1. Charles J Winninger was an American stage and film actor, most often cast in comedies or musicals.
11 Facts About Charles Winninger
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Charles Winninger played the role in the 1932 stage revival and the 1936 film version of the show.
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Charles Winninger became so identified with the role and with his persona as a riverboat captain that he played several variations of the role, notably on the radio program Maxwell House Show Boat, which was clearly inspired by the Broadway musical.
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Charles Winninger portrays a kindly physician who attempts to save the suffering children.
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Charles Winninger returned to Broadway only once for the 1951 revival of Kern and Hammerstein's Music in the Air.
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Charles Winninger had the lead role in only one film, 1953's The Sun Shines Bright, John Ford's remake of Judge Priest.
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Charles Winninger played the role that Will Rogers portrayed in 1934.
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Charles Winninger made a notable television appearance in 1954 in I Love Lucy as Barney Kurtz, the former vaudevillian partner of Fred Mertz in an episode titled "Mertz and Kurtz".
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Charles Winninger married Gertrude Walker later that year; they remained married until his death.
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Charles Winninger died in 1969 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.
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In 1960, Charles Winninger received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio contributions.