Charles K. Gerrard
Gerrard (20 December 1883 – 1 January 1969), also known as Charles Kavanagh, was an Irish-American motion-picture actor, and the elder brother of actor and film director Douglas Gerrard.
Charles K. Gerrard

Selznick Pictures Corporation / Select Pictures Corporation · Exhibitors Herald (Aug. 1920) on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Charles K.
- Birth Name
- Charles Kavanagh
- Born
- 20 December 1883
- Birthplace
- Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland, United Kingdom
- Died
- 1969
- Place of death
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Ireland
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Gerrard (20 December 1883 – 1 January 1969), also known as Charles Kavanagh, was an Irish-American motion-picture actor, and the elder brother of actor and film director Douglas Gerrard.
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• Name — Charles K. Gerrard • Birth Name — Charles Kavanagh • Born — 20 December 1883 • Birthplace — Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland, United Kingdom • Died — 1969 • Place of death — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1916–1934
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Selected filmography
• Illustration — Still showing Gerrard (center) in Conceit, 1921 • His Brother's Wife (1916) • The Prince Chap (1916) - Jack Rodney, Earl of Huntington • Miss Petticoats (1916) - Count Renier • The Country That God Forgot (1916) - Craig Wells • The Plow Girl (1916) - Lord Percy Brentwood • The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) - Sen. J. Murray Allison (uncredited) • Melting Millions (1917) - Hamilton • A Woman's Awakening (1917) - Lawrence Topham • Down to Earth (1917) - Charles Riddles - Ethel's Lover • Little Miss Optimist (1917) - Samuel Winter • The Fair Barbarian (1917) - Capt. Francis Barold • The Legion of Death (1918) - Grand Duke Orlof • The Demon (1918) - Tom Rearrdon • Playthings (1918) - Gordon Trenwith • The Hun Within (1918) - Karl Wagner • Beans (1918) - Wingate • She Hired a Husband (1918) - Gerald Grant • Venus in the East (1919) - Maddie Knox • Pettigrew's Girl (1919) - Hugh Varick • Something to Do (1919) - Thompson • The Pest (1919) - John Harland • The New Moon (1919) - Theo Kameneff • The Isle of Conquest (1919) - Van Surdam • The Teeth of the Tiger (1919) - Gordon Savage • Counterfeit (1919) - Vincent Cortez • Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) - William Gurson, aka 'Will the Weasel' • Why Women Sin (1920) - Baron de Ville • Whispers (1920) - J. Dyke Summers • The World and His Wife (1920) - Don Alvarez • Blackbirds (1920) - Duval • The Passionate Pilgrim (1921) - Qualters • Out of the Chorus (1921) - Ned Ormsby • The Gilded Lily (1921) - John Stewart • Sheltered Daughters (1921) - French Pete • Conceit (1921) - Carl Richards • French Heels (1922) - Keith Merwyn • Heroes and Husbands (1922) - Martin Tancray • Sure Fire Flint (1922) - Dipley Poole • When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) - Sir Adam Judson • The Lights of New York (1922) - Jim Slade • Pawned (1922) - Dr. Crang • Anna Ascends (1922) - Count Rostoff • The Darling of the Rich (1922) - Torrence Welch • The Glimpses of the Moon (1923) - 'Streffy' (Lord Altringham) • Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923) - Sultan Saladin • The Dangerous Maid (1923) - Sir Peter Dare • Her Temporary Husband (1923) - Clarence Topping • Loving Lies (1924) - Tom Hayden • Lilies of the Field (1924) - Ted Conroy • Circe, the Enchantress (1924) - Ballard 'Bal' Barrett • Off the Highway (1925) - Hector Kindon • California Straight Ahead (1925) - Creighton Deane • The Man on the Box (1925) - Count Karaloff • The Wedding Song (1925) - Paul Glynn • Accused (1925) - Lait Rodman • The Better 'Ole (1926) - Maj. Russett • The Nervous Wreck (1926) - Reggie De Vere • For Wives Only (1926) - Dr. Carl Tanzer • The Cheerful Fraud (1926) - Steve • Play Safe (1927) - Scott's son • The Heart Thief (1927) - Count Lazlos • Framed (1927) - Arthur Remsen • Painting the Town (1927) - Raymond Tyson • Home Made (1927) - Robert Van Dorn • The Port of Missing Girls (1928) - DeLeon • Ladies of the Night Club (1928) • The Wright Idea (1928) - Mr. Roberts • Caught in the Fog (1928) - Crook • Romance of a Rogue (1928) - Leonard Hardingham • The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929) - Count Polinac • Circumstantial Evidence (1929) - Henry Lord • Light Fingers (1929) - London Tower • Men Without Women (1930) - Cmdr. Weymouth • Journey's End (1930) - Pvt. Mason • Anybody's Woman (1930) - Walter Harvey • Another Fine Mess (1930, Short) - Lord Leopold Ambrose Plumtree (uncredited) • The Lion and the Lamb (1931) - Bert • The Man Who Came Back (1931) - Gibson (uncredited) • Dracula (1931) - Martin • Always Goodbye (1931) - Bit Role (uncredited) • The Big Gamble (1931) • The Menace (1932) - Bailiff • Devil's Lottery (1932) - Toaster (uncredited) • Man About Town (1932) - Minor Role • If I Were Free (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited) • Facing the Music (1933) - (uncredited) • A Political Party (1934) - Mr. Whitman (final film role)
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1883
Charles K. Gerrard born at Carlow.
1969
Charles K. Gerrard died at New York City.
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