Charles Quigley
Charles Quigley ( born February 12, 1906 in New Britain, Connecticut; † August 5, 1964 in Los Angeles ) was an American film actor.
Life
Charles Quigley came in 1906 in New Britain, Connecticut, was born. His uncle was the mayor of the city. First, Quigley dedicated to the sport, before he enrolled at the Feagin School of Dramatic Arts in New York to become an actor.
In 1932, he appeared in American films. Because of his good looks he received in 1936 a contract with Columbia Pictures, where he became a hero in a series of B- movies was used. He was to be seen among others in six crime films alongside the still unknown Rita Hayworth, as in Criminals of the Air (1937 ), Girls Can Play (1937 ), The Game That Kills (1937 ), The Shadow (1937 ), Special Inspector (1938) and Convicted (1938). However, unlike Quigley came Hayworth, who also was at Columbia under contract with the public good, so that they gradually developed into a star. 1938 Quigley's contract with Columbia was dissolved and he struck his then as a freelance actor in small films of different production companies through. For larger productions, such as Miss Kitty ( Kitty Foyle, 1940) with Ginger Rogers or The woman with the scar (A Woman's Face, 1941) with Joan Crawford, he was only seen in minor supporting roles. In 1959, he finally pulled back completely from the film business.
Charles Quigley died in 1964 at the age of 58 years in Los Angeles of liver cirrhosis.