Charles Beach Dickerson (February 3, 1924 - December 15, 2005) was a cult film actor, who appeared in films including “Crazy Mama” and “The Trip.” Dickerson willed three houses to his friend, author
Scotty Bowers.[3] The spreading of Dickerson's ashes by Bowers was shown in the 2017 documentary film Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.[4]
Born in Glenville, Georgia, Dickerson spent much of his career working on films for Roger Corman. His first appearance was in “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” for which he also worked on special effects. Dickerson was also known a a mentor, and rented properties in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon to dozens of actors including Corbin Bernsen, Jennifer Aniston and Tea Leoni.
He appeared in films including “Rock All Night,” “Sorority Girl,” “Teenage Cave Man,” “T-Bird Gang,” “Creature From the Haunted Sea,” “The Savage Seven,” “Summer School Teachers,” “Capone,” “Cocaine And Blue Eyes,” and “Future Kick,” released in 1991. On TV, he appeared in “The Greatest American Hero,” and “The Fall Guy.” He also served as producer on “Shell Shock,” “Gun Runner” and “Angels Die Hard” and served as production associate and assistant director on several of the films in which he appeared.
He also designed and built Corman’s office building for either his New World Pictures or Concorde-New Horizons, and remained in the Corman camp until the early 1990s. His last appearance was as a Hotel Clerk, in a Don “The Dragon” Wilson vehicle, produced by Concorde-New Horizons.
Dickerson died in Los Angeles December 15, 2005. He was 81.
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