Acting
Sydney Chaplin
FR, EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
14 March 1885
Died
16 April 1965 (aged 80)
Birthplace
London, England
Also known as Sydney Chaplin · Sydney John Chaplin · Sydney John Hill
Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.
Known for
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
as Self (archive footage)
Sydney, the Other Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
The Missing Link
as Arthur Wells
The Fortune Hunter
as Nat Duncan
The Better 'Ole
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
Charley's Aunt
as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
The Man on the Box
as Bob Warburton
The Perfect Flapper
as Dick Trayle
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
as Syd Chaplin
The Galloping Fish
as Freddy Wetherill
The Pilgrim
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
The Rendezvous
as Winkie
Pay Day
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
King, Queen, Joker
Director
A Dog's Life
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
The Bond
as The Kaiser
Shoulder Arms
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Gussle Tied to Trouble
1915
Gussle Tied to Trouble
as Gussle, Director
Gussle's Backward Way
as Gussle, Director
Gussle's Wayward Path
as Gussle, Director
A Lover's Lost Control
as Gussle, Director
Gussle's Day of Rest
as Mr. Gussle
A Submarine Pirate
as Ambitious waiter, Director
Caught in a Park
1915
Caught in a Park
as The Husband
That Springtime Feeling
1915
That Springtime Feeling
as Gussle - The Flirt
Gussle Rivals Jonah
1915
Gussle Rivals Jonah
as Gussle, Director
Gussle, the Golfer
1914
Gussle, the Golfer
as Reggie Gussle
