Charles Waldron (December 24, 1874 â€" March 4, 1946) was an American
stage and film actor, sometimes credited as Charles Waldron Sr., Chas.
Waldron Sr., Charles D. Waldron or Mr. Waldron.He was born and grew up
in Waterford, New York. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Waldron,
were themselves actors of some note, but they did not want their son
to follow in their profession and tried to steer him to a career in
finance. He worked in Philadelphia as a bank clerk. However, he jumped
at the chance to "play the juvenile lead in Kidnapped".Nine years of
stock and a tour of Australia performing in The Virginian and The
Squaw Man followed. In 1905, he was praised for his performance in the
leading role in the play The Eternal City at San Francisco's Alcazar
Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in 1907 in David Belasco's The
Warrens of Virginia. (His father and Belasco had been fellow actors in
a Portland, Oregon company.) From 1907 to 1946, he acted in more than
40 Broadway productions in New York City. He played the title role in
the original 1914 production of Daddy Long Legs, opposite future film
star Ruth Chatterton; both he and Chatterton were highly praised. He
performed alongside his son, Charles Belasco Jr., in the latter's
debut in Lucrece c. 1932.Over his long career, he appeared in more
than 60 films, starting with the silent film Big Horse Hank (1911). He
is perhaps best known for his final film role, that of General
Sternwood in the opening scenes of The Big Sleep (1946), starring
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
stage and film actor, sometimes credited as Charles Waldron Sr., Chas.
Waldron Sr., Charles D. Waldron or Mr. Waldron.He was born and grew up
in Waterford, New York. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Waldron,
were themselves actors of some note, but they did not want their son
to follow in their profession and tried to steer him to a career in
finance. He worked in Philadelphia as a bank clerk. However, he jumped
at the chance to "play the juvenile lead in Kidnapped".Nine years of
stock and a tour of Australia performing in The Virginian and The
Squaw Man followed. In 1905, he was praised for his performance in the
leading role in the play The Eternal City at San Francisco's Alcazar
Theatre. He made his Broadway debut in 1907 in David Belasco's The
Warrens of Virginia. (His father and Belasco had been fellow actors in
a Portland, Oregon company.) From 1907 to 1946, he acted in more than
40 Broadway productions in New York City. He played the title role in
the original 1914 production of Daddy Long Legs, opposite future film
star Ruth Chatterton; both he and Chatterton were highly praised. He
performed alongside his son, Charles Belasco Jr., in the latter's
debut in Lucrece c. 1932.Over his long career, he appeared in more
than 60 films, starting with the silent film Big Horse Hank (1911). He
is perhaps best known for his final film role, that of General
Sternwood in the opening scenes of The Big Sleep (1946), starring
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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