Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films.On television, Wagenheim appeared in an episode of Barnaby Jones titled "The Murdering Class", portraying a cemetery groundskeeper (named Charles Waggenheim). Charles Wagenheim was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 21, 1896. On the small screen he played, among others, the role of Halligan in 29 episodes of the television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975 and numerous other secondary characters or guest star roles in many episodes of television series from the fifties to the late seventies. His cinema career consists of various participations; he took part in particular in many films of the western genre between the 1930s and 1950s. He was credited for the last time on television screens in an episode broadcast on 25 March 1979, entitled The Return of Stephanie's Father and part of the Arcibaldo series, in which he plays the role of Bum. As regards his film curriculum, his last performance dates back to the 1976 film Missouri. He died in Hollywood on March 6, 1979, killed by a thief who had caught him stealing from his apartment, and his body was cremated.He also appeared in 1966 as Dodge Townsman “Halligan” in S12E2’s “Goldtakers” & in S12E5’s “The Good People” on the TV Western Series Gunsmoke.