Charlie Chaplin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1889
- Died
- December 25, 1977
- Birthplace
- Walworth, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance 2028
as Self (archive footage)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas 2026
as The Lone Prospector (archive footage) (uncredited)
Training Day 2026
Original Concept
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chaplin et Les temps modernes, La voie du silence 2025
as Self (archive footage)
One to One: John & Yoko 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp 2025
as Self (Archive Footage)
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Life and Deaths of Max Linder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Smile! 2024
as Archive footage
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
High & Low – John Galliano 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse 2023
as Self
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre 2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin 2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy 2021
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Francis X. Bushman 2021
as Self (Archive Footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty 2020
as Self (archive footage), Original Music Composer
A Night at the Opera 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren, a special destiny 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War 2019
as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul 2019
as Self (archive footage)
A diktátor (színházi felvétel) 2018
Writer
Propaganda: Engineering Consent 2018
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Геннадий Хазанов. Лицо под маской
Геннадий Хазанов. Лицо под маской 2018
as Self
Optimism 2018
Music
Chaplin in Bali 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts 2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay 2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2 2017
Actor
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends 2016
as (archive footage)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Tramp 2015
Music
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Mabel Normand 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Mutual Comedies 1916-1917 2014
Actor, Director
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 2014
as (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin at Keystone 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
as (archive footage)
Bali: Island of the Dogs 2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Dancing Chaplin 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist 2010
as Himself (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2 2010
Director, Writer
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
Actor
- The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase 2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warner at War 2008
as (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies 2008
as Self (archive footage)
- Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen 2007
as (archive footage)
Bravo Charlot! 2007
as Various characters (archive footage)
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler 2005
as Self (archive footage)
- The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 9
The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 9 2004
Actor
The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 1 2004
Actor
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: Modern Times 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: Limelight 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Circus 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: City Lights 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work 2003
as (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Kid 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: A King in New York 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood 2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buñuel in Hollywood 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life 1998
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists 1998
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath 1996
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
El último panfleto 1995
as Self
The Casting Couch 1995
Actor
The Grave Case of Charlie Chaplin 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin 1992
Book
The Chaplin Puzzle 1992
as Self / The Tramp (archive footage)
Stalin's Funeral 1990
Music
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988
as Self - In Clip with Paulette Goddard (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I 1984
as (archive footage), Director
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
En Büyük Şaban 1983
Writer
Hollywood’s Children 1982
as Self (archive footage)
- Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp 1980
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as (archive footage)
Hitler: A Career 1977
as Self (archive footage)
ViennaFilm 1896-1976 1977
as Self (archive footage)
The Gentleman Tramp 1976
as Self
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin's visit to the French Cinematheque 1973
as Self
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Funniest Man in the World 1967
as Self (archive footage)
A Countess from Hong Kong 1967
as An Old Steward, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun 1963
as (archive footage)
Crazy Days 1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 1961
as Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter 1961
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King 1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lifetime of Comedy 1960
as (archive footage)
The Chaplin Revue 1959
as Narrator / Various (archive footage), Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Operations, Music Director
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 1957
as Él mismo (material de archivo)
A King in New York 1957
as King Shahdov, Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Producer
All in Good Fun 1955
as Archive Footage
German Giants 1954
as Self
Yesterday and Today 1953
as (archive footage)
Limelight 1952
as Calvero, Director, Original Story, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer, Choreographer
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" 1951
as Darn Hosiery, Co-Director
- ¡Qué tiempos aquellos!
¡Qué tiempos aquellos! 1951
Actor
Life Begins Tomorrow 1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties 1950
as (archive footage)
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
as Henri Verdoux, Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
The Way of the World 1947
as The Tramp (Archive Footage)
- Charlie's Triple Trouble
Charlie's Triple Trouble 1944
as Charlie - The Janitor (archive footage)
The Chaplin Cavalcade 1941
as Various Roles (archive footage), Director, Writer, Producer
The Charlie Chaplin Festival 1941
as Various Roles (archive footage), Director, Writer
The Eternal Jew 1940
as Self (1931) (archive footage)
The Great Dictator 1940
as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber, Director, Producer, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
Chaplin Carnival 1938
as Various Roles (archive footage), Director, Writer, Producer
Modern Times 1936
as The Tramp (A Factory Worker), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Film Parade 1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
All at Sea 1933
as Self
The Movie Album 1932
as (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin in Wien 1931
as Self (archive footage)
City Lights 1931
as A Tramp, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Producer
Show People 1928
as Charlie Chaplin (uncredited)
- The Movie City of Hollywood
The Movie City of Hollywood 1928
as Self
The Circus: Premiere 1928
as Self
The Circus 1928
as A Tramp, Director, Writer, Producer, Theme Song Performance, Editor, Music
- A Woman of the Sea
A Woman of the Sea 1926
Producer
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette 1926
as Mike
The Gold Rush 1925
as The Lone Prospector, Director, Writer
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate 1923
as Station Porter (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
Hollywood 1923
as Charles Chaplin
Souls for Sale 1923
as Self - Celebrity Director
The Pilgrim 1923
as The Pilgrim / Lefty Lombard, Director, Writer, Editor, Songs, Producer
Seeing Stars 1922
as Self, Producer
Pay Day 1922
as Laborer, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Music
Nice and Friendly 1922
as Tramp, Director, Writer
The Idle Class 1921
as Tramp / Husband, Director, Writer, Music, Producer, Editor
The Kid 1921
as A Tramp, Director, Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor
Charlie Butts In 1920
Actor, Writer, Director
A Day's Pleasure 1919
as Father, Director, Writer, Producer, Music, Editor
Sunnyside 1919
as Farm Handyman, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
The Professor 1919
as Professor Bosco, Director
The Chaplin Essanay Project 1918
Actor, Director
Shoulder Arms 1918
as Doughboy, Director, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
The Bond 1918
as Charlie, Director, Writer
Triple Trouble 1918
as The Janitor, Director, Screenplay, Story
A Dog's Life 1918
as Tramp, Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Producer
Chase Me Charlie 1918
as Charlie, Director, Writer
How to Make Movies 1918
as Self (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
The Adventurer 1917
as The Eel / Commodore Slick, Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
The Immigrant 1917
as Immigrant, Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
The Cure 1917
as The Inebriate, Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor, Producer
Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder 1917
as A Tramp, Writer, Producer, Director
Easy Street 1917
as The Derelict, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin 1917
as Self
- Zepped
Zepped 1916
as The Tramp (archive footage)
The Rink 1916
as A Waiter, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Behind the Screen 1916
as David - Property Man's Assistant, Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay
The Pawnshop 1916
as Pawnbroker's Assistant, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
The Count 1916
as Tailor's Apprentice, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
One A.M. 1916
as Le bourgeois alcoolisé, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
The Vagabond 1916
as The Saloon Violinist, Producer, Supervising Film Editor, Director, Writer
The Fireman 1916
as Fireman, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Police 1916
as Charlie, Convict 999, Director, Writer
The Floorwalker 1916
as Impecunious Customer, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
A Burlesque on Carmen 1915
as Darn Hosiery, Director, Writer
A Night in the Show 1915
as Mr. Pest / Mr. Rowdy, Director, Writer, Editor
Shanghaied 1915
as Tramp, Director, Writer, Editor
The Bank 1915
as Janitor, Director, Writer, Editor
A Woman 1915
as Gentleman / 'Nora Nettlerash', Director, Writer, Editor
Work 1915
as Izzy A. Wake's assistant, Director, Writer, Editor
His Regeneration 1915
as A Customer
By the Sea 1915
as Stroller, Director, Writer, Editor
The Tramp 1915
as The Tramp, Director, Writer, Editor
A Jitney Elopement 1915
as Suitor, the Fake Count, Director, Writer, Editor
In the Park 1915
as Charlie, Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Champion 1915
as Challenger, Director, Writer, Editor
A Night Out 1915
as Reveller, Director, Writer, Editor
His New Job 1915
as Film Extra, Director, Writer, Editor
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914
as The City Guy
His Prehistoric Past 1914
as Weakchin, Director, Writer, Editor
Getting Acquainted 1914
as Mr. Sniffels, Director, Writer, Editor
His Trysting Places 1914
as Clarence, the Husband, Director, Writer, Editor
His Musical Career 1914
as Charlie, Piano Mover, Director, Writer, Editor
Gentlemen of Nerve 1914
as Mr. Wow-Woe, Track Fanatic, Director, Editor, Writer
Dough and Dynamite 1914
as Pierre, Director, Writer, Editor
Those Love Pangs 1914
as Masher, Director, Editor, Writer
The New Janitor 1914
as The Janitor, Director, Editor, Writer
The Rounders 1914
as Mr. Full, Director, Writer, Editor
His New Profession 1914
as Charlie, Director, Editor, Writer
The Masquerader 1914
as Film actor, Director, Writer, Editor
Recreation 1914
as Tramp, Director, Writer, Editor
The Face on the Barroom Floor 1914
as Artist, Director, Writer, Editor
The Property Man 1914
as Property Man (uncredited), Director, Writer, Editor
Laughing Gas 1914
as Dentist's assistant, Director, Editor
Mabel's Married Life 1914
as Mabel's Husband, Writer, Editor
Mabel's Busy Day 1914
as Tipsy Nuisance, Writer
The Knockout 1914
as Referee (uncredited), Writer
Her Friend the Bandit 1914
as Bandit, Writer
The Fatal Mallet 1914
as Suitor aka The Tramp (uncredited)
A Busy Day 1914
as Wife, Screenplay, Editor
Caught in the Rain 1914
as Tipsy Hotel Guest aka The Tramp (uncredited), Director, Editor
Caught in a Cabaret 1914
as Waiter, Writer
Twenty Minutes of Love 1914
as Pickpocket, Director
Mabel at the Wheel 1914
as Villain (uncredited), Writer
The Star Boarder 1914
as The Star Boarder aka The Tramp (uncredited)
Cruel, Cruel Love 1914
as Mr. Dovey
His Favorite Pastime 1914
as Drunken Masher, Writer
Tango Tangles 1914
as Tipsy Dancer, Writer
A Film Johnnie 1914
as The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp, Writer
Between Showers 1914
as The Tramp, a Second Gallant, Screenplay
A Thief Catcher 1914
as Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament 1914
as The Tramp (uncredited), Screenplay
Kid Auto Races at Venice 1914
as The Tramp, Screenplay
Making a Living 1914
as The Swindler (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.