Age, Biography and Wiki
Charles Winninger was born on 26 May, 1884 in Athens, Wisconsin, USA, is an actor,soundtrack. Discover Charles Winninger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
Popular As |
N/A |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
85 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
Born |
26 May, 1884 |
Birthday |
26 May |
Birthplace |
Athens, Wisconsin, USA |
Date of death |
27 January, 1969 |
Died Place |
Palm Springs, California, USA |
Nationality |
United States
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 26 May.
He is a member of famous Actor with the age 85 years old group.
Charles Winninger Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Charles Winninger height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .
Physical Status |
Height |
5' 6" (1.68 m) |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Charles Winninger's Wife?
His wife is Gertrude Walker (1951 - 27 January 1969) ( his death), Blanche Ring (8 November 1912 - 1951)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Gertrude Walker (1951 - 27 January 1969) ( his death), Blanche Ring (8 November 1912 - 1951) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Not Available |
Charles Winninger Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Charles Winninger worth at the age of 85 years old? Charles Winninger’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Charles Winninger's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Actor |
Charles Winninger Social Network
Instagram |
|
Linkedin |
|
Twitter |
|
Facebook |
|
Wikipedia |
|
Imdb |
|
Timeline
Short, chubby-framed, Twinkle-eyed, ever-huggable Charles Winninger was a veteran vaudevillian by the time he arrived in talking films. Born in a trunk to show biz folk in Athens, Wisconsin, on May 26, 1884, he was initially christened Karl Winninger. He left school while quite young (age 8) to join and tour with his parent's vaudeville family act which was called Winninger Family Concert Co. Upon his parents' retirement, he and his five brothers went off to play in various stock and repertory companies.
In the meantime Broadway made great use of his musical comedy talents, marking his debut with "The Yankee Girl" in 1910 which also featured actress (and later stage star) Blanche Ring.
He married Blanche in 1912 and the couple went on to star together quite frequently in vaudeville and on Broadway, including the musical "When Claudia Smiles" (1914) in which Blanche played the title role.
On film Charlie found an "in" with silent comedy shorts between 1915-1916 but never truly settled into the movie business until the advent of sound.
Throughout the 1920s there were plenty of roles for Charlie on the Great White Way including a stint with the Ziegfeld Follies (1920), several Winter Garden productions, and in such musical comedy showcases as "The Broadway Whirl" (1921) (with Blanche), "The Good Old Days" (1923), "No, No, Nanette" (1925) and "Yes, Yes, Yvette" (1927).
His most significant contribution was originating the role of beloved Cap'n Andy in "Showboat" (1927).
Although he did not play his famous stage role in the 1929 version, Charlie was thankfully able to preserve his beloved Cap'n Andy to film in the superb Irene Dunne/Allan Jones remake of Show Boat (1936). He became so associated with the riverboat captain that he was asked to create several variations of the character on radio. Charlie was relied upon for his benign, errant dads, old-theater entertainers, lovable drunks and other rather wanderlust types in film, characters that usually represented old-fashioned common sense or mores.
Such early talking movies included the slapstick comedy Soup to Nuts (1930) with Ted Healy and The Three Stooges.
Though Charlie was known for adding his immeasurable touch to the comedy genre (Flying High (1931) and Woman Chases Man (1937)), he was also a warm-hearted presence in heavier pictures as well, including the melodramas Bad Sister (1931) with Bette Davis and The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) with Helen Hayes, and rugged adventures Gun Smoke (1931) and White Fang (1936).
Playing the Kern/Hammerstein musical for two years straight, he eagerly returned to the role on Broadway in 1932. With the success of "Show Boat," Hollywood started taking more of an interest in the grey-haired song-and-dance man for character roles.
He was quite entertaining in such classics as Nothing Sacred (1937), Three Smart Girls (1936) and Destry Rides Again (1939).
In the 1940s he brightened up a number of MGM comedies and musicals including Babes in Arms (1939), Little Nellie Kelly (1940), Ziegfeld Girl (1941), When Ladies Meet (1941), Broadway Rhythm (1944)_ and Living in a Big Way (1947).
He and wife Blanche never appeared together in a film although Blanche did play herself in the film If I Had My Way (1940), a film that featured Charlie.
His Broadway swan song was in "Music in the Air" in 1951 and his final film occurred about a decade later with Raymie (1960).
Divorced from wife Blanche in 1951, Charlie subsequently married stage actress-turned-novelist and screenwriter Gertrude Walker whom he originally met on Broadway when he returned to "Show Boat" in 1932 (Gertrude played the role of Lottie).
One of his last important roles was playing Will Rogers' Judge Priest role in director John Ford's film The Sun Shines Bright (1953), his only leading film role.
On TV, one of his most beloved appearances was as a nostalgic guest star on a 1954 episode of I Love Lucy (1951) in which he played an old vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz's (William Frawley). In the show the two, who once billed themselves as "Mertz & Kurtz," sing a couple of cute ditties: "Oh By Jingo" and "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad." Later, Winninger joined the entire "Lucy" cast for a musical revue at Ricky's Tropicana Club, where numbers included "On the Boardwalk to Atlantic City," "By the Beautiful Sea" and "I Found a Peach on the Beach." Both Frawley and Winninger were vaudevillians in real life.
On the one-season The Charles Farrell Show (1956) he played the star's dear old dad.
He also played Santa Claus in the hour-long entertainment The Miracle of the White Reindeer (1960) that same year. TV roles dominated much of his work in the 50s.