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Al Ernest Garcia

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Al Ernest Garcia

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 11, 1887 (139 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. He acted with Chaplin in six films between 1921 and 1936, cast mostly in clinical or villainous supporting roles. Garcia portrayed the brutal circus director in The Circus (1928), the snobbish butler of the millionaire in City Lights (1931), and the factory owner in Modern Times (1936). He was also a casting director for Chaplin on The Circus, City Lights, and Modern Times. Garcia was co-founder of the Motion Picture Extras and Supporting Players Association, founded in 1933.

Known For

Acting
1938In Old MexicoDon Carlos Gonzalez
1937I'll Take RomanceAllan Garcia
1937Blossoms On BroadwayOpera Patron (uncredited)
1937The Last Train from Madrid3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1936Modern TimesPresident of the Electro Steel Corp.
1936The Gay DesperadoPolice Captain
1933The California TrailSgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)
1932The Gay CaballeroBandit
1932One Way PassageHonolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1932South of Santa Fe(as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez
1931City LightsHis Butler
1931The Cisco KidOrderly (uncredited)
1930The Big TrailFlack aka El Rojo
1929Morgan's Last RaidMorgan
1928The CircusThe Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
1925The Gold RushProspector (uncredited)
1925The Power GodWeston Dore
1922Pay DayDrinking Companion and Policeman
1921The Idle ClassCop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
1920The Golden TrailJean the Half-Breed
1919Six Feet FourBen Broderick
1919The Trail of the OctopusWang
1919The Lamb and the LionRed Baxter
1918Baree, Son of Kazan'Bush' McTaggart (as Al Garcia)
1918A Gentleman's AgreementManager of Mine
1918RestitutionLucifer and Satan
1917Sunlight's Last RaidPedro
1915Under Two FlagsRockingham (as Al E. Garcia)
1915The UnafraidJoseph
1915Young RomanceSpagnoli (as Al Garcia)
1915Her Atonement
1915The Country BoyJimmy Michaelson
1914The Rose of the RanchoHenchman
1914The Valley of the MoonBart
1913The Flight of the CrowPhilip Moore - the Legal Advisor (as Al Garcia)
1913Pierre of the NorthBaptiste
1913Indian SummerJim
1912BounderPete Lopez
1911Their Only Son
1911ShipwreckedPierre Binbeau
1911The Still AlarmWilliam Manley
Production
1936Modern TimesCasting
1931City LightsCasting
1928The CircusCasting