Charley Grapewin
Born in Xenia, Ohio, USA — Dec 20 1869• Died Feb 02 1956
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appearing in over 100 films. He was the oldest cast member of The W…
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MGM Parade
self
The Wizard of Oz
Uncle Henry
The Grapes of Wrath
Grandpa Joad
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
They Died with Their Boots On
California Joe
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Female
Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)
Libeled Lady
Hollis Bane
The Big Parade of Comedy
Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
Clerk
Captains Courageous
Uncle Salters
Dust Be My Destiny
Pop
Johnny Apollo
Judge Emmett T. Brennan
The Petrified Forest
Gramp Maple
Tobacco Road
Jeeter Lester
Three Comrades
Local Doctor
Follow the Boys
Nick West
Big City
Robert, the Mayor
Two Alone
Sandy Roberts
Huddle
Doctor (uncredited)
Alice Adams
J. A. Lamb
Small Town Girl
Dr. Ned Fabre
Crash Dive
Pop
Of Human Hearts
Jim Meeker
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Insp. Queen
Artists and Models Abroad
James Harper
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Insp. Queen
Stand Up and Fight
'Old Puff'
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Ben Caldwalder
The Good Earth
Old Father
American Madness
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Judge Priest
Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Insp. Queen
Return of the Terror
Jessup
Earthbound
Mr. Whimser
Wild Boys of the Road
Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
Simeon Tanner
Eight Bells
Grayson
Gunfighters
Rancher Inskip
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Insp. Queen
Heroes for Sale
Pa Dennis
Ah, Wilderness!
Dave McComber
Three Loves Has Nancy
Grandpa Briggs
Atlantic City
Jake Taylor
Hero for a Day
Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Barney Lane
Don't Bet on Love
Patrick McCaffrey
Sand
Doug
Pilgrimage
Dad Saunders
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Schultz
Shanghai
Truesdale
Broadway Melody of 1938
James K. Blakeley
The Quitter
Ed Tilford
When I Grow Up
Grandpa Reed
The President Vanishes
Richard Norton
The Washington Masquerade
Senator Simmons (uncredited)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Insp. Queen
Party Wire
Will Oliver
Sudden Money
Grandpa Casey Patterson
Sabotage
Major Matt Grayson
The Girl of the Golden West
Uncle Davy
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Uncle Henry (archive footage)
A Family Affair
Frank Redmond
Rendezvous
Prof. Martin
Rhythm on the River
Uncle Caleb
Hell's House
Henry Clark
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Cal Royster
Listen, Darling
Joe Higgins
Torch Singer
Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
Between Two Women
Dr. Webster
Bad Guy
Dan Gray
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Inspector Richard Queen
Wild Horse Mesa
Sam Bass
Without Orders
J.P. Kendrick
Turn Back the Clock
Dr. Henderson (uncredited)
Anne of Green Gables
Dr. Tatum
The Impatient Years
Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Insp. Queen
The Big Timer
Pop Baldwin
Sinner Take All
Aaron Lampier
The Loudspeaker
Pop Calloway
The Night of June 13
"Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)
The Man Who Dared
Ulysses Porterfield
Hello, Everybody!
Jed
Heaven on Earth
Doc Boax
Caravan
Notary
No Man of Her Own
Clerk
One Frightened Night
Jasper Whyte
The Millionaire
Ed Powers
She Made Her Bed
Joe Olesen
Are You Listening?
Pierce
The Enchanted Valley
Grandpa
Beauty for Sale
Freddy Gordon
Hell and High Water
Peck Wealin
In Spite of Danger
Pop Sullivan
The Shannons of Broadway
Swanzey
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Doc Heath
The Woman in Room 13
Andy
Above the Limit
Chimmie Hicks
Gold Dust Gertie
Nicholas Hautrey
King Solomon of Broadway
Uncle Winchester
Super Speed
Terry Devlin
For the Love of Fanny
Professor