Charles Le Moyne (June 27, 1880 – September 13, 1956) was an American motion picture actor of the silent era. He appeared in 73 films between 1915 and 1937.

Biography

He was born Carl Jonathan Lemon at

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, on June 27, 1880, the son of Charles and Clara (née Martin) Lemon. Charles Lemon was a stonemason who later moved his family to

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where he worked as a railroad conductor. Le Moyne was a favorite of actor/director

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, who once said that if Le Moyne was ever not available to play the heavy in one of his films, he would rather postpone production until the actor became free. Le Moyne died in

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on September 13, 1956, and was survived by two daughters and a son.''Los Angeles Times'' - September 15, 1956

Selected filmography

* ''

The Princess of Patches ''The Princess of Patches'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Violet De Biccari, Vivian Reed (silent film actress), Vivian Reed and Burke Wilbur.Parish & Pitts p.157 Cast * Violet De Biccari ...

'' (1917) * '' Treat 'Em Rough'' (1919) * '' Marked Men'' (1919) * ''

The Coming of the Law ''The Coming of the Law'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Tom Mix, Agnes Vernon and George Nichols.Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. p. 86. . . Cast ...

'' (1919) * ''

Overland Red ''Overland Red'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Harry Carey. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Overland Red (Carey), a "knight of the road ...

'' (1920) * '' Bullet Proof'' (1920) * '' Human Stuff'' (1920) * ''

Blue Streak McCoy ''Blue Streak McCoy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Job McCoy * Lila Leslie as Eileen Marlowe * Charles Arling Charles Arling (22 August 1875 – 21 April 1922) was a Canad ...

'' (1920) * '' Sundown Slim'' (1920) * '' West Is West'' (1920) * '' Hearts Up'' (1921) * ''

The Freeze-Out ''The Freeze-Out'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film publication summary, the Stranger (Carey) comes to town of Broke ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Wallop ''The Wallop'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film publication, John Wesley Pringle (Carey), an adventurer, returns to Gadsden ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Fox'' (1921) * '' Headin' West'' (1922) * '' Man to Man'' (1922) * '' The Kickback'' (1922) * ''

Good Men and True ''Good Men and True'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. The film was directed by Val Paul and the supporting cast includes Noah Beery, Sr. and Tully Marshall. Cast * Harry Carey as J. Wesley Pringle * Vola Vale ...

'' (1922) * '' Roughshod'' (1922) * '' Canyon of the Fools'' (1923) * ''

Crashin' Thru ''Crashin' Thru'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. With no copies of ''Crashin' Thru'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Cast * Harry Carey as Blake * Cullen Landis as Con ...

'' (1923) * '' Desert Driven'' (1923) * ''

Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...

'' (1925) * '' The Apache Kid's Escape'' (1930) * ''

The Lone Rider ''The Lone Rider'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Vera Reynolds and Harry Woods. It was remade twice by Columbia first as '' The Man Trailer'' (1934) and then ''The Thundering West'' (1939).Pitts p ...

'' (1930) * ''

Haunted Gold ''Haunted Gold'' is a 1932 Pre-Production Code, American Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1928 film ''The Phantom City'', starring Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan. Filmed in 1932, two year ...

'' (1932) * ''

Hell Fire Austin ''Hell-Fire Austin'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Forrest Sheldon. Plot Expert horseman Austin and O'Brien are in prison when Brooks announces that she plans to run Tarzan (a champion horse) in an upcoming race. Rancher Edmond ...

'' (1932) * ''

Somewhere in Sonora ''Somewhere in Sonora'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film of the same name. The story was based on a 1925 novel named "Somewhere South" by W ...

'' (1933) * '' King of the Wild Horses'' (1933) * '' Empty Saddles'' (1936) * ''

Law for Tombstone ''Law for Tombstone'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Buck Jones and W.B. Eason and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, Harvey Clark, Carl Stockdale, Earle Hodgins and Alexander Cross. The film was ...

'' (1937)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Moyne, Charles 1880 births 1956 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Illinois 20th-century American male actors