Charles Eldridge

Charles Eldridge
Born	July 25, 1854 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Died	October 29, 1922 (aged 68) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1870s–1922

Charles Eldridge was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the film industry he appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage during the 1870s, and appeared in at least one Broadway play, Charles Frohman's 1899 production of Because She Loved Him So.^[1] His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, The Legacy, in which he starred.^[2] His first appearance in a feature film was in The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray.^[3] In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922.^[4] In his roles in full-length films, he would usually appear in a supporting role, although occasionally be given a lead, as in 1917's Polly of the Circus,^[5] 1920's Broken Hearts,^[6] and 1922's Ashamed of Parents.^[7] Polly of the Circus was notable for being the first film released by Goldwyn Pictures, which was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, mostly at rented space at the studios owned by Universal Studios.^[8]

His final screen appearance would be in a supporting role in the 1922 film, No Trespassing, which starred Irene Castle of the famous dancing team, Vernon and Irene Castle. ^[9] No Trespassing was released on June 11, 1922, and Eldridge would die soon after, on October 29, 1922 in New York City.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)^[4]

• Captain Jenks' Dilemma (1912)
• The Cross-Roads (1912)
• The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray (1914)
• The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915)
• The Wheels of Justice (1915)
• Crooky (1915)
• The Caveman (1915)
• Hearts and the Highway (1915)
• The Pretenders (1916)
• The Wheel of the Law (1916)
• The Surprises of an Empty Hotel (1916)
• As in a Looking Glass (1916)
• The End of the Tour (1917)
• The Duchess of Doubt (1917)
• His Father's Son (1917)
• Polly of the Circus (1917)
• The Challenge Accepted (1918)
• Eye for Eye (1918)
• The Grain of Dust (1918)
• Sunshine Nan (1918)
• Sporting Life (1918)
• Redhead (1919)
• Broken Hearts (1920)
• The Birth of a Soul (1920)
• The Woman Game (1920)
• The Gauntlet (1920)
• Made in Heaven (1921)
• Ashamed of Parents (1921)
• No Trespassing (1922)

References

1. "Because She Loved Him So". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
2. "The Legacy". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
3. "The Legacy". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
4. "Charles Eldridge". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
5. "Polly of the Circus". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
6. "Broken Hearts". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
7. "Ashamed of Parents". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
8. "Studios". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
9. "No Trespassing". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

External links

• Charles Eldridge at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Eldridge at the TCM Movie Database