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Charles Stanton Ogle (June 5, 1865 – October 11, 1940) was an American stage and silent-film actor. He was the first actor to portray Frankenstein's monster in a motion picture in 1910 and played Long John Silver in Treasure Island in 1920.
The son of a minister from Ohio, Charles Stanton Ogle became a prolific character actor from stage and screen. Mostly cast in commanding roles in silents. Per haps most memorable as the screen's very first Frankenstein monster in Thomas Alva Edison's silent version Frankenstein (1910).
- June 5, 1865
- October 11, 1940
Explore how Mary Shelley's novel inspired adaptations that changed the monster's character and meaning over time. See playbills, illustrations, and documents from the National Library of Medicine collection.
Feb 7, 2022 · Learn about Charles Ogle, the Ohio-born actor who played the Monster in the 1910 silent short Frankenstein. He was the first to portray the creature on-screen, based on Mary Shelley's novel, and his performance influenced many future adaptations.
Jan 29, 2019 · Learn how the American actor Charles Stanton Ogle portrayed the "monster" in a 1910 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. Discover the history and impact of the classic story of science and horror.
May 9, 2020 · The film starred Charles Stanton Ogle as the monster, Augustus Phillips as Dr. Frankenstein, and Mary Fuller as Elizabeth, and was written and directed by J. Searle Dawley.
Charles Ogle was an American stage and silent screen actor. In 1910 he appeared as the Frankenstein monster in the first-ever film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein.
