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Charles Farrell

Date of birth: 1900-08-06

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Charles Farrell

Biography

Charles Farrell was born on August 6, 1900 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Night and the City (1950), The Crimson Pirate (1952) and The Last Appointment (1954). He was married to Babbie McManus. He died on August 27, 1988 in London, England. Not to be confused with American actor Charles Farrell (1900-1990).

Movie Credits

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
2.3

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932-05-12

A young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing

Tonight's the Night - Pass It On
0

Tonight's the Night - Pass It On

1931-12-26

Slapstick comedy in which luckless slate club treasurer Bill Smithers is sent to prison for three ye

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
3.5

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971-04-01

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a

They Made Me a Fugitive
3.3

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947-06-24

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

Night and the City
3.8

Night and the City

1950-06-15

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with

The Vampire Lovers
3.1

The Vampire Lovers

1970-10-04

In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs s

The Hornet's Nest
2.4

The Hornet's Nest

1955-05-13

Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an emp

Meet Sexton Blake
2.8

Meet Sexton Blake

1945-02-05

The famous detective and his trusty side-kick, Tinker, are called in by the War Office to find some

The Rebel Son
3

The Rebel Son

1938-02-02

During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the stor

Night Journey
0

Night Journey

1938-12-01

A truck driver must carry a load of dynamite. Meanwhile, his girlfriend gets mixed up with a gang th

Boys Will Be Boys
3.1

Boys Will Be Boys

1935-07-01

Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby publi

Stolen Assignment
2.7

Stolen Assignment

1955-08-01

Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt

Jack's the Boy
2

Jack's the Boy

1932-06-11

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is B

The Crimson Pirate
3.5

The Crimson Pirate

1952-09-27

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the g

Jericho
2.9

Jericho

1937-08-23

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

Edna: The Inebriate Woman
0

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

1971-10-21

A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast a

Convoy
2.7

Convoy

1940-09-28

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America a

The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
4

The Strange Case of Dr. Manning

1957-01-01

A doctor receives an early morning callout and is kidnapped. American detective Nick Logan assists S

Jailbirds
0

Jailbirds

1940-04-20

Two convicts escape prison and get a job in a bakery. Their attempts to go straight are endangered b

Wild Boy
0

Wild Boy

1934-01-01

This film is a caper story of greyhound racing and the efforts of a crooked dog owner to stop a riva

Sebastian
3.1

Sebastian

1968-01-24

Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Int

Lonely Road
3.1

Lonely Road

1936-08-23

Commander Stevenson, suffering from unrequited love drives to the coast while very drunk and interru

Dangerous Moonlight
3.2

Dangerous Moonlight

1941-06-26

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries

Oh! What a Lovely War
3.4

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969-03-10

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of th

Bell-Bottom George
3

Bell-Bottom George

1944-02-07

George is an unwilling civilian during the war. When an enlisted friend switches clothes with him in

Creeping Shadows
0

Creeping Shadows

1931-07-28

Three victims plot to murder a retired informer.

The Man at Six
0

The Man at Six

1931-08-01

A butler is found murdered in an unfurnished mansion house.

The Way to the Stars
3

The Way to the Stars

1945-06-16

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Bri

The House Opposite
0

The House Opposite

1932-03-22

A Police Officer pursues a gang of blackmailers.

The Innocents of Chicago
0

The Innocents of Chicago

1932-03-20

A British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane

Money for Nothing
0

Money for Nothing

1932-01-20

As he pursues Joan Blossom, ruined gambler Jeff Cheddar is mistaken for two-faced financier Jay Ched

Lucky Ladies
0

Lucky Ladies

1932-09-01

Some sisters inherit a large sum of money.

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
3.5

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936-07-28

A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year

Hidden Homicide
2.4

Hidden Homicide

1959-01-01

A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't remem

Final Appointment
2.8

Final Appointment

1954-10-01

A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. Th

There Is Another Sun
3

There Is Another Sun

1951-06-12

Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer'

Red Wagon
0

Red Wagon

1933-12-06

Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan

Too Young to Love
3.5

Too Young to Love

1960-03-08

A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never

There Was a Young Lady
3

There Was a Young Lady

1953-01-01

A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.

Looking on the Bright Side
3

Looking on the Bright Side

1932-03-14

Gracie Fields' second film Looking on the Bright Side was a smash hit film of 1932. It contains a lo

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
3.2

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958-10-28

English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the lo

Operation Cupid
2.5

Operation Cupid

1960-04-01

A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a luc

The Diplomatic Corpse
2.9

The Diplomatic Corpse

1958-02-01

London police and reporters from a local newspaper go after a gang of foreign criminals.

The Turners of Prospect Road
3

The Turners of Prospect Road

1947-06-16

A London cabby finds a greyhound puppy in his cab, and gives it to his daughter. She raises it and t

Don Chicago
2

Don Chicago

1945-08-06

Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mul

Countess Dracula
2.9

Countess Dracula

1971-01-30

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory linea

Surprise Package
2.9

Surprise Package

1960-09-29

Comic crime caper, set on a Greek island, starring Yul Brynner and Mitzi Gaynor.

Frenzy
3.5

Frenzy

1972-05-25

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal sla

Boys in Brown
3.3

Boys in Brown

1949-12-01

Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a ro

The Stolen Necklace
0

The Stolen Necklace

1933-01-01

The Love Hour
0

The Love Hour

1925-08-30

Two shop girls, Lizzie and Betty, meet a millionaire and a plumber at a beach resort and fall in lov

Brasileiros em Hollywood
0

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970-01-01