Thursday, June 25, 2020

RIP Charles Carlson


Charles Rodney Carson

Commercial Appeal
June 25, 2020

Charles Rodney Carson, (aka Charles Beard), April 15, 1940 - June 4, 2020. He was preceded by his parents, Margaret Marie Beard Chaney and Robert Carson. He leaves behind his siblings, Barbara and Stan, children, Tim, Alison, Rebecca, and April, and about 15 grandchildren.

Charlie attended Holy Names and played football at Catholic High. He worked in Memphis and in California as a photographer, dance instructor, actor, and even worked for Elvis. He loved being around people.


CARLSON, Charles (Charles Rodney Carson)
Born: 4/15/1940, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Died: 6/4/2020, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Charles Carson’s westerns – actor:
Death Valley Days (TV) – 1960, 1962 (Peters, Wild Bill Hickok, Slouch)
Outlaws (TV) – 1961 (Grat Dalton)
Stoney burke (TV) – 1962 (Roger Chase)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1964 (Jessup Harmon, Lonnie)

2 comments:

  1. Although his real name was Charles Carson, he worked professionally as Charles Carlson. He probably had to add the L because there was already an actor named Charles Carson (1885-1977) registered with the Screen Actors Guild.

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  2. Thank you for that information I've changed his stage name to CARLSON.

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