- Carl Stockdale
also known as Carlton Stockdale (
19 February ,1874 -15 March ,1953 ) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent-era, to talkies.A native of
Worthington, Minnesota , he was in Hollywood as early as 1913 with a small role inGilbert M. Anderson 's "Broncho Billy's Last Deed". He remained busy through the 1940s, then his career slowed down.Connection to the Murder of William Desmond Taylor
Stockdale was
Charlotte Shelby 's close friend, he stated on the witness stand that he was with Mrs. Shelby, a major suspect, whenWilliam Desmond Taylor was murdered, therefore she could not have killed him.External links
*imdb name|id=0830769|name=Carl Stockdale
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXCHAx_T-y8 12 Silent film celebrities connected with the Taylor murder case]
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