Charley Grapewin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charley Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer and a stage and film actor, who portrayed Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Grandpa Joad in the film The Grapes of Wrath (1940). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Grapewin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Dec 20, 1869 In Xenia, Ohio, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 99
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Only Saps Work 1930-12-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | When I Grow Up | Grandpa Reed | 1951-04-19 |
| Movie | Sand | Doug | 1949-08-03 |
| Movie | The Enchanted Valley | Grandpa | 1948-03-24 |
| Movie | Gunfighters | Rancher Inskip | 1947-07-15 |
| Movie | Follow the Boys | Nick West | 1944-05-05 |
| Movie | Atlantic City | Jake Taylor | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | The Impatient Years | Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy | 1944-09-10 |
| Movie | Crash Dive | Pop | 1943-04-22 |
| Movie | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Inspector Richard Queen | 1942-07-30 |
| Movie | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Insp. Queen | 1942-01-29 |
| Movie | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Insp. Queen | 1942-05-07 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | Jeeter Lester | 1941-02-20 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Insp. Queen | 1941-03-24 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Insp. Queen | 1941-11-18 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Insp. Queen | 1941-08-14 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | California Joe | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | Judge Emmett T. Brennan | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Earthbound | Mr. Whimser | 1940-06-06 |
| Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Grandpa Joad | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Ben Caldwalder | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Rhythm on the River | Uncle Caleb | 1940-08-28 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Insp. Queen | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Sudden Money | Grandpa Casey Patterson | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Doc Heath | 1939-01-13 |
| Movie | Stand Up and Fight | 'Old Puff' | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | The Man Who Dared | Ulysses Porterfield | 1939-06-03 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry | 1939-08-15 |
| Movie | Sabotage | Major Matt Grayson | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Hero for a Day | Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins | 1939-10-06 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Pop | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Uncle Davy | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Of Human Hearts | Jim Meeker | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | Three Comrades | Local Doctor | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Grandpa Briggs | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Listen, Darling | Joe Higgins | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | Artists and Models Abroad | James Harper | 1938-12-20 |
| Movie | Captains Courageous | Uncle Salters | 1937-06-25 |
| Movie | A Family Affair | Frank Redmond | 1937-03-12 |
| Movie | The Good Earth | Old Father | 1937-06-02 |
| Movie | Between Two Women | Dr. Webster | 1937-07-09 |
| Movie | Broadway Melody of 1938 | James K. Blakeley | 1937-08-20 |
| Movie | Big City | Robert, the Mayor | 1937-09-03 |
| Movie | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Barney Lane | 1937-12-31 |
| Movie | Bad Guy | Dan Gray | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | Small Town Girl | Dr. Ned Fabre | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | The Petrified Forest | Gramp Maple | 1936-02-08 |
| Movie | The Voice of Bugle Ann | Cal Royster | 1936-02-15 |
| Movie | Without Orders | J.P. Kendrick | 1936-10-22 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Hollis Bane | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Sinner Take All | Aaron Lampier | 1936-12-18 |
| Movie | Party Wire | Will Oliver | 1935-04-27 |
| Movie | Eight Bells | Grayson | 1935-04-10 |
| Movie | In Spite of Danger | Pop Sullivan | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | Shanghai | Truesdale | 1935-07-19 |
| Movie | One Frightened Night | Jasper Whyte | 1935-05-01 |
| Movie | Rendezvous | Prof. Martin | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | King Solomon of Broadway | Uncle Winchester | 1935-09-30 |
| Movie | Ah, Wilderness! | Dave McComber | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | Alice Adams | J. A. Lamb | 1935-08-23 |
| Movie | She Made Her Bed | Joe Olesen | 1934-04-26 |
| Movie | No More West | Judge | 1934-03-29 |
| Movie | Two Alone | Sandy Roberts | 1934-01-26 |
| Movie | The Loudspeaker | Pop Calloway | 1934-06-01 |
| Movie | The Quitter | Ed Tilford | 1934-02-05 |
| Movie | Anne of Green Gables | Dr. Tatum | 1934-11-23 |
| Movie | Caravan | Notary | 1934-12-30 |
| Movie | Return of the Terror | Jessup | 1934-07-07 |
| Movie | The President Vanishes | Richard Norton | 1934-11-17 |
| Movie | Judge Priest | Sergeant Jimmy Bagby | 1934-09-15 |
| Movie | Heroes for Sale | Pa Dennis | 1933-06-17 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Love | Patrick McCaffrey | 1933-06-30 |
| Movie | Hello, Everybody! | Jed | 1933-02-17 |
| Movie | Midnight Mary | Clerk | 1933-06-30 |
| Movie | The Kiss Before the Mirror | Schultz | 1933-05-04 |
| Movie | Wild Boys of the Road | Mr. Cadman (uncredited) | 1933-10-07 |
| Movie | Pilgrimage | Dad Saunders | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Torch Singer | Andrew 'Juddy' Judson | 1933-09-08 |
| Movie | Female | Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
| Movie | Beauty for Sale | Freddy Gordon | 1933-09-01 |
| Movie | Turn Back the Clock | Dr. Henderson (uncredited) | 1933-08-25 |
| Movie | Are You Listening? | Pierce | 1932-03-21 |
| Movie | Huddle | Doctor (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
| Movie | The Big Timer | Pop Baldwin | 1932-03-10 |
| Movie | The Woman in Room 13 | Andy | 1932-05-15 |
| Movie | Hell's House | Henry Clark | 1932-01-30 |
| Movie | The Washington Masquerade | Senator Simmons (uncredited) | 1932-07-09 |
| Movie | American Madness | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | 1932-08-15 |
| Movie | No Man of Her Own | George, a Concessions Clerk | 1932-12-30 |
| Movie | Wild Horse Mesa | Sam Bass | 1932-11-25 |
| Movie | The Night of June 13 | "Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin) | 1932-09-17 |
| Movie | The Millionaire | Ed Powers | 1931-05-01 |
| Movie | Gold Dust Gertie | Nicholas Hautrey | 1931-06-27 |
| Movie | For the Love of Fanny | Professor | 1931-12-27 |
| Movie | Heaven on Earth | Doc Boax | 1931-11-27 |
| Movie | Only Saps Work | Simeon Tanner | 1930-12-05 |