Charley Grapewin
Acting
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Charles Ellsworth Grapewin (December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American vaudeville performer, writer and a stage and silent and sound actor, and comedian who was best known for portraying Aunt Em's husband, Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939) as well as Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941). He usually portrayed elderly folksy-type characters in a rustic setting, in all appearing in over 100 films. He was the oldest cast member of The Wizard of Oz.
Born in Xenia, Ohio,…
Filmography
80
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
When I Grow Up
1951
Sand
1949
The Enchanted Valley
1948
Gunfighters
1947
Atlantic City
1944
The Impatient Years
1944
Follow the Boys
1944
Crash Dive
1943
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
Tobacco Road
1941
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
Rhythm on the River
1940
Earthbound
1940
Johnny Apollo
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Sabotage
1939
Hero for a Day
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
The Wizard of Oz
1939
The Man Who Dared
1939
Sudden Money
1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
Listen, Darling
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
Three Comrades
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
Of Human Hearts
1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Big City
1937
Bad Guy
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
Between Two Women
1937
Captains Courageous
1937
The Good Earth
1937
A Family Affair
1937
Sinner Take All
1936
Without Orders
1936
Libeled Lady
1936
Small Town Girl
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
The Petrified Forest
1936
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
Super Speed
1935
Rendezvous
1935
King Solomon of Broadway
1935
Alice Adams
1935
Shanghai
1935
One Frightened Night
1935
Party Wire
1935
Eight Bells
1935
In Spite of Danger
1935
Caravan
1934
Anne of Green Gables
1934
The President Vanishes
1934
Judge Priest
1934
Return of the Terror
1934
The Loudspeaker
1934
She Made Her Bed
1934
The Quitter
1934
Two Alone
1934
Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water
1933
Female
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Torch Singer
1933
Beauty for Sale
1933
Turn Back the Clock
1933