From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCharles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor.Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Nights Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlins Miss Liberty in 1950.A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen, and for his role as Senator Brockway in the film version of Call Me Madam. Critic Bosley Crowther wrote of his performance in The Little Foxes in New York Times of August 22, 1941, Charles Dingle as brother Ben Hubbard, the oldest and sharpest of the rattlesnake clan, is the perfect villain in respectable garb.[citation needed]His last stage appearance was in 1954s The Immoralist co-starring with Louis Jourdan, Geraldine Page, and James Dean; it was also Deans last Broadway appearance.He was married to actress Dorothy White (1911-2008). Charles Dingle died of a sudden heart attack at age 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Germany. His widow survived him by 52 years.

Movies unavailable from Charles Dingle

The Talk of the Town

Andrew Holmes

Movie 1942

Together Again

Morton Buchanan

Movie 1944

The Beast with Five Fingers

Raymond Arlington

Movie 1947

Johnny Eager

A. Frazier Marco

Movie 1941

The Little Foxes

Ben Hubbard

Movie 1941

Call Me Madam

Senator Brockway

Movie 1953

Somewhere I'll Find You

George L. Stafford

Movie 1942

Lady of Burlesque

Inspector Harrigan

Movie 1943

Sister Kenny

Michael Kenny

Movie 1946

Unholy Partners

Clyde Fenton

Movie 1941

Never Wave at a WAC

Sen. Tom Reynolds

Movie 1953

Welcome Stranger

Charles 'C.J.' Chesley

Movie 1947

One Third of a Nation

Mr. Rogers

Movie 1939

Half a Hero

Mr. Bascomb

Movie 1953

A Southern Yankee

Col. Weatharby

Movie 1948

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

John Dessark

Movie 1947

Are Husbands Necessary?

Duncan Atterbury

Movie 1942

A Medal for Benny

Zach Mibbe

Movie 1945

The Song of Bernadette

Jacomet

Movie 1943

The National Barn Dance

Mr. Garvey

Movie 1944

She's for Me

Crane

Movie 1943

Someone to Remember

Jim Parsonss

Movie 1943

Three Wise Fools

Paul Badger

Movie 1946

State of the Union

Bill Nolard Hardy

Movie 1948

Duel in the Sun

Sheriff Hardy

Movie 1946

Double Talk

Orphanage Attendant Bathing Charlie (uncredited)

Movie 1937

Tennessee Johnson

Senator Jim Waters

Movie 1942

Du Barry Did All Right

John Wainwright

Movie 1937

Tv series unavailable from Charles Dingle

Studio One

Tv 1948

Lux Video Theatre

Mr. Wendell Deeves

Tv 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv 1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

Daddy Tom

Tv 1948

The Road Of Life

Tv 1954

Robert Montgomery Presents

Anthony Pollet

Tv 1950

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Tv 1950

Lights Out

Tv 1949

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Sen. Clay

Tv 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Mr. Brown

Tv 1950

Studio One

Judge Swanson

Tv 1948

The Elgin Hour

Miles Virdin

Tv 1954

The Philco Television Playhouse

Tv 1948