Birthday
1869/12/20
Day of death
1956/02/02 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Xenia, Ohio, USA
Also know as
Charles Ellsworth Grapewin, Charles Grapewin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appeari...Read more
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Grandpa Joad
(1939) The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry
(1934) Judge Priest
as Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
(1936) Libeled Lady
as Hollis Bane
(1939) Dust Be My Destiny
as Pop
(1944) Follow the Boys
as Nick West
(1932) No Man of Her Own
as George, a Concessions Clerk
(1935) One Frightened Night
as Jasper Whyte
(1937) Broadway Melody of 1938
as James K. Blakeley
(1938) The Girl of the Golden West
as Uncle Davy
(1935) Alice Adams
as J. A. Lamb
(1934) Anne of Green Gables
as Dr. Tatum
(1934) Return of the Terror
as Jessup
(1937) Captains Courageous
as Uncle Salters
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as California Joe
(1936) The Petrified Forest
as Gramp Maple
(1941) Tobacco Road
as Jeeter Lester
(1933) Heroes for Sale
as Pa Dennis
(1940) Johnny Apollo
as Judge Emmett T. Brennan
(1942) A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Insp. Queen
(1942) A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Insp. Queen
(1941) Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Insp. Queen
(1942) Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Inspector Richard Queen
(1941) Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Insp. Queen
(1940) Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Insp. Queen
(1941) Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Insp. Queen
(1933) Midnight Mary
as Clerk
(1933) Torch Singer
as Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
(1937) Big City
as Robert, the Mayor
(1935) Rendezvous
as Prof. Martin
(1938) Listen, Darling
as Joe Higgins
(1935) Ah, Wilderness!
as Dave McComber
(1936) Small Town Girl
as Dr. Ned Fabre
(1938) Of Human Hearts
as Jim Meeker
(1933) Turn Back the Clock
as Dr. Henderson (uncredited)
(1935) Party Wire
as Will Oliver
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Uncle Caleb
(1937) A Family Affair
as Frank Redmond
(1939) Stand Up and Fight
as 'Old Puff'
(1935) Shanghai
as Truesdale
(1932) Hell's House
as Henry Clark
(1932) Are You Listening?
as Pierce
(1944) The Impatient Years
as Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
(1936) The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Cal Royster
(1933) Don't Bet on Love
as Patrick McCaffrey
(1933) Hello, Everybody!
as Jed
(1933) Beauty for Sale
as Freddy Gordon
(1944) Atlantic City
as Jake Taylor
(1931) The Millionaire
as Ed Powers
(1937) Between Two Women
as Dr. Webster
(1931) Gold Dust Gertie
as Nicholas Hautrey
(1937) Bad Guy
as Dan Gray
(1939) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Doc Heath
(1938) Artists and Models Abroad
as James Harper
(1939) Sudden Money
as Grandpa Casey Patterson
(1932) The Big Timer
as Pop Baldwin
(1940) The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Ben Caldwalder
(1949) Sand
as Doug
(1934) Two Alone
as Sandy Roberts
(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy
as Grandpa Briggs
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1937) The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Barney Lane
(1932) The Night of June 13
as "Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)
(1932) The Washington Masquerade
as Senator Simmons (uncredited)
(1940) Earthbound
as Mr. Whimser
(1939) The Man Who Dared
as Ulysses Porterfield
(1932) American Madness
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
(1934) The President Vanishes
as Richard Norton
(1931) Heaven on Earth
as Doc Boax
(1936) Without Orders
as J.P. Kendrick
(1930) Only Saps Work
as Simeon Tanner
(1931) For the Love of Fanny
as Professor
(1935) Eight Bells
as Grayson
(1934) Caravan
as Notary
(1933) The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Schultz
(1939) Sabotage
as Major Matt Grayson
(1933) Hell and High Water
as Peck Wealin
(1934) The Quitter
as Ed Tilford
(1936) Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1932) The Woman in Room 13
as Andy
(1947) Gunfighters
as Rancher Inskip
(1932) Huddle
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1937) The Good Earth
as Old Father
(1934) The Loudspeaker
as Pop Calloway
(1935) King Solomon of Broadway
as Uncle Winchester
(2000) The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as Uncle Henry (archive footage)
(1936) Sinner Take All
as Aaron Lampier
(1900) Above the Limit
as Chimmie Hicks
(1932) Wild Horse Mesa
as Sam Bass
(1933) Wild Boys of the Road
as Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
(1938) Three Comrades
as Local Doctor
(1951) When I Grow Up
as Grandpa Reed
(1933) Female
as Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1943) Crash Dive
as Pop
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1948) The Enchanted Valley
as Grandpa
(1935) In Spite of Danger
as Pop Sullivan
(1939) Hero for a Day
as Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins
(1934) She Made Her Bed
as Joe Olesen
(1933) Pilgrimage
as Dad Saunders
(1995) The Dark Side of Oz
as Uncle Henry (archive footage)