Charlie Chaplin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

205

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-04-16

Day of death

1977-12-25 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Walworth, London, England, UK

Charlie Chaplin

Biography

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency by the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in Kid Auto Races (1914). From 1914 onwards he was writing and directing most of his films, by 1916 he was producing them, and by 1918 he was also composing the music for them. In 1919 he co-founded United Artists. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time.

Known For

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

    Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

  • Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

    Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

    Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

  • Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy

    Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

    The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

  • Hitler: A Career

    Hitler: A Career

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Kid Auto Races at Venice

    Kid Auto Races at Venice

  • Chaplin et "Les temps modernes", La voie du silence

    Chaplin et "Les temps modernes", La voie du silence

  • Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

    Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

  • Modern Times

    Modern Times

  • The Pawnshop

    The Pawnshop

  • The Gold Rush

    The Gold Rush

  • The Charlie Chaplin Festival

    The Charlie Chaplin Festival

  • The Circus

    The Circus

  • Making a Living

    Making a Living

  • Police

    Police

  • Shoulder Arms

    Shoulder Arms

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • The Rounders

    The Rounders

  • The Fireman

    The Fireman

  • City Lights

    City Lights

  • The Knockout

    The Knockout

  • Pay Day

    Pay Day

  • The Cure

    The Cure

  • Between Showers

    Between Showers

  • The Great Dictator

    The Great Dictator

  • A Countess from Hong Kong

    A Countess from Hong Kong

  • The Rink

    The Rink

  • Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

    Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

  • The Professor

    The Professor

  • The Pilgrim

    The Pilgrim

  • Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • The Floorwalker

    The Floorwalker

  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

  • Work

    Work

  • Tango Tangles

    Tango Tangles

  • The Count

    The Count

  • Easy Street

    Easy Street

  • The Masquerader

    The Masquerader

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

  • His Regeneration

    His Regeneration

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Vagabond

    The Vagabond

  • Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

    Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

  • Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

    Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

  • Seeing Stars

    Seeing Stars

  • Sophia Loren, a special destiny

    Sophia Loren, a special destiny

  • The Immigrant

    The Immigrant

  • Chaplin vs the FBI

    Chaplin vs the FBI

  • The Champion

    The Champion

  • Behind the Screen

    Behind the Screen

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

    Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

  • Mabel's Busy Day

    Mabel's Busy Day

  • Sunnyside

    Sunnyside

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • The Property Man

    The Property Man

  • Chaplin Carnival

    Chaplin Carnival

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • A Dog's Life

    A Dog's Life

  • The Tramp

    The Tramp

  • Crazy Days

    Crazy Days

  • Life Begins Tomorrow

    Life Begins Tomorrow

  • The Chaplin Revue

    The Chaplin Revue

  • The Bank

    The Bank

  • A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

  • A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

  • The Eternal Jew

    The Eternal Jew

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • The Bond

    The Bond

  • A Woman

    A Woman

  • His Musical Career

    His Musical Career

  • High & Low – John Galliano

    High & Low – John Galliano

  • Life and Deaths of Max Linder

    Life and Deaths of Max Linder

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • Show People

    Show People

  • Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

    Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

  • The Face on the Barroom Floor

    The Face on the Barroom Floor

  • One A.M.

    One A.M.

  • A Film Johnnie

    A Film Johnnie

  • The Idle Class

    The Idle Class

  • How to Make Movies

    How to Make Movies

  • A King in New York

    A King in New York

  • Dough and Dynamite

    Dough and Dynamite

  • Dancing Chaplin

    Dancing Chaplin

  • A Day's Pleasure

    A Day's Pleasure

  • Mabel at the Wheel

    Mabel at the Wheel

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • The Gentleman Tramp

    The Gentleman Tramp

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

  • A Night Out

    A Night Out

  • A Busy Day

    A Busy Day

  • Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux'

    Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux'

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy

    The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Twenty Minutes of Love

    Twenty Minutes of Love

  • Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder

    Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder

  • The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

  • Gentlemen of Nerve

    Gentlemen of Nerve

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • Unknown Chaplin

    Unknown Chaplin

  • Cruel, Cruel Love

    Cruel, Cruel Love

  • The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • 30 Years of Fun

    30 Years of Fun

  • A Jitney Elopement

    A Jitney Elopement

  • The Funniest Man in the World

    The Funniest Man in the World

  • Visite de Charlie Chaplin à la Cinémathèque française

    Visite de Charlie Chaplin à la Cinémathèque française

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'

  • In the Park

    In the Park

  • The New Janitor

    The New Janitor

  • A Thief Catcher

    A Thief Catcher

  • Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

    Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

  • Mabel's Married Life

    Mabel's Married Life

  • Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'

    Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'

  • Buñuel in Hollywood

    Buñuel in Hollywood

  • Chaplin's Goliath

    Chaplin's Goliath

  • Mabel's Strange Predicament

    Mabel's Strange Predicament

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • His Trysting Places

    His Trysting Places

  • Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

    Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

  • His Favorite Pastime

    His Favorite Pastime

  • The Century of Icons

    The Century of Icons

  • Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

  • Laughing Gas

    Laughing Gas

  • His Prehistoric Past

    His Prehistoric Past

  • Those Love Pangs

    Those Love Pangs

  • The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

    The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

  • Chaplin in Bali

    Chaplin in Bali

  • The Chaplin Cavalcade

    The Chaplin Cavalcade

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • The Fatal Mallet

    The Fatal Mallet

  • Hollywood's Second World War

    Hollywood's Second World War

  • Charlie's Triple Trouble

    Charlie's Triple Trouble

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • By the Sea

    By the Sea

  • All in Good Fun

    All in Good Fun

  • Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

    Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

  • His New Profession

    His New Profession

  • His New Job

    His New Job

  • Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

    Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

  • The Tramp and the Dictator

    The Tramp and the Dictator

  • A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

    A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

  • Chase Me Charlie

    Chase Me Charlie

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • Caught in the Rain

    Caught in the Rain

  • Chaplin Today: 'Limelight'

    Chaplin Today: 'Limelight'

  • The Movie City of Hollywood

    The Movie City of Hollywood

  • All at Sea

    All at Sea

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Birth of the Tramp

    Birth of the Tramp

  • Sigrid Holmquist

    Sigrid Holmquist

  • German Giants

    German Giants

  • The Chaplin Puzzle

    The Chaplin Puzzle

  • Her Friend the Bandit

    Her Friend the Bandit

  • Chaplin at Keystone

    Chaplin at Keystone

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Propaganda: Engineering Consent

    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

  • Recreation

    Recreation

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • Looking for Mabel Normand

    Looking for Mabel Normand

  • Warner at War

    Warner at War

  • Lifetime of Comedy

    Lifetime of Comedy

  • The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

  • Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'

    Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'

  • Nice and Friendly

    Nice and Friendly

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • Charlie Butts In

    Charlie Butts In

  • ViennaFilm 1896-1976

    ViennaFilm 1896-1976

  • Murders of Hollywood

    Murders of Hollywood

  • Zepped

    Zepped

  • Smile!

    Smile!

  • The Way of the World

    The Way of the World

  • Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

  • Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

    Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

  • Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work

    Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work

  • Bravo Charlot!

    Bravo Charlot!

  • A Night at the Cinema in 1914

    A Night at the Cinema in 1914

  • Charlie Chaplin in Wien

    Charlie Chaplin in Wien

  • Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

    Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

  • Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'

    Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'

  • Modern Times: A Closer Look

    Modern Times: A Closer Look

  • Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I

    Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I