Charlie Chaplin biography
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor and filmmaker, born on 16 April 1889 in Walworth, who died on 25 December 1977.
Charlie Chaplin's screen career began in 1914 with Twenty Minutes of Love, playing Pickpocket (The Tramp).
Charlie Chaplin had 129 screen credits between 1914 and 2004.
Honours include Commander of the Legion of Honour, Kinema Junpo Award and Academy Honorary Award.
- Also known as
- The Tramp, Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr., Charles Chaplin Jr., Sir Charles Chaplin
- Born
- 16 April 1889
- Died
- 25 December 1977 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Walworth
- Work
- Film director, Composer, Film actor, Screenwriter, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1899 to 1976
- Awards
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Kinema Junpo Award
- Academy Honorary Award
- Bodil Honorary Award
- Nastro d'argento for best non-Italian film
- World Peace Council prizes
Charlie Chaplin filmography
129 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness | English | ||
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | English | ||
| 1992 | Chaplin | English | ||
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | English | ||
| 1983 | Zelig | English | ||
| 1982 | Unknown Chaplin | English | ||
| 1977 | Hitler: A Career | German | ||
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1975 | The Gentleman Tramp | |||
| 1972 | Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times | English | ||
| 1967 | A Countess from Hong Kong | An Old Steward | ||
| 1966 | The Freak | A production planned for Chaplin's daughter, Victoria. | ||
| 1964 | MGM's Big Parade of Comedy | |||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun | English | ||
| 1962 | Nickelodeon Days | |||
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and Laughter | English | ||
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King | |||
| 1959 | The Chaplin Revue | Tramp / Recruit / Escaped Convict / Himself | ||
| 1958 | Ça c'est du cinéma | |||
| 1957 | A King in New York | King Shahdov | ||
| 1952 | Limelight | Calvero | ||
| 1952 | Tutto il mondo ride | Italian | ||
| 1951 | ¡Qué tiempos aquellos! | Spanish | ||
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Monsieur Henri Verdoux |
Show all 129 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The Chaplin Cavalcade | English | ||
| 1940 | The Eternal Jew | German | ||
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Adenoid Hynkel / The Barber (Considered by some to be The Tramp) | ||
| 1938 | The Charlie Chaplin Festival | Immigrant / The Derelict / The Inebriate / The Convict | ||
| 1938 | The Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade | Drunk / Waiter and Skating Enthusiast / Pawnbroker's Assistant / Impecunious Customer | ||
| 1938 | The Charlie Chaplin Carnival | Property Man's Assistant / Tailor's Apprentice / Fireman / Street Musician | ||
| 1936 | Modern Times | A factory worker (The Tramp) | Added to the National Film Registry in 1989. | |
| 1933 | The Film Parade | |||
| 1931 | City Lights | Tramp | Added to the National Film Registry in 1991. | |
| 1928 | The Circus | Tramp | ||
| 1928 | Show People | Added to the National Film Registry in 2003. | ||
| 1928 | Die Filmstadt Hollywood | |||
| 1926 | Camille | English | ||
| 1926 | A Woman of the Sea | |||
| 1925 | The Gold Rush | Lone Prospector (The Tramp) | ||
| 1925 | Zander the Great | |||
| 1923 | A Woman of Paris | Porter | ||
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Shown on the set of A Woman of Paris. | ||
| 1923 | The Pilgrim | Escaped Convict (Considered by some to be The Tramp) | ||
| 1923 | Hollywood | Lost film. | ||
| 1922 | Pay Day | Laborer (The Tramp) | ||
| 1922 | Seeing Stars | |||
| 1922 | Nice and Friendly | Tramp | Improvised sketch. | |
| 1921 | The Idle Class | Tramp / Husband | Two reels. Score composed for 1971 re-release. | |
| 1921 | The Kid | Tramp | ||
| 1920 | Charlie Butts In | |||
| 1919 | The Professor | Professor Bosco | Slated as a two-reeler, but never issued. | |
| 1919 | Sunnyside | Farm Handyman (The Tramp) | Three reels. Score composed for 1974 re-release. | |
| 1919 | A Day's Pleasure | Father (The Tramp) | ||
| 1918 | Triple Trouble | Janitor (The Tramp) | ||
| 1918 | The Bond | Tramp | Half-reel. Co stars brother Sydney Chaplin | |
| 1918 | Shoulder Arms | Recruit (The Tramp) | ||
| 1918 | A Dog's Life | Tramp | ||
| 1918 | Chase Me Charlie | |||
| 1917 | The Immigrant | Immigrant (The Tramp) | Added to the National Film Registry in 1998. | |
| 1917 | The Cure | Alcoholic Gentleman at Spa (Considered by some to be The Tramp) | ||
| 1917 | The Adventurer | Escaped Convict (The Tramp) | ||
| 1917 | Easy Street | Vagabond recruited to Police Force (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | One A.M | Drunk | ||
| 1916 | Zepped | |||
| 1916 | The Vagabond | Street Musician (The Tramp) | Co-writer: Vincent Bryan | |
| 1916 | The Rink | Waiter and Skating Enthusiast (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | The Pawnshop | Pawnbroker's Assistant (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | The Floorwalker | Impecunious Customer (The Tramp) | Co-writer: Vincent Bryan | |
| 1916 | The Fireman | Fireman (The Tramp) | Co-writer: Vincent Bryan | |
| 1916 | The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916 | |||
| 1916 | The Count | Tailor's Apprentice (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | Police | Ex-Convict (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | Charlie's Life | English | ||
| 1916 | Behind the Screen | Property Man's Assistant (The Tramp) | ||
| 1916 | The Essanay-Chaplin Revue | Ex-convict | ||
| 1915 | The Tramp | The Tramp | ||
| 1915 | A Night Out | Reveller (The Tramp) | Debut of Edna Purviance | |
| 1915 | Work | Decorator's Apprentice (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | The Champion | Aspiring Pugilist (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | The Bank | Janitor (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | Shanghaied | Charlie (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | Mixed Up | |||
| 1915 | Introducing Charlie Chaplin | |||
| 1915 | In the Park | Charlie (The Tramp) | One reel | |
| 1915 | His Regeneration | Charles Chaplin , Customer (uncredited) | ||
| 1915 | His New Job | Film Extra (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | By the Sea | Stroller (The Tramp) | One reel | |
| 1915 | A Woman | Charlie / "The Woman" (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | A Night in the Show | Mr. Pest and Mr. Rowdy | ||
| 1915 | A Jitney Elopement | Suitor, the Fake Count (The Tramp) | ||
| 1915 | A Burlesque on Carmen | Darn Hosiery | ||
| 1915 | Life | |||
| 1914 | The New Janitor | Janitor (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Twenty Minutes of Love | Pickpocket (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Charlie, a City Slicker | ||
| 1914 | Those Love Pangs | Masher (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | The Star Boarder | The Star boarder (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | The Rounders | Reveller | Co-starring Roscoe Arbuckle | |
| 1914 | The Property Man | The Property Man (The Tramp) | Two reels | |
| 1914 | The Masquerader | Film Actor (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | The Knockout | Referee (Considered by some to be The Tramp) | Two reels | |
| 1914 | The Fatal Mallet | Suitor (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | The Face on the Barroom Floor | Artist (The Tramp) | Based on the poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy. | |
| 1914 | Tango Tangles | Tipsy Dancer | ||
| 1914 | Recreation | Tramp | Released as a split-reel with a travel short, The Yosemite. | |
| 1914 | Making a Living | Swindler | ||
| 1914 | Mabel's Strange Predicament | Tramp | ||
| 1914 | Mabel's Married Life | Mabel's Husband (The Tramp) | Co-writer: Mabel Normand | |
| 1914 | Mabel's Busy Day | Tipsy Nuisance | ||
| 1914 | Mabel at the Wheel | Villain | Two reels | |
| 1914 | Laughing Gas | Dentist's Assistant (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Kid Auto Races at Venice | Tramp | ||
| 1914 | His Trysting Place | Husband (The Tramp) | Two reels | |
| 1914 | His Prehistoric Past | Weakchin (The Tramp) | Two reels | |
| 1914 | His New Profession | Charlie (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | His Musical Career | Piano Mover (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | His Favorite Pastime | Drinker (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Her Friend the Bandit | Bandit | Lost film. Co-director: Mabel Normand. | |
| 1914 | Getting Acquainted | Spouse (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Gentlemen of Nerve | Impecunious Track Enthusiast (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Dough and Dynamite | Waiter (The Tramp) | Two reels. Co-writer: Mack Sennett | |
| 1914 | Cruel, Cruel Love | Lord Helpus | ||
| 1914 | Caught in the Rain | Tipsy Hotel Guest (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | Caught in a Cabaret | Waiter (The Tramp) | Two reels. Co-writer: Mabel Normand | |
| 1914 | Between Showers | Masher (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | A Thief Catcher | A Policeman | Print discovered in 2010. | |
| 1914 | A Film Johnnie | The Film Johnnie (The Tramp) | ||
| 1914 | A Busy Day | Wife |