Albert Austin

Personal Info

Birthday

December 13, 1882

Day of Death

1953-08-17

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

Albert Austin

Biography

Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin.

He was born in Birmingham, England, and was a music hall performer before coming to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910.

Known For

The Kid

City Lights

The Gold Rush

Pay Day

The Circus

A Dog's Life

Shoulder Arms

The Immigrant

Filmography

1996
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1959
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1941
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1931
City Lights
as Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited)
1928
The Circus
as Clown (uncredited)
1925
The Gold Rush
as Prospector (uncredited)
1922
Pay Day
as Workman
1921
The Kid
as Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
1920
Suds
as Horace Greensmith
1919
The Professor
as Man in flophouse
1918
Shoulder Arms
as American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
The Bond
as Friend
Triple Trouble
as A Man
A Dog's Life
as Crook (uncredited)
How to Make Movies
as The Genie/Laboratory Supervisor/Golfer(uncredited)
1917
The Adventurer
as The Butler
The Immigrant
as A Diner / Immigrant
The Cure
as Sanitarium Attendant
Easy Street
as Policeman / Preacher (uncredited)
1916
The Rink
as The Cook
Behind the Screen
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Pawnshop
as Clock Client
The Count
as Guest (uncredited)
One A.M.
as Le chauffeur de taxi
The Vagabond
as Trombonist (uncredited)
The Fireman
as Fireman
The Floorwalker
as Shop Assistant