Wyndham, Charles (1837–1919)

English actor and theatre manager. In 1879 he took over the Criterion Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, and in 1899 opened Wyndham's Theatre. He is said to have acted best in such plays as Thomas Robertson's David Garrick, Hubert Henry Davies's Mrs Gorringe's Necklace, and Henry Arthur Jones's Mrs Dane's Defence. He was knighted in 1902.

Wyndham was born in Liverpool. He made his stage debut in 1862 but left for the USA, where he enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War, making several appearances on the stage also. In 1865 he returned to England, but later took a company across the USA, playing light comedy.