Charles W. Cradick (February 11, 1896 – January 14, 1954) was an American attorney and political campaign manager who worked primarily in Los Angeles, California.

Cradick's clients included the California Amusement Machines Operators Association (CAMOA), which was accused by civic reformers of being a front for a slot-machine racket, and the Hollywood film actress Barbara Stanwyck.

[4] When Fletcher Bowron replaced Frank L. Shaw as mayor following the 1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election, Bowron oversaw a drastic house cleaning of the Los Angeles Police Department and told reporters asking about personnel changes in 1939: "No one is satisfied with the department except Bob Gans, Charley Craddick, and Chuck Addison".

3 banning slot machines and pinball and similar within city limits, Cradick led the political campaign urging a "no" vote on the December ballot.

[8] As the Los Angeles Times put it in 1954, "Cradick frequently was called to testify before federal and county grand juries regarding vice conditions and bribery charges".

[9] Cradick died of an abdominal cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, after three surgeries over two years failed to halt the progress of the disease.

However, payments on the purchase of the Maria Ines were in default at the time Cradick's former secretary "Miss Sybil Adams, 38" filed an additional $48,000 claim against the estate.