# Charles K. French

Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952 ) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.

## Biography

French was born in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Columbus High School. He married Isabelle Gurton.
French's film debut came in Davey Crockett (1906).

## Selected filmography
### Actor

* The Cord of Life (1909, Short)
* Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909, Short) - Davy Crockett
* Custer's Last Fight (1912, Short)
* The Vengeance of Fate (1912)
* The Paymaster's Son (1913)
* The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
* The Aryan (1915)
* The Vagabond Prince (1916)
* The Bugler of Algiers (1916)
* An Even Break (1917)
* Paws of the Bear (1917)
* The Clodhopper (1917)
* Wee Lady Betty (1917)
* Love or Justice (1917)
* The Weaker Sex (1917)
* The Guilty Man (1918)
* A Burglar for a Night (1918)
* The Marriage Ring (1918)
* Fuss and Feathers (1918)
* Three X Gordon (1918)
* Come Again Smith (1919)
* This Hero Stuff (1919)
* Six Feet Four (1919)
* The Speed Maniac (1919)
* Haunting Shadows (1919)
* What Every Woman Wants (1919)
* Happy Though Married (1919)
* Stronger Than Death (1920)
* The Terror (1920)
* The Texan (1920)
* Prairie Trails (1920)
* Hands Off! (1921)
* The Night Horsemen (1921)
* The Last Trail (1921)
* Beyond (1921)
* Bare Knuckles (1921)
* The Bearcat (1922)
* The Yosemite Trail (1922)
* West of Chicago (1922)
* Smudge (1922)
* The Woman He Loved (1922)
* Mixed Faces (1922)
* Grumpy (1923)
* The Lonely Road (1923)
* Blinky (1923)
* A Woman of Paris (1923)
* Man's Size (1923)
* The Abysmal Brute (1923)
* The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
* The Extra Girl (1923)
* Gentle Julia (1923)
* The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
* Oh, You Tony! (1924)
* The Sawdust Trail (1924)
* The Torrent (1924)
* The Girl of Gold (1925)
* The Saddle Hawk (1925)
* Let 'er Buck (1925)
* The Way of a Girl (1925)
* Too Much Youth (1925)
* The Texas Trail (1925)
* A Woman of the Sea (1926)
* Frenzied Flames (1926)
* The Hollywood Reporter (1926)
* Oh, What a Night! (1926)
* The Runaway Express (1926)
* The Winning Wallop (1926)
* Under Western Skies (1926)
* Hands Up! (1926)
* The Flaming Frontier (1926)
* War Paint (1926)
* The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
* One Chance in a Million (1927)
* The Down Grade (1927)
* The Adventurous Soul (1927)
* Ride 'em High (1927)
* The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
* Fast and Furious (1927)
* Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
* The Charge of the Gauchos (1928)
* The Big Hop (1928)
* The Cowboy Cavalier (1928)
* Riding for Fame (1928)
* The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
* Overland Bound (1929)
* Wings of Adventure (1930)
* Via Pony Express (1933)
* War of the Range (1933)
* Cross Fire (1933)
* The Man from Hell (1934)
* The Brand of Hate (1934)
* Trail of Terror (1935)
* Murder by Television (1935)
* Gun Play (1935)
* Western Courage (1935)
* The Phantom Empire (1935)
* Desert Guns (1936)
* Where Trails Divide (1937)

### Director

* Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
* Charmed, I'm Sure (1909)
* Thoughts of Tonight (1915)

### Writer

* Romance of a Fishermaid (1909)
* Davy Crockett – In Hearts United (1909)