Charles Lafayette King (February 21, 1895 – May 7, 1957) [1] was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1956. King was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California, [1] from cirrhosis of the liver.

"HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16 (1951) Cowboy actor Charles L. King, 56, was hospitalized today with a painful bullet wound suffered in an apparent attempt at suicide. King's family said he strode into the front room while they were watching television and announced 'I love you all, goodbye.'

Charles King. Actor: The Adventures of Sir Galahad. Although Charles King played a variety of roles in silent films, and even made a series of comedy shorts for Universal in the 1920s, it was as a villain in sound westerns that King achieved his greatest fame.

Short, stocky, and mustachioed, with a poker face and a Texas drawl, Charles King spent over twenty years playing villains in B-westerns and chapterplays. Although he played his share of brains heavies, King is best-remembered by serial and western buffs as a henchman.

Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886 [1] – January 11, 1944) was an American vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, The Broadway Melody (1929), the first …

May 7, 2017 · Actor. He began his career playing a variety of roles in silent films, for a series of comedy shorts for Universal, and made his big screen debut as a teenager in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915). It was during the 1930s to 1940s where he achieved his greatest success, appearing as a villain in scores of B westerns movies.

Charles King is, without a doubt, the preeminent badman of ‘30s and ‘40s B-westerns. In the early years, Charlie alternated between wearing a thick black mustache or being clean shaven.

Charles King was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. King began his acting career with roles in such films as "The Arizona Terror" (1931), "The Pocatello Kid" (1931) and the western "Branded Men" (1931) with Ken Maynard.

Charles Lafayette King (February 21, 1895 – May 7, 1957) [1] was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1956. King was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California, [1] from cirrhosis of the liver.

Charles King Overview: Actor, Charles King, was born Charles Lafayette King Jr. on Feb 21, 1895 in Hillsboro, TX. King died at the age of 62 on May 7, 1957 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Oak Wood Cemetery in Whitesboro, TX.