Sydney Chaplin
Biography
Sydney John Chaplin, born Sydney Hill on March 16, 1885, or March 14, 1885, in London, England, was an English actor and the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. He also served as Charlie Chaplin's business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately in England and joined the Chaplins in Hollywood after learning of his half-brothers in 1915. Sydney Chaplin was also the half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin, who lived from 1926 to 2009 and was named after him. Sydney Chaplin died on April 16, 1965, at the age of 80. As an actor, he was known for films including Limelight, The Sicilian Clan, and The Match Game, accumulating 41 known acting credits.
Career overview
Sydney John Chaplin was an English actor born in London, England. Known for his acting work, he accumulated forty-one known credits in film and television. His acting career is associated with several notable motion pictures, including the films Svetla ramp, Sicilsky klan, and The Match Game.
In addition to his career as an actor, he was the elder half-brother of the renowned actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, and he served as Charlie Chaplin's business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, Sydney and Charlie were also older half-brothers to Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately in England before eventually emigrating to the United States to join the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was additionally the half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin, who lived from 1926 to 2009 and was named after him.
Sydney Chaplin passed away at the age of eighty on April 16, 1965. Throughout his life and career, he maintained a prominent place within his family's entertainment history both through his own acting credits and his vital managerial and personal connections to his famous brother in Hollywood.
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- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Sydney, the Other Chaplin (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Birth of the Tramp (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The Parrott Chase (2009) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- Chaplin's Goliath (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Unknown Chaplin (1983) as Self
- The Chaplin Revue (1959) as Various (archive footage)
- A Little Bit of Fluff (1928)
- The Fortune Hunter (1927) as Nat Duncan
- The Missing Link (1927) as Arthur Wells
- The Better 'Ole (1926) as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
- Oh! What a Nurse! (1926) as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
- Charley's Aunt (1925) as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
- The Man on the Box (1925) as Bob Warburton
- Hello, 'Frisco (1924) as Syd Chaplin
- The Galloping Fish (1924) as Freddy Wetherill
- The Perfect Flapper (1924) as Dick Trayle
- The Pilgrim (1923) as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
- Her Temporary Husband (1923) as Judd
- The Rendezvous (1923) as Winkie
- Pay Day (1922) as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
- King, Queen, Joker (1921) Director
- A Dog's Life (1918) as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
- Shoulder Arms (1918) as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
- The Bond (1918) as The Kaiser
- Giddy, gay and ticklish (1915)
- A Lover's Lost Control (1915) as Gussle
- A Lover's Lost Control (1915) Director
- Gussle's Day of Rest (1915) as Mr. Gussle
- Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915) as Gussle
- Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915) Director
- Gussle Rivals Jonah (1915) as Gussle
- Gussle Rivals Jonah (1915) Director
- Gussle's Backward Way (1915) as Gussle
- Gussle's Backward Way (1915) Director
- A Submarine Pirate (1915) as Ambitious waiter
- A Submarine Pirate (1915) Director
- Caught in a Park (1915) as The Husband
- Gussle's Wayward Path (1915) as Gussle
- Gussle's Wayward Path (1915) Director
- That Springtime Feeling (1915) as Gussle - The Flirt
- Dough and Dynamite (1914) Editor
- Fatty's Wine Party (1914) as The Waiter
- Gussle, the Golfer (1914) as Reggie Gussle