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Charles Williams (American actor)

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Charles Williams
Williams in Career Girl (1944)
Born(1898-09-27)September 27, 1898
DiedJanuary 3, 1958(1958-01-03) (aged 59)
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1922–1956
Spouses
Virginia Josephine Evans
(m. 1928; died 1944)
Isabel Fannie Brown
(m. 1945)

Charles Williams (September 27, 1898 – January 3, 1958) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in over 260 film and television productions between 1922 and 1956. He also worked as a writer on 30 films between 1932 and 1954.

Biography

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He started his film career in the early 1920s in Paramount's New York studios, where he made his film debut in The Old Homestead, but also worked behind the camera as a writer and assistant director. With the arrival of sound film, he went to Hollywood and became a supporting actor there.[1] The actor with the short stature and high-pitched voice[1] was often uncredited for his appearances, although he had larger roles in a number of B movies.

Williams was known as a "B-movie regular", who often portrayed quirky, somewhat nerdy, bespectacled clerks, photographers and especially reporters.[2][1] He is perhaps best remembered today[citation needed] for appearing in It's a Wonderful Life as Eustace, George Bailey's cousin and co-worker at the Building and Loan. Near the end of his life and career, Williams also played in a number of television series. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Charles Williams". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Willan, Michael: The Essential It's a Wonderful Life: A Scene-by-Scene Guide to the Classic Film
  3. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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