Charles William Goddard, born November 26, 1879 in Portland, Maine, United States – died January 11, 1951 in Miami, Florida, was a playwright and screenwriter.

Goddard began writing Broadway plays before turning to film, adapting a number of his stage works to film. He wrote the script for the Pathé Freres film The Exploits of Elaine which has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Broadway plays:

• The Misleading Lady (1913)
• The Ghost Breaker (1913)
• Miss Information (1915)
• The Last Laugh (1915)
• The Broken Wing (1920)

Screenplays:

• The Perils of Pauline(1914)
• The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
• The Ghost Breaker (1914)
• The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915)
• The Goddess (1915)
• The Misleading Lady (1916)
• The Mysteries of Myra (1916)
• Patria (1917)
• The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
• The Broken Wing (1932)