Charley Grapewin

Actor Dec 20 (died age 86) Xenia, Ohio, USA 1900–2000 (100 year career)

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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 appeari…

Known For

Film

The Wizard of Oz

Uncle Henry

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Grandpa Joad

Film

Captains Courageous

Uncle Salters

Film

The Petrified Forest

Gramp Maple

Film

Libeled Lady

Hollis Bane

Film

They Died with Their Boots On

California Joe

Film

The Good Earth

Old Father

Film

Tobacco Road

Jeeter Lester

Filmography

Acting (103)

Movies (103)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as Uncle Henry (archive footage)

8.7

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)

When I Grow Up

as Grandpa Reed

Sand

as Doug

The Enchanted Valley

as Grandpa

Gunfighters

as Rancher Inskip

Follow the Boys

as Nick West

Atlantic City

as Jake Taylor

The Impatient Years

as Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy

6.6

Crash Dive

1943

as Pop

6.3

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

as Insp. Queen

5.7

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942

as Inspector Richard Queen

5.5

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

as Insp. Queen

5.2

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as Insp. Queen

Tobacco Road

as Jeeter Lester

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as California Joe

6.6

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

as Insp. Queen

5.7

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Insp. Queen

The Grapes of Wrath

as Grandpa Joad

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Ben Caldwalder

Earthbound

as Mr. Whimser

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940

as Insp. Queen

5.5

Johnny Apollo

1940

as Judge Emmett T. Brennan

Rhythm on the River

as Uncle Caleb

The Wizard of Oz

as Uncle Henry

Dust Be My Destiny

as Pop

The Man Who Dared

as Ulysses Porterfield

5.0

Sabotage

1939

as Major Matt Grayson

7.0

Sudden Money

1939

as Grandpa Casey Patterson

Stand Up and Fight

as 'Old Puff'

Hero for a Day

as Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

as Doc Heath

Of Human Hearts

as Jim Meeker

Three Loves Has Nancy

as Grandpa Briggs

Listen, Darling

as Joe Higgins

Three Comrades

as Local Doctor

Artists and Models Abroad

1938

as James Harper

4.2

The Girl of the Golden West

as Uncle Davy

Bad Guy

as Dan Gray

A Family Affair

as Frank Redmond

Big City

as Robert, the Mayor

Between Two Women

as Dr. Webster

Captains Courageous

as Uncle Salters

The Good Earth

as Old Father

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

as James K. Blakeley

6.2

The Bad Man of Brimstone

as Barney Lane

Libeled Lady

as Hollis Bane

Without Orders

as J.P. Kendrick

The Petrified Forest

as Gramp Maple

Small Town Girl

as Dr. Ned Fabre

Breakdowns of 1936

as Self

Sinner Take All

1936

as Aaron Lampier

4.3

The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Cal Royster

Alice Adams

as J. A. Lamb

Ah, Wilderness!

as Dave McComber

Rendezvous

as Prof. Martin

In Spite of Danger

as Pop Sullivan

King Solomon of Broadway

1935

as Uncle Winchester

Party Wire

as Will Oliver

Shanghai

as Truesdale

Eight Bells

as Grayson

One Frightened Night

as Jasper Whyte

Super Speed

as Terry Devlin

The President Vanishes

as Richard Norton

Caravan

as Notary

Judge Priest

as Sergeant Jimmy Bagby

Anne of Green Gables

as Dr. Tatum

She Made Her Bed

as Joe Olesen

The Loudspeaker

as Pop Calloway

Two Alone

as Sandy Roberts

Return of the Terror

as Jessup

The Quitter

as Ed Tilford

Female

1933

as Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)

Heroes for Sale

as Pa Dennis

Hell and High Water

as Peck Wealin

Hello, Everybody!

as Jed

Midnight Mary

as Clerk

Pilgrimage

as Dad Saunders

Torch Singer

as Andrew 'Juddy' Judson

5.2

Beauty for Sale

1933

as Freddy Gordon

7.0

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

as Schultz

5.4

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Mr. Cadman (uncredited)

6.8

Don't Bet on Love

1933

as Patrick McCaffrey

Turn Back the Clock

1933

as Dr. Henderson (uncredited)

4.9

Huddle

1932

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.6

American Madness

1932

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

6.8

Wild Horse Mesa

1932

as Sam Bass

The Washington Masquerade

1932

as Senator Simmons (uncredited)

The Big Timer

as Pop Baldwin

No Man of Her Own

as Clerk

Hell's House

as Henry Clark

The Woman in Room 13

as Andy

Are You Listening?

1932

as Pierce

5.0

The Night of June 13

1932

as "Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)

Heaven on Earth

as Doc Boax

The Millionaire

as Ed Powers

For the Love of Fanny

1931

as Professor

Gold Dust Gertie

as Nicholas Hautrey

Only Saps Work

as Simeon Tanner

The Shannons of Broadway

1929

as Swanzey

Above the Limit

1900

as Chimmie Hicks

4.3