Charles K. French

Charles K. French
Who's Who in the Film World, 1914
Born	(1860-01-17)January 17, 1860 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1952(1952-08-02) (aged 92) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, director
Years active	1909–1945
Spouse(s)	Helen French (m.?–1917) Isabelle Gurton ​ ​ (m. 1919⁠–⁠1928)​ Doris Herbert ​ (m. 1938⁠–⁠1948)​

Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French (or Charles E. Krauss); January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.

French's film debut came in Davey Crockett (1906).

French was born in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Columbus High School. He married Isabelle Gurton.

Selected filmography

Actor

French with Ethel Clayton in a still from the drama Beyond, 1921

• The Cord of Life (1909, Short)
• Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909, Short) - Davy Crockett
• Custer's Last Fight (1912, Short)
• The Vengeance of Fate (1912)
• The Paymaster's Son (1913)
• The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
• The Aryan (1915)
• The Vagabond Prince (1916)
• The Bugler of Algiers (1916)
• An Even Break (1917)
• Paws of the Bear (1917)
• The Clodhopper (1917)
• Wee Lady Betty (1917)
• Love or Justice (1917)
• The Weaker Sex (1917)
• The Guilty Man (1918)
• A Burglar for a Night (1918)
• The Marriage Ring (1918)
• Fuss and Feathers (1918)
• Three X Gordon (1918)
• Come Again Smith (1919)
• This Hero Stuff (1919)
• Six Feet Four (1919)
• The Speed Maniac (1919)
• Haunting Shadows (1919)
• What Every Woman Wants (1919)
• Happy Though Married (1919)
• Stronger Than Death (1920)
• The Terror (1920)
• The Texan (1920)
• Prairie Trails (1920)
• The Night Horsemen (1921)
• Beyond (1921)
• The Bearcat (1922)
• The Yosemite Trail (1922)
• West of Chicago (1922)
• Smudge (1922)
• Mixed Faces (1922)
• Grumpy (1923)
• The Lonely Road (1923)
• Blinky (1923)
• A Woman of Paris (1923)
• Man's Size (1923)
• The Abysmal Brute (1923)
• The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
• The Extra Girl (1923)
• Gentle Julia (1923)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• Oh, You Tony! (1924)
• The Sawdust Trail (1924)
• The Torrent (1924)
• The Girl of Gold (1925)
• The Saddle Hawk (1925)
• Let 'er Buck (1925)
• The Way of a Girl (1925)
• The Texas Trail (1925)
• A Woman of the Sea (1926)
• Frenzied Flames (1926)
• The Runaway Express (1926)
• The Winning Wallop (1926)
• Under Western Skies (1926)
• Hands Up! (1926)
• The Flaming Frontier (1926)
• War Paint (1926)
• The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
• The Down Grade (1927)
• Ride 'em High (1927)
• The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
• Fast and Furious (1927)
• Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
• The Charge of the Gauchos (1928)
• The Cowboy Cavalier (1928)
• Riding for Fame (1928)
• The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
• Via Pony Express (1933)
• The Man from Hell (1934)
• The Brand of Hate (1934)
• Trail of Terror (1935)
• Murder by Television (1935)
• Western Courage (1935)
• The Phantom Empire (1935)
• Desert Guns (1936)

Director

• Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
• Charmed, I'm Sure (1909)
• Thoughts of Tonight (1915)

Writer

• Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
• Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909)

External links

• Charles K. French at IMDb
• Charles K. French at the Internet Broadway Database