Charles Wagenheim

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Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films. Biography Charles Wagenheim was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 21, 1896. On the small screen he played, among others, the role of Halligan in 29 episodes of the television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975 and numerous other secondary characters or guest star roles in many episode...

Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films. Biography Charles Wagenheim was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 21, 1896. On the small screen he played, among others, the role of Halligan in 29 episodes of the television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975 and numerous other secondary characters or guest star roles in many episodes of television series from the fifties to the late seventies. His cinema career consists of various participations; he took part in particular in many films of the western genre between the 1930s and 1950s. He also appeared in 1966 as Halligan in season 12 episode 2 and episode 5 on the TV western series Gunsmoke. He was credited for the last time on television screens in an episode broadcast on 25 March 1979, entitled The Return of Stephanie's Father and part of the All In The Family, in which he plays the role of a bum. As regards his film curriculum, his last performance dates back to the 1976 film Missouri. Death Wagenheim was killed in Hollywood on March 6, 1979, aged 83, by his wife's nurse, after he found out that the nurse had forged checks in his name and confronted her. The nurse pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years of prison. Filmography References External links Charles Wagenheim at IMDb