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name: "Charles Cane"
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born: "18 April 1899"
died: "30 November 1973"
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average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 2
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# Charles Cane

Actor. Born 18 April 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 30 November 1973.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 April 1899, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 30 November 1973
- **Also known as:** Charles Cannefax, Charles R. Cane, Charles B. Cane
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 71 (1), 1950s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cane_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135978722, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133802/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86402

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Born Yesterday*](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md) (76)

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## Biography

Charles Cane (born Charles Radford Cannefax Jr.) was an American character actor. Born on 18 April 1899 in Springfield, Missouri, he began his career in vaudeville and on stage before appearing in films from the early 1930s. He was billed early as Charlie Cannefax and later as Charles Cane, and worked under additional variants including Charles R. Cane.

Cane appeared in numerous supporting and uncredited roles across films and early television until the early 1960s. His credits include Policeman (uncredited) in *Born Yesterday* (1950), Plainclothesman at Airport in *The Killing* (1956), Angry Husband in Convertible (uncredited) in *In a Lonely Place* (1950), Hopkins (uncredited) in *The Big Heat* (1953), and Lou (uncredited) in *Marty* (1955). He was the younger brother of billiard champion Bob Cannefax and died on 30 November 1973 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Born Yesterday* (1950), Fi1m 76, as Policeman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md)
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Fi1m 71, as Plumber (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Gambler Wore a Gun* (1961), as Kelly Barnum
- *The Great Impostor* (1960), as Sheriff (uncredited)
- *No Name on the Bullet* (1959), as Eddie (uncredited)
- *Girl on the Run* (1958), as Webster
- *Gun Battle at Monterey* (1957), as Sheriff Claude Mundy
- *The Helen Morgan Story* (1957), as Jimmy - Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- *Man of a Thousand Faces* (1957), as Studio Guard (uncredited)
- *The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure* (1956), as Police Sergeant
- *The Killing* (1956), as Plainclothesman at Airport
- *A Day of Fury* (1956), as Duggen
- *The Steel Jungle* (1956), as First Detective
- *Holiday Affair* (1955), as Officer McClary
- *Marty* (1955), as Lou (uncredited)
- *Revenge of the Creature* (1955), as Police Captain
- *Lucky Me* (1954), as Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Dangerous Mission* (1954), as Charlie Barrett
- *Crime Wave* (1953), as Detective (uncredited)
- *The Big Heat* (1953), as Hopkins (uncredited)
- *No Escape* (1953), as Wilbur K. Grossett
- *Invaders from Mars* (1953), as Officer Blaine
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, Actor
- *Girls in the Night* (1953), as McGinty
- *Ruby Gentry* (1952), as Charlie/Cullen McAuliffe
- *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as City Councilman, Friendly Fields
- *Kansas City Confidential* (1952), as Detective Barney (uncredited)
- *Lone Star* (1952), Actor
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Peavey
- *Too Young to Kiss* (1951), as Detective on Train (uncredited)
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), series, as Man in Audience
- *Native Son* (1951), as Det. Britten
- *Belle Le Grand* (1951), as Cal
- *Born Yesterday* (1950), as Policeman (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md)
- *Southside 1-1000* (1950), as Harris
- *Convicted* (1950), as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- *The Great Jewel Robber* (1950), as Mr. Tom Creel (uncredited)
- *In a Lonely Place* (1950), as Angry Husband in Convertible (uncredited)
- *The Blonde Bandit* (1949), as Lt. Ralph Metzger
- *Prison Warden* (1949), as Quarry Supervisor Captain Bill Radford
- *Calamity Jane and Sam Bass* (1949), as J. Wells
- *Brimstone* (1949), as 2nd Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Dark Past* (1948), as Sheriff (uncredited)
- *Bodyguard* (1948), as Capt. Wayne
- *Adventures in Silverado* (1948), as Sheriff
- *Tenth Avenue Angel* (1948), as Parole Officer
- *Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad* (1948), as George Wendell
- *Framed* (1947), as (uncredited)
- *The Guilt of Janet Ames* (1947), as Walker
- *Dead Reckoning* (1946), as Lt. Kincaid
- *The Walls Came Tumbling Down* (1946), as Tiny
- *Valley of the Zombies* (1946), as Chief Inspector Ryan
- *The Dark Corner* (1946), as Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
- *The Kid from Brooklyn* (1946), as Willard
- *Crime of the Century* (1946), as Ed Harris
- *Lady on a Train* (1945), Actor
- *Circumstantial Evidence* (1945), as Andrews
- *Casanova Brown* (1944), as Hicks
- *The Hairy Ape* (1944), as Gantry
- *Christmas Holiday* (1944), as Joe (uncredited)
- *The Lady and the Monster* (1944), as Mr. Grimes
- *True to Life* (1943), as Expressman (uncredited)
- *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Workman
- *Mr. Lucky* (1943), as Mr. Comstock (uncredited)
- *Gildersleeve's Bad Day* (1943), as Police Chief (uncredited)
- *Hello, Frisco, Hello* (1943), as O'Riley, Policeman
- *Quiet Please, Murder* (1943), as Inspector Henderson
- *Lucky Jordan* (1942), as Sergeant
- *The Man in the Trunk* (1942), as Police Lieut. Braley
- *Bells of Capistrano* (1942), as Tex North
- *The Big Street* (1942), as McCarty (uncredited)
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), as Plumber (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *Beyond the Blue Horizon* (1942), as Broderick - Chauffeur
- *Lady in a Jam* (1942), as Cop at Fender-Bender (uncredited)
- *My Favorite Blonde* (1942), as Turk O'Flaherty
- *All Through the Night* (1942), as Sage
- *Come to Dinner* (1934), as Dr. Wayne Talcum

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