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.
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1976
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1975
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1973
- Academy Honorary Award · 1972
- Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement · 1972
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- Golden Lion · 1972
- Erasmus Prize · 1965
- Bodil Honorary Award · 1959
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1952
- Academy Honorary Award · 1929
- Academy Awards
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Jussi Awards
- Kinema Junpo Award
- Nastro d'argento — best non-Italian film
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of the British Empire
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- World Peace Council prizes
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1948 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1941 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Hollywood’s Children
The Funniest Man in the World
Michael
The Great Dictator
Modern Times
City Lights
The Kid
The Gold Rush
Limelight
The Circus
John Candy: I Like Me
Monsieur Verdoux
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Chaplin
Hitler: A Career
A Dog's Life
The Immigrant
One to One: John & Yoko
Show People
Birth of the Tramp
Easy Street
The Tramp and the Dictator
Pay Day
The Pilgrim
The Adventurer
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Shoulder Arms
The Cure
The Vagabond
A King in New York
The Idle Class
The Pawnshop
American Experience
The Rink
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Sunnyside
The Floorwalker
Souls for Sale
High & Low - John Galliano
A Day's Pleasure
A Night in the Show
Tillie's Punctured Romance
A Countess from Hong Kong
Days of Thrills and Laughter
A Burlesque on Carmen
Caught in a Cabaret
Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work