Portrait of Charles King

Acting

Charles King

Career

Active from 1920 to 1950, busiest in 1937 with 17 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score40/100
Highest rated
Poster for Trouble in Texas
Trouble in Texas
GoodWatch score51/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles King Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 26
  • Good vs. Evil 11
  • Frontier Justice 11
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Good vs Evil 9
  • Western 8
  • Action-Packed 6
  • Classic B-Western 5
  • Singing Cowboy 4
  • Nostalgic Americana 4
  • Outlaw Gang 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

285
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles Β· average score 84
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
Did'ja Know?
Did'ja Know? (1950)

as Sleepy Businessman (uncredited)

1940s

135 titles Β· average score 54
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)

as Bors

Thunder Town
Thunder Town (1946)

as Bill Rankin

Border Badmen
Border Badmen (1945)

as Merritt

Flaming Bullets
Flaming Bullets (1945)

as Porky Smith

The White Gorilla
The White Gorilla (1945)
GoodWatch score 28

as J. Morgan

Rustlers' Hideout
Rustlers' Hideout (1945)

as Buck Shaw

Three in the Saddle
Three in the Saddle (1945)

as Bart Rawlings

Frontier Outlaws
Frontier Outlaws (1944)

as Barlow

Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1944)

as Red Avery

Border Roundup
Border Roundup (1942)

as Blackie

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails (1941)

as Fulton

Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Outlaws of the Rio Grande (1941)

as Trigger

1930s

132 titles Β· average score 56
Frontiers of '49
Frontiers of '49 (1939)

as Howard Brunton

Gun Packer
Gun Packer (1938)

as Chance Moore

Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)

as Carson Blaine

Ridin' the Lone Trail
Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937)

as Dusty Williams

The Gambling Terror
The Gambling Terror (1937)

as Brett

Trouble in Texas
Trouble in Texas (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pinto

Danger Valley
Danger Valley (1937)

as Dana

Last of the Warrens
Last of the Warrens (1936)

as Kent

Desert Phantom
Desert Phantom (1936)

as Henchman Dan

Young Blood
Young Blood (1932)

as Sheriff Jake Sharpe

The Two Gun Man
The Two Gun Man (1931)

as Thorne

Alias: The Bad Man
Alias: The Bad Man (1931)

as Black Mike Richards

1920s

14 titles
Baby Talks
Baby Talks (1929)

as Party Magician

The Ol' Gray Hoss
The Ol' Gray Hoss (1928)

as Passenger Who Gets Free Ride

You Can’t Beat the Law
You Can’t Beat the Law (1928)

as Red

Flaming Fathers
Flaming Fathers (1927)

as Picnicker at the Beach (uncredited)

All for Uncle
All for Uncle (1927)

as Mike

Warrior Gap
Warrior Gap (1925)

Story

Somewhere In Wrong
Somewhere In Wrong (1925)

as A suitor

The Mad Whirl
The Mad Whirl (1925)

as Bit Part

Wine
Wine (1924)

as Bootlegger

The Black Bag
The Black Bag (1922)

as Freddie Hallam

A Motion to Adjourn
A Motion to Adjourn (1921)

as The Bartender

Singing River
Singing River (1920)

as Grimes

1910s

1 title
The Trail of the Octopus
The Trail of the Octopus (1919)

as Henchman