Charlie the Elephant

Born: None

Charlie, sometimes Charley or Old Charlie, (b. unknown, d. 1923) was an elephant who lived at the Universal City Zoo in Universal City, California, United States, from approximately 1914 to 1923 and appeared in scores of silent-era films. He was executed in approximately August 1923 for his attack on trainer Curley Stecker.


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Love Aflame

as An Elephant (uncredited)
Released: 1917-01-29

Jack Calvert bets four friends that he can travel from New York to Constantinople without a cent.

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Monkey Stuff

as uncredited
Released: 1919-07-07

Two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell staring noted orangutan actor, Joe Martin

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The Brass Bottle

as Elephant (uncredited)
Released: 1923-07-22

Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks...

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The Adventures of Kathlyn

as Elephant (uncredited)
Released: 1916-01-14

Feature version of the thirteen episode serial, Adventures of Kathlyn, released three years earlier.

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A Prohibition Monkey

as Charles Bullephant
Released: 1920-09-13

The town of Beer Bottle Bend is so tough that the babies chew tobacco. It is run in a high,...

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Man and Beast

as The Elephant
Released: 1917-06-25

During the great drought on the South African veldt, bitterness erupts between the von Haagen...

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A Monkey Hero

as As Himself
Released: 1921-04-19

Here's a surefire number if ever there was one. Filled with innumerable original gags and...

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