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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-t...
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The Grapes of Wrath
As Grandpa Joad
The Wizard of Oz
As Uncle Henry
Judge Priest
As Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
Libeled Lady
As Hollis Bane
Dust Be My Destiny
As Pop
Follow the Boys
As Nick West
No Man of Her Own
As George, a Concessions Clerk
One Frightened Night
As Jasper Whyte
Broadway Melody of 1938
As James K. Blakeley
The Girl of the Golden West
As Uncle Davy
Alice Adams
As J. A. Lamb
Anne of Green Gables
As Dr. Tatum
Return of the Terror
As Jessup
Captains Courageous
As Uncle Salters
They Died with Their Boots On
As California Joe
The Petrified Forest
As Gramp Maple
Tobacco Road
As Jeeter Lester
Heroes for Sale
As Pa Dennis
Johnny Apollo
As Judge Emmett T. Brennan
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
As Insp. Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
As Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
As Insp. Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
As Inspector Richard Queen
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
As Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
As Insp. Queen
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
As Insp. Queen
Midnight Mary
As Clerk
Torch Singer
As Andrew 'Juddy' Judson
Big City
As Robert, the Mayor
Rendezvous
As Prof. Martin
Listen, Darling
As Joe Higgins
Ah, Wilderness!
As Dave McComber
Small Town Girl
As Dr. Ned Fabre
Of Human Hearts
As Jim Meeker
Turn Back the Clock
As Dr. Henderson (uncredited)
Party Wire
As Will Oliver
Rhythm on the River
As Uncle Caleb
A Family Affair
As Frank Redmond
Stand Up and Fight
As 'Old Puff'
Shanghai
As Truesdale
Hell's House
As Henry Clark
Are You Listening?
As Pierce
The Impatient Years
As Benjamin L. Pidgeon, Bellboy
The Voice of Bugle Ann
As Cal Royster
Don't Bet on Love
As Patrick McCaffrey
Hello, Everybody!
As Jed
Beauty for Sale
As Freddy Gordon
Atlantic City
As Jake Taylor
The Millionaire
As Ed Powers
Between Two Women
As Dr. Webster
Gold Dust Gertie
As Nicholas Hautrey
Bad Guy
As Dan Gray
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
As Doc Heath
Artists and Models Abroad
As James Harper
Sudden Money
As Grandpa Casey Patterson
The Big Timer
As Pop Baldwin
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
As Ben Caldwalder
Sand
As Doug
Two Alone
As Sandy Roberts
Three Loves Has Nancy
As Grandpa Briggs
Going Hollywood: The '30s
As (archive footage)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
As Barney Lane
The Night of June 13
As "Grandpop" Strawn (as Charles Grapewin)
The Washington Masquerade
As Senator Simmons (uncredited)
Earthbound
As Mr. Whimser
The Man Who Dared
As Ulysses Porterfield
American Madness
As Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
As Richard Norton
Heaven on Earth
As Doc Boax
Without Orders
As J.P. Kendrick
Only Saps Work
As Simeon Tanner
For the Love of Fanny
As Professor
Eight Bells
As Grayson
Caravan
As Notary
The Kiss Before the Mirror
As Schultz
Sabotage
As Major Matt Grayson
Hell and High Water
As Peck Wealin
The Quitter
As Ed Tilford
Breakdowns of 1936
As Self
The Woman in Room 13
As Andy
Gunfighters
As Rancher Inskip
Huddle
As Doctor (uncredited)
The Good Earth
As Old Father
The Loudspeaker
As Pop Calloway
King Solomon of Broadway
As Uncle Winchester
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
As Uncle Henry (archive footage)
Sinner Take All
As Aaron Lampier
Above the Limit
As Chimmie Hicks
Wild Horse Mesa
As Sam Bass
Wild Boys of the Road
As Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
Three Comrades
As Local Doctor
When I Grow Up
As Grandpa Reed
Female
As Drunk at Hamburger Stand (Uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
As (archive footage)
Crash Dive
As Pop
The Big Parade of Comedy
As Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Enchanted Valley
As Grandpa
In Spite of Danger
As Pop Sullivan
Hero for a Day
As Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins
She Made Her Bed
As Joe Olesen
Pilgrimage
As Dad Saunders
The Dark Side of Oz
As Uncle Henry (archive footage)