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Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Popular Hollywood leading man of late silents and early talkies. He is best remembered for his teaming with Janet Gaynor in 12 screen romances between 1927 and 1934. He retired from films in the early 1940s, but TV audiences of the 1950s would see him as Gale Storm's widower dad in the popular television series My Little Margie (1952).

Known for

The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game
1941 • Barry Scott
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 • Bud
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
1938 • Jeff Hale
Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame
1938 • Capt. Robert Lawrence
Midnight Menace
Midnight Menace
1937 • Briant Gaunt
Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata
1937 • Eric Molander
Fighting Youth
Fighting Youth
1935 • Larry Davis
Forbidden Heaven
Forbidden Heaven
1935 • Mr. Archer / Nibs

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The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game
1941 • Barry Scott
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Flight to Fame
Flight to Fame
1938 • Capt. Robert Lawrence
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Midnight Menace
Midnight Menace
1937 • Briant Gaunt
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Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata
1937 • Eric Molander
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Fighting Youth
Fighting Youth
1935 • Larry Davis
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Forbidden Heaven
Forbidden Heaven
1935 • Mr. Archer / Nibs
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Falling in Love
1934 • Howard Elliott
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Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1934 • Chris Thring
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The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 • Jimmy Morrell
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933 • Adoniram 'Schlumpy' Schlump / Red Branahan
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Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country
1932 • Frederick Garfield Jr.
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Wild Girl
Wild Girl
1932 • Billy, the Stranger
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The First Year
The First Year
1932 • Tommy Tucker
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After Tomorrow
After Tomorrow
1932 • Peter Piper
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Delicious
Delicious
1931 • Larry Beaumont
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Heartbreak
Heartbreak
1931 • John Merrick
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Merely Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann
1931 • John Lonsdale
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Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1931 • Mal Andrews
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The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1931 • Stephen Randolph
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The Princess and the Plumber
The Princess and the Plumber
1930 • Charlie Peters / Albert Bowers
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Liliom
Liliom
1930 • Liliom
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High Society Blues
High Society Blues
1930 • Eddie Granger
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Song of Soho
Song of Soho
1930 • Legionnaire
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City Girl
City Girl
1930 • Lem Tustine
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Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
1929 • Jack Cromwell
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The River
The River
1929 • Allen John Spender
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Happy Days
Happy Days
1929 • Charles Farrell
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Lucky Star
Lucky Star
1929 • Timothy Osborn
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The Red Dance
The Red Dance
1928 • Grand Duke Eugen
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Fazil
Fazil
1928 • Prince Fazil
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The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders
1927 • Stewart Van Brunt
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7th Heaven
7th Heaven
1927 • Chico
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A Trip to Chinatown
A Trip to Chinatown
1926 • Gayne Wilder
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Sandy
Sandy
1926 • Timmy
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Clash of the Wolves
Clash of the Wolves
1925 • Dave Weston
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The Freshman
The Freshman
1925 • Student Bell Ringer at Frolic (uncredited)
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Wings of Youth
1925 • Ted Spaulding
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Three Women
Three Women
1924 • Reveler at Monkey Bar
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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1923 • Israelite Slave (uncredited)
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923 • Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Rosita
Rosita
1923 • Undetermined Bit Role (uncredited)
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