Charles Williams was born on September 27, 1898 in Albany, New York. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Hollywood and Vine (1945) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He was married to Isabel and Virginia Josephine Evans. He died on January 3, 1958 in Hollywood, California.

Filmography

• 1964The Big Parade of Comedy — Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1956Fighting Trouble
• 1955A Lawless Street — Mr. Willis (uncredited)
• Annie Oakley — Fred
• 1954Carnival Story — Story
• 1954Circus of Love — Story
• Public Defender — Sam
• 1953Main Street to Broadway — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1953The Magnetic Monster — Cabbie
• Topper — Harlon
• Adventures of Superman — Tim, Yo Yo
• 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal? — Reporter (uncredited)
• Mr. & Mrs. North
• The Abbott and Costello Show — Duncan
• 1951According to Mrs. Hoyle — Charlie
• 1951Gasoline Alley — Mortie
• 1951Kentucky Jubilee — Yes Man
• 1951Lullaby of Broadway — Reporter (uncredited)
• The Cisco Kid — Fred Appleby, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• The Gene Autry Show — Reporter Lewis (uncredited)
• 1950The Missourians — Postmaster Walt
• 1949Task Force — Luggage Salesman (uncredited)
• 1949The Accused — Dorgan's Assistant (uncredited)
• 1949The Judge — Reporter
• 1948Hazard — Little Motorist (uncredited)
• 1948Marshal of Amarillo — Hiram Short
• 1948Parole, Inc. — Titus Jones
• 1948The Strange Mrs. Crane — Juror
• 1947Heading for Heaven — Eddie Williams
• 1947Saddle Pals — Leslie
• 1947The Trespasser — Joe, the stage manager
• 1947Wedlock Deadlock — Chester
• 1946A Boy, a Girl and a Dog — Mr. Stone
• 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Cousin Eustace
• 1946Lady Chaser — Apartment House Manager
• 1946Night and Day — Music Store Customer (uncredited)
• 1946Passkey to Danger — Mr. Williams
• 1946Queen of Burlesque — Carr, manager of Regent Hotel
• 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1946Without Reservations — Louis Burt (uncredited)
• 1945Hitchhike to Happiness — Park Magician (uncredited)
• 1945Hollywood and Vine — Chick Jones, Story, Screenplay
• 1945Identity Unknown — Auctioneer
• 1945Scared Stiff — Reporter (Uncredited)
• 1945The Man Who Walked Alone — Reporter
• 1944Atlantic City — Chalmers
• 1944Call of the Rockies — Burton Witherspoon
• 1944Career Girl — Louis Horton
• 1944End of the Road — Jordan
• 1944Greenwich Village — Author
• 1944Song of the Open Road — Man Saying 'It's a Trick' (uncredited)
• 1944Sweethearts of the U.S.A. — Mr. Pike
• 1943I Escaped from the Gestapo — Secretary
• 1943Nobody's Darling — News Photographer (uncredited)
• 1943Redhead from Manhattan — Box Office Attendant
• 1943The Girl from Monterrey — Harry Hollis
• 1943The West Side Kid — Reporter
• 1943Whispering Footsteps — Second Bank Teller
• 1942Blue, White and Perfect — Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer
• 1942Call of the Canyon
• 1942Girls' Town — Coffer
• 1942My Favorite Spy — 3rd Speaker in Park
• 1942Night in New Orleans — Citizen (uncredited)
• 1942One Thrilling Night — Theatre Manager (uncredited)
• 1942The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine — The Pitchman
• 1942The Fleet's In — Photographer
• 1942The Pride of the Yankees — Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
• 1942Time to Kill — Dentist
• 1941Flying Cadets — Mr. Prim / Primmie, Bookkeeper
• 1941Mr. District Attorney — Detective in Café (uncredited)
• 1941The Great Man's Lady — Assayer
• 1941The Lady from Cheyenne — Clerk
• 1940Girl in 313 — Henry, Husband
• 1940Grand Ole Opry — Politician (uncredited)
• 1940Johnny Apollo — Photographer (uncredited)
• 1940Marked Men — Charlie Sloane
• 1940Midnight Limited — Screenplay
• 1940Primrose Path — (uncredited)
• 1940Trifles of Importance — Mr. Doakes
• 1940Women Without Names — Hugh Gilman
• 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective — Peters (uncredited)
• 1939Days of Jesse James — Northern Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• 1939Heroes in Blue — Screenplay, Story
• 1939Sabotage — (uncredited)
• 1939The Flying Irishman — Car Repo Man
• 1939The Ice Follies of 1939 — Max Morton (uncredited)
• 1939Those High Grey Walls — Stranger (uncredited)
• 1939Undercover Doctor — Pinky Valkus
• 1939Wife, Husband and Friend — Jaffee
• 1938Alexander's Ragtime Band — Agent
• 1938Born to Be Wild — Company Spotter
• 1938Gateway — Reporter
• 1938Hollywood Stadium Mystery — Jake
• 1938Little Miss Broadway — Mike Brody
• 1938Men with Wings — Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
• 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble — Gabby Marden
• 1938Trade Winds — Reporter Jones (Uncredited)
• 1937Amateur Crook — Drunk Witness
• 1937Big Business — Florist Shop Customer
• 1937Blossoms On Broadway — Elevator Man (uncredited)
• 1937Charlie Chan on Broadway — Meeker, Burke's Lawyer
• 1937Espionage — Simmons (uncredited)
• 1937Fair Warning — Hotel Clerk
• 1937Flying Fists — Meggs, the Reporter
• 1937History Is Made at Night
• 1937It Happened in Hollywood — Hymie - Photographer
• 1937Jim Hanvey, Detective — Brackett
• 1937Love Is News — Joe Brady
• 1937Love and Hisses — Irving Skolsky
• 1937Merry Go Round of 1938 — Dave Clark
• 1937Sky Racket — Nightclub Entertainer
• 1937Stand-In — Mr. Mack
• 1937Turn Off the Moon — Brooks (uncredited)
• 1937Wake Up and Live — Charlie Alberts, Agent
• 1937Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 — Customs Man in Fall Show
• 1936Four Days Wonder — Kasky
• 1936Hollywood Boulevard — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1936Rhythm on the Range — Gopher Mazda
• 1936Sinner Take All — Minor Role (uncredited)
• 1936Sleepless Hollow — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1936Wedding Present
• 1935Moon Over Manhattan — Taxi Driver, Music, Story
• 1934A Very Honorable Guy — Druggist
• 1934Sadie McKee — Pest in Café (uncredited)
• 1934The Thin Man — Fighter Manager (uncredited)
• 1934Woman in the Dark — Hotel Desk Clerk
• 1933Central Airport — Hotel Desk Clerk
• 1933Gambling Ship — Baby Face (Charles T. Pearson Jr.)
• 1933Hip Zip Hooray
• 1933Made on Broadway — Photographer
• 1933The Gay Nighties — Timid Man
• 1933The Nuisance — Skating Rink Official (uncredited)
• 1932Blondie of the Follies — Lottie's Friend Mr. Kinskey (uncredited)
• 1932Dance Team — Benny Weber
• 1932Letty Lynton
• 1932Strangers of the Evening — 1st Passerby
• 1932Strictly Unreliable — Billy Freeman - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
• 1932The Devil Is Driving — Bill Jones (uncredited)
• 1931Forgotten Women — Stagehand
• 1931The Mad Genius — Stagehand (uncredited)
• 1922The Old Homestead — Gabe Waters

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)