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Charley Rogers

1887 – 1956

British actor, film director and screenwriter

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About Charley Rogers

Lived 1887 – 1956 (aged 69). Charley Rogers was a British film director, screenwriter, actor, film actor and director.

Charles Rogers (15 January 1887 – 20 December 1956) was an English film actor, director and screenwriter best known for his association with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was the son of provincial English playwright Charles Rogers, and brother of actors John Rogers and Gerald Rogers.

In 1956, Rogers died in Los Angeles, California, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Partial filmography

Oliver Twist (1912) - Artful Dodger A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch (1914, Short) The Woman God Forgot (1917) - Cacamo The Light of Western Stars (1918) - Danny Marns Two Tars (1928, Short) - Motorist with Bent Fenders Habeas Corpus (1928, Short) - Ledoux - the Butler Double Whoopee (1929, Short) - Prime Minister (uncredited) Perfect Day (1929, Short) - The Parson (uncredited) Our Wife (1931, Short) - Finlayson's Butler (uncredited) Pardon Us (1931) - Insurgent Convict (uncredited) Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) - Rogers (uncredited) Fra Diavolo (1933) The Live Ghost (1934, Short) Going Bye-Bye! (1934, Short) Them Thar Hills (1934, Short) Babes in Toyland (1934) - Simple Simon (uncredited) Bonnie Scotland (1935) Tit for Tat (1935, Short) The Bohemian Girl (1936) Our Relations (1936) Way Out West (1937) Block-Heads (1938) The Flying Deuces (1939) A Chump at Oxford (1940) Saps at Sea (1940) Double Trouble (1941) - Alfred 'Alf' Prattle House of Errors (1942) - Alf They Raid by Night (1942) - Sgt. Harry Hall That Nazty Nuisance (1943) - Josef Goebbels (uncredited) The Dancing Masters (1943) - Butler (uncredited) Air Raid Wardens (1943) God's Country (1946) - Lumberjack (uncredited) Limelight (1952) - Man in Saloon (uncredited)

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Also known as
Charles Alfred Rogers, Charles Rogers, Charles H. Rogers

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Charley Rogers?

British actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1956)

When was Charley Rogers born?

Charley Rogers was born on 15 January 1887 in Birmingham.

When did Charley Rogers die?

Charley Rogers died on 20 December 1956 in Los Angeles.

What was Charley Rogers's occupation?

Charley Rogers was a film director, screenwriter, actor, film actor and director.

What nationality was Charley Rogers?

Charley Rogers was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charley Rogers

· Wikidata: Q2960804

· DBpedia: Charley Rogers

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