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Charles Paton

Actor

Charles Paton

Born July 31, 1874 in London, England, UKDied April 10, 197076 films

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Night and the City posterFirst watchNight and the City19507.5as Watchman (uncredited)Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another…View film

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Filmography

76 films as actor
  1. 1951Fortune in DiamondsBarman
  2. 1950Portrait of ClareRegistrar
  3. 1950Once a SinnerMr. Lamb
  4. 1950Night and the CityWatchman (uncredited)
  5. 1949The Spider and the FlyCafé Schader Waiter (uncredited)
  6. 1949Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt NoraMr. Dickens, the Grocer
  7. 1949Man on the RunSecond Hand Clothes Shop Proprietor
  8. 1949The Man from YesterdayGardener
  9. 1949For Them That Trespass
  10. 1949Cardboard CavalierMine Host
  11. 1948Love in WaitingOld Man
  12. 1948MirandaOn the Kiosk (uncredited)
  13. 1947Uncle SilasGuest at Ball (uncredited)
  14. 1947Woman to WomanPilot
  15. 1946BedeliaRailway Clerk
  16. 1945Caesar and CleopatraCouncillor (uncredited)
  17. 1945Waltz TimeMinister of Education
  18. 1945Read All About ItMayor
  19. 1944Strawberry RoanAuctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
  20. 1944A Canterbury TaleErnie Brooks
  21. 1944Give Us the Moon(uncredited)
  22. 1943The Demi-ParadiseMr. Bishop
  23. 1942The Young Mr. Pitt
  24. 1942The Goose Steps OutPassenger Arrested on Train
  25. 1941"Pimpernel" SmithSteinhof
  26. 1941Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
  27. 1940The Door with Seven LocksHandwriting Expert (Uncredited)
  28. 1940Girl in the NewsChemist (Uncredited)
  29. 1940Let George Do It!Simion (uncredited)
  30. 1939The Body VanishedMr. Briggs
  31. 1939The Saint in LondonTobacco Shop Proprietor
  32. 1939The Four Just MenPlatform Speaker (uncredited)
  33. 1939Inspector HornleighAuction Bidder
  34. 1939Men Without HonourRev. Fanshawe
  35. 1938Julius CaesarVarro
  36. 1938The Ware CaseForeman of the Jury
  37. 1938Weddings Are WonderfulMinor role
  38. 1938Double or QuitsMr. Binks
  39. 1937Old Mother RileyFamily Solicitor
  40. 1937Museum MysteryClutters
  41. 1937Storm in a TeacupGuest at Official Dinner (uncredited)
  42. 1937The Dominant SexMr. Webster
  43. 1936RembrandtBurgher at Auction (uncredited)
  44. 1936Crime Over London
  45. 1936The Marriage of CorbalFrench Commandant
  46. 1936When Knights Were BoldThe Mayor
  47. 1936Jury's EvidenceCrowther
  48. 1935The Silent PassengerMan Holding Dogs (uncredited)
  49. 1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchShopkeeper (uncredited)
  50. 1934Girls Will Be BoysSanders
  51. 1934The Girl in PossessionSaunders
  52. 1934Freedom of the SeasGamp
  53. 1933This Acting BusinessWard
  54. 1933The Love NestPa
  55. 1933The Ghost CameraFarmer
  56. 1933The Iron StairSloan
  57. 1932Bachelor's BabyMr. Ponder
  58. 1932Love on WheelsBus Passenger
  59. 1932Josser Joins the NavyProfessor Black
  60. 1932The Third StringSam Small
  61. 1931The Other Mrs. PhippsJem
  62. 1931RynoxSamuel Faraday Rickforth
  63. 1931The Great Gay RoadInnkeeper
  64. 1931The Girl in the NightProf. Winthrop
  65. 1931GlamourClockwinder
  66. 1931My Wife's FamilyNoah Nagg
  67. 1931Stepping StonesSuger Daddy
  68. 1931Contraband LoveJude Sterling
  69. 1931The Lyons MailGeorge Didier
  70. 1931What a Night!Grindle
  71. 1931The Sleeping CardinalJ.J. Godfrey
  72. 1930A Sister to Assist 'ErThistlethwaite
  73. 1930The W PlanDefence Counsel
  74. 1929The FeatherProfessor Vivian
  75. 1929BlackmailMr. White
  76. 1929PiccadillyDoorman (uncredited)