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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.
Carl Stockdale was a familiar face in dozens of westerns, usually playing the local law or friendly rancher. Stockdale’s total film output exceeds 300, counting his many appearances in early Broncho Billy one-reelers.
Carl Stockdale. Actor: The Americano. Stockdale, a very good friend of Mary Miles Minter's mother, Charlotte Shelby, claimed on the witness stand that he was with Mrs. Shelby when movie director William Desmond Taylor--Minter's lover--was murdered, therefore Charlotte could not have killed him.
- February 19, 1874
- March 15, 1953
Suffering with heart problems for years, 79 year old Carl Stockdale died of a heart attack on March 15, 1953 at the Motion Picture Home and Hospital, Woodland Hills, California. Pierce Bros. Hollywood was the funeral director and cremation at Hollywood Crematory.
Prolific Actor. Brother of actor Frank Stockdale, Carl was a very good friend of Mary Miles Minter's mother, Charlotte Shelby, admitted on the witness stand that he was with Mrs. Shelby when movie director William Desmond Taylor was murdered, therefore Charlotte could not have killed him.
Carl Stockdale was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Stockdale landed roles in various films, including the Lillian Gish historical drama "Intolerance" (1916), "The Americano" (1917) and "The Eyes of Julia Deep" (1918).
Carl Stockdale is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes The Bank, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, The Champion, Lost Horizon, A Jitney Elopement, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Cimarron, and Revolt of the Zombies.
