Charlie Chaplin British Actor Known for Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was a British actor from Walworth. He died on 25 December 1977 at the age of 88. The recorded cause of death is listed as stroke and cerebral hemorrhage. His best-known titles on this site are A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) and When Comedy Was King (1960).

Early life

His parents were Charles Chaplin Sr. and Hannah Chaplin. He attended Cuckoo Schools and Black-Foxe Military Institute.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is A Busy Day, from 1914. His 1920s credits include The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925). During the 1930s, he worked on City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936). Work from the 1940s includes The Great Dictator (1940, as Adenoid Hynkel) and Monsieur Verdoux (1947). Limelight (1952) and A King in New York (1957) are among his 1950s credits.

In total, 121 films are listed from 1914 to 2004. He is last credited, in his lifetime, on Hitler: A Career (1977). Beyond acting, the credits show him as director on 76 titles, including The Circus, and writer on 85 titles, including Chaplin.

Buster Keaton appears in seven of his listed titles, including Tutto il mondo ride (1952) and 30 Years of Fun (1963). Another co-star who recurs in his credits is Gloria Swanson (two titles). Robert Youngson directed two of his titles on record, among them MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964). Genres on record for him include silent film and comedy film.

Recognition

Charlie Chaplin collected two Academy Honorary Awards (1929 and 1972). Charlie Chaplin also received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score (1973) for Limelight and the BAFTA Fellowship (1976). His nominations include the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1941 for The Great Dictator. Altogether, 16 wins and 5 nominations are listed.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Mildred Harris (1918 to 1920, divorced), Lita Grey (1924 to 1927, divorced), Paulette Goddard (1936 to 1942, divorced) and Oona O'Neill (1943 to 1977, widowed). He was the father of Charles Chaplin, Eugene Chaplin, Geraldine Chaplin, Victoria Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin and Christopher Chaplin, and has 9 children in total.