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Charles Hill Mailes

Charles Hill Mailes

Acting·1870–1937·141 films

Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of primarily the silent era. Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married actress Claire McDowell in 1906 and the couple appeared in numerous silent films together.

Filmography

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1920)Don Carlos Pulido
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)The Ranch Owner
The New York Hat
The New York Hat (1912)Mr. Harding
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)Uncle Ben (uncredited)
Murder by Television
Murder by Television (1935)James Houghland
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady (1912)The Father
The Massacre
The Massacre (1912)In Wagon Train
The Old Actor
The Old Actor (1912)The Replacement Actor
Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (1926)Commodore Preble
The Sunbeam
The Sunbeam (1912)The Janitor
For His Son
For His Son (1912)The Father, a Physician
Swords and Hearts
Swords and Hearts (1911)Bushwhacker (uncredited)
The House of Darkness
The House of Darkness (1913)The Lunatic (The Unfortunate Patient)
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart (1911)Second Crook
The Battle
The Battle (1911)The Union commander
Friends
Friends (1912)The Bartender
The Lesser Evil
The Lesser Evil (1912)The Revenue Officer / Policeman
Man's Genesis
Man's Genesis (1912)Cave Man
Lena and the Geese
Lena and the Geese (1912)
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)Rich Man in Other Town
At the Altar
At the Altar (1909)
The Wanderer
The Wanderer (1913)The Father
The Unholy Garden
The Unholy Garden (1931)Alfred de Jonghe
The School Teacher and the Waif
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)Nora's Father
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field (1930)Judge
The Eternal Mother
The Eternal Mother (1912)Mary's Father
The Narrow Road
The Narrow Road (1912)The Counterfeiter
The Sands of Dee
The Sands of Dee (1912)Mary's dad
The Phantom City
The Phantom City (1928)Benedict
Thundering Hoofs
Thundering Hoofs (1924)Don Juan Estrada
Under Burning Skies
Under Burning Skies (1912)
The Adventures of Billy
The Adventures of Billy (1911)Farmhand / Rescuer
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)The Girl's Father
A Lodging for the Night
A Lodging for the Night (1912)The Mexican Girl's Father
Fate
Fate (1913)Sim Sloane
The Making of a Man
The Making of a Man (1911)In First Audience / At First Stage Door / Backstage
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)The Father
Saved from Himself
Saved from Himself (1911)The Proprietor
The Lure of the Circus
The Lure of the Circus (1918)Malcolm Somers
The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)Caleb Gale
Treason
Treason (1933)General Hawthorne
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1918)
East Side - West Side
East Side - West Side (1923)Dr. Ernest Shepley
Drums of Love
Drums of Love (1928)Duke de Granada
Free to Love
Free to Love (1925)Kenton Crawford
The Oath and the Man
The Oath and the Man (1910)Aristocrat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black (1914)Mr. Everett
Bitter Apples
Bitter Apples (1927)Cyrus Thornden
Uncharted Seas
Uncharted Seas (1921)Old Jim Eastman
Iola's Promise
Iola's Promise (1912)Jack's Sweetheart's Father
Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1920)J.L. Rich (as C. Mailles)
The Speed Demon
The Speed Demon (1912)Kudge (as Charles H. Mailes)
Chasing Choo Choos
Chasing Choo Choos (1927)Silas Scott
The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies (1909)Francois' Butler
The Hungarian Nabob
The Hungarian Nabob (1915)Count John Karpathy the 'Nabob'
Three Mounted Men
Three Mounted Men (1918)Warden
Find Your Man
Find Your Man (1924)Gregory Mills
Mothers Cry
Mothers Cry (1930)Mary's Father
Name the Man
Name the Man (1924)Attorney General
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)Statesman
The Frontier Trail
The Frontier Trail (1926)Maj. Mainard
The Home Stretch
The Home Stretch (1921)Mr. Wilson
Held to Answer
Held to Answer (1923)District Attorney Searle
Our Better Selves
Our Better Selves (1919)Henry Laurens
The Faker
The Faker (1929)Hadrian
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1920)Dr. Livesey
The College Widow
The College Widow (1927)Professor Witherspoon
Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1915)Arab Chief (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)The Son
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid (1929)Crawford Whitely
Somewhere in Sonora
Somewhere in Sonora (1927)Mexicali Burton
The Town Scandal
The Town Scandal (1923)Bill Ramsey
The Man from Downing Street
The Man from Downing Street (1922)Col. Wentworth
One Stolen Night
One Stolen Night (1929)Doad
Queen of the Chorus
Queen of the Chorus (1928)Rufus Van Der Layden
The Fighting Demon
The Fighting Demon (1925)Señor Darcy
A Temporary Truce
A Temporary Truce (1912)Mexican Jim
Man Power
Man Power (1927)Judson Stoddard
The Speed Maniac
The Speed Maniac (1919)John Matthews
The City Gone Wild
The City Gone Wild (1927)Luther Winthrop
The Blue Streak
The Blue Streak (1926)Don Carlos
Soft Boiled
Soft Boiled (1923)The Lawyer
Red Hot Dollars
Red Hot Dollars (1919)Angus Muir
The Better Man
The Better Man (1926)Charles Clifton
Fools and Their Money
Fools and Their Money (1919)
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle (1912)A Gangster
The Social Highwayman
The Social Highwayman (1926)The Mayor
The Ten Dollar Raise
The Ten Dollar Raise (1921)Stryker
What a Night!
What a Night! (1928)Patterson
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer (1925)Silas Henderson
Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran (1923)Peter Harding
The Bond Boy
The Bond Boy (1923)Isom Chase
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle (1926)Jeff Morgan Sr.
The Great Mail Robbery
The Great Mail Robbery (1927)Stephen Phelps
The Beautiful Spy
The Beautiful Spy (1928)Saavedra
Full of Pep
Full of Pep (1919)Escamillo Gomez
With the Enemy's Help
With the Enemy's Help (1912)Faro Kate's Husband
Crashin' Thru
Crashin' Thru (1923)Benedict
The Bronze Bride
The Bronze Bride (1917)Joe Dubois
The Long Road
The Long Road (1911)A Priest / In Bar
Near To Earth
Near To Earth (1913)
The Seekers
The Seekers (1916)Reverend Israel Mount (as Charles Mailes)
The Soul of Pierre
The Soul of Pierre (1915)Dr. Davidoff (as Charles H. Mailes)
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)First Woodsman
The Eagle's Wings
The Eagle's Wings (1916)Senator Wright
A Woman Scorned
A Woman Scorned (1911)A Policeman
A Sailor’s Heart
A Sailor’s Heart (1912)The Notary
The Baby and the Stork
The Baby and the Stork (1912)The Father
The Spotted Lily
The Spotted Lily (1917)Pere Anatole later
Fate's Interception
Fate's Interception (1912)The Mexican Sweetheart
Olaf—An Atom
Olaf—An Atom (1913)A Parent
Come Through
Come Through (1917)John Lysaght
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912)Blue Grass Pete's Pal
Dora Thorne
Dora Thorne (1915)Prince Borgezi
The Winged Mystery
The Winged Mystery (1917)Josiah Wayne
A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls (1912)The Rich Doctor
Southern Justice
Southern Justice (1917)Major Dillon (as Charles H. Mailes)
A Pueblo Legend
A Pueblo Legend (1912)The Old Man / A Pueblo
Polly Redhead
Polly Redhead (1917)Duke of Osterley
The Magic Eye
The Magic Eye (1918)Sam Bullard (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Root of Evil
The Root of Evil (1912)The Doctor
The Mysterious Mrs. M
The Mysterious Mrs. M (1917)Clubman
Money Madness
Money Madness (1917)Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Brass Bullet
The Brass Bullet (1918)Homer Joy
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918)Robert Carter
The Coming of Angelo
The Coming of Angelo (1913)Guido
The Lash of Power
The Lash of Power (1917)Charles W. Sherwood
The Lair of the Wolf
The Lair of the Wolf (1917)Robert Shepherd
The Yaqui Cur
The Yaqui Cur (1913)The Yaqui Chief / Goldseeker
Beloved Jim
Beloved Jim (1917)Robert McGregor
A Woman in the Ultimate
A Woman in the Ultimate (1913)Verda's Stepfather
Home Folks
Home Folks (1912)The Young Woman's Father
The Whirlpool of Destiny
The Whirlpool of Destiny (1916)Thomas Bell
The Fighting Grin
The Fighting Grin (1918)Otis Kennedy
The People vs. John Doe
The People vs. John Doe (1916)Detective
The Reformers
The Reformers (1913)The Father
Danger Within
Danger Within (1918)Matthew Wedgestone
A Terrible Discovery
A Terrible Discovery (1911)Dick
The Girl Who Won Out
The Girl Who Won Out (1917)Mr. Wicks
East Lynne
East Lynne (1915)Lord Mount Severn