Charles Quigley (February 12, 1906 – August 5, 1964) was an American actor.
Early years Quigley was the son of Charles P. Quigley, who was a sales manager for a hardware business. He was a 1924 graduate of New Britain High School, and he attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Career On stage, Quigley acted for a year with a stock theater company in Portland, Maine, after which he worked with a touring company of Expressing Willie. He portrayed Christian for a year in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac and then was Ethel Barrymore's leading man for two years.
In Hollywood, Quigley starred in many serials and movies. He appeared opposite Rita Hayworth in several films including Convicted, Special Inspector, Girls Can Play and The Shadow, as well as in A Woman's Face with Joan Crawford. He also starred in The Crimson Ghost and appeared in the serial version of Superman (1948). His last performance was in Tokyo After Dark (1959).
On Broadway, Quigley appeared in False Dreams, Farewell (1934), The World Waits (1933), Her Tin Soldier (1933), Scarlet Sister Mary (1930), Diana (1929), The Bonds of Interest (1929), Cyrano de Bergerac (1928), Caponsacchi (1928), The Light of Asia (1928), and Arabian Nightmare (1927).
Quigley appeared on television a few times in the 1950s.
Personal life In 1928, Quigley married Harriet Blue. They had a son.
Death On August 5, 1964, Quigley died in Los Angeles at age 58.
Filmography
1931: Prestige - Party Guest (uncredited) 1932: The Saddle Buster - Cladgett - Ranch Hand 1936: Broken Hearts 1936: King of Burlesque - Stanley Drake 1936: Charlie Chan's Secret - Dick Williams 1936: And Sudden Death - Mike Andrews 1936: Lady from Nowhere - Earl Daniels 1937: Find the Witness - Larry McGill 1937: Criminals of the Air - Mark Owens 1937: Speed to Spare - Tommy Morton 1937: Girls Can Play - Jimmy Jones 1937: The Game That Kills - Alex Ferguson 1937: The Shadow - Jim Quinn 1938: Special Inspector - Tom Evans 1938: Convicted - Burns, Police Detective 1939: Daredevils of the Red Circle - Gene Townley 1939: Heroes in Blue - Joe Murphy 1940: Men Against the Sky - Flynn 1940: Mexican Spitfire Out West - Mr. Roberts 1940: Kitty Foyle - Bill - Office Worker (uncredited) 1941: The Saint in Palm Springs - Mr. Fletcher (uncredited) 1941: Play Girl - Lock (uncredited) 1941: Secret Evidence - David Harrison 1941: Footlight Fever - Spike 1941: They Met in Argentina - Reporter (uncredited) 1941: A Woman's Face - Eric 1941: The Iron Claw (Serial) - Bob Lane 1942: Yokel Boy - Richards, Actor Policeman (uncredited) 1943: Freedom Comes High (Short) - Jacobs 1944: I Love a Soldier - Soldier (uncredited) 1944: National Barn Dance - Johnny Burke 1944: Practically Yours - George Macy (uncredited) 1945: Duffy's Tavern - Ronald 1946: Larceny in Her Heart - Arch Dubler 1946: The Crimson Ghost (Serial) - Duncan Richards 1946: Affairs of Geraldine - J. Edmund Roberts 1946: That Brennan Girl - Detective (uncredited) 1947: Three on a Ticket - Kurt Leroy 1947: Danger Street - Carl Pauling 1947: Brick Bradford (Serial) - Laydron 1948: Bob and Sally - John Wright 1948: Superman (Serial) - Hackett [Chs. 6-15] 1949: The Cowboy and the Indians - Henderson (uncredited) 1950: Unmasked - Newcombe - Police Detective 1950: David Harding, Counterspy - Grady (uncredited) 1950: Pirates of the High Seas (Serial) - Merkel - Nightclub Manager [Ch.1] (uncredited) 1959: Tokyo After Dark - General (uncredited) (final film role)
References
External links
Embattled shadows: a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939 by Peter Morris