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Charles Hill Mailes

Actor · Died February 17, 1937, aged 66 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of primarily the silent era. Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married actress Claire McDowell in 1906 and the couple appeared in numerous silent films together. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
May 24, 1870
Died
February 17, 1937 (aged 66)
From
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 174 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Charles Hill Mailes' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
26%
Power
21%
Society
7%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Romantic
2
Thrilling
1
Bittersweet
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Hill Mailes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Hill Mailes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

174 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Murder by Television(1935)

    as James Houghland

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sadie McKee(1934)

    as Uncle Ben (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I'll Tell the World(1934)

    as Statesman

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as General Hawthorne

  • The Unholy Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Alfred de Jonghe

  • Mother's Cry(1930)

    as Mary's Father

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Lilies of the Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Judge

  • One Stolen Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Doad

  • The Carnation Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Crawford Whitely

  • The Bellamy Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Defense Attorney

  • The Faker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Hadrian

  • The Phantom City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Benedict

  • What a Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Patterson

  • The Beautiful Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Saavedra

  • Queen of the Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Rufus Van Der Layden

  • Drums of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Duke de Granada

  • The City Gone Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Luther Winthrop

  • The College Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Professor Witherspoon

  • The Great Mail Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Stephen Phelps

  • Man Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Judson Stoddard

  • Chasing Choo Choos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Silas Scott

  • Bitter Apples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Cyrus Thornden

  • Somewhere in Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mexicali Burton

  • Old Ironsides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Commodore Preble

  • The Man in the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jeff Morgan Sr.

  • The Frontier Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Maj. Mainard

  • The Better Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Charles Clifton

  • The Social Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Mayor

  • The Combat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Flint (as Charles Mailes)

  • The Blue Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Don Carlos

  • The Midnight Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Silas Henderson

  • Free to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Kenton Crawford

  • The Fighting Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Señor Darcy

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Caleb Gale

  • Thundering Hoofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Don Juan Estrada

  • Find Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Gregory Mills

  • Name the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Attorney General

  • Held to Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as District Attorney Searle

  • Soft Boiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as The Lawyer

  • East Side - West Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Dr. Ernest Shepley

  • Michael O'Halloran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Peter Harding

  • The Bond Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Isom Chase

  • The Town Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bill Ramsey

  • Crashin' Thru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Benedict

  • The Man from Downing Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Col. Wentworth

  • The Ten Dollar Raise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Stryker

  • Uncharted Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Old Jim Eastman

  • The Home Stretch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Mr. Wilson

  • The Mark of Zorro(1920)

    as Don Carlos Pulido

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Go and Get It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as J.L. Rich (as C. Mailles)

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Dr. Livesey

  • Haunting Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Bates

  • Red Hot Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Angus Muir

  • The Speed Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as John Matthews

  • Our Better Selves(1919)

    as Henry Laurens

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Fools and Their Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Full of Pep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Escamillo Gomez

  • The Lure of the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Malcolm Somers

  • Three Mounted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Warden

  • The Talk of the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • The Brass Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Homer Joy

  • Danger Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Matthew Wedgestone

  • The Magic Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Sam Bullard (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Robert Carter

  • The Fighting Grin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Otis Kennedy

  • Beloved Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Robert McGregor

  • The Winged Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Josiah Wayne

  • The Lash of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Charles W. Sherwood

  • The Girl Who Won Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Mr. Wicks

  • The Spotted Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Pere Anatole later

  • The Lair of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Robert Shepherd

  • Come Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as John Lysaght

  • Money Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • Southern Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Major Dillon (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • The Bronze Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Joe Dubois

  • The Fourth Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as William Bryant

  • Polly Redhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Duke of Osterley

  • The Mysterious Mrs. M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Clubman

  • The People vs. John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Detective

  • The Eagle's Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Senator Wright

  • The Whirlpool of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Thomas Bell

  • The Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Reverend Israel Mount (as Charles Mailes)

  • The Larrimore Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as 1st Rival

  • The Hungarian Nabob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Count John Karpathy the 'Nabob'

  • Dora Thorne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Prince Borgezi

  • The Soul of Pierre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Dr. Davidoff (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • East Lynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Lord Mount Severn

  • Under Two Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Arab Chief (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • The Americano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Alcalde

  • The House of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The husband

  • The Woman in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Mr. Everett

  • The Honor of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Warden

  • Lord Chumley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Gaspar La Sage

  • Liberty Belles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Justice of the Peace

  • The Fatal Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Robert Curtis

  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Ranch Owner

  • By Man's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Oil Magnate

  • Madonna of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • A Tender-Hearted Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • For the Son of the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Minister

  • A Modest Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as First Thief

  • A Woman in the Ultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Verda's Stepfather

  • The Work Habit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Street Commissioner

  • When Love Forgives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Employer

  • The Reformers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • Her Mother's Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Minister / Medicine Show Patron

  • The Ranchero's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as At Party (uncredited)

  • A Dangerous Foe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Judge

  • Just Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • Olaf—An Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as A Parent

  • The Yaqui Cur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Yaqui Chief / Goldseeker

  • The House of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Lunatic (The Unfortunate Patient)

  • The Stolen Loaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as At Dinner (uncredited)

  • The Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • A Misunderstood Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as A Thieving Merchant

  • The Hero of Little Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • A Welcome Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Sim Sloane

  • Near To Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Unwelcome Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Son

  • The Wrong Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Devoted One

  • A Chance Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Jealous Husband

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Second Thief

  • Pirate Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • The Telephone Girl and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Girl's Father

  • The Coming of Angelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Guido

  • The God Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Doctor

  • The Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as In Wagon Train

  • The New York Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Mr. Harding

  • A Sailor’s Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Notary

  • The Painted Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Father

  • In the Aisles of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as First Woodsman

  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Father

  • So Near, Yet So Far (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Rich Man in Other Town

  • Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Bartender

  • A Pueblo Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Old Man / A Pueblo

  • With the Enemy's Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Faro Kate's Husband

  • The Inner Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as A Gangster

  • The Narrow Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Counterfeiter

  • The Speed Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Kudge (as Charles H. Mailes)

  • Man's Genesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Cave Man

  • The School Teacher and the Waif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Nora's Father

  • Lena and the Geese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • A Temporary Truce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Mexican Jim

  • Home Folks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Young Woman's Father

  • A Lodging for the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Mexican Girl's Father

  • The Old Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Replacement Actor

  • The Lesser Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Revenue Officer / Policeman

  • Fate's Interception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Mexican Sweetheart

  • The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Blue Grass Pete's Pal

  • The Root of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Doctor

  • Iola's Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Jack's Sweetheart's Father

  • A String of Pearls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Rich Doctor

  • The Sunbeam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Janitor

  • The Sands of Dee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Mary's dad

  • Under Burning Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • For His Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Father, a Physician

  • The Eternal Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Mary's Father

  • The Baby and the Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Father

  • A Terrible Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Dick

  • Saved from Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as The Proprietor

  • A Woman Scorned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as A Policeman

  • The Miser's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Second Crook

  • The Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as The Union commander

  • The Long Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as A Priest / In Bar

  • The Adventures of Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Farmhand / Rescuer

  • The Making of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as In First Audience / At First Stage Door / Backstage

  • Swords and Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Bushwhacker (uncredited)

  • The Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as A Policeman

  • The Oath and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Aristocrat

  • The Faded Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Francois' Butler

  • At the Altar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 174 titles from 1909 to 1935.

Highest rated

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Midcredits 80th

Film career

  • 1912Screen debut· The New York Hat

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting174 of 174: 174 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1900s2 · acting1910s121 · acting1920s44 · acting1930s7 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Hill Mailes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Midcredits 80th · 72% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Hill Mailes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Hill Mailes' MovieCove titles; Claire McDowell shares the most, 2.