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Albert Austin

Albert Austin
  • Name: Albert Austin
  • Birthday: 1882-12-13
  • Place of birth: Birmingham, England, UK
  • Popularity: 0.044
Biography: Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin. He was born in Birmingham, England, and was a music hall performer before coming to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910. Noted for his painted handlebar mustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director. After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short... Read More

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Title Release date
Chaplin's Goliath   as  Self (archive footage) 1996-01-01
The Chaplin Revue   as  Various (archive footage) 1959-09-01
The Charlie Chaplin Festival   as  Various Roles (archive footage) 1941-04-01
City Lights   as  Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited) 1931-02-06
The Circus   as  Clown (uncredited) 1928-01-06
The Gold Rush   as  Prospector (uncredited) 1925-07-13
Pay Day   as  Workman 1922-04-02
Grief 1921-05-01
The Kid   as  Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited) 1921-01-21
Suds   as  Horace Greensmith 1920-01-27
The Professor   as  Man in flophouse 1919-01-01
Shoulder Arms   as  American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier 1918-10-20
The Bond   as  Friend 1918-09-29
Triple Trouble   as  A Man 1918-08-11
A Dog's Life   as  Crook (uncredited) 1918-04-14
The Adventurer   as  The Butler 1917-10-22
The Immigrant   as  A Diner / Immigrant 1917-06-17
The Cure   as  Sanitarium Attendant 1917-04-16
Easy Street   as  Policeman / Preacher (uncredited) 1917-01-22
The Rink   as  The Cook 1916-12-04
Behind the Screen   as  Stagehand (uncredited) 1916-11-13
The Pawnshop   as  Clock Client 1916-10-02
The Count   as  Guest (uncredited) 1916-09-04
One A.M.   as  Le chauffeur de taxi 1916-08-07
The Vagabond   as  Trombonist (uncredited) 1916-07-10
The Fireman   as  Fireman 1916-06-12
The Floorwalker   as  Shop Assistant 1916-05-15