Popsy (1936) -
![The Arizona Raiders]( "The Arizona Raiders")
The Arizona Raiders Boswell Albernathy, Justice of the Peace (1936) -
![San Francisco]( "San Francisco")
San Francisco Founders' Club Member (1936) -
![Three of a Kind]( "Three of a Kind")
Three of a Kind F. Thorndyke Penfield (1936) -
![One Rainy Afternoon]( "One Rainy Afternoon")
One Rainy Afternoon Minister of Justice (1936) -
![Let's Sing Again]( "Let's Sing Again")
Let's Sing Again Carter (1936) -
![The Case Against Mrs. Ames]( "The Case Against Mrs. Ames")
The Case Against Mrs. Ames Uncle Gordon (1936) -
![Small Town Girl]( "Small Town Girl")
Small Town Girl Jeffers Cass, J.P. (1936) -
![Love Before Breakfast]( "Love Before Breakfast")
Love Before Breakfast Brinkerhoff (1936) -
![The Little Red Schoolhouse]( "The Little Red Schoolhouse")
The Little Red Schoolhouse The Professor, a Hobo (1936) -
![The Trail of the Lonesome Pine]( "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine")
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Ezra Tolliver (1936) -
![Drift Fence]( "Drift Fence")
Drift Fence Sheriff Bingham (1936) -
![Anything Goes]( "Anything Goes")
Anything Goes Bishop Dobson (1936) -
![Dangerous]( "Dangerous")
Dangerous Pitt Hanley (1935) -
![The Bride Comes Home]( "The Bride Comes Home")
The Bride Comes Home Frank - Butler (1935) -
![Nevada]( "Nevada")
Nevada Judge Franklidge (1935) -
![I Dream Too Much]( "I Dream Too Much")
I Dream Too Much Snobbish Critic (1935) -
![Moonlight on the Prairie]( "Moonlight on the Prairie")
Moonlight on the Prairie Colonel Gowdy (1935) -
![The Gay Deception]( "The Gay Deception")
The Gay Deception Mr. Spitzer (1935) -
![Here Comes Cookie]( "Here Comes Cookie")
Here Comes Cookie Sam (1935) -
![Love in Bloom]( "Love in Bloom")
Love in Bloom Sheriff (1935) -
![Baby Face Harrington]( "Baby Face Harrington")
Baby Face Harrington Judge Forbes (1935) -
![Night Life of the Gods]( "Night Life of the Gods")
Night Life of the Gods Grandpa Lambert (1935) -
![Home on the Range]( "Home on the Range")
Home on the Range Butts (1935) -
![Life Returns]( "Life Returns")
Life Returns A.K. Arnold (1935) -
![The Ghost Walks]( "The Ghost Walks")
The Ghost Walks Herman Wood (1934) -
![The Merry Widow]( "The Merry Widow")
The Merry Widow Defense Attorney (1934) -
![Wake Up and Dream]( "Wake Up and Dream")
Wake Up and Dream Roger Babcock (1934) -
![The Old Fashioned Way]( "The Old Fashioned Way")
The Old Fashioned Way Sheriff of Barnesville (1934) -
![Such Women Are Dangerous]( "Such Women Are Dangerous")
Such Women Are Dangerous Thomas H. Delahanty (1934) -
![Hollywood Party]( "Hollywood Party")
Hollywood Party Knapp (1934) -
![Affairs of a Gentleman]( "Affairs of a Gentleman")
Affairs of a Gentleman Paul Q. Bindar (1934) -
![The Witching Hour]( "The Witching Hour")
The Witching Hour Lew Ellinger (1934) -
![Sing and Like It]( "Sing and Like It")
Sing and Like It Mr. Abercrombie Hancock - Critic (1934) -
![Bottoms Up]( "Bottoms Up")
Bottoms Up Party Guest (1934) -
![The Last Round-Up]( "The Last Round-Up")
The Last Round-Up Judge Savin (1934) -
![Harold Teen]( "Harold Teen")
Harold Teen Parmalee - School Official (1934) -
![George White's Scandals]( "George White's Scandals")
George White's Scandals Minister (1934) -
![Caravan]( "Caravan")
Caravan Majordomo (1934) -
![Beloved]( "Beloved")
Beloved Judge B. T. Belden (1934) -
![Moulin Rouge]( "Moulin Rouge")
Moulin Rouge Sugar Daddy (1934) -
![Ladies Must Love]( "Ladies Must Love")
Ladies Must Love Wilbur Muller (1933) -
![Golden Harvest]( "Golden Harvest")
Golden Harvest Doctor Hoyt (1933) -
![Morning Glory]( "Morning Glory")
Morning Glory Henry Lawrence (1933) -
![No Marriage Ties]( "No Marriage Ties")
No Marriage Ties Peggy's Song Publisher Escort (1933) -
![Man Hunt]( "Man Hunt")
Man Hunt Sheriff Bascom (1933) -
![Diplomaniacs]( "Diplomaniacs")
Diplomaniacs Ship's Captain (1933) -
![Lost in Limehouse]( "Lost in Limehouse")
Lost in Limehouse The Earl (1933) -
![Private Jones]( "Private Jones")
Private Jones Lecturer (1933) -
![Smoke Lightning]( "Smoke Lightning")
Smoke Lightning Parson (1933) -
Boys Will Be Boys Mr. Albertson (1932)
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![Rockabye]( "Rockabye")
Rockabye Doc (1932) -
![Hat Check Girl]( "Hat Check Girl")
Hat Check Girl Professor (1932) -
![The Night of June 13]( "The Night of June 13")
The Night of June 13 Otto (1932) -
![The Washington Masquerade]( "The Washington Masquerade")
The Washington Masquerade Dinner Guest (1932) -
![One Hour with You]( "One Hour with You")
One Hour with You Henri Dornier - Private Detective (1932) -
![Fireman, Save My Child!]( "Fireman, Save My Child!")
Fireman, Save My Child! Dan Toby (1932) -
![Flying High]( "Flying High")
Flying High Hotel Manager (1931) -
![The Great Junction Hotel]( "The Great Junction Hotel")
The Great Junction Hotel Desk Clerk (1931) -
![Sin Takes a Holiday]( "Sin Takes a Holiday")
Sin Takes a Holiday Minister (1930) -
Hold the Baby (1930)
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![Some Babies]( "Some Babies")
Some Babies (1930) -
![Estrellados]( "Estrellados")
Estrellados Eunuch (1930) -
![The Unholy Three]( "The Unholy Three")
The Unholy Three Sideshow Barker (1930) -
Rich Uncles The Rich Uncle (1930)
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![Free and Easy]( "Free and Easy")
Free and Easy Eunuch Crowning Elmer (1930) -
![A Lady to Love]( "A Lady to Love")
A Lady to Love Postman (1930) -
![The Grand Parade]( "The Grand Parade")
The Grand Parade Rand (1930) -
![So This Is College]( "So This Is College")
So This Is College Entomology Professor (1929) -
![His Glorious Night]( "His Glorious Night")
His Glorious Night Count Albert (1929) -
![Madame X]( "Madame X")
Madame X Perissard (1929) -
![Tomato Omelette]( "Tomato Omelette")
Tomato Omelette (1929) -
![It Can Be Done]( "It Can Be Done")
It Can Be Done Watson (1929) -
![Brothers]( "Brothers")
Brothers Thomas Blackwood (1929) -
The Worrier (1928)
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![Habeas Corpus]( "Habeas Corpus")
Habeas Corpus Professor Padilla (1928) -
![While the City Sleeps]( "While the City Sleeps")
While the City Sleeps Wally (1928) -
![The Fleet's In]( "The Fleet's In")
The Fleet's In Judge Hartley (1928) -
Sunny California (1928)
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![Soft Cushions]( "Soft Cushions")
Soft Cushions The Slave Dealer (1927) -
![The Understanding Heart]( "The Understanding Heart")
The Understanding Heart Sheriff Bentley (1927) -
![Eve's Leaves]( "Eve's Leaves")
Eve's Leaves Richard Stanley (1926) -
![The Coming of Amos]( "The Coming of Amos")
The Coming of Amos David Fontenay (1925) -
![Zander the Great]( "Zander the Great")
Zander the Great Mr. Pepper (1925) -
The Mad Marriage (1925)
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![Mary's Lamb]( "Mary's Lamb")
Mary's Lamb Leander Lamb (1915) -
Opened by Mistake Phillip Page (1915)
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ActorThe Dancing Beetle Professor Woodby Bugg (1915)
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Soundtrack
![The House Across the Street]( "The House Across the Street")
The House Across the Street (1949) -
Soundtrack
![Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me]( "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me")
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) -
Writer
![The Tenderfoot]( "The Tenderfoot")
The Tenderfoot (1932) -
Archive footage
![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Played mainly butlers and grumpy old millionaires in the movies.
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Charles Nicholas Carleton
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Died
(age 69)
North Hollywood, California, USA
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