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Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Actor · 1885–1965 · London, England

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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.

Acted in 22

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Chaplin Revue

    Various (archive footage)

1920s

  1. 1928

    A Little Bit of Fluff

    Movie

  2. 1927

    The Missing Link

    Arthur Wells

  3. The Fortune Hunter

    Nat Duncan

  4. 1926

    The Better 'Ole

    Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

  5. Oh! What a Nurse!

    Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'

  6. 1925

    The Man on the Box

    Bob Warburton

  7. Charley's Aunt

    Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)

  8. 1924

    The Perfect Flapper

    Dick Trayle

  9. The Galloping Fish

    Freddy Wetherill

  10. 1923

    Her Temporary Husband

    Judd

  11. The Rendezvous

    Winkie

  12. The Pilgrim

    Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father

  13. 1922

    Pay Day

    Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner

    73

1910s

  1. 1918

    Shoulder Arms

    Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser

    72

  2. The Bond

    The Kaiser

  3. A Dog's Life

    Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)

    75
  4. 1915

    A Submarine Pirate

    Ambitious waiter

  5. A Lover's Lost Control

    Gussle

  6. Gussle's Backward Way

    Gussle

  7. Gussle's Wayward Path

    Gussle

  8. Gussle's Day of Rest

    Mr. Gussle

Directed 5

1920s

  1. 1921

    King, Queen, Joker

    Director

1910s

  1. 1915

    A Submarine Pirate

    Director

  2. A Lover's Lost Control

    Director

  3. Gussle's Backward Way

    Director

  4. Gussle's Wayward Path

    Director

Edited 1

1910s

  1. 1914

    Dough and Dynamite

    Editor

Appearances8

2020s

  1. 2020

    Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2017

    Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Sydney, the Other Chaplin

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2013

    Birth of the Tramp

    Self (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2002

    The Tramp and the Dictator

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

  1. 1998

    Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1996

    Chaplin's Goliath

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1983

    Unknown Chaplin

    Self · 3 episodes