Charles 'Chic' Sale
Birthday
1885/08/25
Day of death
1936/11/07 (51 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Huron, South Dakota, USA
Also know as
Charles Partlow Sale, Charles Sale, Chas. 'Chic' Sale, Chick Sale, Chic Sale
Biography
Charles 'Chic' Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of 'Lem Putt', a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses. By age 49 his stage act had become so popular that he felt compelled to write, with the help of two newspaper writers, a 3000-word collectio...Read more
Acting
(1930) Lem Putt, the Specialist
as ---
(1934) Treasure Island
as Ben Gunn
(1935) The Fighting Westerner
as Tex Murdock
(1928) The Ladies' Man
as ---
(1937) You Only Live Once
as Ethan
(1931) The Star Witness
as Pvt. Summerill
(1932) The Expert
as John T. Minick
(1931) Stranger in Town
as Ulysses Crickle
(1932) A Slip at the Switch
as Lem
(1932) Men Of America
as Smokey Miller
(1933) The Chief
as Uncle Joe
(1932) When a Feller Needs a Friend
as Uncle Jonas Tucker
(1936) The Man I Marry
as Sheriff Clem Loudecker
(1936) The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Deacon Devlin
(1935) It's a Great Life
as Grandpa Barclay
(1936) Man Hunt
as Ed Hoggins
(1933) Whisperin' Bill
as Mr. Bowman
(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
as Hick
(1921) His Nibs
as Theo. Bender (segment "His Nibs")
(1924) The New School Teacher
as Professor Timmons
(1936) Important News
as Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens
(1936) Old Shep
as Farmer
(1935) The Great American Pie Company
as Ephraim Deacon
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) The Perfect Tribute
as Abraham Lincoln
(1933) Lucky Dog
as Arthur Wilson