Charles Oelze Jr.

born: 21 December 1914 Universal City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

died: 06 June 2005 (last residence) Cottonwood, Arizona, United States of America (age 90)

American child actor, the son of Charles Oelze, and the brother of Doris Oelze. His birth occurred when his father was working for Universal Pictures as its cavalry commander; his mother, Hilda (Unger) Oelze (1894-1963), was previously a nurse for the Universal Hospital. Charles, Jr. was born as Karl Bernie Oelze, and was celebrated as the first child to be born in Universal City. He was named after Universal founder Carl Laemmle and Universal City's general manager Isadore "Bernie" Bernstein. By 1920, Karl was renamed Charles Frederick Oelze, Jr., after his father. In early 1935, Charles, Jr., referred to in the news as Carl Laemmle Oelze, attended the 20th anniversary celebration of Universal's founding.

Real name: Karl Bernie Oelze [later Charles Frederick Oelze, Jr.] Height: 5'9½" (age 26, Oct. 1940)

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1923 No Noise Boy Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG3S-QFQ (CA Birth Index -- as "Karl B Oelze") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ6-GG1 (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVW-PYP (1930 Census) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/628556369/ (Ventura County Star, 09 Apr 1936) https://www.fold3.com/document/631160243/ (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGQ-M88Y (1950 Census) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/386279267/ (Los Angeles Times, 13 Jul 1954) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8X3-PQY (1955 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6D9-QZV (1961 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V66Y-6DY (1964 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V62B-2YZ (1964 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPR5-CVT (1967 divorce) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBHT-9Z6 (Social Security Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K46-RQ98 (Social Security Numident File) https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi/page/n100/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Universal Weekly, 26 Dec 1914) https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew102unse/page/67/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Motion Picture News, 02 Jan 1915) https://archive.org/details/variety37-1915-01/page/n26/mode/1up?q=oelzo&view=theater (Variety, 01 Jan 1915) https://archive.org/details/motography13elec/page/63/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Motography, 09 Jan 1915) https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi_5/page/n202/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Universal Weekly, 16 Mar 1935) https://archive.org/details/variety117-1935-03/page/n197/mode/1up?view=theater (Variety, 27 Mar 1935) https://archive.org/details/philadelphiaexhi17jaye/page/n293/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Philadelphia Exhibitor, 01 Apr 1935) https://archive.org/details/filmdailycavalca00film/page/130/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater (Film Daily Cavalcade, 1939) https://archive.org/details/universalwomenfi0000coop/page/72/mode/1up?q=oelze&view=theater ('Universal Women,' Mark Garrett Cooper) http://www.theluckycorner.com/rps/020.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) Jesse Brisson (bio notes & research) This page was last updated on: 21 June 2025