Edwin August
Known for
Acting
Life
1883 – 1964 (aged 80)
Born in
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
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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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19 Oct 1939
The Magnificent Ambersons
10 Jul 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
14 Jul 1942
Marked Woman
10 Apr 1937
Gentleman Jim
14 Nov 1942
Mr. Lucky
01 Jul 1943
The House with Closed Shutters
08 Aug 1910
The Rage of Paris
09 Jun 1938
Filmography
1943
- Mr. Luckyas Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
1942
- Gentleman Jimas Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
- The Pride of the Yankeesas Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Ambersonsas Citizen (uncredited)
- Over My Dead Bodyas Bailiff
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Senator (uncredited)
1938
- Youth Takes a Flingas Railroad Conductor
- The Rage of Parisas Receptionist (uncredited)
- Safety in Numbersas Customer
1937
- Marked Womanas Juror (uncredited)
1930
- Romance of the Westas Chuck Anderson
1929
- Dreary House
- Side Streetas Henchman Mac (uncredited)
1925
- Scandal Streetas Howard Manning
1922
- The Blonde Vampireas Martin Kent
1921
- The Idol of the Northas Martin Bates
1918
- The Mortgaged Wifeas Darrell Courtney
- The City of Tearsas Tony Bonchi
- A Broadway Scandalas David Kendall
1916
- The Social Highwaymanas John Jaffray
- The Yellow Passportas Adolph Rosenheimer
1915
- When It Strikes Homeas Richard 'Dick' Hartley
- The Bomb Throwersas Tony
1914
- Into the Lion's Pitas Marius
- Waifsas The Schoolteacher
- An Evil of the Slums
1913
- The Courage of the Commonplaceas The Sister's Sweetheart
- The Calling of Louis Monaas Louis Mona
1912
- Twixt Love and Ambitionas John Sterne
- The Good for Nothingas Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
- The School Teacher and the Waifas The School Teacher
- Lena and the Geeseas Lena's Father
- A Beast at Bayas The Young Woman's Ideal
- When Kings Were the Lawas The King's Cousin
- The Old Actoras The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
- The Lesser Evilas The Young Woman's Sweetheart
- One Is Business, the Other Crimeas Rich Husband
- The Sands of Deeas Artist
- Under Burning Skies
- The Eternal Motheras John, the Husband
1911
- The Voice of the Childas The Husband
- The Failureas The Woman's Sweetheart
- The Trail of Booksas The Husband
- The Long Roadas At Party
- The Making of a Manas Young Woman's Family
- The Revenue Man and His Girlas The Revenue Man
- The Rose of Kentucky
- A Country Cupidas Jack
- Madame Rex
- Conscienceas Howard Raymond
- His Daughteras William Whittier
- A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1910
- Winning Back His Loveas A Friend
- The Golden Supperas Prince Julian
- Simple Charityas The Doctor
- The Fugitiveas John, Union Son
- The Message of the Violinas At Reception
- The Song That Reached His Heart
- A Child's Stratagem
- Muggsy Becomes a Heroas One of Muggsy's Friends
- The House with Closed Shutters
- A Child's Impulse