Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films.[1]

Charles Wagenheim
Wagenheim in the TV-series The Adventures of Jim Bowie, episode Ghost of Jean Battoo (1956)
Born
Charles Wagenheim

(1896-02-21)February 21, 1896
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1979(1979-03-06) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1929–1979

On television, Wagenheim appeared in an episode of Barnaby Jones titled "The Murdering Class", portraying a cemetery groundskeeper (named Charles Waggenheim).

Wagenheim died on March 6, 1979, from blunt force trauma caused by his caregiver, Stephanie Boone.

Wagenheim had thought that Miss Boone had been stealing from him and forging checks. When he confronted her in his apartment over this, an argument ensued and she struck him on the head, causing his death. An autopsy found that Wagenheim had died by way of blunt force trauma.

Boone was charged with the murder of Wagenheim and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. She was sentenced to serve eight years for his death.[2][3]

He also appeared in 1966 as Dodge Townsman “Halligan” in S12E2’s “Goldtakers” & in S12E5’s “The Good People” on the TV Western Series Gunsmoke.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan Court Stenographer Uncredited
1929 Gentlemen of the Press Copy Boy Uncredited
1931 The Smiling Lieutenant Arresting Officer Uncredited
1938 Jezebel Customer Uncredited
1940 Two Girls on Broadway Bartell's Assistant
1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Waiter Uncredited
1940 Sporting Blood Man at Race Track Uncredited
1940 I Love You Again Malavinksy - Fingerprint Man Uncredited
1940 Foreign Correspondent Assassin
1940 He Stayed for Breakfast Timid Waiter Uncredited
1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Willie Fern
1940 Sky Murder Ricoro - Flight Attendant Uncredited
1940 Dark Streets of Cairo Dumiel - Captive Jeweller Uncredited
1941 Meet Boston Blackie Runt
1941 The Penalty Taxi Driver Uncredited
1941 They Dare Not Love Valet Uncredited
1941 The Get-Away Hutch
1941 Paris Calling French Waiter Uncredited
1941 Babes on Broadway Reed's Composer Uncredited
1942 Mississippi Gambler Collins Uncredited
1942 Fingers at the Window Fred Bixley
1942 The Mystery of Marie Roget Subordinate to Prefect Uncredited
1942 Blondie for Victory Sugar Hoarder Uncredited
1942 Halfway to Shanghai Jonathan Peale
1942 Sin Town Dry-Hole
1942 Daring Young Man Fritz Uncredited
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret Jacques Uncredited
1943 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Mussanti
1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo Hart
1943 Appointment in Berlin Julius Hoffman - Florist Uncredited
1943 Frontier Badmen Melvin Uncredited
1943 Calling Dr. Death Coroner
1943 The Song of Bernadette Jacques Rousseau - Carpenter Uncredited
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Barber Uncredited
1944 The Whistler Man at Flophouse Uncredited
1944 The Black Parachute Kurt VanDan Uncredited
1944 Summer Storm Uncredited
1944 Raiders of Ghost City Hugo Metzger Serial, [Chs. 8-9]
1944 An American Romance Shoe Salesman Uncredited
1944 Storm Over Lisbon Frustrated Man Uncredited
1944 Sergeant Mike Hall Uncredited
1945 The House of Frankenstein Jailer Uncredited
1945 A Song to Remember Waiter Uncredited
1945 Strange Illusion Tom - Armstrong's Assistant Uncredited
1945 Salome, Where She Danced Telegrapher Uncredited
1945 Counter-Attack Tashkin Uncredited
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion Mr. Sobel Uncredited
1945 The Scarlet Clue Rausch Uncredited
1945 Dangerous Partners Little Man at Lunch Counter Uncredited
1945 Captain Eddie Workman Uncredited
1945 Jungle Captive Fred
1945 Within These Walls Convict Joseph Ciesak Uncredited
1945 Easy to Look At Louie Uncredited
1945 The House on 92nd Street Gustav Hausmann
1946 Whistle Stop Deputy Uncredited
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid Man at Town Meeting Uncredited
1946 The Spiral Staircase Desk Clerk Uncredited
1946 From This Day Forward Hoffman Uncredited
1946 Tangier Hadji Uncredited
1946 Night Editor Phillips Uncredited
1946 House of Horrors Walter - Printer Uncredited
1946 The Hoodlum Saint Mr. Cohn Uncredited
1946 The Dark Corner The Real Fred Foss Uncredited
1946 The Brute Man Pawnbroker Uncredited
1947 Lighthouse Quimby - Insurance Adjustor
1947 Time Out of Mind Jim Uncredited
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Bank Manager's Friend Uncredited
1947 The Corpse Came C.O.D. Claude Uncredited
1947 Merton of the Movies Employment Man Uncredited
1947 Pirates of Monterey Juan
1948 Alias a Gentleman Con Uncredited
1948 The Man from Texas Arthur - Bank Teller Uncredited
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Joe the Barber Uncredited
1948 The Miracle of the Bells Mr. Kummer Uncredited
1948 River Lady Man Uncredited
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon Panwah's Father
1948 Bodyguard Dr. Briller - Optometrist Uncredited
1948 Cry of the City Counterman Uncredited
1948 The Gallant Blade Minor Role Uncredited
1948 Joan of Arc Calot Uncredited
1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Runt
1949 A Woman's Secret Algerian Piano Player Uncredited
1949 Criss Cross Waiter Uncredited
1949 Siren of Atlantis Doctor
1949 I Cheated the Law Al Markham
1949 The Set-Up Hamburger Man Uncredited
1949 The Great Sinner Gambler with Ring Uncredited
1949 Scene of the Crime Nervous Witness Uncredited
1949 Samson and Delilah Townsman Uncredited
1950 Key to the City Drunk Uncredited
1950 The Yellow Cab Man Drunk Uncredited
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead Zoo Attendant Uncredited
1950 Motor Patrol Bud Haynes
1950 Mystery Street Baggage Clerk Uncredited
1950 Three Little Words Johnny the Waiter Uncredited
1950 A Lady Without Passport Ramon Santez
1950 Three Secrets Uncredited
1950 Dial 1119 Man on Street Uncredited
1950 The Goldbergs Painter Uncredited
1950 Double Deal Bus Driver Uncredited
1951 The Company She Keeps Pete Uncredited
1951 Three Guys Named Mike Irate Plane Passenger Uncredited
1951 Inside Straight Tomson's Secretary Uncredited
1951 Pier 23 Lefty
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill Man At Accident
1951 Mask of the Avenger Townsman Uncredited
1951 The Tall Target Telegraph Clerk Uncredited
1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American Briggs Uncredited
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire Passerby Uncredited
1951 Street Bandits Gus Betts, slot machine maker
1951 The Big Night Barfly Uncredited
1952 Aladdin and His Lamp Old Arab Uncredited
1952 The Captive City Phone Man Uncredited
1952 The Sniper Mr. Alpine Uncredited
1952 Lure of the Wilderness Townsman Uncredited
1952 The Story of Will Rogers Sam Uncredited
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Villager Uncredited
1952 Something for the Birds Cab Driver Uncredited
1953 Tangier Incident Uncredited
1953 Salome Simon Uncredited
1953 The Girl Next Door Junkman Uncredited
1953 Loose in London Pierre du Manique Uncredited
1953 Vicki Seedy Movie House Patron Uncredited
1953 The Veils of Bagdad Bedouin spy
1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Paul Uncredited
1954 Executive Suite Luigi Cassoni Uncredited
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Hymie - The Timekeeper Uncredited
1954 Princess of the Nile Babu's Friend Uncredited
1954 Suddenly Iz Kaplan Uncredited
1954 Bengal Brigade Headman Uncredited
1954 Sign of the Pagan Palace Messenger Uncredited
1954 Day of Triumph Lazarus Uncredited
1955 The Prodigal Zubeir
1955 Canyon Crossroads Pete Barnwell
1955 The Sea Chase American Reporter Uncredited
1955 Kismet Beggar Uncredited
1956 The Killer Is Loose Clothing Store Owner Uncredited
1956 Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado Jerry Carson Uncredited
1957 This Could Be the Night Mike - Bartender Uncredited
1957 The Book of Acts Series Crippled Man at the Temple
1958 Toughest Gun in Tombstone Pete Beasley
1958 The Tunnel of Love Day Motel Man
1958 The Power of the Resurrection Merchant
1958 Lonelyhearts Joe
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank Sneak Thief Uncredited
1960 The Story of Ruth Ruth's Father Uncredited
1960 Inherit the Wind Hotel Clerk Uncredited
1960 One Foot in Hell Banker Uncredited
1961 Police Dog Story Firebug
1962 Lonely Are the Brave Vagrant Convict Uncredited
1962 Beauty and the Beast Mario
1964 A Tiger Walks Man Yelling News Uncredited
1965 Cat Ballou James Uncredited
1965 The Cincinnati Kid Old Man Uncredited
1966 Follow Me, Boys! Charlie, Court Bailiff Uncredited
1967 A Guide for the Married Man Man in Steam Room Uncredited
1968 Dayton's Devils Fisherman
1969 A Time for Dying Milton
1969 Hail, Hero! Painter #1
1969 Hello, Dolly! Pushcart Man Uncredited
1970 The Baby Maker Toy Shop Owner Uncredited
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang Old Prospector Uncredited
1975 The Hindenburg Man at Lakehurst Uncredited
1976 The Missouri Breaks Freighter

References
  1. Jones, Ken (1976). Character People. p. 179. ISBN 0498016978.
  2. Hodel, Steve (April 1, 2017). "38th Anniversary of Veteran Actor Charles Wagenheim's Hollywood Murder". Stevehodel.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. Morgan, Michelle (17 October 2013). The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals. Hachette. p. 40. ISBN 9781472100344.
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