Syd Chaplin
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1885-03-14
- Died
- 1965-04-16
- Place of birth
- London, England
- Also known as
- Sydney Chaplin · Сідні Чаплін · Сід Чаплін · Сид Чаплин · Sydney John Chaplin · Sydney John Hill
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
Unknown Chaplin
1983
as Self
The Pilgrim
1923
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
A Dog's Life
1918
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
Pay Day
1922
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)
Shoulder Arms
1918
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
TV Shows (1)
Movies (38)
The Pilgrim
1923
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
A Dog's Life
1918
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
Pay Day
1922
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)
Shoulder Arms
1918
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Syd Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Her Temporary Husband
1923
as Judd
The Fortune Hunter
1927
as Nat Duncan
The Missing Link
1927
as Arthur Wells
The Rendezvous
1923
as Winkie
The Bond
1918
as The Kaiser
Gussle's Day of Rest
1915
as Mr. Gussle
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Charley's Aunt
1925
as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The Better 'Ole
1926
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
The Man on the Box
1925
as Bob Warburton
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
A Submarine Pirate
1915
as Ambitious waiter
The Perfect Flapper
1924
as Dick Trayle
A Lover's Lost Control
1915
as Gussle
Gussle Rivals Jonah
1915
as Gussle
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Freddy Wetherill
Gussle's Wayward Path
1915
as Gussle
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gussle's Backward Way
1915
as Gussle
That Springtime Feeling
1915
as Gussle - The Flirt
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as The Waiter
Gussle, the Golfer
1914
as Reggie Gussle
Sydney, the Other Chaplin
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A Little Bit of Fluff
1928
Caught in a Park
1915
as The Husband
Giddy, gay and ticklish
1915
Gussle Tied to Trouble
1915
as Gussle
About Syd Chaplin
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 (1926–20… With 39 credits spanning from 1914 to 2020, Syd Chaplin has appeared in 38 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Syd Chaplin Movies
- The Pilgrim (1923) — as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
- A Dog's Life (1918) — as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
- Pay Day (1922) — as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
- The Chaplin Revue (1959) — as Various (archive footage)
- Shoulder Arms (1918) — as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
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