Michael Chaplin

Michael Chaplin

Born: March 7, 1946
in Santa Monica, California, USA
Michael Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an English-American actor born in Santa Monica, California. He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage to Oona O'Neill.

He acted in his father's films Limelight (1952) and A King in New York (1957), In the latter he played 10-year-old Rupert Macabee, a fast-talking advocate of civil rights and a child of communists who, after an initially adversarial period of political dialogue, is befriended by the King and gains his assistance. He was also in "Promise Her Anything", with Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, 1965, and "The Sandwich Man", 1966.

He was married firstly to the writer Patrice Chaplin and secondly to Patricia Betaudier, who is a painter. He is the father of actresses Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin.

In the mid-1960s, Michael wrote his autobiography I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn.

He was also half-brother to Sydney Chaplin, Charles Chaplin, Jr. and Norman Chaplin.

Movies for Michael Chaplin...

Chaplin - The Legend of the Century
Title: Chaplin - The Legend of the Century
Released: May 13, 2014
Type: Movie
A new TV documentary on Chaplin that celebrates a 100 years of the iconic Tramp, presented by Laurent Delahousse.
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Strolling Into the Sunset
Title: Strolling Into the Sunset
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2008
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Chaplin (1992).
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Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Title: Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 2003
Type: Movie
While silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen antics of his lovable "Tramp" character, the actor's private life was marred by a series of public scandals that eventually pushed him into exile. In addition to his penchant for much younger women, Chaplin was unjustly hounded by Senator Joe McCarthy's notorious anti-Communist witch hunts, for which the U.S. revoked his visa in 1952. A bitter and disenchanted Chaplin responded by moving his family to Switzerland, where he remained until his death in 1977. This documentary chronicles Chaplin's life and career during those so-called "forgotten years" (during which he became a prolific and highly respected film-score composer) through previously unreleased archival footage and intimate interviews with his friends and family, including his children Geraldine, Michael, and Eugene.
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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Title: Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.
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Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
Title: Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2003
Type: Movie
An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.
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The Sandwich Man
Title: The Sandwich Man
Character: Pavement Artist
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
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Promise Her Anything
Title: Promise Her Anything
Character: Heathcliff – Beatnik (uncredited)
Released: February 22, 1966
Type: Movie
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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A King in New York
Title: A King in New York
Character: Rupert Macabee
Released: September 12, 1957
Type: Movie
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
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Charlie Chaplin, A Man of the World
Title: Charlie Chaplin, A Man of the World
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A journey into the "Romipen" of Charlie Chaplin's life and work, and a celebration of the vibrant Romany tradition.