Charles Winninger

Stage Actor

Birthday May 26, 1884

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Wisconsin

DEATH DATE Jan 27, 1969 (84)

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About

Beloved character actor who starred as Cap'n Andy Hawks in the original 1927 Broadway production of the musical Show Boat, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival and the 1936 film adaptation.

Before Fame

He was born in Athens, Wisconsin, and started out as a vaudeville performer.

Trivia

He played Abel Frake in the 1945 film musical State Fair, and appeared with Judy Garland in the films Little Nellie Kelly and Ziegfeld Girl. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Family Life

He married Gertrude Walker in 1951.

Associated With

In 1954, he made an appearance as a former vaudevillian actor named Barney Kurtz on I Love Lucy, which starred Lucille Ball.