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Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Charles Winninger was an American stage and film actor, usually seen in comedies and musicals. Born in Athens, Wisconsin, he started in vaudeville before becoming best known for playing Cap'n Andy Hawks in the original 1927 production of Show Boat, a role he played again in a 1932 revival and in the 1936 film adaptation. His pre-Code films included Night Nurse (1931), in which he played a kindly doctor. Later screen roles came in Three Smart Girls (1936), Nothing Sacred (1937), Destry Rides Again (1939), Ziegfeld Girl (1941), and State Fair (1945). He went back to Broadway just once, for a 1951 revival of Music in the Air. His only lead film role was in The Sun Shines Bright (1953), John Ford's remake of Judge Priest. On television in 1954 he appeared in I Love Lucy as Barney Kurtz. He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960 for radio, and made his final film that year.

84years old at death

  • Born Athens
  • Died Palm Springs
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
22 years1931 to 1953

Genres

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  1. A first

    Charles Winninger's most famous stage part was Cap'n Andy Hawks in the 1927 original production of Show Boat, the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical. He was so tied to that riverboat captain image that he took similar parts, including one on the radio show Maxwell House Show Boat.

  2. A first

    Winninger starred in just one movie: The Sun Shines Bright, from 1953, which John Ford directed as a new version of Judge Priest. In it he took the part Will Rogers had played in 1934.

  3. A first

    Winninger came back to Broadway a single time, in 1951, to appear in the revival of Music in the Air by Kern and Hammerstein.

Charles Winninger movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Destry Rides Again1939 Comedy, Westernas Washington Dimsdale

    IMDb rating 7.614K votes

  2. Nothing Sacred1937 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Dr. Enoch Downer

    IMDb rating 6.87.9K votes

  3. Show Boat1936as Cap'n Andy Hawkes

    IMDb rating 7.44.1K votes

  4. The Sun Shines Bright1953as Judge William Pittman Priest

    IMDb rating 6.92.1K votes

  5. Babes in Arms1939as Joe Moran

    IMDb rating 6.33.1K votes

  6. State Fair1945as Abel Frake

    IMDb rating 7.04.9K votes

  7. Beyond Tomorrow1940as Michael O'Brien

    IMDb rating 6.52.7K votes

  8. Night Nurse1931as Dr. Bell

    IMDb rating 7.05.2K votes

Most often with

William A. Wellman directed two of these films. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bess Flowers, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bess FlowersJames Stewart, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James StewartBarbara Stanwyck, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Barbara StanwyckC. Aubrey Smith, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with C. Aubrey SmithClarence Muse, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Clarence MuseJudy Garland, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Judy GarlandWilliam A. WellmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by William A. Wellman

Films together

  • Bess Flowers2 films together, 1937 to 1943
    Bess Flowers's page
    • Flesh and Fantasy1943IMDb rating 6.9Winninger as King Lamarr (segment 3)Flowers as Circus Spectator
    • Nothing Sacred1937IMDb rating 6.8Winninger as Dr. Enoch DownerFlowers as Nightclub Extra
  • James Stewart2 films together, 1939 to 1941
    James Stewart's page
    • Ziegfeld Girl1941IMDb rating 6.7Winninger as 'Pop' GallagherStewart as Gilbert Young
    • Destry Rides Again1939IMDb rating 7.6Winninger as Washington DimsdaleStewart as Tom Destry Jr.
  • Barbara Stanwyck2 films together, 1931 to 1943
    Barbara Stanwyck's page
    • Flesh and Fantasy1943IMDb rating 6.9Winninger as King Lamarr (segment 3)Stanwyck as Joan Stanley (segment 3)
    • Night Nurse1931IMDb rating 7.0Winninger as Dr. BellStanwyck as Lora Hart
  • C. Aubrey Smith2 films together, 1940 to 1943
    C. Aubrey Smith's page
    • Flesh and Fantasy1943IMDb rating 6.9Winninger as King Lamarr (segment 3)Smith as Dean of Norwalk (segment 2)
    • Beyond Tomorrow1940IMDb rating 6.5Winninger as Michael O'BrienSmith as Allan 'Chad' Chadwick
  • Clarence Muse2 films together, 1936 to 1943
    Clarence Muse's page
    • Flesh and Fantasy1943IMDb rating 6.9Winninger as King Lamarr (segment 3)Muse as Jeff
    • Show Boat1936IMDb rating 7.4Winninger as Cap'n Andy HawkesMuse as Sam
  • Judy Garland2 films together, 1939 to 1941
    Judy Garland's page
    • Ziegfeld Girl1941IMDb rating 6.7Winninger as 'Pop' GallagherGarland as Susan Gallagher
    • Babes in Arms1939IMDb rating 6.3Winninger as Joe MoranGarland as Patsy Barton
  • William A. WellmanDirector, 2 films, 1931 to 1937
    All films by William A. Wellman
  • Also two films together5 more actors
    • Margaret HamiltonBabes in Arms (1939) and Nothing Sacred (1937)
    • Grant WithersThe Sun Shines Bright (1953) and A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    • Mischa AuerDestry Rides Again (1939) and Three Smart Girls (1936)
    • Tom FaddenA Lady Takes a Chance (1943) and Destry Rides Again (1939)
    • Cyril RingBeyond Tomorrow (1940) and The Bad Sister (1931)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Charles Winninger's awards and nominations, grouped by award
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Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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