Portrait of Charlie the Elephant

Charlie the Elephant

Acting

Biography

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.

Place of Birth: Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Filmography

1923
The Brass Bottle

as Elephant (uncredited)

1921
A Monkey Hero

as As Himself

1920
A Prohibition Monkey

as Charles Bullephant

1917
Man and Beast

as The Elephant

1917
Love Aflame

as An Elephant (uncredited)

1916
The Adventures of Kathlyn

as Elephant (uncredited)