Edwin August
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1883
- Died
- March 4, 1964 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
Filmography
The Exile
Movie · as Burger (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Movie · as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie · as Citizen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Movie · as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
Movie · as Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
Movie · as Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers
Movie · as Customer
The Rage of Paris
Movie · as Receptionist (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Movie · as Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
Movie · as Chuck Anderson
Side Street
Movie · as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Dreary House
Movie
Scandal Street
Movie · as Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
Movie · as Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
Movie · as Martin Bates
The City of Tears
Movie · as Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
Movie · as David Kendall
The Mortgaged Wife
Movie · as Darrell Courtney
The Yellow Passport
Movie · as Adolph Rosenheimer
The Social Highwayman
Movie · as John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Bomb Throwers
Movie · as Tony
When It Strikes Home
Movie · as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
Waifs
Movie · as The Schoolteacher
Into the Lion's Pit
Movie · as Marius
An Evil of the Slums
Movie
The Courage of the Commonplace
Movie · as The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
Movie · as Louis Mona
The Sands of Dee
Movie · as Artist
The Old Actor
Movie · as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay
Movie · as The Young Woman's Ideal
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Movie · as Rich Husband
The Lesser Evil
Movie · as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
The Eternal Mother
Movie · as John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif
Movie · as The School Teacher
Twixt Love and Ambition
Movie · as John Sterne
Under Burning Skies
Movie
The Good for Nothing
Movie · as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Lena and the Geese
Movie · as Lena's Father
When Kings Were the Law
Movie · as The King's Cousin
The Long Road
Movie · as At Party
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Movie · as The Revenue Man
A Country Cupid
Movie · as Jack
The Rose of Kentucky
Movie
His Daughter
Movie · as William Whittier
The Making of a Man
Movie · as Young Woman's Family
Madame Rex
Movie
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
Movie
The Failure
Movie · as The Woman's Sweetheart
Conscience
Movie · as Howard Raymond
The Voice of the Child
Movie · as The Husband
The Trail of Books
Movie · as The Husband
The Fugitive
Movie · as John, Union Son
Winning Back His Love
Movie · as A Friend
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Movie · as One of Muggsy's Friends
The Song That Reached His Heart
Movie
The Golden Supper
Movie · as Prince Julian
Simple Charity
Movie · as The Doctor
A Child's Stratagem
Movie
The House with Closed Shutters
Movie
The Message of the Violin
Movie · as At Reception
A Child's Impulse
Movie
Getting Even
Movie
The Lure of the Gown
Movie
The Son's Return
Movie
The Welcome Burglar
Movie
The Renunciation
Movie
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Movie