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Charles Chaplin
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Date of birth (location)
16 April 1889
Walworth, London, England, UK
Date of death (details)
25 December 1977
Vevey, Switzerland. (natural causes)
Mini biography
He has been called the single most in- fluential artist in the history of motion pictures; certainly no other movie star enjoyed the international, iconographic status he attained early in the silent era and maintained well past the coming of sound. And certainly no other creative talent did as much as he to elevate screen comedy to a high art. Perhaps most significant, though, is the fact that he helped make the motion picture a medium of emotional expression, taking it forever out of the category of a mere flickering novelty.
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born to British music-hall entertainers who had skirted around the edges of prosperity without ever achieving it. His parents separated when he was only a year old, and he stayed with his mother, whose stage career dissipated as he got older. Chaplin's father died a hopeless alcoholic, and his mother's increasingly fragile health and tenuous mental state forced him and older half-brother Sydney to work for their suppers. Already steeped in show-business traditions, he did some childhood hoofing and occasionally acted on the legitimate stage. At the age of 17 he joined the music hall troupe of impresario Fred Karno, with whom he honed his pantomimic skills.
While touring with Karno in America in 1912, Chaplin-whose comic drunk was the highlight of the troupe's show-was seen by Mack Sennett, the godfather of movie comedy, who hired him away to appear in moving pictures. He debuted on screen in Making a Living (1914), all but unrecognizable in top hat, frock coat, and mustache. Kid Auto Races at Venice (also 1914) saw him wearing a derby hat and droopy trousers, and brandishing a cane; it was the first appearance of what would come to be known as "the Little Tramp," a character Chaplin continued to refine in his short-subject appearances during a year-long tenure with Sennett's Keystone company.
He began directing with his 13th film, Caught in the Rain (also 1914), and gradually moved away from the simple slapstick frenetics of the Keystones. Already a familiar face to moviegoers, and an increasingly valuable property to Sennett, Chaplin felt he was worth more than the $175 a week he was getting paid, and in 1915 signed with Essanay (another pioneering film company) for $1,250 a week with bonuses. He maintained complete creative control over his short subjects, and during the Essanay period evolved the Tramp character further, adding the little subtleties and the touch of pathos for which he became famous worldwide. The Tramp was truly an Everyman for international audiences, all of whom could easily identify with the downtrodden little fellow whose eternal optimism in the face of adversity inspired them all. It was The Tramp (1915) that gave audiences their first glimpse of a Chaplin trademark: the final shot of the little fellow, alone, shuffling away from the camera down a long, barren stretch of road.
In 1916 Chaplin moved operations to Mutual. By now he commanded a weekly salary of $10,000 (with bonuses adding up to $150,000), enjoyed creative autonomy, and was given a month to produce each of his two-reel comedies-in an era when most were cranked out in a few days. With his characterization set, he applied himself to crafting his films with painstaking precision, often improvising and rehearsing for days to get a sequence that might last only a minute or less. His skill at pantomime and his athletic flair for expressive physical comedy manifested themselves in set pieces that were choreographed like dance routines with splitsecond timing. Easy Street, The Rink, The Cure and The Immigrant are just a few of the brilliant comedies Chaplin made during his stay at Mutual in 1916-17.
First National beckoned him with a million-dollar contract in 1918, demanding only a minimal output (initially eight two-reelers per year) but anticipating the same huge worldwide profits that had come to be expected of his films. A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms (both 1918), and The Kid (1921, his first feature film) are among his best efforts for First National. As well compensated as he was, though, Chaplin longed for the total freedom and security of his own company. In 1919 he cofounded, along with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith, the United Artists Corporation, through which the four cinematic giants would release their subsequent product. When Chaplin's contract with First National ran out, he made films exclusively for UA distribution, never again returning to the shackles of a studio contract.
He directed his first United Artists release, the sophisticated A Woman of Paris (1923), which starred his former leading lady Edna Purviance and Adolphe Menjou; Chaplin himself took only a brief cameo. The film flopped badly, and a chastened Chaplin returned to the security of his Little Tramp for The Gold Rush (1925), one of his enduring masterpieces, still an often-revived favorite from the silent era. It exuded the great attention to detail, both in setting and performance, that would become a Chaplin hallmark even as it reduced his output. Fully three years elapsed between it and The Circus (1928), another fine comedy, for which he was awarded a special Oscar at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1928.
Chaplin had by this time already been the recipient of unwanted controversy. Although he campaigned vigorously for the sale of U.S. War Bonds during World War 1, he was castigated for not returning to his homeland to join the Armed Forces (actually, a medical problem kept him out of uniform). His penchant for younger women found him marrying two 16-yearolds, Mildred Harris (an actress from whom he was divorced after two years) and Lita Grey (who bore him two sons and won a million-dollar divorce settlement after three years), a 19-year-old starlet, Paulette Goddard (from whom he was divorced in 1942), and finally, 18-year-old Oona O'Neill (the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill). All these liaisons generated reams of unwelcome publicity.
In 1928, the talking-picture revolution threw the entire movie industry into turmoil, but Chaplin dealt with sound in his own unique way: He simply ignored it. He reckoned, correctly, that sound would ruin the simple appeal of his Tramp character, and hurl the pathetic little figure into a world more real (and certainly more coarse) than the stylized fantasy milieu he then inhabited. City Lights (1931), his next and arguably greatest picture, made certain concessions: It sported a fully orchestrated musical score-composed, for the most part, by Chaplin himself-and used sound effects sparingly, and to clever effect. The story itself concerned the Tramp's efforts to help the blind girl he loved hopelessly, and the final scene-in which, having had her sight restored through his efforts, the girl first sees that her benefactor is a shabby little wretchstill brings sobs to the throats of audiences with its exquisite poignancy.
Modern Times (1936) saw Chaplin flouting convention yet again by delivering to moviegoers another silent film. Another masterwork, it costarred Paulette Goddard, the former chorus girl whom he married in 1933. A brilliant commentary on the insanity of a rapid-paced, highly industrialized (and, in Chaplin's view, dehumanized) society, it delighted audiences with richly orchestrated comic set pieces. Unfortunately, its apparent anticapitalist overtones would come back to haunt the filmmaker years later.
The Great Dictator (1940) earned Chaplin several Oscar nominations-for his acting, the script, and Best Pictureand saw him tackle dialogue for the first time. It offered a relentlessly ridiculous caricature of Hitler and Nazism, and gave movie fans their last look at the Little Tramp, incarnated for this picture only as a Jewish barber whose resemblance to a fascist dictator gets him into trouble.
Chaplin was off the screen for seven years, during which time the motion picture matured to the point where his next contribution didn't seem nearly as important as his previous efforts. Monsieur Verdoux (1947), a bitter, cynical black comedy, cast him as a murderous Bluebeard, a characterization not appreciated by film fans of the day. (It did, however, get nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar.) The story's pacifist leanings ran him afoul of political conservatives in America, then marshaling their forces for the Cold War against Communism. They pointed to Verdoux and also to Modern Times and its implied distaste for capitalism, and set Chaplin up to be knocked down by the House Un-American Activities Committee, which suspected him of being a Communist. He denied the charges while testifying before the committee, but public outcry for his deportation continued.
Chaplin, for all his years in America, never bothered to become a citizen, and when he went to London in 1952 with fourth wife Oona, he was informed that he would not get a reentry visa to America. Ironically, he was on his way to the British premiere of Limelight his nostalgic tale of a once-great music-hall performer fallen on hard times. Although the film had several wonderful sequencesincluding one that teamed him with another legendary film comic, Buster Keaton-it impressed many as overlong and indulgent. With the U.S., his most important market, sour on him, Chaplin found himself the producer of another flop. (Because it was never "officially" released in Los Angeles in 1952, Limelight was eligible for an Academy Award twenty years later, and in fact won one, for Best Score, in 1972!)
A profoundly bitter Chaplin resolved never to return to America. He settled in Switzerland with Oona and their children (one of whom, Geraldine, became an actress in film), lampooning with consid- erable bitterness American manners and mores in A King in New York (1957, unreleased in the U.S. until 1976), and gamely attempting a directorial comeback with A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), a totally anachronistic, poorly realized romantic comedy starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren.
In 1972 Chaplin consented to return to America for the Academy Awards ceremony, where he was presented a special Oscar for career achievement to a tumultuous ovation from the assembled crowd of Hollywood dignitaries. He was similarly feted later at New York's Philharmonic Hall, and was knighted by the Queen in 1975. His "My Autobiography" was published in 1964. A biographical film, Chaplin was released in 1992.
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Filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances
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Actor - filmography
(1990s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Chaplin (1992) (archive footage) (uncredited) .... The Little Tramp/Adenoid Hynkel/A Jewish Barber
... aka Charlot (1992) (Italy)
2. Countess from Hong Kong, A (1967) .... An old steward
3. Chaplin Revue, The (1959) (archive footage) .... Narrator/Various
4. King in New York, A (1957) .... King Shadov
5. Limelight (1952) .... Calvero
6. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) .... Henri
7. Great Dictator, The (1940) .... Adenoid Hynkel (dictator of Tomania)/A Jewish barber
8. Charlie Chaplin Carnival (1938) .... Various roles
9. Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade (1938) .... Various roles
10. Charlie Chaplin Festival (1938) .... Various roles
11. Modern Times (1936) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... A factory worker
12. City Lights (1931) .... A Tramp
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
13. Show People (1928) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
14. Circus, The (1928) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... A Tramp
15. Gold Rush, The (1925) .... The Lone Prospector
16. Woman of Paris, A (1923) (uncredited) .... Porter
17. Hollywood (1923) .... Cameo appearance
... aka Joligud (1923)
18. Souls for Sale (1923) .... Celebrity
19. Pilgrim, The (1923) .... The Pilgrim
20. Pay Day (1922/I) .... Laborer
21. Idle Class, The (1921) .... Tramp and Husband
... aka Vanity Fair (1921) (USA)
22. Nut, The (1921) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
23. Kid, The (1921) .... Tramp
24. Day's Pleasure, A (1919) .... Father
... aka Ford Story, A (1919) (USA)
25. Sunnyside (1919) .... Farm handyman
26. Shoulder Arms (1918) .... Recruit
27. Triple Trouble (1918) .... The Janitor
... aka Charlie's Triple Trouble (1918) (USA)
28. Dog's Life, A (1918) .... Tramp
29. Chase Me Charlie (1917) .... Charlie
30. Adventurer, The (1917/I) .... The Convict
31. Immigrant, The (1917) .... Immigrant
... aka Broke (1917) (USA: 8mm release title (short version))
... aka Hello U.S.A. (1917) (USA)
... aka Modern Columbus, A (1917) (USA)
... aka New World, The (1917/I) (USA)
32. Cure, The (1917) .... The Inebriate
... aka Water Cure, The (1917) (USA)
33. Easy Street (1917) .... The Derelict
34. Rink, The (1916) .... A Waiter. Posing as Sir Cecil Seltzer
... aka Rolling Around (1916) (USA)
... aka Waiter (1916) (USA)
35. Behind the Screen (1916) .... David (Goliath's assistant)
... aka Pride of Hollywood, The (1916) (USA)
36. Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916, The (1916) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... The tramp
... aka Chaplin Revue of 1916, The (1916) (USA: alternative title)
37. Pawnshop, The (1916) .... Pawnshop Assistant
... aka At the Sign of the Dollar (1916) (USA)
... aka High and Low Finance (1916) (USA)
38. Count, The (1916) .... Tailor's Apprentice
... aka Almost a Gentleman (1916) (USA)
39. One A.M. (1916) .... Drunk
... aka Solo (1916) (USA)
40. Vagabond, The (1916) .... Street Musician
... aka Gipsy Life (1916) (USA)
41. Fireman, The (1916) .... Fireman
... aka Fiery Circle, The (1916) (USA)
... aka Gallant Fireman, A (1916) (USA)
42. Floorwalker, The (1916) .... Tramp
... aka Shop (1916) (USA)
... aka Store, The (1916)
43. Burlesque on Carmen (1916) .... Darn Hosiery
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (1916) (USA: complete title)
44. Police (1916) .... Tramp
... aka Charlie in the Police (1916) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Burglar (1916)
... aka Housebreaker (1916)
45. Burlesque on Carmen (1915) .... Darn Hosiery
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (1915) (USA: complete title)
46. His Regeneration (1915)
47. Night in the Show, A (1915) .... Mr. Pest and Mr. Rowdy
... aka Charlie at the Show (1915)
... aka Night at the Show, A (1915)
48. Mixed Up (1915)
49. Shanghaied (1915) .... Tramp
... aka Charlie Shanghaied (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie on the Ocean (1915)
... aka Charlie the Sailor (1915)
50. Bank, The (1915) .... Janitor
... aka Charlie Detective (1915)
... aka Charlie at the Bank (1915)
... aka Charlie in the Bank (1915) (USA)
51. Woman, A (1915/I) .... Gentleman/'Nora Nettlerash'
... aka Charlie the Perfect Lady (1915) (USA)
... aka Perfect Lady, The (1915)
52. Work (1915) .... Izzy A. Wake's assistant
... aka Charlie at Work (1915)
... aka Charlie the Decorator (1915) (USA)
... aka Only a Working Man (1915)
... aka Paperhanger, The (1915)
... aka Plumber, The (1915)
53. By the Sea (1915) .... Stroller
... aka Charlie by the Sea (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Day Out (1915)
54. Tramp, The (1915) .... Tramp
... aka Charlie on the Farm (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Hobo (1915)
... aka Charlie the Tramp (1915) (USA)
55. Jitney Elopement, A (1915) .... Suitor, the Fake Count
... aka Charlie's Elopement (1915)
... aka Married in Haste (1915)
56. In the Park (1915) .... Charlie
... aka Charlie in the Park (1915)
... aka Charlie on the Spree (1915)
57. Champion, The (1915) .... Challenger
... aka Battling Charlie (1915)
... aka Champion Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie the Champion (1915) (USA)
58. Night Out, A (1915/I) .... Reveller
... aka Champagne Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie's Drunken Daze (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Night Out (1915) (USA)
... aka His Night Out (1915) (USA)
59. His New Job (1915) .... Film Extra
... aka Charlie's New Job (1915)
60. Between Showers (1914) .... Masher
... aka Charlie and the Umbrella (1914)
... aka Flirts, The (1914)
... aka In Wrong Thunder and Lightning (1914) (USA)
61. Busy Day, A (1914) .... Wife
... aka Busy as Can Be (1914) (USA)
... aka Lady Charlie (1914)
... aka Militant Suffragette (1914)
62. Caught in a Cabaret (1914) .... Waiter
... aka Charlie the Waiter (1914) (USA)
... aka Faking with Society (1914)
... aka Jazz Waiter (1914)
... aka Prime Minister Charlie (1914) (USA)
... aka Waiter, The (1914)
63. Caught in the Rain (1914) .... Tipsy Hotel Guest
... aka At It Again (1914)
... aka In the Park (1914) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Who Got Stung? (1914)
64. Face on the Bar Room Floor, The (1914) .... Artist
... aka Ham Actor, The (1914)
... aka Ham Artist, The (1914)
65. Fatal Mallet, The (1914) .... Suitor
... aka Hit Him Again (1914)
... aka Pile Driver, The (1914)
... aka Rival Suitors, The (1914)
66. Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) .... Track Fanatic
... aka Charlie at the Races (1914)
... aka Some Nerve (1914)
67. Her Friend the Bandit (1914) .... Bandit
... aka Mabel's Flirtation (1914)
... aka Thief Catcher, A (1914)
68. His Musical Career (1914) .... Piano Mover
... aka Charlie as a Piano Mover (1914) (USA)
... aka Musical Tramps (1914)
... aka Piano Movers, The (1914)
69. His New Profession (1914) .... Charlie
... aka Good for Nothing, The (1914/II)
... aka Helping Himself (1914)
70. Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) .... Tramp
... aka Children's Automobile Race, The (1914)
... aka Kid's Auto Race (1914)
... aka Pest, The (1914) (USA)
71. Mabel at the Wheel (1914) .... Villain
... aka His Daredevil Queen (1914)
... aka Hot Finish, A (1914/II) (USA)
72. Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) .... Tramp
... aka Hotel Mixup (1914)
73. Property Man, The (1914) .... The Property Man
... aka Charlie on the Boards (1914) (USA)
... aka Getting His Goat (1914)
... aka Props (1914) (USA)
... aka Rustabout, The (1914)
... aka Vamping Venus (1914)
74. Recreation (1914) .... Tramp
... aka Spring Fever (1914)
75. Those Love Pangs (1914) .... Masher
... aka Busted Hearts (1914)
... aka Oh, You Girls (1914) (USA)
... aka Rival Mashers, The (1914)
76. Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) .... Pickpocket
... aka Cops and Watches (1914)
... aka He Loves Her So (1914)
... aka Love-Friend (1914)
77. Getting Acquainted (1914) .... Spouse
... aka Exchange Is No Robbery (1914)
... aka Fair Exchange, A (1914)
... aka Hello Everybody (1914)
78. His Prehistoric Past (1914) .... Mr. Weakchin
... aka Caveman, The (1914)
... aka Dream, A (1914)
... aka Hula-Hula Dance, The (1914) (USA)
... aka King Charlie (1914)
79. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) .... Charlie, City Slicker
... aka For the Love of Tillie (1914)
... aka Marie's Millions (1914)
... aka Tillie's Big Romance (1914)
... aka Tillie's Nightmare (1914)
80. Dough and Dynamite (1914) .... Waiter
... aka Cook, The (1914)
... aka Doughnut Designer, The (1914)
... aka New Cook, The (1914)
81. His Trysting Place (1914) .... Husband
... aka Family Home (1914)
... aka Family House (1914)
... aka Henpecked Spouse, The (1914) (USA)
... aka His Trysting Places (1914) (USA)
... aka Ladies' Man, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Very Much Married (1914) (USA)
82. New Janitor, The (1914) .... Janitor
... aka Blundering Boob, The (1914)
... aka New Porter, The (1914)
... aka Porter, The (1914)
83. Rounders, The (1914) .... Reveller
... aka Going Down (1914) (USA)
... aka Love Thief, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Oh, What a Night (1914) (USA)
... aka Revelry (1914)
... aka Tip, Tap, Toe (1914) (USA)
... aka Two of a Kind (1914)
84. Masquerader, The (1914) .... Film Actor
... aka Female Impersonator, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Female, The (1914)
... aka Perfumed Lady, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Picnic, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Putting One Over (1914)
85. Laughing Gas (1914) .... Dentist's Assistant
... aka Busy Little Dentist (1914) (USA)
... aka Dentist, The (1914)
... aka Down and Out (1914)
... aka Laffing Gas (1914) (USA)
... aka Tuning His Ivories (1914) (USA)
86. Mabel's Married Life (1914) .... Mabel's Husband
... aka Squarehead, The (1914)
... aka When You're Married (1914)
87. Mabel's Busy Day (1914) .... Tipsy Nuisance
... aka Charlie and the Sausages (1914)
... aka Hot Dog Charlie (1914)
... aka Hot Dogs (1914)
... aka Love and Lunch (1914)
88. Knockout, The (1914) .... Referee
... aka Counted Out (1914)
... aka Pugilist, The (1914)
89. Star Boarder, The (1914/II) .... The Star Boarder
... aka Fatal Lantern, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Hash-House Hero, The (1914)
... aka In Love with His Landlady (1914)
... aka Landlady's Pet, The (1914) (USA)
90. Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) .... Lord Helpus
... aka Lord Helpus (1914)
91. His Favorite Pastime (1914) .... Drunken masher
... aka Bonehead, The (1914)
... aka Charlie Is Thirsty (1914) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Reckless Fling (1914) (USA)
... aka Reckless Fling, The (1914) (USA)
92. Tango Tangles (1914) .... Tipsy Dancer
... aka Charlie's Recreation (1914)
... aka Music Hall (1914)
93. Film Johnnie, A (1914) .... The Film Johnnie
... aka Charlie at the Studio (1914)
... aka Charlie the Actor (1914) (USA)
... aka Film Johnny (1914) (UK)
... aka Million Dollar Job (1914)
... aka Movie Nut (1914)
94. Making a Living (1914) .... Swindler
... aka Busted Johnny, A (1914)
... aka Doing His Best (1914)
... aka Take My Picture (1914) (USA)
... aka Troubles (1914)
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Filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances
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Director - filmography
(1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Countess from Hong Kong, A (1967)
2. Chaplin Revue, The (1959)
3. King in New York, A (1957)
4. Limelight (1952)
5. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
6. Great Dictator, The (1940)
7. Charlie Chaplin Carnival (1938)
8. Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade (1938)
9. Charlie Chaplin Festival (1938)
10. Modern Times (1936) (as Charlie Chaplin)
11. City Lights (1931)
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
12. Circus, The (1928) (as Charlie Chaplin)
13. Gold Rush, The (1925)
14. Woman of Paris, A (1923)
15. Pilgrim, The (1923) (uncredited)
16. Pay Day (1922/I)
17. Idle Class, The (1921)
... aka Vanity Fair (1921) (USA)
18. Kid, The (1921)
19. Day's Pleasure, A (1919)
... aka Ford Story, A (1919) (USA)
20. Sunnyside (1919)
21. Shoulder Arms (1918)
22. Bond, The (1918)
... aka Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
23. Triple Trouble (1918)
... aka Charlie's Triple Trouble (1918) (USA)
24. Dog's Life, A (1918)
25. Chase Me Charlie (1917)
26. Adventurer, The (1917/I) (uncredited)
27. Immigrant, The (1917) (uncredited)
... aka Broke (1917) (USA: 8mm release title (short version))
... aka Hello U.S.A. (1917) (USA)
... aka Modern Columbus, A (1917) (USA)
... aka New World, The (1917/I) (USA)
28. Cure, The (1917) (uncredited)
... aka Water Cure, The (1917) (USA)
29. Easy Street (1917) (uncredited)
30. Rink, The (1916)
... aka Rolling Around (1916) (USA)
... aka Waiter (1916) (USA)
31. Behind the Screen (1916)
... aka Pride of Hollywood, The (1916) (USA)
32. Pawnshop, The (1916)
... aka At the Sign of the Dollar (1916) (USA)
... aka High and Low Finance (1916) (USA)
33. Count, The (1916) (uncredited)
... aka Almost a Gentleman (1916) (USA)
34. One A.M. (1916)
... aka Solo (1916) (USA)
35. Vagabond, The (1916)
... aka Gipsy Life (1916) (USA)
36. Fireman, The (1916)
... aka Fiery Circle, The (1916) (USA)
... aka Gallant Fireman, A (1916) (USA)
37. Floorwalker, The (1916)
... aka Shop (1916) (USA)
... aka Store, The (1916)
38. Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (1916) (USA: complete title)
39. Police (1916)
... aka Charlie in the Police (1916) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Burglar (1916)
... aka Housebreaker (1916)
40. Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (1915) (USA: complete title)
41. Night in the Show, A (1915)
... aka Charlie at the Show (1915)
... aka Night at the Show, A (1915)
42. Shanghaied (1915)
... aka Charlie Shanghaied (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie on the Ocean (1915)
... aka Charlie the Sailor (1915)
43. Bank, The (1915)
... aka Charlie Detective (1915)
... aka Charlie at the Bank (1915)
... aka Charlie in the Bank (1915) (USA)
44. Woman, A (1915/I)
... aka Charlie the Perfect Lady (1915) (USA)
... aka Perfect Lady, The (1915)
45. Work (1915)
... aka Charlie at Work (1915)
... aka Charlie the Decorator (1915) (USA)
... aka Only a Working Man (1915)
... aka Paperhanger, The (1915)
... aka Plumber, The (1915)
46. By the Sea (1915)
... aka Charlie by the Sea (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Day Out (1915)
47. Tramp, The (1915)
... aka Charlie on the Farm (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Hobo (1915)
... aka Charlie the Tramp (1915) (USA)
48. Jitney Elopement, A (1915)
... aka Charlie's Elopement (1915)
... aka Married in Haste (1915)
49. In the Park (1915)
... aka Charlie in the Park (1915)
... aka Charlie on the Spree (1915)
50. Champion, The (1915)
... aka Battling Charlie (1915)
... aka Champion Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie the Champion (1915) (USA)
51. Night Out, A (1915/I)
... aka Champagne Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie's Drunken Daze (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Night Out (1915) (USA)
... aka His Night Out (1915) (USA)
52. His New Job (1915)
... aka Charlie's New Job (1915)
53. Busy Day, A (1914)
... aka Busy as Can Be (1914) (USA)
... aka Lady Charlie (1914)
... aka Militant Suffragette (1914)
54. Caught in the Rain (1914)
... aka At It Again (1914)
... aka In the Park (1914) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Who Got Stung? (1914)
55. Face on the Bar Room Floor, The (1914)
... aka Ham Actor, The (1914)
... aka Ham Artist, The (1914)
56. Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
... aka Charlie at the Races (1914)
... aka Some Nerve (1914)
57. Her Friend the Bandit (1914)
... aka Mabel's Flirtation (1914)
... aka Thief Catcher, A (1914)
58. His Musical Career (1914)
... aka Charlie as a Piano Mover (1914) (USA)
... aka Musical Tramps (1914)
... aka Piano Movers, The (1914)
59. His New Profession (1914)
... aka Good for Nothing, The (1914/II)
... aka Helping Himself (1914)
60. Property Man, The (1914)
... aka Charlie on the Boards (1914) (USA)
... aka Getting His Goat (1914)
... aka Props (1914) (USA)
... aka Rustabout, The (1914)
... aka Vamping Venus (1914)
61. Recreation (1914)
... aka Spring Fever (1914)
62. Those Love Pangs (1914)
... aka Busted Hearts (1914)
... aka Oh, You Girls (1914) (USA)
... aka Rival Mashers, The (1914)
63. Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
... aka Cops and Watches (1914)
... aka He Loves Her So (1914)
... aka Love-Friend (1914)
64. Getting Acquainted (1914)
... aka Exchange Is No Robbery (1914)
... aka Fair Exchange, A (1914)
... aka Hello Everybody (1914)
65. His Prehistoric Past (1914)
... aka Caveman, The (1914)
... aka Dream, A (1914)
... aka Hula-Hula Dance, The (1914) (USA)
... aka King Charlie (1914)
66. Dough and Dynamite (1914)
... aka Cook, The (1914)
... aka Doughnut Designer, The (1914)
... aka New Cook, The (1914)
67. His Trysting Place (1914)
... aka Family Home (1914)
... aka Family House (1914)
... aka Henpecked Spouse, The (1914) (USA)
... aka His Trysting Places (1914) (USA)
... aka Ladies' Man, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Very Much Married (1914) (USA)
68. New Janitor, The (1914)
... aka Blundering Boob, The (1914)
... aka New Porter, The (1914)
... aka Porter, The (1914)
69. Rounders, The (1914)
... aka Going Down (1914) (USA)
... aka Love Thief, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Oh, What a Night (1914) (USA)
... aka Revelry (1914)
... aka Tip, Tap, Toe (1914) (USA)
... aka Two of a Kind (1914)
70. Masquerader, The (1914)
... aka Female Impersonator, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Female, The (1914)
... aka Perfumed Lady, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Picnic, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Putting One Over (1914)
71. Laughing Gas (1914)
... aka Busy Little Dentist (1914) (USA)
... aka Dentist, The (1914)
... aka Down and Out (1914)
... aka Laffing Gas (1914) (USA)
... aka Tuning His Ivories (1914) (USA)
72. Mabel's Married Life (1914)
... aka Squarehead, The (1914)
... aka When You're Married (1914)
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Writer - filmography
(1990s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Chaplin (1992) (book My Autobiography)
... aka Charlot (1992) (Italy)
2. Countess from Hong Kong, A (1967)
3. Chaplin Revue, The (1959)
4. King in New York, A (1957)
5. Limelight (1952)
6. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
7. Great Dictator, The (1940)
8. Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade (1938)
9. Charlie Chaplin Festival (1938)
10. Modern Times (1936) (as Charlie Chaplin)
11. City Lights (1931)
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
12. Circus, The (1928) (written by) (as Charlie Chaplin)
13. Gold Rush, The (1925)
14. Woman of Paris, A (1923)
15. Pilgrim, The (1923)
16. Pay Day (1922/I)
17. Idle Class, The (1921)
... aka Vanity Fair (1921) (USA)
18. Kid, The (1921)
19. Day's Pleasure, A (1919)
... aka Ford Story, A (1919) (USA)
20. Sunnyside (1919)
21. Shoulder Arms (1918)
22. Bond, The (1918)
... aka Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
23. Triple Trouble (1918) (also story)
... aka Charlie's Triple Trouble (1918) (USA)
24. Dog's Life, A (1918)
25. Chase Me Charlie (1917) (scenario)
26. Adventurer, The (1917/I) (also story) (uncredited)
27. Immigrant, The (1917) (uncredited)
... aka Broke (1917) (USA: 8mm release title (short version))
... aka Hello U.S.A. (1917) (USA)
... aka Modern Columbus, A (1917) (USA)
... aka New World, The (1917/I) (USA)
28. Cure, The (1917) (also story) (uncredited)
... aka Water Cure, The (1917) (USA)
29. Easy Street (1917) (also story) (uncredited)
30. Rink, The (1916)
... aka Rolling Around (1916) (USA)
... aka Waiter (1916) (USA)
31. Behind the Screen (1916)
... aka Pride of Hollywood, The (1916) (USA)
32. Pawnshop, The (1916)
... aka At the Sign of the Dollar (1916) (USA)
... aka High and Low Finance (1916) (USA)
33. Count, The (1916) (uncredited)
... aka Almost a Gentleman (1916) (USA)
34. One A.M. (1916)
... aka Solo (1916) (USA)
35. Vagabond, The (1916)
... aka Gipsy Life (1916) (USA)
36. Fireman, The (1916)
... aka Fiery Circle, The (1916) (USA)
... aka Gallant Fireman, A (1916) (USA)
37. Floorwalker, The (1916)
... aka Shop (1916) (USA)
... aka Store, The (1916)
38. Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (1916) (USA: complete title)
39. Police (1916)
... aka Charlie in the Police (1916) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Burglar (1916)
... aka Housebreaker (1916)
40. Night in the Show, A (1915)
... aka Charlie at the Show (1915)
... aka Night at the Show, A (1915)
41. Shanghaied (1915)
... aka Charlie Shanghaied (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie on the Ocean (1915)
... aka Charlie the Sailor (1915)
42. Bank, The (1915)
... aka Charlie Detective (1915)
... aka Charlie at the Bank (1915)
... aka Charlie in the Bank (1915) (USA)
43. Woman, A (1915/I)
... aka Charlie the Perfect Lady (1915) (USA)
... aka Perfect Lady, The (1915)
44. Work (1915)
... aka Charlie at Work (1915)
... aka Charlie the Decorator (1915) (USA)
... aka Only a Working Man (1915)
... aka Paperhanger, The (1915)
... aka Plumber, The (1915)
45. By the Sea (1915)
... aka Charlie by the Sea (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Day Out (1915)
46. Tramp, The (1915)
... aka Charlie on the Farm (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie the Hobo (1915)
... aka Charlie the Tramp (1915) (USA)
47. Jitney Elopement, A (1915)
... aka Charlie's Elopement (1915)
... aka Married in Haste (1915)
48. In the Park (1915)
... aka Charlie in the Park (1915)
... aka Charlie on the Spree (1915)
49. Champion, The (1915)
... aka Battling Charlie (1915)
... aka Champion Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie the Champion (1915) (USA)
50. Night Out, A (1915/I)
... aka Champagne Charlie (1915)
... aka Charlie's Drunken Daze (1915) (USA)
... aka Charlie's Night Out (1915) (USA)
... aka His Night Out (1915) (USA)
51. His New Job (1915)
... aka Charlie's New Job (1915)
52. Getting Acquainted (1914)
... aka Exchange Is No Robbery (1914)
... aka Fair Exchange, A (1914)
... aka Hello Everybody (1914)
53. His Prehistoric Past (1914)
... aka Caveman, The (1914)
... aka Dream, A (1914)
... aka Hula-Hula Dance, The (1914) (USA)
... aka King Charlie (1914)
54. Dough and Dynamite (1914) (uncredited)
... aka Cook, The (1914)
... aka Doughnut Designer, The (1914)
... aka New Cook, The (1914)
55. His Trysting Place (1914)
... aka Family Home (1914)
... aka Family House (1914)
... aka Henpecked Spouse, The (1914) (USA)
... aka His Trysting Places (1914) (USA)
... aka Ladies' Man, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Very Much Married (1914) (USA)
56. Rounders, The (1914)
... aka Going Down (1914) (USA)
... aka Love Thief, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Oh, What a Night (1914) (USA)
... aka Revelry (1914)
... aka Tip, Tap, Toe (1914) (USA)
... aka Two of a Kind (1914)
57. Masquerader, The (1914)
... aka Female Impersonator, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Female, The (1914)
... aka Perfumed Lady, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Picnic, The (1914) (USA)
... aka Putting One Over (1914)
58. Mabel's Married Life (1914)
... aka Squarehead, The (1914)
... aka When You're Married (1914)
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Producer - filmography
(1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Countess from Hong Kong, A (1967) (producer)
2. Chaplin Revue, The (1959) (producer)
3. King in New York, A (1957) (producer) (uncredited)
4. Limelight (1952) (producer) (uncredited)
5. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (producer)
6. Great Dictator, The (1940) (producer)
7. Charlie Chaplin Carnival (1938) (producer)
8. Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade (1938) (producer)
9. Modern Times (1936) (producer) (uncredited)
10. City Lights (1931) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
11. Circus, The (1928) (producer) (as Charlie Chaplin)
12. Woman of the Sea, A (1926) (producer)
... aka Sea Gull, The (1926) (USA: alternative title)
... aka Woman by the Sea, A (1926) (USA)
13. Gold Rush, The (1925) (producer) (uncredited)
14. Woman of Paris, A (1923) (producer)
15. Pilgrim, The (1923) (producer)
16. Pay Day (1922/I) (producer)
17. Idle Class, The (1921) (producer) (as Charlie Chaplin)
... aka Vanity Fair (1921) (USA)
18. Kid, The (1921) (producer)
19. Day's Pleasure, A (1919) (producer)
... aka Ford Story, A (1919) (USA)
20. Shoulder Arms (1918) (producer)
21. Bond, The (1918) (producer)
... aka Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
22. Dog's Life, A (1918) (producer)
23. Adventurer, The (1917/I) (producer) (uncredited)
24. Immigrant, The (1917) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Broke (1917) (USA: 8mm release title (short version))
... aka Hello U.S.A. (1917) (USA)
... aka Modern Columbus, A (1917) (USA)
... aka New World, The (1917/I) (USA)
25. Cure, The (1917) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Water Cure, The (1917) (USA)
26. Easy Street (1917) (producer) (uncredited)
27. Rink, The (1916) (producer)
... aka Rolling Around (1916) (USA)
... aka Waiter (1916) (USA)
28. Behind the Screen (1916) (producer)
... aka Pride of Hollywood, The (1916) (USA)
29. Pawnshop, The (1916) (producer)
... aka At the Sign of the Dollar (1916) (USA)
... aka High and Low Finance (1916) (USA)
30. Count, The (1916) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Almost a Gentleman (1916) (USA)
31. One A.M. (1916) (producer)
... aka Solo (1916) (USA)
32. Vagabond, The (1916) (producer)
... aka Gipsy Life (1916) (USA)
33. Fireman, The (1916) (producer)
... aka Fiery Circle, The (1916) (USA)
... aka Gallant Fireman, A (1916) (USA)
34. Floorwalker, The (1916) (producer)
... aka Shop (1916) (USA)
... aka Store, The (1916)
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Composer - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Hope Floats (1998) (song "Smile")
2. Pokhorony Stalina (1990) (as Ch. Chaplin)
... aka Stalin's Funeral (1990)
3. Chapliniana (1987) (TV)
4. Unknown Chaplin (1980) (TV) (title theme from "The Kid (1921)")
5. Gentleman Tramp, The (1975)
6. Smile (1975)
7. Countess from Hong Kong, A (1967)
8. Chaplin Revue, The (1959)
9. King in New York, A (1957)
10. Limelight (1952)
11. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
12. Great Dictator, The (1940) (uncredited)
13. Modern Times (1936) (as Charlie Chaplin)
14. City Lights (1931)
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
15. Circus, The (1928) (composed in 1969) (as Charlie Chaplin)
16. Gold Rush, The (1925) (1942 version)
17. Woman of Paris, A (1923) (composed in 1976)
18. Pay Day (1922/I) (composed in 1971)
19. Idle Class, The (1921) (composed in 1971)
... aka Vanity Fair (1921) (USA)
20. Kid, The (1921) (composed in 1971)
21. Day's Pleasure, A (1919) (composed for reissue)
... aka Ford Story, A (1919) (USA)
22. Sunnyside (1919) (composed for reissue)
23. Shoulder Arms (1918) (composed in 1957 for "Chaplin Revue, The")
24. Dog's Life, A (1918) (composed in 1957 for "Chaplin Revue, The (1957)")
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Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
(1950s) (1920s)
1. Chaplin Revue, The (1959) (librettist: "Bound for Texas")
2. Limelight (1952) (choreographer) (music arranger)
3. Circus, The (1928) (singer: title music) (1969) (as Charlie Chaplin)
4. Woman of the Sea, A (1926) (additional scenes)
... aka Sea Gull, The (1926) (USA: alternative title)
... aka Woman by the Sea, A (1926) (USA)
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Editor - filmography
(1930s) (1920s)
1. City Lights (1931) (uncredited)
... aka City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime (1931) (USA)
2. Circus, The (1928) (uncredited)
3. Gold Rush, The (1925) (uncredited)
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Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) (1920s) (1910s)
1. Tramp and the Dictator, The (2002) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
2. Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
3. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) (TV) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
4. A&E Biography: Sophia Loren - Actress Italian Style (1999) (V) (archive footage) .... Himself
5. 71st Annual Academy Awards, The (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (archive footage)
6. 70th Annual Academy Awards, The (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (archive Footage)
7. Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself (with Pickford, Fairbanks, Griffith)
8. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V) .... (archive footage)
9. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
10. Roaring Twenties, The (1996) (V) (archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself ('The Little Tramp' character)
11. "Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, The" (1996) (mini) TV Series (archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself
12. Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V) .... Himself
... aka Oscar's Greatest Moments 1971-1991 (1992) (V) (USA: video box title)
13. "Only In Hollywood" (1991) TV Series (archive footage) .... Himself
14. Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988) (V) (archive footage)
15. Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein, The (1987) (archive footage) .... Himself (waves at fans)
16. Hollywood Outtakes (1984) .... Himself (archive footage)
... aka Hollywood Outtakes & Rare Footage (1984)
17. Zelig (1983) (archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself
18. Unknown Chaplin (1980) (TV) .... Himself, in Out-Takes
19. Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979) .... Himself (archive footage)
20. Hitler - eine Karriere (1977) (archive footage) .... Himself
... aka Hitler, a Career (1977) (USA)
... aka Hitler: The Whole Story (1977) (USA)
21. It's Showtime (1976) .... (archive footage)
... aka Crazy Animals (1976) (USA)
... aka Jaws, Paws, Claws (1976) (USA)
... aka Wonderful World of Those Cukoo Animals (1976) (USA)
... aka World of Those Cuckoo (1976) (USA)
22. Wien-Film (1976) .... Himself
23. Gentleman Tramp, The (1975) .... Himself (archive footage)
24. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself (Archive Footage)
25. Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times (1972) .... Himself
... aka Eternal Tramp, The (1992) (USA: video title)
26. 44th Annual Academy Awards, The (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
27. Funniest Man in the World, The (1967) (archive footage)
28. Big Parade of Comedy, The (1964) (uncredited) .... (archive footage)
... aka MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (USA: complete title)
29. 30 Years of Fun (1963) (archive footage)
30. Nickelodeon Days (1962) (archive footage)
31. Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin)
32. When Comedy Was King (1960) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin)
33. Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (1953) .... Himself
34. Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... Himself, Archive Footage
35. Herrliche Zeiten (1950) .... Himself
... aka Wonderful Times (1951) (USA)
36. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) (archive footage) .... Himself
37. Screen Snapshots No. 8: Looking Back (1946) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... Himself
38. Picture People: Hobbies of the Stars (1941) .... Himself
39. Ewige Jude, Der (1940) (archive footage) .... Himself (1931)
... aka Eternal Jew, The (1940) (USA)
... aka Filmbeitrag zum Problem des Weltjudentums, Ein (1940) (Germany: subtitle)
40. March of Time: The Movies Move On (1939) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... Himself
41. Film Parade, The (1933) (as Charlie Chaplin) .... Archive Footage, 'The Champion' (1910)
... aka March of the Movies (1933) (USA)
42. Movie Album, The (1931) .... Himself
43. Screen Snapshots (1926) .... Himself
44. Bond, The (1918) .... Himself
... aka Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
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Filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Composer, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances
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Notable TV Guest Appearances
1. "Today" (1952) playing "Himself" 1952
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