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Charles Ellsworth Grapewin was an American vaudeville and circus performer, a writer, and a stage and film actor. In motion pictures he worked in over 100 films during the silent and sound eras, most notably portraying Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939), Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941), and California Joe in They Died With Their Boots On (1941).
Birth Name
Charles Ellsworth Grapewin
Born
Monday, 20 December 1869
Died
Thursday, 02 February 1956
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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These Amazing Shadows | Uncle Henry (clip from The Wizard of Oz (1939)) | 2011 |
The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow | Uncle Henry | 2000 |
Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) / Clip from 'Listen Darling' | 1976 |
The Big Parade of Comedy | Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
Hollywood and the Stars | California Joe (clip from They Died with Their Boots On (1941)) | 1963 |
Ford Star Jubilee | Uncle Henry | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Uncle Salters | 1955 |
When I Grow Up | Grandpa Reed | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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These Amazing Shadows | Uncle Henry (clip from The Wizard of Oz (1939)) | 2011 |
The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow | Uncle Henry | 2000 |
Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) / Clip from 'Listen Darling' | 1976 |
The Big Parade of Comedy | Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
Hollywood and the Stars | California Joe (clip from They Died with Their Boots On (1941)) | 1963 |
Ford Star Jubilee | Uncle Henry | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Uncle Salters | 1955 |
When I Grow Up | Grandpa Reed | 1951 |
Sand | Doug | 1949 |
The Enchanted Valley | Grandpa | 1948 |
Gunfighters | Inskip / Rancher Inskip | 1947 |
Atlantic City | Jake Taylor | 1944 |
The Impatient Years | Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy / Benjamin L. Pidgeon - Bellboy | 1944 |
Follow the Boys | Nick West | 1944 |
Crash Dive | Pop | 1943 |
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Inspector Richard Queen | 1942 |
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Insp. Queen | 1942 |
A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Inspector Queen / Insp. Queen | 1942 |
They Died with Their Boots On | California Joe | 1941 |
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Insp. Queen | 1941 |
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Insp. Queen | 1941 |
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Inspector Richard Queen / Insp. Queen | 1941 |
Tobacco Road | Jeeter / Jeeter Lester | 1941 |
Texas Rangers Ride Again | Ranger Ben Caldwalder / Ben Caldwalder | 1940 |
Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Insp. Queen | 1940 |
Rhythm on the River | Uncle Caleb | 1940 |
Earthbound | Mr. Whimser | 1940 |
Johnny Apollo | Judge Emmett T. Brennan | 1940 |
The Grapes of Wrath | Grandpa Joad | 1940 |
Sabotage | Major Matt Grayson | 1939 |
Hero for a Day | Uncle Frank 'Lucky' Higgins / Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins | 1939 |
The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry | 1939 |
Dust Be My Destiny | Pop / Pop, a Brakeman | 1939 |
The Man Who Dared | Ulysses Porterfield | 1939 |
Sudden Money | Grandpa Casey Patterson | 1939 |
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | 'Doc' Heath / Doc Heath | 1939 |
Stand Up and Fight | 'Old Puff' | 1939 |
Artists and Models Abroad | James Harper | 1938 |
Listen, Darling | Uncle Joe / Joe Higgins | 1938 |
Three Loves Has Nancy | Grandpa Briggs | 1938 |
The Shopworn Angel | Wilson - Caretaker | 1938 |
Three Comrades | Local Doctor | 1938 |
The Girl of the Golden West | Uncle Davy | 1938 |
Of Human Hearts | Jim Meeker | 1938 |
The Bad Man of Brimstone | Barney Lane | 1937 |
Big City | The Mayor / Robert, the Mayor | 1937 |
Bad Guy | Dan Gray | 1937 |
Broadway Melody of 1938 | James K. Blakeley | 1937 |
Between Two Women | Dr. Webster | 1937 |
The Good Earth | Old Father | 1937 |
Captains Courageous | Uncle Salters | 1937 |
A Family Affair | Frank Redmond | 1937 |
Breakdowns of 1936 | Himself / Self | 1936 |
Sinner Take All | Aaron Lampier | 1936 |
Without Orders | J.P. Kendrick | 1936 |
Libeled Lady | Mr. Bane / Hollis Bane | 1936 |
Small Town Girl | Dr. Ned Fabre | 1936 |
The Voice of Bugle Ann | Cal Royster | 1936 |
The Petrified Forest | Gramp Maple | 1936 |
Ah Wilderness! | Dave McComber | 1935 |
Super-Speed | Terry Devlin | 1935 |
Rendezvous | Martin / Prof. Martin | 1935 |
King Solomon of Broadway | Uncle Winchester | 1935 |
Alice Adams | J. A. Lamb | 1935 |
Shanghai | Truesdale | 1935 |
One Frightened Night | Jasper Whyte | 1935 |
Party Wire | Will Oliver | 1935 |
Eight Bells | Grayson | 1935 |
In Spite of Danger | Pop Sullivan | 1935 |
The President Vanishes | Richard Norton | 1935 |
Anne of Green Gables | Dr. Tatum | 1934 |
Judge Priest | Sergeant Jimmy Bagby | 1934 |
Return of the Terror | Jessup | 1934 |
The Loudspeaker | Pop Calloway | 1934 |
She Made Her Bed | Joe Olesen | 1934 |
The Quitter | Ed Tilford | 1934 |
Caravan | Notary | 1934 |
Two Alone | Sandy Roberts | 1934 |
Female | Drunk at Hamburger Stand / Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited) | 1933 |
Wild Boys of the Road | Mr. Cadman | 1933 |
Torch Singer | Judson / Andrew 'Juddy' Judson | 1933 |
Beauty for Sale | Freddy Gordon | 1933 |
Turn Back the Clock | Dr. Henderson | 1933 |
Pilgrimage | Dad Saunders | 1933 |
Don't Bet on Love | Pop McCaffery / Patrick McCaffrey | 1933 |
Midnight Mary | Clerk | 1933 |
Heroes for Sale | Pa Dennis | 1933 |
The Kiss Before the Mirror | Schultz (as Charles Grapewin) / Schultz | 1933 |
Hello, Everybody! | Jed | 1933 |
No Man of Her Own | Clerk / George, a Concessions Clerk | 1932 |
Wild Horse Mesa | Sam Bass | 1932 |
The Night of June 13 | "Grandpop" Jeptha Strawn / 'Grandpop' Jeptha Strawn | 1932 |
American Madness | Mr. Jones | 1932 |
Lady and Gent | Grocer | 1932 |
The Washington Masquerade | Senator Simmons | 1932 |
The Woman in Room 13 | Andy | 1932 |
Huddle | Doctor | 1932 |
Are You Listening? | Pierce | 1932 |
Disorderly Conduct | Limpy | 1932 |
The Big Timer | Pop Baldwin | 1932 |
Hell's House | Henry Clark | 1932 |
Heaven on Earth | Doc Boax | 1931 |
Gold Dust Gertie | Nicholas Hautrey | 1931 |
The Millionaire | Ed Powers | 1931 |
Only Saps Work | Simeon Tanner | 1930 |
The Shannons of Broadway | Swanzey | 1929 |
Above the Limit | Chimmie Hicks | 1900 |