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Charles Delaney (August 9, 1892 – August 31, 1959) was an American actor.


Biography

Delaney was born in
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in 1892. He was originally a motor mechanic and having learned to fly during
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, he started doing flying
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acts on his return to civilian life before beginning to appear in films. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1913 and 1959. Delaney died in
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in 1959. His final screen appearance was a supporting role in the independently produced low-budget feature '' The Beatniks'' which was released posthumously in 1960. Delaney bore a resemblance to film star Tom Moore.


Selected filmography

* '' Solomon in Society'' (1922) * '' Those Who Dance'' (1924) * '' Enemies of Youth'' (1925) * '' Accused'' (1925) * ''
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'' (1926) * '' Satan Town'' (1926) * ''
The Jade Cup ''The Jade Cup'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Evelyn Brent, Jack Luden and Eugene Borden.Munden p.391 Cast * Evelyn Brent as Peggy Allen * Jack Luden as Billy Crossan * Eugene Bord ...
'' (1926) * '' College Days'' (1926) * ''
The Silent Power ''The Silent Power'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Ethel Shannon and Charles Delaney.Connelly p.255 It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis The manager ...
'' (1926) * '' Flaming Fury'' (1926) * '' Husband Hunters'' (1927) * '' The Silent Avenger'' (1927) * ''
The Tired Business Man ''The Tired Business Man'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Dot Farley and Margaret Quimby.Munden p.816 It was produced and released by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures. The fi ...
'' (1927) * ''
Frisco Sally Levy ''Frisco Sally Levy'' (a.k.a. "Véspera de Natal") is a lost film, lost 1927 comedy silent film directed by William Beaudine and starring Sally O'Neil and Roy D'Arcy, which was released on April 2, 1927.The Thirteenth Hour'' (1927) * '' The Main Event'' (1927) * '' The Lovelorn'' (1927) * '' Mountains of Manhattan'' (1927) * '' The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris'' (1928) * '' After the Storm'' (1928) * '' The Air Circus'' (1928) * '' The Branded Man'' (1928) * '' Outcast Souls'' (1928) * '' Show Girl'' (1928) * '' The River Woman'' (1928) *'' Women Who Dare'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1928) * '' Home, James'' (1928) * '' Do Your Duty'' (1928) * '' Hard to Get'' (1929) * '' Broadway Babies'' (1929) * '' The Clean Up'' (1929) * '' The Girl from Woolworth's'' (1929) * ''
The Faker ''The Faker'' is a 1929 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jacqueline Logan, Charles Delaney, and Warner Oland, and was released on January 2, 1929. Plot Rita Martin is the assistant to Hadrian, a fake spiritua ...
'' (1929) * '' Around the Corner'' (1930) * ''
Playthings of Hollywood ''Playthings of Hollywood'' is a 1930 American romantic drama film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley and Donald Reed.Pitts p.167 Made by the independent producer Willis Kent during t ...
'' (1930) * '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930) * '' Hell-Bent for Frisco'' (1931) * '' Midnight Morals'' (1932) * '' Hearts of Humanity'' (1932) * ''
Big Time or Bust ''Big Time or Bust'' is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron (actor), Walter Byron. Plot Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his ass ...
'' (1933) * '' The Important Witness'' (1933) * '' What Price Crime'' (1935) * '' Trails of the Wild'' (1935) * '' Bank Alarm'' (1937) * ''
Kansas Raiders ''Kansas Raiders'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ray Enright, and stars Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, and Scott Brady. It is set during the American Civil War and involves Jesse James coming under the influence ...
'' (1950) * '' The Beatniks'' (1960)


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* 1892 births 1959 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub