Charlie Chaplin

Charles Chaplin, (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977), Actor

He was an English comedy actor and became one of the most famous performers as well as a notable director and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era. He is considered to be one of the finest mimes and clowns ever caught on film and has greatly influenced performers in this field.

Charlie Chaplin was born on 1889, in East Street, Walworth, London. The 1891 census shows that his mother, the actress Lily Harvey (Hannah Harriet Hall). His father Charles Chaplin Senior was of Roma ancestry.



Chaplin was also one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent film era. He acted in, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually scored his own films. His working life in entertainment spanned over 65 years, from the Victorian stage and music hall in England as a child performer, almost until his death at the age of eighty-eight. Chaplin's high-profile public and private life encompassed highs and lows with both adulation and controversy.


Charlie minus the make-up and costume

His principal character was "The Tramp" (known as "Charlot" in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal and Turkey). "The Tramp" is a vagrant with the refined manners and dignity of a gentleman. The character wears a tight coat, over sized trousers and shoes, a derby, carries a bamboo cane, and has a signature toothbrush mustache.