Carl Stockdale

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

also known as Carlton Stockdale (19 February 1874 - 15 March 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent-era, to talkies.

A native of Worthington, Minnesota, he was in Hollywood as early as 1913 with a small role in Gilbert M. Anderson's Broncho Billy's Last Deed. He remained busy through the 1940s, then his career slowed down.

[edit] Connection to the Murder of William Desmond Taylor

Stockdale was Charlotte Shelby's close friend, he stated on the witness stand that he was with Mrs. Shelby, a major suspect, when William Desmond Taylor was murdered, therefore she could not have killed him.

[edit] External links

• Carl Stockdale at the Internet Movie Database
• 12 Silent film celebrities connected with the Taylor murder case
• Carl Stockdale at Find A Grave