Charles Ray
actor, director, producer
- Birth name:
- Charles Edgar Alfred Ray
- Born:
- 1891-03-15, Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
- Died:
- 1943-11-23, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, producer
Biography
Ray portrayed simple unaffected country bumpkins in silent rural melodramas. Unfortunately, Ray let Hollywood turn him into a headstrong egotist. Alienating most producers, he put up his own money to finance a major feature called The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923). The film was a miserable failure that wiped out Ray's fortune. Comeback attempts were hampered by the advent of the sound picture.
Filmography
Directed (7)
