Cast & creator
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, American Experience, Petticoat Junction
Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904—1999), nicknamed America's Boyfriend, was an American film actor and musician. He was the husband of Silent screen star Mary Pickford for more than forty years until her death.
Also known as: America's Boyfriend , Buddy Rogers, Chas. "Buddy" Rogers, Charles Rogers
62
film credits
8
television credits
65
1926–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (70)
Showing 70 of 70 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
American Experience
Self
1988
Petticoat Junction
Self
1963
The Lucy Show
Buddy
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Hollywood
Self
1980
Wings
Jack Powell
1927
The Road to Reno
Tom Wood
1931
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Working Girls
Boyd Wheeler
1931
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage, as Jack Powell)
2025
Sleep, My Love
Producer
1948
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
2000
Riviera Dream
Buddy Rogers
1950All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited)
1986
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Jack Powell (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Wings' (voice)
1999
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941Cavalcade of Bands
1950
Red Lips
Hugh Carver / Buddy
1928
The Lawyer's Secret
Laurie Roberts
1931
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2008
So's Your Old Man
Kenneth Murchison
1926
Hot Rod Gang
Executive Producer
1958
Abie's Irish Rose
Abie Levy
1928
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Buddy Rogers
1935
The Parson and the Outlaw
Jericho Jones
1957
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
70,000 Witnesses
Producer
1932
The Stolen Jools
'Buddy' Rogers
1931
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Dennis Lindsay
1942
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Dennis Lindsay
1941
The River of Romance
Tom Rumford
1929
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
Himself (as Buddy Rogers)
1986
Half Way to Heaven
Ned Lee
1929
Let's Make a Night of It
Jack Kent
1937
An Innocent Affair
Claude Kimball
1948
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Dennis Lindsay
1942
Paramount on Parade
Himself / Boy Singer (Love Time)
1930
Best of Enemies
Jimmie Hartman
1933
More Pay - Less Work
Willia Hinchfield
1926
Old Man Rhythm
Johnny Roberts
1935
Sing for Your Supper
Larry Hays
1941
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2012Once in a Million
Pierre
1936
12th Street Rag
1942
My Best Girl
Joe Grant
1927Running Hollywood
Buddy Rogers
1932
Someone to Love
William Shelby
1928
Follow Thru
Jerry Downes
1930
This Way Please
Brad Morgan
1937
This Reckless Age
Bradley Ingals
1932Polo with the Stars
Self - Polo Player
1941Take a Chance
Kenneth Raleigh
1933
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #6
Himself
1933
Fascinating Youth
Teddy Ward
1926
Golden Hoofs
Dean MacArdle
1941
Stork Bites Man
Producer
1947
Little Iodine
Producer
1946
Young Eagles
Lieutenant Robert Banks
1930
New Deal Rhythm
Himself
1933
Safety in Numbers
William Butler Reynolds
1930
Get Your Man
Robert Albin
1927
Illusion
Carlee Thorpe
1929
Along Came Youth
Larry Brooks
1930
Close Harmony
Al West
1929
Heads Up
Jack Mason
1930
Dance Band
Buddy Milton
1935
Varsity
Jimmy Duffy
1928