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Charles Avery(1873-1926)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Charles Avery
Charles Avery was born on 28 May 1873 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Love and Bullets (1914), His Lying Heart (1916) and The Taming of the Shrew (1908). He was married to Elsa Clark, Margaret Ella Royster and Katherine Caroline Gormley. He died on 23 July 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 28, 1873
DiedJuly 23, 1926(53)
BornMay 28, 1873
DiedJuly 23, 1926(53)
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Known for

Love and Bullets
9.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1914
His Lying Heart
Short
  • Director
  • 1916
The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
The Taming of the Shrew
5.4
Short
  • Music Teacher
  • 1908
His Nine Lives
Short
  • Director
  • 1918

Credits

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Actor

  • Art Acord, Ena Gregory, and Albert J. Smith in The Western Rover (1927)
    The Western Rover
    • Hinkey Hall
    • 1927
  • C.E. Anderson, Charles Avery, Dorothy Gulliver, and Jack Hoxie in The Rambling Ranger (1927)
    The Rambling Ranger
    • Seth Buxley
    • 1927
  • Lon Chaney in The Blackbird (1926)
    The Blackbird
    6.7
    • Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • William Desmond, Mary McAllister, and Albert J. Smith in The Ace of Spades (1925)
    The Ace of Spades
    5.1
    • 1925
  • The Fighting Ranger (1925)
    The Fighting Ranger
    • Miguel Cordero
    • 1925
  • The Whirlwind (1922)
    The Whirlwind
    6.5
    Short
    • 1922
  • The Other Man (1916)
    The Other Man
    Short
    • 1916
  • The Sea Nymphs (1914)
    The Sea Nymphs
    Short
    • Mabel's Father
    • 1914
  • Zip, the Dodger
    Short
    • Man on Bench (uncredited)
    • 1914
  • Hello, Mabel
    5.3
    Short
    • Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
    • 1914
  • Fatty's Finish
    Short
    • 1914
  • Fatty and the Heiress
    Short
    • 1914
  • Mabel's Busy Day (1914)
    Mabel's Busy Day
    5.4
    Short
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1914
  • Charles Chaplin and Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in The Knockout (1914)
    The Knockout
    5.7
    Short
    • Cop (uncredited)
    • 1914
  • The Water Dog (1914)
    The Water Dog
    6.1
    Short
    • Observer of Girl on Rocks (uncredited)
    • 1914

Director

  • Mark Hamilton in Daffy House (1921)
    Daffy House
    Short
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Jimmy Aubrey in The Applicant (1921)
    The Applicant
    Short
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Jimmy Aubrey in The Riot (1921)
    The Riot
    Short
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Beachnuts
    Short
    • Director
    • 1920
  • The Artist (1920)
    The Artist
    Short
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Keyhole Reporter
    Short
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Peaceful Valley
    Short
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Hicksville
    Short
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Foxy Ambrose (1919)
    Foxy Ambrose
    Short
    • Director
    • 1919
  • A Kaiser There Was
    Short
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Her Bohemian Party
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • A Good Elk
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • A Janitor's Fall
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Fork Over
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • She Didn't Do It
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Mack Swain in Gemini Ambrose (1920)
    Gemini Ambrose
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in All Wrong Ambrose (1920)
    All Wrong Ambrose
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1920
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Visit (1919)
    Ambrose's Visit
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Baffled Ambrose (1919)
    Baffled Ambrose
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup (1919)
    Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Vacation (1919)
    Ambrose's Vacation
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1919
  • Mack Swain in Ambrose's Predicament (1919)
    Ambrose's Predicament
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1919
  • His Lying Heart
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1916
  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in The Waiters' Ball (1916)
    The Waiters' Ball
    6.8
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1916
  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in Fatty's New Role (1915)
    Fatty's New Role
    5.7
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1915
  • A Rowboat Romance
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1914

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1873
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 23, 1926
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Elsa ClarkApril 12, 1919 - February 8, 1924 (divorced)
  • Children
      Charlotte Bradford
  • Relatives
      Greg Schaper(Great Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    One of the seven original members of the Keystone Kops.

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