Syd Chaplin
Known For
Acting
Born
1885-03-14 in London, England
Died
1965-04-16
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Hello, 'Frisco
as Syd Chaplin
Shoulder Arms
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
A Dog's Life
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
The Pilgrim
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
The Bond
as The Kaiser
Pay Day
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Unknown Chaplin
as Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
as Himself - archival footage
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Submarine Pirate
as Ambitious waiter
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Rendezvous
as Winkie
The Fortune Hunter
as Nat Duncan
The Better 'Ole
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
The Galloping Fish
as Freddy Wetherill