Director · Actor · Composer
Charlie Chaplin
Born 16 April 1889 · Walworth, London, England, UK — died 25 December 1977
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director and composer who became one of the first global film stars. His silent-era character the Tramp blended slapstick with pathos. He wrote, directed and scored most of his films, and co-founded United Artists in 1919.
Key films
The Kid (1921)On Cinespective
His first full-length feature as director, mixing comedy and sentiment in a Tramp story with child star Jackie Coogan.
The Gold Rush (1925)
Tramp comedy set in the Klondike, with some of his best-known set pieces.
City Lights (1931)On Cinespective
A silent romantic comedy made after sound arrived, often ranked among his finest films.
Modern Times (1936)
Satire of industrial life, and the last film to feature the Tramp.
The Great Dictator (1940)
His first full sound film, a satire of Hitler and fascism.
Key awards
- 1929 Honorary Academy Award for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing (The Circus)
- 1972 Honorary Academy Award for the incalculable effect he had on making motion pictures an art form
- 1973 Academy Award for Best Original Score (Limelight, shared)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 308
- 1914Kid Auto Races at Venice · as The TrampActor
- 1914Making a Living · as The Swindler (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Mabel's Strange Predicament · as The Tramp (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance · as The City GuyActor
- 1914A Film Johnnie · as The Film Johnnie aka The TrampActor
- 1914Laughing GasDirector
- 1914Laughing Gas · as Dentist's assistantActor
- 1914Mabel's Married Life · as Mabel's HusbandActor
- 1914The Masquerader · as Film actorActor
- 1914The MasqueraderDirector
- 1914The Rounders · as Mr. FullActor
- 1914The RoundersDirector
- 1914Between Showers · as The Tramp, a Second GallantActor
- 1914Twenty Minutes of Love · as PickpocketActor
- 1914Twenty Minutes of LoveDirector
- 1914RecreationDirector
- 1914Recreation · as TrampActor
- 1914Tango Tangles · as Tipsy DancerActor
- 1914His New Profession · as CharlieActor
- 1914His New ProfessionDirector
- 1914Cruel, Cruel Love · as Mr. DoveyActor
- 1914Caught in a Cabaret · as WaiterActor
- 1914Those Love Pangs · as MasherActor
- 1914Those Love PangsDirector
- 1914The New Janitor · as The JanitorActor
- 1914The New JanitorDirector
- 1914A Busy Day · as WifeActor
- 1914The Knockout · as Referee (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Dough and DynamiteDirector
- 1914His Musical Career · as Charlie, Piano MoverActor
- 1914His Musical CareerDirector
- 1914Dough and Dynamite · as PierreActor
- 1914His Prehistoric Past · as WeakchinActor
- 1914His Prehistoric PastDirector
- 1914His Trysting PlacesDirector
- 1914His Trysting Places · as Clarence, the HusbandActor
- 1914His Favorite Pastime · as Drunken MasherActor
- 1914The Face on the Barroom FloorDirector
- 1914The Star Boarder · as The Star Boarder aka The Tramp (uncredited)Actor
- 1914The Face on the Barroom Floor · as ArtistActor
- 1914Caught in the Rain · as Tipsy Hotel Guest aka The Tramp (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Getting Acquainted · as Mr. SniffelsActor
- 1914Caught in the RainDirector
- 1914Getting AcquaintedDirector
- 1914The Fatal Mallet · as Suitor aka The Tramp (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Gentlemen of NerveDirector
- 1914Gentlemen of Nerve · as Mr. Wow-Woe, Track FanaticActor
- 1914Mabel at the Wheel · as Villain (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Mabel's Busy Day · as Tipsy NuisanceActor
- 1914The Property Man · as Property Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1914The Property ManDirector
- 1914A Thief Catcher · as Cop (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Her Friend the Bandit · as BanditActor
- 1915The Tramp · as The TrampActor
- 1915The TrampDirector
- 1915The ChampionDirector
- 1915The Champion · as ChallengerActor
- 1915WorkDirector
- 1915Work · as Izzy A. Wake's assistantActor
- 1915A Night in the ShowDirector
- 1915A Night in the Show · as Mr. Pest / Mr. RowdyActor
- 1915His New Job · as Film ExtraActor
- 1915By the Sea · as StrollerActor
- 1915By the SeaDirector
- 1915His New JobDirector
- 1915A Burlesque on Carmen · as Darn HosieryActor
- 1915A Burlesque on CarmenDirector
- 1915A Night Out · as RevellerActor
- 1915A Night OutDirector
- 1915A WomanDirector
- 1915A Woman · as Gentleman / 'Nora Nettlerash'Actor
- 1915In the Park · as CharlieActor
- 1915The Bank · as JanitorActor
- 1915The BankDirector
- 1915In the ParkDirector
- 1915Shanghaied · as TrampActor
- 1915ShanghaiedDirector
- 1915A Jitney Elopement · as Suitor, the Fake CountActor
- 1915A Jitney ElopementDirector
- 1915His Regeneration · as A CustomerActor
- 1916The RinkDirector
- 1916The Rink · as A WaiterActor
- 1916The Vagabond · as The Saloon ViolinistActor
- 1916The VagabondDirector
- 1916One A.M.Director
- 1916One A.M. · as Le bourgeois alcooliséActor
- 1916The Pawnshop · as Pawnbroker's AssistantActor
- 1916The PawnshopDirector
- 1916The Floorwalker · as Impecunious CustomerActor
- 1916The FloorwalkerDirector
- 1916The Fireman · as FiremanActor
- 1916The FiremanDirector
- 1916Behind the Screen · as David - Property Man's AssistantActor
- 1916Behind the ScreenDirector
- 1916The CountDirector
- 1916The Count · as Tailor's ApprenticeActor
- 1916Police · as Charlie, Convict 999Actor
- 1916PoliceDirector
- 1916Zepped · as The Tramp (archive footage)Actor
- 1917The Immigrant · as ImmigrantActor
- 1917The ImmigrantDirector
- 1917Easy StreetDirector
- 1917Easy Street · as The DerelictActor
- 1917The AdventurerDirector
- 1917The Adventurer · as The Eel / Commodore SlickActor
- 1917The CureDirector
- 1917The Cure · as The InebriateActor
- 1917Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder · as A TrampActor
- 1917Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry LauderDirector
- 1917Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin · as SelfActor
- 1918A Dog's LifeComposer
- 1918A Dog's Life · as TrampActor
- 1918A Dog's LifeDirector
- 1918Shoulder ArmsDirector
- 1918Shoulder Arms · as DoughboyActor
- 1918Shoulder ArmsComposer
- 1918The Bond · as CharlieActor
- 1918The BondDirector
- 1918Triple Trouble · as The JanitorActor
- 1918Triple TroubleDirector
- 1918How to Make MoviesDirector
- 1918How to Make Movies · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1918Chase Me Charlie · as CharlieActor
- 1918Chase Me CharlieDirector
- 1918The Chaplin Essanay ProjectActor
- 1918The Chaplin Essanay ProjectDirector
- 1919A Day's PleasureDirector
- 1919A Day's Pleasure · as FatherActor
- 1919Sunnyside · as Farm HandymanActor
- 1919SunnysideDirector
- 1919The Professor · as Professor BoscoActor
- 1919The ProfessorDirector
- 1920Charlie Butts InDirector
- 1920Charlie Butts InActor
- 1921The KidComposer
- 1921The Kid · as A TrampActor
- 1921The KidDirector
- 1921The Idle Class · as Tramp / HusbandActor
- 1921The Idle ClassDirector
- 1922Pay Day · as LaborerActor
- 1922Pay DayDirector
- 1922Nice and Friendly · as TrampActor
- 1922Nice and FriendlyDirector
- 1922Seeing Stars · as SelfActor
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FateComposer
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FateDirector
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate · as Station Porter (uncredited)Actor
- 1923The PilgrimDirector
- 1923The Pilgrim · as The Pilgrim / Lefty LombardActor
- 1923Souls for Sale · as Self - Celebrity DirectorActor
- 1923Hollywood · as Charles ChaplinActor
- 1925The Gold Rush · as The Lone ProspectorActor
- 1925The Gold RushDirector
- 1926Camille: The Fate of a Coquette · as MikeActor
- 1928The Circus · as A TrampActor
- 1928The CircusDirector
- 1928Show People · as Charlie Chaplin (uncredited)Actor
- 1928The Circus: Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1928The Movie City of Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1931City LightsComposer
- 1931City Lights · as A TrampActor
- 1931City LightsDirector
- 1931Charlie Chaplin in Wien · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1932The Movie Album · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1933All at Sea · as SelfActor
- 1933The Film Parade · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Modern TimesDirector
- 1936Modern TimesComposer
- 1936Modern Times · as The Tramp (A Factory Worker)Actor
- 1938Chaplin CarnivalDirector
- 1938Chaplin Carnival · as Various Roles (archive footage)Actor
- 1940The Great DictatorDirector
- 1940The Great DictatorComposer
- 1940The Great Dictator · as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish BarberActor
- 1940The Eternal Jew · as Self (1931) (archive footage)Actor
- 1941The Chaplin Cavalcade · as Various Roles (archive footage)Actor
- 1941The Charlie Chaplin FestivalDirector
- 1941The Chaplin CavalcadeDirector
- 1941The Charlie Chaplin Festival · as Various Roles (archive footage)Actor
- 1944Charlie's Triple Trouble · as Charlie - The Janitor (archive footage)Actor
- 1947Monsieur Verdoux · as Henri VerdouxActor
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxComposer
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxDirector
- 1947The Way of the World · as The Tramp (Archive Footage)Actor
- 1950Life Begins Tomorrow · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1950The Golden Twenties · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1951A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" · as Darn HosieryActor
- 1952Limelight · as CalveroActor
- 1952LimelightDirector
- 1952LimelightComposer
- 1953Yesterday and Today · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1954German Giants · as SelfActor
- 1955All in Good Fun · as Archive FootageActor
- 1957A King in New York · as King ShahdovActor
- 1957A King in New YorkDirector
- 1957A King in New YorkComposer
- 1959The Chaplin RevueDirector
- 1959The Chaplin Revue · as Narrator / Various (archive footage)Actor
- 1960When Comedy Was King · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1960Lifetime of Comedy · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1961Days of Thrills and Laughter · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1961The Legend of Rudolph Valentino · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1962Crazy Days · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 196330 Years of Fun · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy · as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1967A Countess from Hong KongDirector
- 1967A Countess from Hong KongComposer
- 1967A Countess from Hong Kong · as An Old StewardActor
- 1967The Funniest Man in the World · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1970Brasileiros em Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1973Charlie Chaplin's visit to the French Cinematheque · as SelfActor
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1976The Gentleman Tramp · as SelfActor
- 1976It's Showtime · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1977Hitler: A Career · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1977ViennaFilm 1896-1976 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1979The Hollywood Clowns · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1980Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1982Hollywood’s Children · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1984Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios IDirector
- 1984Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self - In Clip with Paulette Goddard (archive footage)Actor
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1992The Chaplin Puzzle · as Self / The Tramp (archive footage)Actor
- 1994The Grave Case of Charlie Chaplin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995The Casting CouchActor
- 1995El último panfleto · as SelfActor
- 1996Chaplin's Goliath · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1997Birth of a Nation · as SelfActor
- 1997Sports on the Silver Screen · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists · as Self / Various roles (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Buñuel in Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002The Tramp and the Dictator · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: City Lights · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: Limelight · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: The Kid · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: The Circus · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: Modern Times · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Chaplin Today: A King in New York · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Murders of Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2004The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 9Actor
- 2004The Essential Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 1Actor
- 2005Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Bravo Charlot! · as Various characters (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years · as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Warner at War · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Hollywood sul TevereActor
- 2009The Parrott Chase · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2010Sigrid Holmquist · as Himself (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2Director
- 2011Dancing Chaplin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011Bali: Island of the Dogs · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Chaplin at Keystone · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Birth of the Tramp · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Chaplin's Mutual Comedies 1916-1917Actor
- 2014A Night at the Cinema in 1914 · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Chaplin's Mutual Comedies 1916-1917Director
- 2015Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Looking for Mabel Normand · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Chaplin in Bali · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2Actor
- 2018Propaganda: Engineering Consent · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Геннадий Хазанов. Лицо под маской · as SelfActor
- 2019Sophia Loren, a special destiny · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Chaplin vs the FBI · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Churchill and the Movie Mogul · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Hollywood's Second World War · as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyComposer
- 2020A Night at the Opera · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The Real Charlie Chaplin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021This Is Francis X. Bushman · as Self (Archive Footage)Actor
- 2023Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse · as SelfActor
- 2024Remembering Gene Wilder · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024High & Low – John Galliano · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Life and Deaths of Max Linder · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Smile! · as Archive footageActor
- 2025John Candy: I Like Me · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2025One to One: John & Yoko · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp · as Self (Archive Footage)Actor
- 2025Chaplin et Les temps modernes, La voie du silence · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas · as The Lone Prospector (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2028Charmed Lives: A Family Romance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.