Charles J. Richman (January 12, 1865 – December 1, 1940) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in 66 films between 1914 and 1939. Long before entering films Richman, in his youth one of the handsomest men on the stage, achieved a tremendous amount of stardom and success in the legitimate theatre. Most certainly film acting was an afterthought in his long and distinguished stage career. In Hollywood, he often played supporting roles as a dignified authoritarian figures like General Tufto in the first Technicolor film Becky Sharp (1935) and Judge Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938).

He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in The Bronx, New York.

Biography

Au théâtre, Charles Richman est très actif à Broadway (New York), où il joue de 1896 à 1936, exclusivement dans des pièces.

Au cinéma, il apparaît dans soixante-six films américains, entre 1914 et 1939 (dont vingt-huit muets jusqu'en 1923, puis un premier parlant en 1931).