Charles Stevenson (October 13, 1887 – July 4, 1943) was an American film actor of the
silent era
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.
He appeared in 136 films between 1914 and 1925. He was born in
Sacramento, California
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, and died in
Palo Alto, California
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The city was ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Luke, the Candy Cut-Up
''Luke, the Candy Cut-Up'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in George Eastman House.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Gene Marsh
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* B ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Pipes the Pippins'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Double
''Luke's Double'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It was believed to be a lost film. However, in October 2022, a 28-mm print of the film has been recovered by the Harold Lloyd Estate and has been deposited at the ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Late Lunchers
''Luke's Late Lunchers'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard as (as Harry Pollard)
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Bud Jamison
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Cha ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Laughs Last
''Luke Laughs Last'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Bud Jamison
* Charles Stevenson
* Harry Todd
Harry Todd (December 13, ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Fatal Flivver
''Luke's Fatal Flivver'' is a 1916 American short film, short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard (as Harry Pollard)
* Bebe Daniels
* Bud Jamison
* Charles Stevenson (actor), Charles Stevenson
...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Society Mixup
''Luke's Society Mixup'' is a 1916 American short film, short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard (as Harry Pollard)
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Bud Jamison
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Rides Roughshod'' (1916)
* ''
Luke, Crystal Gazer'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Lost Lamb
''Luke's Lost Lamb'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* H ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Does the Midway
''Luke Does the Midway'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brook ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Joins the Navy'' (1916)
* ''
Luke and the Mermaids
''Luke and the Mermaids'' is a 1916 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Br ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Speedy Club Life'' (1916)
* ''
Luke and the Bang-Tails'' (1916)
* ''
Luke, the Chauffeur'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Preparedness Preparations
''Luke's Preparedness Preparations'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke, the Gladiator
''Luke, the Gladiator'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Lukius, Gladiator
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke, Patient Provider
''Luke, Patient Provider'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* Ha ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Newsie Knockout
''Luke's Newsie Knockout'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* Ha ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Movie Muddle
''Luke's Movie Muddle'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in various film archives around the world, including George Eastman House and the Filmoteca Española.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Luke
...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke, Rank Impersonator
''Luke, Rank Impersonator'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Brooks
* ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle'' (1916)
* ''
Luke Locates the Loot'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Shattered Sleep
''Luke's Shattered Sleep'' is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Billy Fay
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Sammy Br ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Luke's Lost Liberty'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke, Lawyer'' (1917)
* ''
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
''Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' is a 1917 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sidney De Gray
* Charles Stevenson (actor), Charles Steve ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
''Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels - Bebe
* Snub Poll ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
''Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Arthur Mumas
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* Bud Jamison
* Gilbert Pratt
* Max Hamburger ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Stop! Luke! Listen!
''Stop! Luke! Listen!'' is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* David Voorhees
* Charles Stevenson (as Charles E. Steve ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
''Lonesome Luke, Messenger'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Lonesome Luke and Snub are employed as bicycle messengers. One of their assignments is to deliver several packages to an all-girls boarding school. ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
''Lonesome Luke's Wild Women'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists in a collection.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
''Lonesome Luke Loses Patients'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Gus Leonard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Fred ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Pinched'' (1917)
* ''
Birds of a Feather
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'' (1917)
* ''
From Laramie to London'' (1917)
* ''
Love, Laughs and Lather
''Love, Laughs and Lather'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Gilbert Pratt
* Gus Leonard
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Billy Fay
* Nina Speight
* Bud Jamiso ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Clubs Are Trump
''Clubs Are Trump'' is a 1917 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard are "two famous lascars" who annoy several wooing couples in a public park. Eventually their antics enrage a large ...
'' (1917)
* ''
All Aboard'' (1917)
* ''
We Never Sleep'' (1917)
* ''
Move On'' (1917)
* ''
Step Lively'' (1917)
* ''
The Tip
''The Tip'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Distributed by the Pathé Exchange, the film was released in US cinemas on January 6. The film was shown in France on March 7, 1919 under the title "Lui et la voyante". I ...
'' (1918)
* ''
On the Jump
''On the Jump'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Like many American films of the time, ''On the Jump'' was subject to cuts by city and sta ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Follow the Crowd'' (1918)
* ''
It's a Wild Life'' (1918)
* ''
Hey There!
''Hey There!'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Like many American films of the time, ''Hey There!'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required c ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Non-Stop Kid
''The Non-Stop Kid'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Bebe plays a pretty young thing with several suitors, including Harold, competing to win her affections.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Harold
* Snub Pollard as S ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Two-Gun Gussie'' (1918)
* ''
The City Slicker'' (1918)
* ''
Sic 'Em, Towser
''Sic 'Em, Towser'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* William Gillespie
* Hel ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Somewhere in Turkey'' (1918)
* ''
Are Crooks Dishonest?'' (1918)
* ''
An Ozark Romance
''An Ozark Romance'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Broo ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany'' (1918)
* ''
That's Him'' (1918)
* ''
Bride and Gloom'' (1918)
* ''
Two Scrambled'' (1918)
* ''
Bees in His Bonnet
''Bees in His Bonnet'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is presumed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* William ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Do You Love Your Wife?'' (1919)
* ''
Ask Father'' (1919)
* ''
Ring Up the Curtain
''Ring Up the Curtain'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film survives and is available on DVD. '' (1919)
* ''
Spring Fever'' (1919)
* ''
Just Neighbors
''Just Neighbors'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in the film archives at George Eastman House, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, Filmoteca Española and the National Film, Televi ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Be My Wife'' (1919)
* ''
The Rajah'' (1919)
* ''
He Leads, Others Follow
''He Leads, Others Follow'' is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It is presumed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* Charles Inslee
* ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Soft Money
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'' (1919)
* ''
Count the Votes
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'' (1919)
* ''
Pay Your Dues
''Pay Your Dues'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
A chapter of the Ancient Order of Simps lodge is initiating three new members who each must undergo a rough hazing. All three candidates are blindfolded. ...
'' (1919)
* ''
His Only Father'' (1919)
* ''
Bumping Into Broadway'' (1919)
* ''
Captain Kidd's Kids
''Captain Kidd's Kids'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It marked the last film Bebe Daniels worked on as Lloyd's leading lady. Prints of this film exist in the film archives of the UCLA Film and Television Archive ...
'' (1919)
* ''
From Hand to Mouth
''From Hand to Mouth'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. This was the first film Lloyd made with frequent co-star (and future wife) Mildred Davis. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film I ...
'' (1919)
* ''
His Royal Slyness
''His Royal Slyness'' is a 1920 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It marked the final collaboration with frequent co-star Snub Pollard, who moved on to star in his own series of films following this release. This film was ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Haunted Spooks'' (1920)
* ''
An Eastern Westerner
''An Eastern Westerner'' is a 1920 American silent Western comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A copy of the film exists.
Plot
The Boy is the hedonistic son of wealthy eastern parents. One night when he returns home at 2 a.m. from a night ...
'' (1920)
* ''
High and Dizzy
''High and Dizzy'' is a 1920 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
The film revolves around a young woman who sleepwalks and the doctor who is attempting to treat her. The climactic scene involves the young woman sleepwalki ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Get Out and Get Under
''Get Out and Get Under'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Hal Roach and starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis.
The car in the movie, to which Lloyd was alternately devoted or frustrated, appears to be a 1920 Ford Model ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Number, Please?'' (1920)
* ''
Now or Never'' (1921)
* ''
A Sailor-Made Man'' (1921)
* ''
Safety Last!'' (1923)
* ''
Under Two Jags'' (1923)
* ''
Kill or Cure'' (1923)
* ''
Gas and Air
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'' (1923)
* ''
Short Orders
''Short Orders'' is a 1923 film starring Stan Laurel.
Cast
* Stan Laurel
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'' (1923)
* ''
A Man About Town'' (1923)
* ''
The Whole Truth'' (1923)
* ''
Scorching Sands
''Scorching Sands'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel. The title is a play on that of the 1922 Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Pied Piper Malone
''Pied Piper Malone'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Thomas Meighan. The Famous Players-Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distributed.
Plot
As described in a film magazine revie ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Hot Water
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'' (1924)
* ''
Isn't Life Terrible?'' (1925)
References
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1887 births
1943 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Sacramento, California
20th-century American male actors