Biography -› Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (Eng. Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin) ()
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Chaplin actively used the techniques of facial expressions and buffoonery, although starting from the 1920s, much more serious social topics began to take place in his work than was the case in the early period of short films. Beginning in April 1914, Chaplin began to act as a director and screenwriter of most films with his own participation, from 1916 he also produced films, and from 1918 he wrote music.
Together with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and David Griffith, Charles Chaplin founded the famous film studio United Artists in 1919.
Winner of the American Film Academy Award in 1973 and twice winner of the out-of-competition honorary Oscar in 1929 and 1972. Chaplin received the honorary Oscar in 1972 with the following wording of the artist's merit - for his invaluable contribution to the fact that cinema has become an art in this century. Younger brother of actor Sydney Chaplin.
Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential people in the silent film era. Chaplin's work was greatly influenced by the French comedian Max Linder, to whom he dedicated one of his films. His career began back in the Victorian era, when little Charlie first appeared on the stage of the Music Hall in the UK and, stretching for 75 years, continued almost until the artist's death at the age of 88. After a resounding success in Hollywood, Chaplin was forced to leave the United States under the onslaught of high-profile scandals, revelations of details of his personal life and accusations of sympathy for the ideas of communism during the McCarthy era in the early 1950s.
In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Charlie Chaplin number 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Male Movie Stars in 100 Years. In a 2008 review of Chaplin: A Life, Martin Siff wrote: “Chaplin was not just a big man, he was a giant. In 1915, he sprang into the world like a ghost with his gift for comedy, laughter and help, at a time when everything was being torn apart in the First World War, and for the next 25 years - during both the Great Depression and the rise of Adolf Hitler. , - he continued to create ... It is unlikely that any other person will ever be able to bring more joy, pleasure and relief at a time when most people need them so much. George Bernard Shaw called Chaplin "the only genius who came out of the film industry."
Early years in England (1889-1909)
Charlie Chaplin was born April 16, 1889 in London, in a family of music hall artists. His parents - Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. and Hannah Chaplin (on the stage of Lily Gurley) - were stage actors. Mother performed with songs and dances in various theaters, including in the entreprise of famous composers, authors of popular operettas - Gilbert and Sullivan. Shortly before her marriage to Chaplin, Hannah gave birth to Sidney Hill, Charlie's half-brother, by a certain Jew named Hawkes. Later, Sidney was given the surname Chaplin, like her mother after marriage, brother and stepfather.
Charles Chaplin Sr. was the owner of a pleasant baritone voice - he was very popular in London's music halls in the mid-1880s. He repeatedly had to tour in Europe, he performed in New York. In his repertoire there were also songs composed by himself. The stage career of Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. ended tragically: he lost his voice, lost his engagement, began to drink and died on May 9, 1901 at St. Thomas at the age of 37. In addition, the paternal grandmother, who died when Charlie was not yet 6 years old, came from the Smith family, who belonged to the gypsies, which the actor himself was extremely proud of, although he described it in his biography as “a skeleton in the family closet”.
Charlie first appeared on stage in 1894, at the age of five, replacing his mother in the music hall program, due to problems with the larynx, and she later completely lost her voice, necessary for singing work. Little Charlie received a standing ovation from the audience, who started throwing coins and banknotes onto the stage. He captivated the audience even more, becoming with childish spontaneity to collect this money right during the performance. Hannah did not appear on stage again.
Hannah Chaplin fell seriously ill shortly after her husband's death. In 1896, she lost her mind and was later committed to a psychiatric clinic. Brothers Sid and Charlie (along with their mother) ended up in a workhouse in Lambeth, and then were sent to a school for orphans and poor children. They had to earn their own living.
In late 1898, Chaplin joined the Eight Lancashire Lads, a children's dance group. Interestingly, later critics called Chaplin's films "film-ballet". At Christmas 1900, the Lancashire Lads participated in the Cinderella pantomime; Chaplin in a cat costume for the first time got the opportunity to make the audience laugh. In the spring of 1901, Chaplin left the Lancashire Boys. Charlie rarely attended school, worked as a newspaper salesman, medical assistant, printer, etc., but did not stay anywhere for a long time because of his young age.
In 1903 he (at the age of 14) got a permanent job in the theater and the role of Billy the messenger in the play Sherlock Holmes. At this time, Chaplin was practically illiterate. When he was handed the text of the role, he was afraid that he would be asked to read aloud several paragraphs. Brother Sidney helped him learn the role.
For several years, Charlie has also played variety shows. From the age of 16, he regularly played the violin for 4-16 hours a day, took lessons from a theater conductor, or his acquaintances.
On February 21, 1908, he received a place as an actor in Fred Karno's theater company, which supplied ready-made sketches and pantomimes for a number of music halls, and soon became one of the key actors in a number of productions (he later adapted some of them for the screen).
Early years in the USA (1910-1913)
Chaplin and the Carnot Company were on tour in the United States from September 1910 to June 1912. In 1912, he returned to England for five months, and on October 2, 1912, the young man arrived with the Carnot troupe in the USA and remained in this country. During one of his performances, film producer Mac Sennett notices him. Mac likes Charlie's game, and he invites the artist to work in his studio "Keystone Film" (Keystone Film). On September 23, 1913, Chaplin signed a contract with Keystone Film with a salary of $150 a week.
The appearance of the image of the Tramp, the growth of popularity (1914-1918)
At first, Chaplin tries to imitate the rather crude style of Sennett's impromptu comedies, but it is precisely the departure from this style that brings him success. Soon he becomes a famous film actor and begins to shape and hone his screen image. At first, his character Chaz (on the shooting "crackers" in the surviving working takes, he was designated as Chas Chaplin, Avenarius calls him "Chase") looked like an impudent crook and ladies' man, but gradually more and more human warmth and lyricism appears in him, which the viewer used to associate with image of the Little Tramp. Gradually mastering new aspects of filmmaking, Chaplin ceases to be satisfied only with acting work and persuades Sennett to allow him to direct films himself. Soon Chaplin begins to realize that working for Sennett limits his creative possibilities, and leaves Keystone.
In 1914, Chaplin made his first film on his own (Caught in the Rain), in which he acted as an actor, director and screenwriter.
Charlie's earnings are growing rapidly: if in 1914 at Keystone he receives $ 150 a week, then already in 1915 at the Essanay Film studio - 1250 per week plus a bonus of 10,000 per contract; in 1916-1917, in "Mutual Film" (Mutual Film) - 10,000 per week plus 150,000 for the contract. In 1917, Chaplin entered into a contract with First National Pictures for $1 million, becoming at that time the most expensive actor in history.
Activities at United Artists (1919-1939)
Over time, Chaplin decided to find creative independence and in 1919 founded the United Artists studio with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and David W. Griffith.
In 1921, Chaplin made a trip to Europe on the liner "Olympic", the brother of the Titanic. Huge crowds gather in London and Paris at his appearance. During the first three days in London, Chaplin received 73,000 letters. In Berlin, no one knew him; in post-war Germany, Chaplin's films were not shown. Chaplin made his second visit to Europe in 1931 - during the premiere of the film City Lights. Chaplin visited Europe for the third time in 1936 during a screening of the film Modern Times.
Until 1922, Chaplin did not have his own home - he lived in rented houses, hotels and a club. In 1922, Chaplin built his house in Beverly Hills. In addition to 40 rooms, the house had a cinema hall and an organ.
Silent cinema brought fame to Chaplin, and although sound appeared in films as early as 1927, Charlie remained true to the old film technique for another decade. Chaplin's first fully sound picture was The Great Dictator, an anti-Hitler film made in 1940. This was the last film to use the character of Charlie the Tramp.
The beginning of persecution in the USA
In 1952, Chaplin created the film "Ramp Lights" - a story about the fate of a creative person and about creativity in general. On September 17, 1952, Chaplin went to London for the world premiere of "Lightlights", and the head of the FBI, Edgar Hoover, obtained from the immigration authorities a ban on the actor's re-entry into the country. Chaplin settled in Switzerland, in the town of Vevey.
Last works
In Switzerland, Chaplin writes music for his old silent films, voices the film "Gold Rush".
The actor was awarded the Soviet International Peace Prize in 1954.
In his film A King in New York (1957), Chaplin still plays the title role himself.
In 1964, Chaplin published his memoirs, which formed the basis of the biographical feature film Chaplin (1992).
The last film "The Countess from Hong Kong" Chaplin puts on his script in 1967; The main roles in the film were played by Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando.
"Rehabilitation" and death
In 1972, Chaplin received an honorary Oscar for the second time. To do this, he came to the United States for a short time - he was given only a limited visa. On March 4, 1975, Chaplin was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
The artist died in his sleep on December 25, 1977 at his home in Vevey and was buried in the local cemetery. In memory of Charlie Chaplin, a monument was erected on the shores of Lake Geneva.
On March 1, 1978, Chaplin's coffin was dug up and stolen for ransom. The police arrested the perpetrators, and the actor's body was reburied on May 17, 1978 under 6 feet (1.8 m) of concrete to prevent future attempts.
Chaplin was married four times and had 12 children. Some of them also tried themselves as actors, in particular, Geraldine Chaplin was widely known as an actress.
Image of the Tramp
The image of the Tramp first appeared in the film "Mabel's Extraordinary Predicament" (according to another version - in the film "Children's Car Races", filmed a little later, but released on the screen a week earlier).
Chaplin put on huge trousers, a narrow business card, large shoes, a bowler hat on his head, and held a cane in his hands. Chaplin looked younger than his age, so he glued on a small mustache, which, in his opinion, added solidity, but did not hide the facial expressions necessary in silent films. In his first appearance on the silver screen, Chaplin came out with a lush mustache.
Chaplin wrote in his autobiography about his character:
... He is very versatile - he is a tramp, and a gentleman, and a poet, and a dreamer, but in general this is a lonely creature dreaming of beautiful love and adventure. He wants you to believe that he is a scientist, or a musician, or a duke, or a polo player. And at the same time, he is ready to pick up a cigarette butt from the sidewalk or take candy from a baby. And, of course, under appropriate circumstances, he is able to kick the lady in the ass - but only under the influence of strong anger.
Chaplin sought to get away from the "comedy of slaps", in the genre of which all comedies of the time were filmed. In the movie Loan Office, Tramp gestured in the firing scene that he had several children to feed. Chaplin noticed that the audience on the set was brushing away a tear. After that, the image of the Tramp began to acquire lyrical and tragic features.
The Little Tramp has become one of the most replicated images in popular culture of the 20th century. The image of the Tramp was imitated by Raj Kapoor in the film "Mr. 420", the classic of the Soviet clowning Pencil, Alexander Kalyagin in the film "Hello, I'm your aunt!" etc.
Followers
Despite the fact that silent films gave way to sound films, Chaplin's acting and directing technique had a significant impact on many comic actors. This influence is most noticeable in the work of the French actor and director Jacques Tati, who made sound films, widely and with great success using silent film techniques (for example, Monsieur Hulot's Vacation). The image of Charlie can be clearly seen in the work of the Soviet clown Pencil.
Hong Kong actor and martial artist Jackie Chan can also be considered a kind of follower of Chaplin, who uses a perfect trick technique to create whole cascades of comedic situations.
In the film "Benny and June" one of the main characters, Sam, in his style of clothing, walks like Charlie Chaplin. And in the same movie, Sam does the Bun Dance.
Political persecution
During World War I, Chaplin, at the request of the US government, participated in the distribution of government bonds. Together with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Chaplin spoke at special rallies.
The FBI opened a case against Chaplin back in the 30s - after the film "Modern Times". The file consisted of 1,900 sheets.
During the filming of The Great Dictator, Chaplin was warned that the film would be in trouble with the censors. Chaplin was asked to cancel the production of the film, assuring that it would never be shown either in England or in the United States. After the German attack on the USSR, the pressure from above ceased, but threatening letters began to arrive from the audience. Some of them contained promises that theaters showing The Dictator would be bombed with suffocating gas and fired at the screen. Chaplin tried to negotiate with the leader of the longshoremen's trade unions about the protection of cinemas.
After The Dictator was released, the New York Daily News wrote that "Chaplin was poking the 'communist finger' at the audience." Nazi propaganda began calling Chaplin a Jew. The Un-American Activities Commission launched an investigation into Chaplin's activities, one of the points of the investigation was his nationality.
During the editing of the film "Monsieur Verdoux" Chaplin was summoned to Washington for hearings of the Commission on Un-American Activities, but the call was later canceled. 19 people were called from Hollywood. Those of them who insisted on their civil rights went to jail for a year for disrespecting the commission.
According to one version, Chaplin, in order to ridicule the Commission on Un-American Activities, intended to appear at the hearing in his Tramp costume; for this reason, the Commission canceled its challenge. But in his autobiography, Chaplin says nothing about this.
Chaplin was never a US citizen. The release of the film "Monsieur Verdu" was banned by censors. After additional editing, the censors still allowed the film to be released. The demonstration of "Monsieur Verdoux" was accompanied by protests in the United States. The newspapers began to persecute Chaplin. In addition to accusations of belonging to the communists, accusations were added that he did not receive US citizenship.
"Catholic Legion" announced a boycott of the film, cinemas began to refuse to rent "Monsieur Verdu". The newspapers published photographs of the pickets of the "Catholic Legion" with posters "Chaplin is a fellow traveler of the Reds!", "Get out of our country a stranger!", "Chaplin stayed with us for too long!", "Chaplin is ungrateful! He is a communist henchman!”, “Send Chaplin to Russia!”. However, the film was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Screenplay category.
In 1952, Chaplin wanted to travel to England for a short time and requested a return visa from the US immigration authorities. The US immigration authorities began their own investigation, which lasted several months, and issued Chaplin an entry visa. Already on the way to Europe, Chaplin was informed that he was denied entry to the United States, and in order to obtain a visa, he would have to answer a commission from the Department of Immigration to a number of political charges, as well as an accusation of moral licentiousness. The future US President Richard Nixon took part in the persecution of Chaplin.
Three years after Chaplin's departure from the United States, the US Internal Revenue Service taxed Chaplin's income in Europe from the rental of the film "Lamplights" until 1955. The IRS considered him a permanent resident of the United States. Chaplin was unable to turn to the defense of the American court to protect his interests.
paternity court
In 1943, Joan Berry filed a lawsuit in a California court to recognize Chaplin as the father of her child. A blood test unequivocally showed that Chaplin is not the father. But the federal authorities still charged Chaplin with violating the Mann Act. The Mann Act, or "White Slave Transportation Act", was passed to combat prostitution. After the prohibition of brothels, the law became obsolete, but the federal authorities used the law to crack down on political opponents. Even after the announcement of the results of the blood test, the investigation was not closed.
In his autobiography, Chaplin wrote that he was offered information that Joan Berry was used by Nazi organizations to crack down on him, but at the request of Chaplin's lawyer, these facts were not disclosed at the trial.
In 1944, Chaplin was found not guilty of all charges by a jury.
Following this, a second paternity suit was initiated - this became possible due to the fact that custody of the child was transferred to the court and the participation of Joan Berry as one of the parties was no longer required to start the process. The first hearing ended inconclusively (the jury did not reach an agreement); after the second hearing, despite the fact that a blood test proved that Chaplin could not be the father of Joan Berry's child, an unfavorable sentence was passed for Chaplin, according to which he had to pay the child a financial allowance until he came of age.
Because of the lawsuit, Chaplin worked on the screenplay for Monsieur Verdoux for almost two years, and the film took only three months to shoot.
Relationships with women
Hetty Kelly
Hetty Kelly - dancer, Chaplin's first love. They met in London when Chaplin was 19 and Hetty 14. After five dates, they broke up. Hetty Kelly later married, and Chaplin met her brother several times. Hetty Kelly died in 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic. Chaplin found out about this only in 1921.
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance and Chaplin met in 1915 in Los Angeles while filming Chaplin's second film for the Esseney Studios. Edna Purviance was romantically involved with Chaplin during their time at the Essanay and Mutual Films studios from 1916-1918. In 1918, Edna began dating actor Tommy Meighan of the Paramount Company. Edna remained the lead actress in Chaplin's films until 1923. Chaplin paid her a weekly salary until her death in 1958.
Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris (1901-1944) Chaplin's first wife. The wedding took place on October 23, 1918. Chaplin was 29 years old, Harris was 16. Chaplin married Harris because of her pregnancy. The pregnancy later turned out to be false. On July 7, 1919, their son, Norman Spencer Chaplin, was born. The child lived only three days.
In 1920, during the editing of the film The Kid, divorce proceedings began. Lawyers for Harris tried to arrest the film. Chaplin was forced to take about 140,000 meters of film (more than 2,000 takes) to another state. The film was edited in a hotel room in Salt Lake City.
The divorce was accompanied by mutual accusations. Chaplin later wrote of this marriage in his autobiography:
Mildred wasn't evil, but she was hopelessly zoological. I could never get to her soul - she was filled with some kind of pink rags and all sorts of nonsense.
Lita Gray
Lita Gray (1908-1995) Chaplin's second wife. The wedding took place on November 26, 1924, at that time Lita was only 16 years old. In this regard, in order to avoid problems with the legislation of the United States of America, Chaplin married Lita Gray outside the United States - in Mexico. She starred in the films "Gold Rush", "Idle Class", "Baby". They had two sons: Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925-1968) and Sidney Earl Chaplin (1926-2009). They divorced in 1928 during the filming of The Circus. Chaplin paid Lita $825,000 (according to other sources - $700,000) - a record amount for that time, which caused an investigation by the tax authorities. Chaplin's biographer Joyce Milton wrote that Chaplin's relationship with Lita Gray became the basis of Nabokov's novel Lolita.
Paulette Goddard
Actress Paulette Goddard (1910-1990) and Chaplin had a close relationship from 1932 to 1940. Most of this time, Paulette lived in Chaplin's house. She starred in the films "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator". After a break in relations in 1940, they stated that they secretly married in 1936. At the end of her life, Paulette also moved to Switzerland. Her husband was the writer Erich Maria Remarque.
Una O'Neill
Oona O'Neill (May 13, 1926 – September 27, 1991) was the daughter of Eugene O'Neill. Chaplin's fourth wife was 37 years his junior. We met when Chaplin was looking for an actress for the film adaptation of the play Ghost and Reality. The film was not made. Una said that she does not want a career as an actress, but wants to devote herself to her family. The wedding took place on June 16, 1943 during the process of recognizing the paternity of the child Joan Berry. After her marriage to Chaplin, Una's father stopped all contact with her. In 1952, Chaplin, before leaving the United States, gave Una a power of attorney to manage his bank account. After Chaplin was denied entry to the United States, Una removed Chaplin's property from the United States. She later renounced her US citizenship.
O'Neill and Chaplin had three sons (Christopher, Eugene and Michael) and five daughters (Geraldine, Josephine, Joan, Victoria, Anna-Emil). Una gave birth to her last child when the great comedian was 72 years old.
Interesting Facts
* Chaplin is four days older than the Hitler he parodied in The Great Dictator.
* Chaplin had blue eyes.
* Chaplin was left-handed, and even played the violin with his left hand.
* Chaplin's first car was a $4,900 luxury high-speed Locomobile manufactured by en:Locomobile.
* Chaplin's favorite sport was boxing. With Virginia Cherrill (starring in the film "City Lights") Chaplin met at the stadium during a boxing match.
* Chaplin's favorite dance was the tango. In the film City Lights, he "combined" the fight in the ring with tango.
* Chaplin earned about $10.5 million from his films.
* Chaplin sold all his shares in 1928, based on unemployment data - before the Great Depression.
* During the filming of Chaplin's films, there was only one accident. Chaplin himself was injured on the set of the film Quiet Street.
* Chaplin once took part incognito in a Tramp look-alike contest. According to one version, he took second place in the competition, according to another version - third, according to the third version - fifth.
* Chaplin's favorite comedian in the last years of his life was Briton Benny Hill. When Hill visited Chaplin's family in 1991, he was shown Chaplin's large collection of Benny Hill videos.
* In the 1920s, Chaplin's character ("little man") was known in Europe under the name "Charlot".
* In pre-revolutionary Russia, Chaplin's films did not enjoy significant success. Characteristic is the statement about them, published in the magazine "Projector": "... Chaplin is far from being a comic actor. He's just a clown, just someone who gets slapped." Here in Russia Chaplin cannot be so successful: he is too crude, too primitive, too little refined. Comedians such as Max Linder, Prens, Patachon, even Andre Dide are incomparably closer and more understandable to us.
Filmography
Full-length movies
* 1914 - Tilly's Interrupted Romance (Tillie's Punctured Romance, other names - For the Love of Tillie / Marie's Millions / Tillie's Big Romance / Tillie's Nightmare; actor; first full-length comedy in history)
* 1921 - Kid (The Kid; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, editor)
* 1923 - Parisienne (A Woman of Paris; producer, director, screenwriter, actor (cameo), editor)
* 1925 - Gold Rush (The Gold Rush; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, editor)
* 1926 - Woman by the Sea (A Woman of the Sea; producer)
* 1928 - Circus (The Circus; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, editor)
* 1928 - People of Art (Show People; cameo)
* 1931 - City Lights (City Lights; other name - City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, editor, composer)
* 1936 - New Times (Modern Times; other name - The Masses; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, composer)
* 1940 - The Great Dictator (other name - The Dictator; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, composer)
* 1947 - Monsieur Verdoux (other names - A Comedy of Murders / The Ladykiller; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, composer)
* 1952 - Limelight (producer, director, screenwriter, actor, composer)
* 1957 - King in New York (A King in New York; producer, director, screenwriter, actor, composer)
* 1967 - Countess from Hong Kong (A Countess From Hong Kong; producer, director, screenwriter, actor (cameo), composer)
Note: Chaplin often, playing a cameo role (cameo) in his films, was not listed in the credits, and appeared incognito, but was recognized. In the film "Parisian", he even warns in the beginning in the credits that he himself will not appear in the film. In The Hong Kong Countess, he appears as a very old steward.
Short films
Films are ordered by release chronology. Russian names are given in most cases according to the filmography compiled by A. G. Avenarius. In the film distribution of Russia and the USSR, these films could also be released under names that differed from those given.
Films of Keystone studio
* 1914, February 2 - Making a living (Making a Living, other names - A Busted Johnny / Troubles / Doing His Best / Take My Picture)
* 1914, February 7 - Children's car race (Kid Auto Races at Venice, other names - The Children's Automobile Race / Kid's Auto Race / The Pest)
* 1914, February 8 - Mabel's Strange Predicament, other names - Hotel Mixup / Pajamas
* 1914, February 28 - Between two showers (Between Showers, other names - Charlie and the Umbrella / The Flirts / Between Shaves / In Wrong Thunder and Lightning / A Rainy Day)
* 1914, March 2 - Johnny at the movies (A Film Johnnie, other names - Charlie at the Studio / Charlie the Actor / Film Johnny / Million Dollar Job / Movie Nut)
* 1914, March 9 - Tango Tangles (Tango Tangles, other names - Charlie's Recreation / Music Hall)
* 1914, March 16 - His Favorite Pastime (other names - The Bonehead / Charlie Is Thirsty / Charlie's Reckless Fling / The Reckless Fling)
* 1914, March 26 - Cruel, Cruel Love (Cruel, Cruel Love, other name - Lord Helpus)
* 1914, April 4 - The Best Tenant (The Star Boarder, other names - The Fatal Lantern / The Hash-House Hero / In Love with His Landlady / The Landlady's Pet)
* 1914, April 18 - Mabel driving (Mabel at the Wheel, other names - His Daredevil Queen / A Hot Finish)
* 1914, April 20 - Twenty Minutes of Love (Twenty Minutes of Love, other names - Cops and Watches / He Loves Her So / Love-Friend); Chaplin's directorial debut
* 1914, April 27 - Caught in a Cabaret (other names - Charlie the Waiter / Faking with Society / Jazz Waiter / Prime Minister Charlie / The Waiter)
* 1914, May 4 - Caught in the Rain, other names - At It Again / In the Park / Who Got Stung?
* 1914, May 7 - Business Day (A Busy Day, other names - Busy as Can Be / Lady Charlie / Militant Suffragette)
* 1914, June 1 - Fatal Hammer (The Fatal Mallet, other names - Hit Him Again / The Pile Driver / The Rival Suitors)
* 1914, June 4 - Her friend the bandit (Her Friend the Bandit, other names - Mabel's Flirtation / A Thief Catcher)
* 1914, June 11 - Knockout (The Knockout, other names - Counted Out / The Pugilist)
* 1914, June 13 - Mabel's Busy Day (other names - Charlie and the Sausages / Hot Dog Charlie / Hot Dogs / Love and Lunch)
* 1914, June 20 - Mabel's Married Life (other names - The Squarehead / When You're Married)
* 1914, July 9 - Laughing Gas (other names - Busy Little Dentist / The Dentist / Down and Out / Laffing Gas / Tuning His Ivories)
* 1914, August 1 - Props (The Property Man, other names - Charlie on the Boards / Getting His Goat / Props / The Rustabout / Vamping Venus)
* 1914, August 10 - The Face on the Bar Room Floor, other names - The Ham Actor / The Ham Artist)
* 1914, August 13 - Vacation (Recreation, other name - Spring Fever)
* 1914, August 27 - Masquerade mask (The Masquerader, other names - The Female Impersonator / The Female / The Perfumed Lady / The Picnic / Putting One Over)
* 1914, August 30 - His new profession (His New Profession, other names - The Good for Nothing / Helping Himself)
* 1914, September 7 - Spenders (The Rounders, other names - Going Down / The Love Thief / Oh, What a Night / Revelry / Tip, Tap, Toe / Two of a Kind)
* 1914, September 24 - The New Janitor (other names - The Blundering Boob / The New Porter / The Porter)
* 1914, October 10 - These torments of love (Those Love Pangs, other names - Busted Hearts / Oh, You Girls / The Rival Mashers)
* 1914, October 26 - Dough and Dynamite (other names - The Cook / The Donut Designer / The New Cook)
* 1914, October 29 - Cheeky gentleman (Gentlemen of Nerve, other names - Charlie at the Races / Some Nerve)
* 1914, November 7 - His musical career (His Musical Career, other names - Charlie as a Piano Mover / Musical Tramps / The Piano Movers)
* 1914, November 9 - His place for dates (His Trysting Place, other names - Family Home / Family House / The Henpecked Spouse / His Trysting Places / The Ladies "Man / Very Much Married)
* 1914, December 1 - Acquainted (Getting Acquainted, other names - Exchange Is No Robbery / A Fair Exchange / Hello Everybody)
* 1914, December 7 - His Prehistoric Past (other names - The Caveman / A Dream / The Hula-Hula Dance / King Charlie)
Essenay studio films
* 1915, February 1 - His new job (His New Job, other name - Charlie's New Job)
* 1915, February 15 - All Night (A Night Out, other names - Champagne Charlie / Charlie's Drunken Daze / Charlie's Night Out / His Night Out)
* 1915, March 11 - Champion (The Champion, other names - Battling Charlie / Champion Charlie / Charlie the Champion)
* 1915, March 18 - In the Park (In the Park, other names - Charlie in the Park / Charlie on the Spree)
* 1915, April 1 - Escape in a car (A Jitney Elopement, other names - Charlie's Elopement / Married in Haste)
* 1915, April 16 - Tramp (The Tramp, other names - Charlie on the Farm / Charlie the Hobo / Charlie the Tramp)
* 1915, April 29 - By the Sea (By the Sea, other names - Charlie by the Sea / Charlie's Day Out)
* 1915, June 21 - Work (Work, other names - Charlie at Work / Charlie the Decorator / Only a Working Man / The Paperhanger / The Plumber)
* 1915, July 12 - Woman (A Woman, other names - Charlie the Perfect Lady / The Perfect Lady)
* 1915, August 9 - Bank (The Bank, other names - Charlie Detective / Charlie at the Bank / Charlie in the Bank)
* 1915, September 4 - Zashankhaenny (Shanghaied, other names - Charlie Shanghaied / Charlie on the Ocean / Charlie the Sailor)
* 1915, November 20 - Evening in the music hall (A Night in the Show, other names - Charlie at the Show / A Night at the Show)
* 1915, December 18 - Carmen
* 1916, March 27 - Police (Police, other names - Charlie in the Police / Charlie the Burglar / Housebreaker)
* 1916, October 21 - Review of Chaplin's work in "Essenay" (The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916, other name - The Chaplin Revue of 1916; an almanac from the films The Tramp, His New Work and Night Through; the film was mounted by the studio after , as the contract between Essenay and Chaplin ended)
* 1918 August 11 - Triple Trouble
Mutual Films
* 1916, May 15 - Controller of the department store (The Floorwalker, other names - Shop / The Store)
* 1916, June 12 - Fireman (The Fireman, other names - The Fiery Circle / A Gallant Fireman)
* 1916, July 10 - Wanderer (The Vagabond, other name - Gipsy Life)
* 1916, August 7 - At one o'clock in the morning (One A.M., other name - Solo)
* 1916, September 4 - Count (The Count, other name - Almost a Gentleman)
* 1916, October 2 - The Pawnshop, other names - At the Sign of the Dollar / High and Low Finance
* 1916, November 13 - Behind the Screen (other name - The Pride of Hollywood)
* 1916, December 4 - Skating ring (The Rink, other names - Rolling Around / Waiter)
* 1917, January 22 - Quiet Street (Easy Street)
* 1917, April 16 - Treatment (The Cure, other name - The Water Cure)
* 1917, June 17 - Immigrant (The Immigrant, other names - Broke / Hello U.S.A. / A Modern Columbus / The New World)
* 1917, October 23 - The Adventurer (The Adventurer)
Films from First National Studio
* 1918, April 14 - Dog's Life (A Dog's Life)
* 1918, September 28 - Bond (The Bond, other name - Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal)
* 1918, October 20 - On the shoulder! (Shoulder Arms)
* 1919, June 22 - Sunny side (Sunnyside)
* 1919, December 7 - Pleasures of the day (A Day's Pleasure, other name - A Ford Story)
* 1921, September 25 - Idle class (The Idle Class, other name - Vanity Fair)
* 1922, April 2 - Pay Day (Pay Day)
* 1923, February 25 - Pilgrim (The Pilgrim)
Cameo appearances in other films
* 1915 - His recovery (His Regeneration, buyer in the episode)
* 1921 - Eccentric (The Nut, episodic role of a passerby)
* 1923 - Selling souls (Souls For Sale, in the role of himself)
* 1923 - Hollywood (Hollywood, as himself)
see also
* Chaplin (film) - a 1992 film directed by Richard Attenborough, in the role of Charles - Robert Downey Jr., in the role of Charles's mother Hannah - her granddaughter, Charles's daughter Geraldine Chaplin
* Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton - along with Chaplin, the most famous comedians of the 1920s.
Literature
* Stephen Weisman. Charlie Chaplin: The Story of a Great Silent Film Comedian = Chaplin: A Life. - M.: EKSMO, 2010. - S. 352. - ISBN 978-5-699-40883-2
* Lita Gray Chaplin. My life with Chaplin: Intimate memories = My Life With Chaplin. - M.: "Alpina Non-Fiction", 2009. - S. 411. - ISBN 978-5-9167-1037-3
* Chaplin Ch. S. My biography. Per. from English. Z. Ginzburg. - M.: Vagrius, 2000. - 520 p. ISBN 5-264-00127-8.
* Kukarkin A. V. Charlie Chaplin. 2nd ed., revised. and additional - M.: "Art", 1988. - 287 p.
* Sadoul J. Charlie Chaplin. Per. from French - M.: "Art", 1981. - 209 p.
Documentaries about Chaplin
* "Unknown Chaplin" ("Unknown Chaplin", 1983) is a British three-part documentary film, which includes miraculously preserved working materials of Chaplin's films, his rare home and documentary footage and fragments that were not included in the final cuts of his films.
* "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin" ("Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin", 2003) is a documentary film by Richard Schickel dedicated to the biography and work of Chaplin and his significance in the art of the 20th century.