Charles Giblyn

{{short description|American film director}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Charles Giblyn

| image = Charles Giblyn - Aug 1920 EH.jpg

| caption = Giblyn, from an advertisement promoting Fox Film directors, Exhibitors Herald, 1920

| birth_date = {{birth date|1871|9|6}}

| birth_place = Watertown, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1934|3|14|1871|9|6}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}

| yearsactive = 1912-1934

}}

Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |date=1 May 2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-0983-9 |page=128 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Charles+Giblyn%22&pg=PA128 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |language=en}}) was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed nearly 100 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one of the founders of the Motion Picture Directors Association.

Beginning in 1914, Giblyn worked with the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company.{{cite web |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Charles Giblyn |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/charles-giblyn-p26748 |website=AllMovie |access-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201032141/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/charles-giblyn-p26748 |archive-date=December 1, 2021}} Giblyn was the screenwriter for Scandal (1917). He founded Albion Productions, a film production company, in 1922.

On Broadway, Giblyn acted in The Song of the Sword (1899), Wheels Within Wheels (1899), and The Ambassador (1900).{{cite web |title=Charles Giblyn |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-giblyn-42066 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908034254/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-giblyn-42066 |archive-date=September 8, 2021}}

Giblyn was born in Watertown, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.