Actor, Comedian He was best known for playing the character roles of office workers, guests, and judges, during the silent film era. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Justice Charles Montague' in the historical war epic film drama, "America" (1924). The film which was directed by D.W. Griffith, which was written for the screen by Robert W. Chambers, and which also starred Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, Erville Alderson, Frank Walsh, Lee Beggs, Downing Clarke, Arthur Donaldson, Charles Bennett, John Dunton, Lionel Barrymore, Harry Semels, Edward Roseman, Frank McGlynn Jr., and Louis Wolheim, tells the story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War. He was born as Charles Emmett McNerney in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 1895, or November 25, 1900, sources differ, to an Irish family including his father John McNerney, and his wife Anne O'Malley McNerney. He was educated locally and at a young age he could speak three of four different foreign languages. He began working as a peanut vendor at the famed Ringling Brothers Circus and eventually took an interest in entertaining and he went on to appear on the vaudeville stage and specialized in buck-and-wing dancing, which is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. He then took a job as a tour guide at Mamaroneck Studios in Mamaroneck, New York, and was soon discovered by the film director D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), who then cast him in several pictures while under contract to Warner Brothers. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Office Boy' in the short film drama, "Dolly's Scoop" (1916). The film which was directed by Joseph De Grasse, which was written for the screen by Ida May Park and Hugh C. Weir, and which also starred Louise Lovely, Hayward Mack, Marjorie Ellison, Millard K. Wilson, Mae Gaston, Lon Chaney, Laura Praether, Edward Nes, and Antrim Short, tells the story of a journalist who is reluctant to ruin a woman's reputation for the sake of a juicy story. Besides, playing the role of 'Office Boy' in the short film drama, "Dolly's Scoop" (1916), and playing the role of 'Justice Charles Montague' in the historical war epic film drama, "America" (1924), his many other film credits include, "Dream Street" (1921), "One Exciting Night" (1922), "Driven" (1923), "The White Rose" (1923), "The Daring Years" (1923), "The Sixth Commandment" (1924), "Youth For Sale" (1924), "Bad Company" (1925), "Down Upon The Suwanee River" (1925), "A Woman Of The World" (1925), "The Devil's Circus" (1926), "The Unknown Soldier" (1926), and "Old San Francisco" (1927). His promising acting career was cut tragically short when he was killed in an automobile accident in Riverside, California, on March 17, 1927, while travelling to a racetrack to film an auto racing scene as 'Bob Armstrong' for the comedy film drama, "The First Auto" (1927). The film which was directed by Roy Del Ruth, which was written for the screen by Darryl F. Zanuck, Anthony Coldeway, and Jack Jarmuth, and which also starred Barney Oldfield, William Demarest, Gibson Gowland, Douglas Gerrard, Patsy Ruth Miller, Russell Simpson, and Paul Kruger, tells the story of Hank who owns horses, stables horses, and races horses. His favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and well known. His son Bob, however, dreams only of the future of the horseless carriage and not of the horse. This causes problems between Hank and Bob. As the people in the town convert from horses to autos, Hank detests those who switch - so he loses his friends, his son Bob and finally his livery business. Bob leaves his flame Rose and goes to Detroit, Michigan, where he gets involved with the auto industry, and does very well for himself. He does not forget Hank and promises to see him again, but Hank's hatred of the auto may cause the death of Bob. Following his death, his funeral service was conducted at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, with Father Michael Mullins officiating. Following the funeral service, he was buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. His last credited role was playing 'Bert Henley' in the action war film drama, "The Rough Riders" (1927). The film which was directed by Victor Fleming, which was written for the screen by John F. Goodrich, Herman Hagedorn, Robert N. Lee, George Marion Jr., Keene Thompson, and Lucien Hubbard, and which also starred Noah Beery, Charles Farrell, George Bancroft, Mary Astor, Fred Lindsay, Fred Kohler, Billy Seay, Mark Hamilton, and George Reed, tells the of the military unit organized by future United States President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898. He was married to the actress Marion Mack, also known by the name of Marianne Lovera McNerney, who should not be confused with the other actress Marion Mack (1902-1989). He himself should not be confused with the actor and comedian of the same name, Charles Mack (1887-1934). Together the couple had a son and shared custody of a daughter from his wife's first marriage.