Charles Edward Bull born in Texas in 1881, tall, handsome man was a real life Judge working for the Justice of the Peace in Reno, Nevada, became better known for his impersonation of Abraham Lincoln in two films, first a western starring O'Brien and Madge Bellamy in 'The Iron Horse' at the Fox Film Company in 1924 later followed by a melodrama 'The Heart of Maryland' directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dolores Costello and Jason Robards snr at Warner Brothers in 1927. He died in Lynwood, California in 1971 aged 90.