Charles Avery
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Charles Avery (Charles Avery Bradford) (28 May 1873 - 23 July 1926) was an actor, director, and screenwriter. One of the original seven Keystone Kops, Avery claimed to have directed Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in thirty-one comedies while at Keystone.
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[edit] Career
Chicago-born, Avery had starred in Charley's Aunt and appeared in the original Broadway production of The Clansman before entering films with the Biograph Company in 1908. Leaving directorial duties in the 1920s, Avery later played supporting roles in low-budget Westerns such as The Rambling Ranger and Western Rover.
[edit] Filmography
- The Western Rover (1927)
- The Rambling Ranger (1927)
- The Fighting Ranger (1925)
- Twixt Love and Fire (1914)
- In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
- The Mystery of the Milk (1914)
- A Ride for a Bride (1913)
- A Muddy Romance (1913)
- A Quiet Little Wedding (1913)
- Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
- Mabel's New Hero (1913)
- The Work Habit (1913)
- Cohen's Outing (1913)
- The Telltale Light (1913)
- Their First Execution (1913)
- The Sleuth's Last Stand (1913)
- Safe in Jail (1913)
- The Rural Third Degree (1913)
- A Deaf Burglar (1913)
- A Day's Outing (1912)
- Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
- Tragedy of the Dress Suit (1912)
- The Would Be Shriner (1912)
- Home Folks (1912)
- The Brave Hunter (1912)
- A Ranchman's Simple Son (1910)
- Perils of the Plains (1910)
- The Man from Texas (1910)
- Dooley Referees the Big Fight (1910)
- Dooley's Holiday (1910)
- A Romance of the Prairie (1910)
- Dooley's Thanksgiving Turkey (1909)
- The Little Darling (1909)
- The Seventh Day (1909)
- With Her Card (1909)
- A Strange Meeting (1909)
- The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
- The Necklace (1909)
- The Peachbasket Hat (1909)
- Was Justice Served? (1909)
- Her First Biscuits (1909)
- The Son's Return (1909)
- The Lonely Villa (1909)
- The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)
- What Drink Did (1909)
- Eradicating Aunty (1909)
- Two Memories (1909)
- Resurrection (1909)
- The Jilt (1909)
- The French Duel (1909)
- One Busy Hour (1909)
- The Suicide Club (1909)
- Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (1909)
- Twin Brothers (1909)
- Confidence (1909)
- A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
- Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)
- The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
- Tragic Love (1909)
- A Wreath in Time (1909)
- Love Finds a Way (1909)
- The Helping Hand (1908)
- The Valet's Wife (1908)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
- Father Gets in the Game (1908)
[edit] Director
- The Applicant (1921)
- The Riot (1921)
- A Kaiser There Was (1919)
- Caught in the End (1917/I)
- His Unconscious Conscience (1917)
- Her Donkey Love (1917)
- The House of Scandal (1917)
- Done in Oil (1917)
- Her Candy Kid (1917)
- Her Birthday Knight (1917)
- His Lying Heart (1916)
- A Modern Enoch Arden (1916)
- A Submarine Pirate (1915)
- Gussle's Backward Way (1915)
- Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915)
- Their Social Splash (1915)
- Gussle's Wayward Way (1915)
- The Beauty Bunglers (1915)
- Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)
- Hogan Out West (1915)
- Hogan's Aristocratic Dream (1915)
- Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)
- Hogan, the Porter (1915)
- Hogan's Mussy Job (1915)
- Rum and Wall Paper (1915)
- Hogan's Wild Oats (1915)
- Gussle's Wayward Path (1915)
- His Second Childhood (1914)
- Hogan's Annual Spree (1914)
- Her Last Chance (1914)
- The Great Toe Mystery (1914)
- Love and Salt Water (1914)
- The Knockout (1914)
- Across the Hall (1914)
- Across the Alley (1913)
[edit] Stageplays
- David Harum (1904)
- Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner (1903)
- David Harum (1902)
- David Harum (1901)
[edit] Death
When Avery was found dead in his Los Angeles' home, officials determined the death was a suicide.
