Charley Grapewin
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday20 December 1869
Died2 February 1956 (age 86)
Place of birthXenia, Ohio, USA
Known credits104
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appearing in over 100 films. He was the oldest cast member of The Wizard of Oz. Born in Xenia, Ohio, Charl…
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 · Uncle Henry (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
MGM Parade
1955 · self
When I Grow Up
1951 · Grandpa Reed
Sand
1949 · Doug
The Enchanted Valley
1948 · Grandpa
Gunfighters
1947 · Rancher Inskip
Atlantic City
1944 · Jake Taylor
The Impatient Years
1944 · Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
Follow the Boys
1944 · Nick West
Crash Dive
1943 · Pop
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942 · Inspector Richard Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 · Insp. Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Insp. Queen
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · California Joe
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941 · Insp. Queen
Tobacco Road
1941 · Jeeter Lester
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 · Ben Caldwalder
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · Insp. Queen
Rhythm on the River
1940 · Uncle Caleb
Earthbound
1940 · Mr. Whimser
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Judge Emmett T. Brennan
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Grandpa Joad
Sabotage
1939 · Major Matt Grayson
Hero for a Day
1939 · Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Pop
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Uncle Henry
The Man Who Dared
1939 · Ulysses Porterfield
Sudden Money
1939 · Grandpa Casey Patterson
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Doc Heath
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · 'Old Puff'
Artists and Models Abroad
1938 · James Harper
Listen, Darling
1938 · Joe Higgins
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Grandpa Briggs
Three Comrades
1938 · Local Doctor
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Uncle Davy
Of Human Hearts
1938 · Jim Meeker
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 · Barney Lane
Big City
1937 · Robert, the Mayor
Bad Guy
1937 · Dan Gray
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 · James K. Blakeley
Between Two Women
1937 · Dr. Webster
Captains Courageous
1937 · Uncle Salters
The Good Earth
1937 · Old Father
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