Actor
Al Ernest Garcia
Born 11 March 1887 · San Francisco, California, USA — died 4 September 1938
Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938) was an American actor from San Francisco, best remembered for his long collaboration with Charlie Chaplin. He often played stern or villainous supporting parts in Chaplin's films and also worked on casting for several of them. He co-founded an association for film extras in 1933.
Key films
The Circus (1928)
Played the brutal circus director in one of Chaplin's major silent comedies.
City Lights (1931)On Cinespective
Played the millionaire's snobbish butler in Chaplin's acclaimed silent romantic comedy.
Modern Times (1936)
Played the factory owner in Chaplin's last appearance as the Tramp.
The Gold Rush (1925)
Appeared in one of Chaplin's best-known and most celebrated feature comedies.
The Idle Class (1921)
Early Chaplin short that began Garcia's long association with the star.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 41
- 1911Shipwrecked · as Pierre BinbeauActor
- 1911Their Only SonActor
- 1911The Still Alarm · as William ManleyActor
- 1912Bounder · as Pete LopezActor
- 1913Indian Summer · as JimActor
- 1913The Flight of the Crow · as Philip Moore - the Legal Advisor (as Al Garcia)Actor
- 1913Pierre of the North · as BaptisteActor
- 1914The Rose of the Rancho · as HenchmanActor
- 1914The Valley of the Moon · as BartActor
- 1915Young Romance · as Spagnoli (as Al Garcia)Actor
- 1915Under Two Flags · as Rockingham (as Al E. Garcia)Actor
- 1915The Country Boy · as Jimmy MichaelsonActor
- 1915The Unafraid · as JosephActor
- 1915Her AtonementActor
- 1917Sunlight's Last Raid · as PedroActor
- 1918A Gentleman's Agreement · as Manager of MineActor
- 1918Restitution · as Lucifer and SatanActor
- 1918Baree, Son of Kazan · as 'Bush' McTaggart (as Al Garcia)Actor
- 1919Six Feet Four · as Ben BroderickActor
- 1919The Trail of the Octopus · as WangActor
- 1919The Lamb and the Lion · as Red BaxterActor
- 1920The Golden Trail · as Jean the Half-BreedActor
- 1921The Idle Class · as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)Actor
- 1922Pay Day · as Drinking Companion and PolicemanActor
- 1925The Gold Rush · as Prospector (uncredited)Actor
- 1925The Power God · as Weston DoreActor
- 1928The Circus · as The Circus Proprietor and Ring MasterActor
- 1929Morgan's Last Raid · as MorganActor
- 1930The Big Trail · as Flack aka El RojoActor
- 1931City Lights · as His ButlerActor
- 1931The Cisco Kid · as Orderly (uncredited)Actor
- 1932One Way Passage · as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)Actor
- 1932South of Santa Fe · as (as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales RodriguezActor
- 1932The Gay Caballero · as BanditActor
- 1933The California Trail · as Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)Actor
- 1936Modern Times · as President of the Electro Steel Corp.Actor
- 1936The Gay Desperado · as Police CaptainActor
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid · as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Blossoms On Broadway · as Opera Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1937I'll Take Romance · as Allan GarciaActor
- 1938In Old Mexico · as Don Carlos GonzalezActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.