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Charles Winninger

Born 26 May 1884 in Athens, Wisconsin, USA, as Karl Winninger.
Died 27 January 1969 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

Married actress Blanche Ring, 8 November 1912; until her death, 1951.
Married actress Gertrude Walker, 1951; until his death, 27 January 1969.

Charles Winninger was born into a show business family, whose act was known as the Winninger Family Concert Company. After years of stage work, Winninger made a few appearances in comedy shorts around 1915-1916 and made a handful of appearances in feature films of the 1920s. The stage-centric Winninger is most-associated with the role of Cap’n Andy in the 1927 Broadway production of Show Boat.

The bulk of Winninger’s film work occurred in the golden era of film.

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