Charles Carson (actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1885–1977)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Charles Carson

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| caption = publicity still for Cry the Beloved Country (1951)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1885|8|16}}

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1977|8|5|1885|8|16}}

| death_place = London, England

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1919–1972

| spouse = Bertha Kathleen Elmes

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Charles Carson (16 August 1885 – 5 August 1977) was a British actor.{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/14382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113202151/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/14382|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-13|title=Charles Carson}} A civil engineer before taking to the stage in 1919, his theatre work included directed plays for ENSA during WWII.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA123|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111975|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/jg4/charles-carson|title=Charles Carson – Theatricalia}}

In 1960, he appeared in the television series Danger Man in the episode "The Key" as the Ambassador.{{cite web |title=The Danger Man cast |url=http://danger-man.co.uk/episodeDetails.asp?episodeID=11&seriesNo=1 |website=danger-man.co.uk |access-date=19 December 2023}}

Selected filmography

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