Sydney Chaplin
Acting
Born: 1885-03-14 in London, England
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
The Bond
The Kaiser
A Dog's Life
Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
Shoulder Arms
Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
The Pilgrim
Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
Unknown Chaplin
Self
Pay Day
Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
The Chaplin Revue
Various (archive footage)
Charley's Aunt
Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
Gussle's Backward Way
Gussle
A Little Bit of Fluff
Giddy, gay and ticklish
Chaplin's Goliath
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self (archive footage)
The Man on the Box
Bob Warburton
The Fortune Hunter
Nat Duncan
Her Temporary Husband
Judd
Birth of the Tramp
Self (archive footage)
The Better 'Ole
Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Sydney, the Other Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Flapper
Dick Trayle
The Missing Link
Arthur Wells
Gussle's Wayward Path
Gussle
The Galloping Fish
Freddy Wetherill
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rendezvous
Winkie
Oh! What a Nurse!
Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
A Submarine Pirate
Ambitious waiter
A Lover's Lost Control
Gussle
Gussle's Day of Rest
Mr. Gussle
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Self (archive footage)