Charlie the Elephant

Charlie the Elephant

  • Place of birth: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
  • Also know as: Charley

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.

Filmography

Man and Beast

1917

As The Elephant

A Monkey Hero

1921

As As Himself

A Prohibition Monkey

1920

As Charles Bullephant

The Adventures of Kathlyn

1916

As Elephant (uncredited)

Love Aflame

1917

As An Elephant (uncredited)

The Brass Bottle

1923

As Elephant (uncredited)

Monkey Stuff

1919

As

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