Edwin August

Personal Info

Birthday

November 10, 1883

Day of Death

1964-03-04

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Edwin August Phillip von der Butz

Montague Lawrence

Edwin August

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

The Pride of the Yankees

The Magnificent Ambersons

Youth Takes a Fling

Marked Woman

Gentleman Jim

Mr. Lucky

The School Teacher and the Waif

Filmography

1943
Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
1942
Gentleman Jim
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
as Bailiff
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator (uncredited)
1938
Youth Takes a Fling
as Railroad Conductor
The Rage of Paris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
as Customer
1937
Marked Woman
as Juror (uncredited)
1929
Side Street
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
1922
The Blonde Vampire
as Martin Kent
1918
The City of Tears
as Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
as David Kendall
1915
When It Strikes Home
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Bomb Throwers
as Tony
1914
Into the Lion's Pit
as Marius
Waifs
as The Schoolteacher
1913
The Courage of the Commonplace
as The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
as Louis Mona
1912
Twixt Love and Ambition
as John Sterne
The Good for Nothing
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
The School Teacher and the Waif
as The School Teacher
Lena and the Geese
as Lena's Father
A Beast at Bay
as The Young Woman's Ideal
When Kings Were the Law
as The King's Cousin
The Old Actor
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Lesser Evil
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
as Rich Husband
The Sands of Dee
as Artist
The Eternal Mother
as John, the Husband
1911
The Voice of the Child
as The Husband
The Failure
as The Woman's Sweetheart
The Trail of Books
as The Husband
The Long Road
as At Party
The Making of a Man
as Young Woman's Family
The Revenue Man and His Girl
as The Revenue Man
A Country Cupid
as Jack
Conscience
as Howard Raymond
His Daughter
as William Whittier
1910
Winning Back His Love
as A Friend
The Golden Supper
as Prince Julian
Simple Charity
as The Doctor
The Fugitive
as John, Union son
The Message of the Violin
as At Reception
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as One of Muggsy's Friends