Richard Carle

American actor (1871–1941)

Richard Carle
Carle in 1909
Born	Charles Nicholas Carleton (1871-07-07)July 7, 1871 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Died	June 28, 1941(1941-06-28) (aged 69) North Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1941

Richard Carle (born Charles Nicholas Carleton, July 7, 1871 – June 28, 1941) was an American stage and film actor as well as a playwright and stage director. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1941.

Carle was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was on the stage for many years, appearing in important roles in London, New York and Chicago including as J. Offenbach Gaggs in The Casino Girl (1900)^[1] and Algy Cuffs in The Belle of Bohemia in London in 1901 before making his screen debut. In 1941 he died in North Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

Selected filmography

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

References

^ 'The Polite Lunatic at Close Quarters' - The Sketch 12 September 1900, pg. 327

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Carle.

Works by or about Richard Carle at Internet Archive
Richard Carle at IMDb
Richard Carle at the Internet Broadway Database
Richard Carle papers, 1900-1941, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Free scores by Richard Carle at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)