Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Born: March 14, 1885
Died: April 16, 1965
in London, England
Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life.

Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.

Movies for Syd Chaplin...

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Title: Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 20, 2017
Type: Movie
Short documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.
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Sydney, the Other Chaplin
Title: Sydney, the Other Chaplin
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Since his debut in 1914, Charles Chaplin has never ceased to amaze. But surely, Charles would have never reached such heights if it weren't for his big brother Sydney, an improbable character of the shadows with a fiction-like destiny.
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Birth of the Tramp
Title: Birth of the Tramp
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 29, 2013
Type: Movie
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
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The Tramp and the Dictator
Title: The Tramp and the Dictator
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 14, 2002
Type: Movie
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
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Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Title: Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 10, 1998
Type: Movie
A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.
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Chaplin's Goliath
Title: Chaplin's Goliath
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.
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Title: Unknown Chaplin
Character: Self
Released: January 5, 1983
Type: TV
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
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The Chaplin Revue
Title: The Chaplin Revue
Character: Various (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
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A Little Bit of Fluff
Title: A Little Bit of Fluff
Released: July 28, 1928
Type: Movie
Syd Chaplin And Betty Balfour star in this British International Picture.
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The Missing Link
Title: The Missing Link
Character: Arthur Wells
Released: May 6, 1927
Type: Movie
Arthur Wells, an impoverished poet, impersonates a big-game hunter in an attempt to locate the missing link. However, the poet has an aversion to animals...tame or wild.
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The Better 'Ole
Title: The Better 'Ole
Character: Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Released: October 23, 1926
Type: Movie
The adventures of Old Bill and his friends Bert and Alf in the trenches of the first World War.
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Oh! What a Nurse!
Title: Oh! What a Nurse!
Released: March 7, 1926
Type: Movie
Oh! What a Nurse! is a 1926 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Sydney Chaplin, Patsy Ruth Miller, Gayne Whitman, Matthew Betz, Edith Yorke, and David Torrence. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 7, 1926.
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The Man on the Box
Title: The Man on the Box
Character: Bob Warburton
Released: October 10, 1925
Type: Movie
A wealthy young man disguises himself as a gardener to be near the woman he secretly loves. He discovers that the butler is an enemy spy who plans to steal military secrets, and has to find a way to stop him.
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Charley's Aunt
Title: Charley's Aunt
Character: Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
Released: February 7, 1925
Type: Movie
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.
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Hello, 'Frisco
Title: Hello, 'Frisco
Character: Syd Chaplin
Released: September 28, 1924
Type: Movie
A comedy short directed by character Slim Summerville.
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The Perfect Flapper
Title: The Perfect Flapper
Character: Dick Trayle
Released: May 25, 1924
Type: Movie
A 1924 film directed by John Francis Dillon.
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The Pilgrim
Title: The Pilgrim
Character: Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
Released: February 19, 1923
Type: Movie
The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
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Pay Day
Title: Pay Day
Character: Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Released: April 2, 1922
Type: Movie
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.
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Shoulder Arms
Title: Shoulder Arms
Character: Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Released: October 20, 1918
Type: Movie
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
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The Bond
Title: The Bond
Character: The Kaiser
Released: September 29, 1918
Type: Movie
A propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. The story is a series of sketches humorously illustrating various bonds like the bond of friendship and of marriage and, most important, the Liberty Bond, to K.O. the Kaiser which Charlie does literally.
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A Dog's Life
Title: A Dog's Life
Character: Lunchwagon Owner
Released: April 14, 1918
Type: Movie
The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
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A Submarine Pirate
Title: A Submarine Pirate
Character: Ambitious waiter
Released: December 26, 1915
Type: Movie
A waiter tricks his way into command of a sub in order to rob a ship carrying gold bullion.
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A Lover's Lost Control
Title: A Lover's Lost Control
Character: Gussle
Released: August 2, 1915
Type: Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Gussle get up to some hijinks in this Keystone comedy.
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Gussle Tied to Trouble
Title: Gussle Tied to Trouble
Character: Gussle
Released: May 5, 1915
Type: Movie
Another of the fast and furious slapstick comedies produced for Keystone that is long on speed and mugging and short on jokes. Gussle and his wife decide to go mountain climbing and shoot at each other in a not very interesting effort. Syd does not even manage his usual graceful surprise movements in this, but spends, like most of the cast, a lot of time falling down.
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Gussle's Backward Way
Title: Gussle's Backward Way
Character: Gussle
Released: May 2, 1915
Type: Movie
This film concerns the adventures of Gussle, played by Sydney Chaplin, in Big Bear Lake area of California. The picture opens with our hero riding a mule through a creek bed, when he is set upon by some robbers. Gussle outsmarts them by attempting to hand over his goods by stretching across the stream, but dropping the goods into the water thereby making the robber also fall in. He makes his way to an inn and recounts his experiences to the other guests and then they all go out and spend time playing in the snow. Some trick photography is used to make it appear that Gussle is making a mule walk backwards.
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Gussle Rivals Jonah
Title: Gussle Rivals Jonah
Character: Gussle
Released: April 25, 1915
Type: Movie
Gussle Rivals Jonah is a silent comedy
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Gussle's Wayward Path
Title: Gussle's Wayward Path
Character: Gussle
Released: April 9, 1915
Type: Movie
Gussle (Syd Chaplin) comes home with a cute little dog but doesn't want the wife to see it--leading up to a rather funny bit you'll have to see for yourself. The marriage, at first, seems ideal and Gussle and his wife seem devoted. However, it soon seems that this is an act for Syd and it's obvious he's quite the philanderer. Eventually, the wife catches on and sets out to catch him--leading to a rather cute and unexpected ending.
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Gussle's Day of Rest
Title: Gussle's Day of Rest
Character: Mr. Gussle
Released: March 29, 1915
Type: Movie
The disgraceful Reggie Gussle spends a day at the park with his hated wife while trying to steal a lovely girl from her boyfriend.
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Caught in a Park
Title: Caught in a Park
Character: The Husband
Released: February 6, 1915
Type: Movie
Featuring Charlie Chaplin's half-brother as The Husband, Phyllis Allen as The Wife, Slim Summerville as The Boy Friend, Cecile Arnold as The Girl Friend, and Mack Swain as The Bartender.
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Gussle, the Golfer
Title: Gussle, the Golfer
Character: Reggie Gussle
Released: December 27, 1914
Type: Movie
The ever-disreputable Reggie Gussle, mistreating his caddy and generally making an ass of himself on the golf course, receives a well-deserved golf ball to the noggin, temporarily rendering him disoriented. The offending golfer, Ambrose, and his wife feel terrible about the erring ball; but if they knew what Gussle was capable of, they'd have left him lying on the green. Later, at his social club, Gussle gets thrown out of a card game for cheating. Ambrose, ignorant of the exiting Gussle's dishonesty, greets him warmly before joining the game himself. Gussle suddenly has an idea that will give him revenge on the card players and get rid of Ambrose so that Gussle can make his moves on his gullible friend's beautiful wife.
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Fatty's Wine Party
Title: Fatty's Wine Party
Character: The Waiter
Released: November 21, 1914
Type: Movie
Fatty's Wine Party is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.