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Charles Reisner

Also Known As: Charles F. Reisner, Charles Francis Riesner, Chuck Reisner

Birth Date

March 14, 1887

Death Date

September 24, 1962

(passed away at 75)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962.