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
Pay Day
1922
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Syd Chaplin
A Dog's Life
1918
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
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
Pay Day
1922
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Syd Chaplin
A Dog's Life
1918
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
Shoulder Arms
1918
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)
The Fortune Hunter
1927
as Nat Duncan
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Her Temporary Husband
1923
as Judd
The Rendezvous
1923
as Winkie
Birth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Gussle's Day of Rest
1915
as Mr. Gussle
The Bond
1918
as The Kaiser
Charley's Aunt
1925
as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
The Perfect Flapper
1924
as Dick Trayle
The Better 'Ole
1926
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self (archive footage)
A Submarine Pirate
1915
as Ambitious waiter
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A Lover's Lost Control
1915
as Gussle
The Missing Link
1927
as Arthur Wells
The Man on the Box
1925
as Bob Warburton
Sydney, the Other Chaplin
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gussle Rivals Jonah
1915
as Gussle
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
The Galloping Fish
1924
as Freddy Wetherill
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as The Waiter
Gussle's Wayward Path
1915
as Gussle
A Little Bit of Fluff
1928
That Springtime Feeling
1915
as Gussle - The Flirt
Gussle, the Golfer
1914
as Reggie Gussle
Gussle's Backward Way
1915
as Gussle
Giddy, gay and ticklish
1915
Caught in a Park
1915
as The Husband
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
- Pay Day (1922) — as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
- Hello, 'Frisco (1924) — as Syd Chaplin
- A Dog's Life (1918) — as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
- Shoulder Arms (1918) — as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
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