Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 14, 1885
Place of Birth:
London, England
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Syd Chaplin
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Sydney, the Other Chaplin | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Birth of the Tramp | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | The Tramp and the Dictator | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Chaplin's Goliath | Self (archive footage) |
| 1959 | The Chaplin Revue | Various (archive footage) |
| 1928 | A Little Bit of Fluff | |
| 1927 | The Missing Link | Arthur Wells |
| 1927 | The Fortune Hunter | Nat Duncan |
| 1926 | The Better 'Ole | Private William 'Old Bill' Busby |
| 1926 | Oh! What a Nurse! | Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple' |
| 1925 | Charley's Aunt | Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs) |
| 1925 | The Man on the Box | Bob Warburton |
| 1924 | The Perfect Flapper | Dick Trayle |
| 1924 | Hello, 'Frisco | Syd Chaplin |
| 1924 | The Galloping Fish | Freddy Wetherill |
| 1923 | The Pilgrim | Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father |
| 1923 | The Rendezvous | Winkie |
| 1922 | Pay Day | Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner |
| 1918 | A Dog's Life | Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited) |
| 1918 | The Bond | The Kaiser |
| 1918 | Shoulder Arms | Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser |
| 1915 | Gussle Tied to Trouble | Gussle |
| 1915 | Gussle's Backward Way | Gussle |
| 1915 | Gussle's Wayward Path | Gussle |
| 1915 | A Lover's Lost Control | Gussle |
| 1915 | Gussle's Day of Rest | Mr. Gussle |
| 1915 | A Submarine Pirate | Ambitious waiter |
| 1915 | Caught in a Park | The Husband |
| 1915 | That Springtime Feeling | Gussle - The Flirt |
| 1915 | Gussle Rivals Jonah | Gussle |
| 1914 | Gussle, the Golfer | Reggie Gussle |
| 1914 | Fatty's Wine Party | The Waiter |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Unknown Chaplin | Self |