Charles Bennett (actor)

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Charles J. Bennett (born March 11, 1889 in Dunedin , † February 15, 1943 in Hollywood , California ) was a New Zealand comedian and actor.

life and career

Charles Bennett began his acting career as a comedian in vaudeville plays. In 1912, the native New Zealander was regularly active in the film business, where he mainly in silent short film - comedies occurred. He gained fame through his appearances at Keystone Studios , where he appeared alongside Charlie Chaplin , Mabel Normand and Marie Dressler , among others . He played a rich uncle in Mack Sennett's film Tillie's Troubled Romance (1914), the first full-length American comedy. He later appeared in George Marshall's film series The Adventures of Ruth (1919) and as William Pitt in DW Griffith's historical romance America (1924).

After a long absence from film, in which he appeared in the hit Broadway comedy Of Thee I Sing (1931-1933), Bennett returned to Hollywood in the mid-1930s, but found only minor supporting roles there. Noteworthy, however, was his appearance in Citizen Kane (1941), where he played the song Oh, Mr. Kane! As an entertainer at a newspaper party with numerous show girls . lectures. He had his last of a total of 130 film appearances in the year of his death in the Abbott and Costello comedy It Ain't Hay . Bennett was initially married to fellow actress Boots Mallory , and later to Dorothy Eileen Bennett until his death. He had a son. Charles Bennett died in February 1943 at the age of only 53.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Bennett at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ Charles Bennett at Find A Grave
personal data
SURNAME Bennett, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bennett, Charles J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand comedian and actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunedin
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1943
Place of death Hollywood , California