Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the

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era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in

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and died on his 58th birthday in

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. He worked for Selig and the

Fine Arts Film Company Fine Arts Film Company produced dozens of movies during the silent film era in the United States. It was one of the film production studios in Triangle Film Corporation, each run by one of the parent company's vice-presidents: D. W. Griffith, T ...

. Before Clary joined Selig, he "played stock companies and road shows all over America".

Selected filmography

*'' Brown of Harvard'' (1911) *''

The Carpet from Bagdad ''The Carpet from Bagdad'' is a 1915 American silent adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and based on Harold MacGrath's 1911 eponymous novel. In the story, Horace Wadsworth (played by Guy Oliver), one of a gang of criminals planning a b ...

'' (1915) *'' At the Stroke of the Angelus'' (1915) (short) *''

The Penitentes ''The Penitentes'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation. Cast * Or ...

'' (1915) *''

Joan the Woman ''Joan the Woman'' is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day in 1916. This was DeMille's first historical drama. The screenplay is b ...

'' (1917) *'' The Innocent Sinner'' (1917) *'' The Spy'' (1917) *'' The Honor System'' (1917) *''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long impr ...

'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) *'' The Silent Lie'' (1917) *'' The Soul of Satan'' (1917) *'' The Conqueror'' (1917) *'' The Rose of Blood'' (1917) *'' The Man Hunter'' (1919) *'' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1919) *'' A Girl Named Mary'' (1919) *'' The Day She Paid'' (1919) *'' The Woman in Room 13'' (1920) *'' A Light Woman'' (1920) *'' The Penalty'' (1920) *''

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'' (1921) *'' The Sea Lion'' (1921) *'' Sunset Jones'' (1921) *'' The Hole in the Wall'' (1921) *''

Opened Shutters ''Opened Shutters'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Josef Swickard and Joseph Singleton.Connelly p.392 It is a remake of the 1914 film '' The Opened Shutters'', based on a novel ...

'' (1921) *''

Don't Neglect Your Wife ''Don't Neglect Your Wife'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Mabel Julienne Scott, Lewis Stone and Charles Clary. This film was Gertrude Atherton's first story written specifically for the screen ...

'' (1921) *'' Two Kinds of Women'' (1922) *'' Heroes and Husbands'' (1922) *'' Very Truly Yours'' (1922) *''

Rich Men's Wives ''Rich Men's Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is ...

'' (1922) *'' Cause for Divorce'' (1923) *''

Money! Money! Money! ''Money, Money, Money'' is a lost 1923 silent film drama directed by Tom Forman and starring Katherine MacDonald. It was produced by B. P. Schulberg under his production company Preferred Pictures and released through Associated First Nationa ...

'' (1923) *'' The Last Hour'' (1923) *''

Prodigal Daughters ''Prodigal Daughters'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent societal drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film stars Gloria Swanson and was directed by Sam Wood. It is based on a novel of ...

'' (1923) *'' Six Days'' (1923) *'' Thundering Dawn'' (1923) *''

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'' (1924) *''

The Whispered Name ''The Whispered Name'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Ruth Clifford, Charles Clary, and W.E. Lawrence. It was based on a Broadway play that had previously been made into the 1917 film '' The Co-Resp ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) *'' The Breath of Scandal'' (1924) *'' In Fast Company'' (1924) *''

Empty Hands ''Empty Hands'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Jack Holt and Norma Shearer. The film was produced by the Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast Pre ...

'' (1924) *'' The Golden Bed'' (1925) *'' Speed Wild'' (1925) *'' Jimmie's Millions'' (1925) *'' Super Speed'' (1925) *'' An Enemy Of Men'' (1925) *''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

'' (1925) *'' The Unwritten Law'' (1925) *''

The Coast of Folly ''The Coast of Folly'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of ...

'' (1925) *'' Seven Days'' (1925) *''

The Road to Yesterday ''The Road to Yesterday'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film was based on a 1908 play of the same name by Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland and was adapted by Dix and Jeanie ...

'' (1925) *'' The Volga Boatman'' (1926) *'' The Blind Goddess'' (1926) *'' The Blue Streak'' (1926) *'' Thrilling Youth'' (1926) *'' Beverly of Graustark'' (1926) *'' Mighty Like a Moose'' (1926 short) *'' Satan Town'' (1926) *'' His Foreign Wife'' (1927) *'' Smile, Brother, Smile'' (1927) *''

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'' (1927) *'' See You in Jail'' (1927) *'' Pretty Clothes'' (1927) *'' The Big Hop'' (1928) *'' A Woman Against the World'' (1928) *'' Jazz Mad'' (1928) *'' Sailor's Holiday'' (1929)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clary, Charles 1873 births 1931 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Illinois 20th-century American male actors People from Charleston, Illinois American male stage actors