Edwin August
Acting
Born: 1883-11-10 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Juror (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dreary House
The Failure
The Woman's Sweetheart
The Renunciation
Safety in Numbers
Customer
The Rage of Paris
Receptionist (uncredited)
An Evil of the Slums
The Yellow Passport
Adolph Rosenheimer
The Eternal Mother
John, the Husband
Over My Dead Body
Bailiff
The Old Actor
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Blonde Vampire
Martin Kent
The Welcome Burglar
The Social Highwayman
John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Mortgaged Wife
Darrell Courtney
Lena and the Geese
Lena's Father
The Golden Supper
Prince Julian
A Beast at Bay
The Young Woman's Ideal
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Rich Husband
Side Street
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Simple Charity
The Doctor
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
One of Muggsy's Friends
The Voice of the Child
The Husband
A Child's Stratagem
The Lesser Evil
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
A Broadway Scandal
David Kendall
The City of Tears
Tony Bonchi
The Song That Reached His Heart
