Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Birth : 1926-03-31, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Death : 2009-03-03

History

Sydney Earl Chaplin (March 30, 1926 – March 3, 2009) was an American actor. He was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. One of his major roles was his father's film Limelight (1952). In theater, Chaplin won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his 1957 performance in Bells Are Ringing.

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Sydney Chaplin
Sydney Chaplin

Movies

Chaplin in Bali
Himself
In 1932, Chaplin, in full midlife crisis, escapes to Bali in search of himself to find the artistic rejuvenation and inspiration to do his difficult transition to sound film.
Trip to Bali
Self (archive footage)
A document of Charlie Chaplin's trip to Bali in 1932.
Chaplin Today: 'Limelight'
Self
A short documentary about the making of Chaplin's "Limelight."
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self
A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.
Medical Story
Dr. Harris
A young intern goes up against three older surgeons as to whether or not a young actress should get a hysterectomy.
Des goûts et des couleurs
The owner of a luxurious yacht seduces attractive women to deliver them to a black crew member.
Psycho Sisters
George
After her husband dies, a woman begins to have a nervous breakdown and is consoled by her younger sister. Soon, however, other members of the family begin to suspect the younger woman's motives.
The Woman Hunter
George
A wealthy woman, vacationing in Acapulco with her stuffy husband, stumbles upon evidence that she is being stalked by an international jewel thief and murderer.
Manhunt for Murder
District Attorney
A French waiter living in New York City witnesses a murder and must go on the run from the police and the mob.
La Grande Maffia
Bank Director
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Spiro De Palma
In this whimsical French comedy, Cookie is a tough, sweet little rich girl, and is rather smart, too. She's smart enough and charming enough to outwit her kidnappers by setting one against the other until they have all killed each other or died trying to prove thier worth to her.
The Song of the Balalaika
John
A movie directed by Jean-Claude Dague.
Nel giorno del signore
Melozzo
Margherita nicknamed Fornarina is Raphael's mistress. Beatrice, a noblewoman who is also in love with the famous painter tries to get her out of the way, by having her wrongly accused of the murder of a loan shark, whom she has in reality killed herself. Fornarina is sentenced to death. Will Raphael manage to prove her innocent?
The Sicilian Clan
Jack
Roger Santet is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese. They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's American friend Tony Nicosia suggests that a better way to get the rocks would be to hijack the transport plane while it is en route to New York. The dogged inspector Le Goff is using all the available resources to thwart their plans. Though the heist itself is successful, Santet finds himself trapped by the mob because of his fling with Manalese's daughter-in-law.
The Adding Machine
Lieutenant Charles
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Double Face
Mr.Brown
A millionare is unwittingly led into murder by his lesbian wife.
Ho!
Canter
Race driver who has lost his membership card becomes the chauffeur of a gangsters pack
One by One
Jacques La Tierre/Jackson
Bill learns that his father, during the American Civil War, was accused of theft and killed. Convinced of his innocence, Bill discovers the true robbers.
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Jeff Stewal
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.
Death Knows No Time
Red Stacy
Forced to abandon their land that was sold to the United States, a group of Mexicans turns into bandits. Their leader, Rojas, with the help of Trevor organizes a big robbery. But, caught by the sheriff, he is condemned to 20 years of prison. Threatening to torture Rojas' son, Trevor learns where the money is hidden, not realizing that Rojas' revenge would be so ruthless...
Seven Guys and a Gal
Captain Duprat
Italy during the Napoleonic wars: A French General and his Adjutant are separated from their unit get beyond the enemy lines. There they meet Carlotta the resolute daughter of an Italian Count, who cannot withstand the charm of the French.
A Countess from Hong Kong
Harvey Crothers
A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.
Your Turn to Die
Inspector Chandler
When Gordon Smash tries to get away with the loot from a successful diamond heist, his fellow conspirators shoot him in the back. Smash manages to get a clue to newspaper reporter Robert Foster, who sets of to retrieve the diamonds. Despite becoming a target for the rest of the gang, Foster prefers to rely on fashion model Arabella and news paper photographer 'Flash' instead of the more seasoned Inspector Chandler.
Follow That Man
Eddie Miller
A farcical comedy about a con-man and a girl reporter who find romance while the former is planning a coup at a Swedish dowager's expense.
Wonderful Town
Robert Baker
Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.
Quantez
Gato
A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses tired and near death, they’re forced to stay the night — with the plan to cross the border into Mexico the next day.
Four Girls in Town
Johnny Pryor
Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?
Pillars of the Sky
Timothy
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
Land of the Pharaohs
Treneh
In ancient Egypt the Pharaoh Khufu is obsessed with acquiring gold and plans to take it all with him into the "second life." To this end he enlists the aid of Vashtar, an architect whose people are enslaved in Egypt. The deal: build a robbery-proof tomb and the enslaved people will be freed. During the years that the pyramid is being built a Cyprian princess becomes the pharaoh's second wife, and she plots to prevent Khufu from taking his treasure with him when he dies .. as well as helping him make the journey early.
Confession
Mike Nelson
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.
Abdulla the Great
Ahmed
Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Everything, that is, until he falls for a beautiful model. She rejects his advances, however, along with his offers of riches and luxury, chosing instead an officer in the king's army as her lover. As all of this is going on, the ruler is oblivious to the growing discontent among his subjects, and the threat of revolt that is increasing with each passing day.
Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel
Clark Hunter
Two GIs haven fallen in love with "Fräuleins", decide to stay in Germany and open a typically American drugstore in the center of the small town where their girlfriends live.
Act of Love
Un soldat
An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.
Limelight
Neville
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.