Biography
Charles J. Richman (January 12, 1865 β December 1, 1940) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1939.
Richman was born in the Kenwood Section of Chicago, Illinois. After receiving a public-school education, he attended the Chicago College of Law at night. His interest turned from law to theater after he began acting in amateur productions at the Carleton Club and a millionaire offered to sponsor a touring company headed by Richman. That project led Richman to New York.Long before entering films Richman acted in the legitimate theatre. His work on Broadway began with portraying Horst von Neuhoff in The Countess Gucki (1896) and ended with playing Grandfather Trenchard in And Stars Remain (1936). In 1906 he founded The Garrick Theatre Stock Company, a troupe in residence at Broadway's Garrick Theatre. Richman served as both star and director for the company's fist play, David Gray's Gallops, which premiered on February 12, 1906.In Hollywood, Richman often played supporting roles as a dignified authoritarian figures like General Tufto in the first Technicolor film Becky Sharp (1935) and Judge Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938).
Richman was married to the former Jane Grey for 40 years. They had a son and a daughter.On December 1, 1940, Richman died in the Brady Nursing Home in The Bronx, New York, aged 70.
Filmography
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Movies 44
Exile Express (1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Dark Victory (1939)
Devil's Island (1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Holiday (1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Blondes at Work (1938)
Lady Behave! (1937)
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Make a Wish (1937)
Under Your Spell (1936)
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
I'd Give My Life (1936)
Parole! (1936)
Champagne Charlie (1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
My Marriage (1936)
Strike Me Pink (1936)
In Old Kentucky (1935)
Becky Sharp (1935)
The Glass Key (1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
After Office Hours (1935)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
The President Vanishes (1934)
His Double Life (1933)
Take a Chance (1933)
The Struggle (1931)
The College Hero (1927)
My Friend the Devil (1922)
The Sign on the Door (1921)
Harriet and the Piper (1920)
Curtain (1920)
The Hidden Truth (1919)
The Diary of a Puppy (1917)
The Fairy Godfather (1917)
A Spring Idyll (1917)
The Collie Market (1917)
The Secret Kingdom (1917)
The Dawn of Freedom (1916)
The Hero of Submarine D-2 (1916)
The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
The Man From Home (1914)
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GenderMale
Birthday1865-01-11
Deathday1940-12-01 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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