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Charles Stanton Ogle
Charles Stanton Ogle
	Ogle in 1911
Born	Charles Stanton Ogle; June 5, 1865; Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 11, 1940 (aged 75); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Alma mater	University of Illinois College of Law
Occupation(s)	Actor and lawyer
Years active	1905–1926
Spouse	Ethel Pauline Green

Charles Stanton Ogle (June 5, 1865 – October 11, 1940)^[1]^[2] was an American stage and silent-film actor and lawyer.^[3] He was the first actor to portray Frankenstein's monster in a motion picture in 1910 and played Long John Silver in Treasure Island in 1920.

Biography

Ogle was born in Steubenville, Ohio. His father, Joseph Ogle, was of Irish descent, and worked as a Methodist Minister. His mother, Anna C. Mast, was of German descent and worked as a gold shop saller. Ogle attended the University of Illinois College of Law and practiced law for about two years while pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree.^[3]

He originally performed at the live theater, making its first appearance at the Broadway in 1905. Three years later, Ogle moved to New York to begin a film career, at Edison Studios. He performed in The Boston Tea Party, which was directed by Edwin S. Porter.^[4] He then went on to portray the monster in the first film version of Frankenstein (1910)^[5] and to star in What Happened to Mary (1912), the first serial film produced in the United States.^[2] In 1920 Ogle moved to Los Angeles to change work company to Paramount Studios and his roles at Paramount Studios included playing Long John Silver in Treasure Island, which also featured Lon Chaney. He went on to become a prolific character actor, making the last of his more than 300 film appearances in 1926.

After retiring from film he worked as a lawyer until his death. Ogle died in Long Beach, California of arteriosclerosis.^[3]

Selected filmography

Ogle as the monster in Edison Studios' *Frankenstein* (1910)

The Boston Tea Party (1908, Short)
Frankenstein (1910, Short) – The Monster (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol (1910, Short) – Bob Cratchit
Turned to the Wall (1911, Short) – Squire Ruby
The Battle of Trafalgar (1911) – The Ship's Surgeon
Captain Nell (1911) short – Mr. Randolph, Harry's Father
The Black Arrow (1911) short – Richard Shelton
For the Cause of the South (1912) – Confederate Colonel Randall
A Personal Affair (1912, Short) – The Prizefighter
Like Knights of Old (1912, Short) – The Knight
What Happened to Mary (1912, Short) – Richard Craig – Mary's Uncle
The Diamond Crown (1913, Short) – Kate's Father – An Ex-Detective
The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies (1914) – James Malone
The Man Who Disappeared (1914) – Miens / Biceps
Thou Shalt Not Lie (1915, Short) – The Detective
Under Southern Skies (1915) – Major Crofton
The Heir to the Hoorah (1916) – Bill Ferguson
The Years of the Locust (1916) – McKenzie, Mead's Mine Manager
On Record (1917) – Frederick Manson
Those Without Sin (1917) – Colonel Dackens
The Cost of Hatred (1917) – McCabe
A Romance of the Redwoods (1917) – Jim Lyn
At First Sight (1917)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) – Mr. Cobb
The Sunset Trail (1917) – Judd Aiken
The Secret Game (1917) – Dr. Ebell Smith
Nan of Music Mountain (1917) – Sassoon
The Fair Barbarian (1917)
Jules of the Strong Heart (1918) – Tom Farnsworth
Rimrock Jones (1918) – Hassayamp Hicks
The Thing We Love (1918) – Adolph Weimer
Wild Youth (1918) – Doctor
The Whispering Chorus (1918) – Judge (uncredited)
M'Liss (1918) – Yuba Bill
Old Wives for New (1918) – Bit Role (uncredited)
Believe Me, Xantippe (1918) – Wrenn Wrgley
We Can't Have Everything (1918) – Kedzie's Father
The Firefly of France (1918) – Von Blenheim (aka Jenkins)
Less Than Kin (1918) – Overton
The Source (1918) – 'Sim-Sam' Samuels
The Goat (1918) – Director Graham
Too Many Millions (1918) – Garage Keeper
The Squaw Man (1918) – Bull Cowan
Under the Top (1919) – Otto B. Shott
The Dub (1919) – George Markham
Alias Mike Moran (1919) – Peter Young
The Poor Boob (1919) – Tucker
Something to Do (1919) – Professor Frank Blight
Fires of Faith (1919) – William Booth, Found of the Salvation Army
Men, Women, and Money (1919) – Dr. Malcolm Lloyd
A Daughter of the Wolf (1919) – Doc
The Heart of Youth (1919) – Os Whipple
The Valley of the Giants (1919) – Cardigan
Told in the Hills (1919) – Davy MacDougall
The Lottery Man (1919)
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919) – Col. Radulski
Everywoman (1919) – Time
Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920) – Buxton Scott
Jack Straw (1920) – Mr. Parker Jennings
Treasure Island (1920) – Long John Silver
What's Your Hurry? (1920) – Patrick MacMurran
The Prince Chap (1920) – Runion
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920) – Dobson
Midsummer Madness (1921) – Caretaker
The Jucklins (1921) – Lim Judklin
Brewster's Millions (1921) – Colonel Drew
What Every Woman Knows (1921) – Alick Wylie
A Wise Fool (1921) – Judge Carcasson
Gasoline Gus (1921) – Nate Newberry
Crazy to Marry (1921) – Cement man
The Affairs of Anatol (1921) – Dr. Bowles (uncredited)
After the Show (1921) – Pop O'Malley
Miss Lulu Bett (1921) – Station Agent
A Homespun Vamp (1922) – Donald Craig
Her Husband's Trademark (1922) – Father Berlekey
Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) – Pop Skinner
North of the Rio Grande (1922) – Colonel Haddington
The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) – Schriemann
Our Leading Citizen (1922) – The Judge
If You Believe It, It's So (1922) – Colonel Williams
Manslaughter (1922) – Doctor
The Young Rajah (1922) – Joshua Judd
Thirty Days (1922) – Judge Hooker
Kick In (1922) – John Stephens
Garrison's Finish (1923) – Colonel Desha's Trainer
Grumpy (1923) – Ruddock
The Covered Wagon (1923) – Jesse Wingate
Sixty Cents an Hour (1923) – James Smith
Hollywood (1923) – Himself (cameo)
Salomy Jane (1923) – Madison Clay
Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) – Jeff Tuttle
The Ten Commandments (1923) – The Doctor
Flaming Barriers (1924) – Patrick Malone
Secrets (1924) – Dr. McGovern
Triumph (1924) – James Martin
Code of the Sea (1924) – Superintendent Beasley
The Bedroom Window (1924) – Butler
The Border Legion (1924) – Harvey Roberts
Merton of the Movies (1924) – Mr. Montague
The Alaskan (1924) – Lawyer
The Garden of Weeds (1924) – Henry Poulson
Code of the West (1925) – Henry Thurman
The Golden Bed (1925) – Minor Role (uncredited)
Contraband (1925) – Sheriff Churchill
The Thundering Herd (1925) – Clark Hudnall
One Minute to Play (1926) – John Wade
The Flaming Forest (1926) – Donald McTavish (final film role)

References

^ California Death Index, 1940-1997 (26 November 2014). "Charles Stanton Ogle, 11 Oct 1940". FamilySearch (database). Sacramento: Department of Public Health Services. Retrieved 2016-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Katchmer, George A. (8 May 2002). "Ogle, Charles". A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ellenberger, Allan R. (1 May 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0.
^ Holmes, John R., Dr. (1 June 2009). Remembering Steubenville: From Frontier Fort to Steel Valley. History Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-62584-247-3. Edison Studios in New York led the pack, and in 1908, Charles Stanton Ogle, son of Steubenville preacher Joseph C. Ogle, appeared in the Edison feature The Boston Tea Party.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Charles Ogle, Hollywood's first Frankenstein monster" (1996). The Ogle Genealogist Volume 17. The Ogle/Ogles Family Association. Retrieved from www.ogles.org