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Acting

Charley Grapewin

Career: Active from 1900 to 1949, with a break from 1901 to 1929, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Grapes of Wrath
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Charley Grapewin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.3, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.2, average 2.5
Scare
1.2, average 2.6
Fantasy
0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Class Struggle 4
Classic Hollywood 4
Historical Setting 4
Coming-of-Age 4
Historical Drama 3
Character Study 2
Pre-Code Era 2
Tragic Romance 2
Screwball Comedy 2
Romantic Drama 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as Uncle Henry (archive footage)

1980s

1 title

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 70

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title · average score 65

The Big Parade of Comedy

65

as Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title

When I Grow Up

as Grandpa Reed

1940s

21 titles · average score 62

Gunfighters

55

as Rancher Inskip

Atlantic City

as Jake Taylor

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Insp. Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as Inspector Richard Queen

Tobacco Road

56

as Jeeter Lester

They Died with Their Boots On

64

as California Joe

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

61

as Insp. Queen

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

59

as Insp. Queen

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

57

as Insp. Queen

The Grapes of Wrath

90

as Grandpa Joad

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

60

as Insp. Queen

Johnny Apollo

65

as Judge Emmett T. Brennan

1930s

74 titles · average score 67

The Man Who Dared

as Ulysses Porterfield

Sudden Money

as Grandpa Casey Patterson

Sabotage

as Major Matt Grayson

The Wizard of Oz

88

as Uncle Henry

Big City

65

as Robert, the Mayor

Captains Courageous

81

as Uncle Salters

The Good Earth

83

as Old Father

Libeled Lady

79

as Mr. Bane

The Petrified Forest

84

as Gramp Maple

One Frightened Night

57

as Jasper Whyte

The Loudspeaker

as Pop Calloway

Don't Bet on Love

as Patrick McCaffrey

1920s

1 title

The Shannons of Broadway

as Swanzey

1900s

1 title

Above the Limit

as Chimmie Hicks