Edwin August
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 10, 1883 (142 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1943 | Mr. LuckyBlood Bank Donor (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Pride of the YankeesRestaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Magnificent AmbersonsCitizen (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Gentleman JimOlympic Club Member (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Over My Dead BodyBailiff | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSenator (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a FlingRailroad Conductor | |
| 1938 | Safety in NumbersCustomer | |
| 1938 | The Rage of ParisReceptionist (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Marked WomanJuror (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Romance of the WestChuck Anderson | |
| 1929 | Side StreetHenchman Mac (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Dreary House | |
| 1925 | Scandal StreetHoward Manning | |
| 1922 | The Blonde VampireMartin Kent | |
| 1921 | The Idol of the NorthMartin Bates | |
| 1918 | The City of TearsTony Bonchi | |
| 1918 | A Broadway ScandalDavid Kendall | |
| 1918 | The Mortgaged WifeDarrell Courtney | |
| 1916 | The Yellow PassportAdolph Rosenheimer | |
| 1916 | The Social HighwaymanJohn Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray | |
| 1915 | The Bomb ThrowersTony | |
| 1915 | When It Strikes HomeRichard 'Dick' Hartley | |
| 1914 | WaifsThe Schoolteacher | |
| 1914 | Into the Lion's PitMarius | |
| 1914 | An Evil of the Slums | |
| 1913 | The Courage of the CommonplaceThe Sister's Sweetheart | |
| 1913 | The Calling of Louis MonaLouis Mona | |
| 1912 | The Sands of DeeArtist | |
| 1912 | The Old ActorThe Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart | |
| 1912 | A Beast at BayThe Young Woman's Ideal | |
| 1912 | One Is Business, the Other CrimeRich Husband | |
| 1912 | The Lesser EvilThe Young Woman's Sweetheart | |
| 1912 | The Eternal MotherJohn, the Husband | |
| 1912 | The School Teacher and the WaifThe School Teacher | |
| 1912 | Twixt Love and AmbitionJohn Sterne | |
| 1912 | Under Burning Skies | |
| 1912 | The Good for NothingDick Evans - the Good for Nothing | |
| 1912 | Lena and the GeeseLena's Father | |
| 1912 | When Kings Were the LawThe King's Cousin | |
| 1911 | The Long RoadAt Party | |
| 1911 | The Revenue Man and His GirlThe Revenue Man | |
| 1911 | A Country CupidJack | |
| 1911 | The Rose of Kentucky | |
| 1911 | His DaughterWilliam Whittier | |
| 1911 | The Making of a ManYoung Woman's Family | |
| 1911 | Madame Rex | |
| 1911 | A Wreath of Orange Blossoms | |
| 1911 | The FailureThe Woman's Sweetheart | |
| 1911 | ConscienceHoward Raymond | |
| 1911 | The Voice of the ChildThe Husband | |
| 1911 | The Trail of BooksThe Husband | |
| 1910 | The FugitiveJohn, Union Son | |
| 1910 | Winning Back His LoveA Friend | |
| 1910 | Muggsy Becomes a HeroOne of Muggsy's Friends | |
| 1910 | The Song That Reached His Heart | |
| 1910 | The Golden SupperPrince Julian | |
| 1910 | Simple CharityThe Doctor | |
| 1910 | A Child's Stratagem | |
| 1910 | The House with Closed Shutters | |
| 1910 | The Message of the ViolinAt Reception | |
| 1910 | A Child's Impulse | |
| 1909 | Getting Even | |
| 1909 | The Lure of the Gown | |
| 1909 | The Son's Return | |
| 1909 | The Welcome Burglar | |
| 1909 | The Renunciation | |
| 1909 | The Cardinal's Conspiracy |
| 1916 | The Summer GirlDirector | |
| 1916 | The Yellow PassportDirector | |
| 1916 | The Social HighwaymanDirector | |
| 1915 | The Bomb ThrowersDirector | |
| 1915 | BondwomenDirector | |
| 1914 | Into the Lion's PitDirector | |
| 1914 | An Evil of the SlumsDirector | |
| 1913 | The Calling of Louis MonaDirector |
| 1916 | The Yellow PassportScenario Writer | |
| 1915 | The Bomb ThrowersWriter | |
| 1915 | BondwomenStory | |
| 1911 | The Manicure LadyStory |