Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent films to talkies.

Carl Stockdale
Photo from Book Notes, 1901
Born	(1874-02-18)February 18, 1874 Worthington, Minnesota
Died	March 15, 1953(1953-03-15) (aged 79) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Occupation	Actor

A native of Worthington, Minnesota, he was in Hollywood as early as 1913 with a small role in Gilbert M. Anderson's Broncho Billy's Last Deed. He remained busy into the 1940s. His last film was released in 1943.

Connection to the Murder of William Desmond Taylor

Stockdale was a close friend of Charlotte Shelby. He testified on the witness stand that he was with Mrs. Shelby, a major suspect in the murder of William Desmond Taylor, and therefore she could not have killed him.

Filmography

• Broncho Billy's Last Deed (1913) (film debut)
• The Good-for-Nothing (1914) - John Sterling
• The Champion (1915, Short) - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
• A Jitney Elopement (1915, Short) - Cop (uncredited)
• My Best Girl (1915) - Colonel Lane
• The Bank (1915, Short) - Cashier
• Hoodoo Ann (1916) - Gordon Sanderson/Mustang Charley
• A Child of the Paris Streets (1916) - Judge de Tolne
• Casey at the Bat (1916) - Hicks
• Stranded (1916) - Stoner
• Intolerance (1916) - King Nabonidus
• The Little Liar (1916) - Dick Slade
• Atta Boy's Last Race (1916) - Jarvis Johnson
• The Children Pay (1916) - Judge Mason
• Oliver Twist (1916) - Monks
• The Americano (1916) - Salsa Espada
• Lost and Won (1917) - Kirkland Gaige
• A Daughter of the Poor (1917) - James Stevens
• Might and the Man (1917) - Billings
• The Land of Long Shadows (1917) - Constable McKenzie
• The Range Boss (1917) - Willard Masten
• Open Places (1917) - Dan Clark
• Men of the Desert (1917) - Mason
• Peggy Leads the Way (1917) - Roland Gardiner
• New York Luck (1917) - Palter
• In Bad (1918) - Slick Edwards
• The Midnight Trail (1918) - Harvey Faxon
• The Biggest Show on Earth (1918) - Col. Jeffrey Trent
• Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) - Bewley
• Kidder & Ko (1918) - Minor Role
• Up Romance Road (1918) - Count Hilgar Eckstrom
• The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918) - Simon Plummet
• The Bells (1918) - Gari
• The Lady of the Dugout (1918) - Zonie, The Killer
• Hobbs in a Hurry (1918) - Angus MacDonald
• Rosemary Climbs the Heights (1918) - Andrieff
• Wives and Other Wives (1918) - Ted Doubleday
• When a Man Rides Alone (1919) - The Vulture
• The Amazing Impostor (1919) - Robert La Rue
• Where the West Begins (1919) - Gunner McCann
• Brass Buttons (1919) - Cold-Deck Dallas
• The Intrusion of Isabel (1919) - James Harris
• The Unpainted Woman (1919) - Pliny
• The Sundown Trail (1919) - The Planter
• The Woman Under Cover (1919) - Minor Role
• The Pointing Finger (1919) - Grosset
• Double Adventure (1921) - Jules Fernol
• Society Secrets (1921) - Squire
• One a Minute (1921) - Judge (uncredited)
• Molly O (1921) - The Silhouette Man
• Oliver Twist (1922) - Monks
• The Darling of New York (1923)
• The Beautiful Sinner (1924)
• Gold Heels (1924)
• A Son of His Father (1925)
• The Business of Love (1925)
• Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

• Twinkletoes (1926)
• See You in Jail (1927)
• The King of Kings (1927)
• Air Mail Pilot (1928)
• The Black Pearl (1928)
• Jazzland (1928)
• The Love Parade (1929)
• The Divorcee (1930)
• Abraham Lincoln (1930)
• Billy the Kid (1930)
• Hell's Island (1930)
• Cimarron (1931)
• A Free Soul (1931)
• The Vampire Bat (1933)
• Turn Back the Clock (1933)
• The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
• Laughing Boy (1934)
• The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
• Mad Love (1935)
• Dr. Socrates (1935)
• Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
• Fury (1936)
• San Francisco (1936)
• The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
• Battle of Greed (1937)
• Lost Horizon (1937)
• Saratoga (1937)
• My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
• The Girl Said No (1937)
• Youth on Parole (1937)
• Law for Tombstone (1937)
• Blockade (1938)
• Marie Antoinette (1938)
• King of the Underworld (1939)
• Lucky Night (1939)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
• The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
• Honky Tonk (1941)
• Unexpected Uncle (1941)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
• Miss Polly (1941)
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
• The Falcon's Brother (1942)
• Tennessee Johnson (1942)
• Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (final film)

External links

• Carl Stockdale on IMDb
• 12 Silent film celebrities connected with the Taylor murder case on YouTube
• Carl Stockdale at Find a Grave