Actor, Stuntman. He was best known for playing the character roles of newsboys, jockeys, gang members, page boys, copy boys, elevator operators, thieves, messengers, telegraph boys, bellhops, soldiers, dancers, students, spectators, criminals, fighters, car-hops, delivery boys, carriage drivers, cowboys, and ushers, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of jockey 'George Woolf' in the family romance film, "The Story Of Seabiscuit" (1949). The film which was directed by David Butler, which was written for the screen by John Taintor Foote, and which also starred Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Lon McCallister, tells the story of horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, who come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Cowboy Shorty' in the episode entitled, "The Teton Tomato," of the classic western television series, "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," which originally aired on December 8, 1951, and which also starred Bill Williams. Dan Diamond, Brett King, Don Reynolds, Anna Lee Carroll, Mary Alan Hokanson, Reed Howes, and John Cason, tells the story of when a slow horse wins, Kit Carson suspects a rigged race. He was born as William Joseph Cartledge in Birmingham, Alabama, to William Atkin Cartledge (1893-1972), and his wife Myrtle Katherine Lathrop Cartledge (1897-1971), on October 4, 1914. He was educated locally, was drafted during World War II but he never served, and later pursued an acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of a 'Jockey' in the crime romance film drama, "The Payoff" (1935). The film which was directed by Robert Florey, which was written for the screen by George Bricker and Joel Sayre, and which also starred James Dunn, Claire Dodd, and Patricia Ellis, tells the story of Joe who is a reporter who is looking for his big break and he gets it when he takes over George Gorman's sports column. Marty is a hood who would fix any sporting event he could and Joe keeps the pressure of the paper on him. His wife Maxine, however, wants only the finer things in life and when Joe is on the road, she becomes Marty's Gal. That and the money that she owes Marty ends Joe's career as a New York Register columnist and starts his new career as a drunk. But Connie, who has had a crush on Joe for years, will try to make him the reporter he once was. Besides, playing the role of a 'Jockey' in the crime romance film drama, "The Payoff" (1935), and playing the role of jockey 'George Woolf' in the family romance film, "The Story Of Seabiscuit" (1949), his many other film credits include, "Splendor" (1935), "Joy Of Living" (1938), "Speed To Burn" (1938), "Girls On Probation" (1938), "Newsboys' Home" (1938), "Scouts To The Rescue" (1939), "The Lady's From Kentucky" (1939), "Fast And Furious" (1939), "I Take This Woman" (1940), "Women Without Names" (1940), "My Favorite Wife" (1940), "Junior G-Men" (1940), "Gallant Sons" (1940), "Criminals Within" (1941), "Bowery Blitzkrieg" (1941), "You Belong To Me" (1941), "The Night Of January 16th" (1941), "Confessions Of Boston Blackie" (1941), "Playmates" (1941), "Sunday Punch" (1942), "It Happened In Flatbush" (1942), "Tarzan's New York Adventure" (1942), "I Live On Danger" (1942), "Orchestra Wives" (1942), "The Man In The Trunk" (1942), "A Yank At Eton" (1942), "Forever And A Day" (1943), "Harrigan's Kid" (1943), "Chatterbox" (1943), "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Cry 'Havoc' " (1943), "The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek" (1944), "Jam Session" (1944), "The Scarlet Claw" (1944), "The Seventh Cross" (1944), "The Merry Monahans" (1944), "Bells Of Rosarita" (1945), "Undercurrent" (1946), "Fun On A Weekend" (1947), "The Red Stallion" (1947), "That Hagen Girl" (1947), "Good News" (1947), "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948), "Unfaithfully Yours" (1948), "Racing Luck" (1948), "Act Of Vengeance" (1948), "The Dark Past" (1948), "Bad Boy" (1949), "Fighting Fools" (1949), "It Happens Every Spring" (1949), "The Lady Gambles" (1949), "Sorrowful Jones" (1949), "The Great Dan Patch" (1949), "White Heat" (1949), "Red Light" (1949), "Dear Wife" (1949), "Key To The City" (1950), "Wabash Avenue" (1950), "Riding High" (1950), "Dark City" (1950), "Highway 301" (1950), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Crazy Over Horses" (1951), "Westward The Women" (1951), "Boots Malone" (1952), "Fearless Fagan" (1952), "Shane" (1953), "Living It Up" (1954), "Escape To Burma" (1955), and "Bring Your Smile Again" (1955). Besides, playing the role of 'Cowboy Shorty' in the episode entitled, "The Teton Tomato," of the classic western television series, "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," which originally aired on December 8, 1951, and which also starred Bill Williams. Dan Diamond, Brett King, Don Reynolds, Anna Lee Carroll, Mary Alan Hokanson, Reed Howes, and John Cason, tells the story of when a slow horse wins, Kit Carson suspects a rigged race, his many other television credits include, "Tha Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet," and "Public Defender." His last film role was playing a 'Pageboy' in the family adventure comedy film, "The Court Jester" (1955). The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and which also starred Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, and Basil Rathbone, tells the story of a hapless carnival performer who masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. During his acting career, he also used the name William J. Cartledge and William Cartledge. Besides acting, he was also a stuntman and a stand-in for films such as, "Girls On Probation" (1938), "The Lady's From Kentucky" (1939), "My Favorite Wife" (1940), "Criminals Within" (1941), "The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek" (1944), "Cargo To Capetown" (1950), "The Next Voice You Hear..." (1950), and "The Searchers" (1956), which starred John Wayne. He passed away in Santa Barbara, California, on July 11, 1975, at the age of 60, and he was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. He was married to Faith E. Walbridge Cartledge (1915-1976), with whom he had a son, Rodney Duane Cartledge (1942-1971).
Actor, Stuntman. He was best known for playing the character roles of newsboys, jockeys, gang members, page boys, copy boys, elevator operators, thieves, messengers, telegraph boys, bellhops, soldiers, dancers, students, spectators, criminals, fighters, car-hops, delivery boys, carriage drivers, cowboys, and ushers, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of jockey 'George Woolf' in the family romance film, "The Story Of Seabiscuit" (1949). The film which was directed by David Butler, which was written for the screen by John Taintor Foote, and which also starred Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Lon McCallister, tells the story of horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, who come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Cowboy Shorty' in the episode entitled, "The Teton Tomato," of the classic western television series, "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," which originally aired on December 8, 1951, and which also starred Bill Williams. Dan Diamond, Brett King, Don Reynolds, Anna Lee Carroll, Mary Alan Hokanson, Reed Howes, and John Cason, tells the story of when a slow horse wins, Kit Carson suspects a rigged race. He was born as William Joseph Cartledge in Birmingham, Alabama, to William Atkin Cartledge (1893-1972), and his wife Myrtle Katherine Lathrop Cartledge (1897-1971), on October 4, 1914. He was educated locally, was drafted during World War II but he never served, and later pursued an acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of a 'Jockey' in the crime romance film drama, "The Payoff" (1935). The film which was directed by Robert Florey, which was written for the screen by George Bricker and Joel Sayre, and which also starred James Dunn, Claire Dodd, and Patricia Ellis, tells the story of Joe who is a reporter who is looking for his big break and he gets it when he takes over George Gorman's sports column. Marty is a hood who would fix any sporting event he could and Joe keeps the pressure of the paper on him. His wife Maxine, however, wants only the finer things in life and when Joe is on the road, she becomes Marty's Gal. That and the money that she owes Marty ends Joe's career as a New York Register columnist and starts his new career as a drunk. But Connie, who has had a crush on Joe for years, will try to make him the reporter he once was. Besides, playing the role of a 'Jockey' in the crime romance film drama, "The Payoff" (1935), and playing the role of jockey 'George Woolf' in the family romance film, "The Story Of Seabiscuit" (1949), his many other film credits include, "Splendor" (1935), "Joy Of Living" (1938), "Speed To Burn" (1938), "Girls On Probation" (1938), "Newsboys' Home" (1938), "Scouts To The Rescue" (1939), "The Lady's From Kentucky" (1939), "Fast And Furious" (1939), "I Take This Woman" (1940), "Women Without Names" (1940), "My Favorite Wife" (1940), "Junior G-Men" (1940), "Gallant Sons" (1940), "Criminals Within" (1941), "Bowery Blitzkrieg" (1941), "You Belong To Me" (1941), "The Night Of January 16th" (1941), "Confessions Of Boston Blackie" (1941), "Playmates" (1941), "Sunday Punch" (1942), "It Happened In Flatbush" (1942), "Tarzan's New York Adventure" (1942), "I Live On Danger" (1942), "Orchestra Wives" (1942), "The Man In The Trunk" (1942), "A Yank At Eton" (1942), "Forever And A Day" (1943), "Harrigan's Kid" (1943), "Chatterbox" (1943), "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Cry 'Havoc' " (1943), "The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek" (1944), "Jam Session" (1944), "The Scarlet Claw" (1944), "The Seventh Cross" (1944), "The Merry Monahans" (1944), "Bells Of Rosarita" (1945), "Undercurrent" (1946), "Fun On A Weekend" (1947), "The Red Stallion" (1947), "That Hagen Girl" (1947), "Good News" (1947), "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948), "Unfaithfully Yours" (1948), "Racing Luck" (1948), "Act Of Vengeance" (1948), "The Dark Past" (1948), "Bad Boy" (1949), "Fighting Fools" (1949), "It Happens Every Spring" (1949), "The Lady Gambles" (1949), "Sorrowful Jones" (1949), "The Great Dan Patch" (1949), "White Heat" (1949), "Red Light" (1949), "Dear Wife" (1949), "Key To The City" (1950), "Wabash Avenue" (1950), "Riding High" (1950), "Dark City" (1950), "Highway 301" (1950), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Crazy Over Horses" (1951), "Westward The Women" (1951), "Boots Malone" (1952), "Fearless Fagan" (1952), "Shane" (1953), "Living It Up" (1954), "Escape To Burma" (1955), and "Bring Your Smile Again" (1955). Besides, playing the role of 'Cowboy Shorty' in the episode entitled, "The Teton Tomato," of the classic western television series, "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," which originally aired on December 8, 1951, and which also starred Bill Williams. Dan Diamond, Brett King, Don Reynolds, Anna Lee Carroll, Mary Alan Hokanson, Reed Howes, and John Cason, tells the story of when a slow horse wins, Kit Carson suspects a rigged race, his many other television credits include, "Tha Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet," and "Public Defender." His last film role was playing a 'Pageboy' in the family adventure comedy film, "The Court Jester" (1955). The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and which also starred Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, and Basil Rathbone, tells the story of a hapless carnival performer who masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. During his acting career, he also used the name William J. Cartledge and William Cartledge. Besides acting, he was also a stuntman and a stand-in for films such as, "Girls On Probation" (1938), "The Lady's From Kentucky" (1939), "My Favorite Wife" (1940), "Criminals Within" (1941), "The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek" (1944), "Cargo To Capetown" (1950), "The Next Voice You Hear..." (1950), and "The Searchers" (1956), which starred John Wayne. He passed away in Santa Barbara, California, on July 11, 1975, at the age of 60, and he was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. He was married to Faith E. Walbridge Cartledge (1915-1976), with whom he had a son, Rodney Duane Cartledge (1942-1971).
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