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Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Actor · Died January 27, 1969, aged 84 · Athens, Wisconsin, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Winninger (May 26, 1884 – January 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, most often cast in comedies or musicals, but equally at home in dramas.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 25, 1884
Died
January 27, 1969 (aged 84)
From
Athens, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 66 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Charles Winninger's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
20%
Society
14%
Self
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival
2%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 10 · Intense 1

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 9 of 16 analyzed roles.

Mentor
9 of 16
Ally
4 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Hero
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
14
Romantic
10
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Winninger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Winninger's 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

66 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Raymie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as R.J. Parsons

  • The Miracle of the White Reindeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Zoo Keeper

  • Las Vegas Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ernest Raff

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Terrence Costigan

  • The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Torpedo Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Oliver J. Peabody

  • Champ for a Day(1953)

    as Pa Karlsen

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    as William Pittman Priest

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Perilous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Captain Eph Allan

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney Kurtz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Henry Coffin

  • Father Is a Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Professor Mordecai Ford

  • Give My Regards to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Albert Norwick

  • The Inside Story(1948)

    as Uncle Ed

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Something in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Uncle Chester Read

  • Living in a Big Way(1947)

    as D. Rutherford Morgan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lover Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Pa Williams

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes(1945)

    as Doctor Lane

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • State Fair(1945)

    as Abel Frake

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Belle of the Yukon(1944)

    as Pop Candless

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dudley 'Granfeathers' Osborne

  • Broadway Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Sam Demming

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as King Lamarr (segment 3)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)

    as Waco

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hers to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Judson Craig

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Finnigan

  • Friendly Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Karl Pfeiffer

  • Mr. Gardenia Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as John Jones

  • My Life with Caroline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mr. Bliss

  • The Get-Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Doctor Josiah Glass

  • Ziegfeld Girl(1941)

    as 'Pop' Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pot o' Gold(1941)

    as Charles 'C.J.' Haskell

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Little Nellie Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Michael Noonan

  • My Love Came Back(1940)

    as Julius Malette

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Tomorrow(1940)

    as Michael O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • If I Had My Way(1940)

    as Joe Johnson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Barricade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Samuel J. Cady

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    as Washington Dimsdale

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Babes in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Joe Moran

  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up(1939)

    as Judson Craig

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hard to Get (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Benjamin B. Richards

  • Goodbye Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pat Malloy

  • You're a Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Cherokee Charlie

  • Every Day's a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Van Reighle Van Pelter Van Doon

  • Nothing Sacred(1937)

    as Dr. Enoch Downer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • You Can't Have Everything(1937)

    as Sam Gordon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Go Getter(1937)

    as Cappy Ricks

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Woman Chases Man(1937)

    as B.J. Nolan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Café Metropole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joseph Ridgeway

  • Three Smart Girls(1936)

    as Judson Craig

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Doc McFane

  • Show Boat(1936)

    as Cap'n Andy Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Social Register (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jonesie

  • Husband's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Reid

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dr. Brown

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet(1931)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Night Nurse(1931)

    as Dr. Bell

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Children of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dr. Joe Thompson

  • God's Gift to Women(1931)

    as John Churchill

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Tack Gillup

  • The Bad Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Madison

  • Fighting Caravans(1931)

    as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Soup to Nuts(1930)

    as Otto Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Summer Bachelors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Preston Smith

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

    as Pop Tyson

  • Pied Piper Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Louie - The Barber

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1924 to 1960.

Biggest box office

Nothing Sacred (1937)

$3.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

  • 1931Screen debut· The Bad Sister
  • 1953First top-billed film· The Sun Shines Bright
  • 1953Career best· The Sun Shines Bright

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1920s3 · acting1930s27 · acting1940s24 · acting1950s10 · acting1960s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Charles Winninger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 28 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Winninger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Winninger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William A. Seiter shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers