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

Modern Times

as The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

The Great Dictator

as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

City Lights

as A Tramp

The Kid

as A Tramp

The Gold Rush

as The Lone Prospector

The Circus

as A Tramp

Limelight

as Calvero

Monsieur Verdoux

as Henri Verdoux

A Dog's Life

as Tramp

The Immigrant

as Immigrant