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Edwin August

Acting

  • Born
  • November 10, 1883
  • Died
  • March 4, 1964
  • 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]

As actor 68

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
The Magnificent Ambersons poster
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Scandal Street
1925
The Pride of the Yankees poster
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Mr. Lucky poster
Mr. Lucky
1943
Dreary House
1929
Marked Woman poster
Marked Woman
1937
Gentleman Jim poster
Gentleman Jim
1942
The Renunciation poster
The Renunciation
1909
The Failure poster
The Failure
1911
A Beast at Bay poster
A Beast at Bay
1912
Conscience
1911
Over My Dead Body poster
Over My Dead Body
1942
The Rage of Paris poster
The Rage of Paris
1938
An Evil of the Slums
1914
Into the Lion's Pit
1914
The Blonde Vampire poster
The Blonde Vampire
1922
The Social Highwayman poster
The Social Highwayman
1916
The Yellow Passport poster
The Yellow Passport
1916
A Country Cupid poster
A Country Cupid
1911
The Lesser Evil poster
The Lesser Evil
1912
The Old Actor poster
The Old Actor
1912
The City of Tears poster
The City of Tears
1918
Lena and the Geese poster
Lena and the Geese
1912
The Eternal Mother poster
The Eternal Mother
1912
Safety in Numbers poster
Safety in Numbers
1938
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
The School Teacher and the Waif poster
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
Side Street poster
Side Street
1929
The Mortgaged Wife poster
The Mortgaged Wife
1918
Youth Takes a Fling poster
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
A Child's Stratagem
1910
A Child's Impulse poster
A Child's Impulse
1910
The Sands of Dee poster
The Sands of Dee
1912
Getting Even poster
Getting Even
1909
The Long Road poster
The Long Road
1911
The Making of a Man poster
The Making of a Man
1911
The Lure of the Gown poster
The Lure of the Gown
1909
The House with Closed Shutters poster
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
The Son's Return poster
The Son's Return
1909
The Idol of the North poster
The Idol of the North
1921
Madame Rex poster
Madame Rex
1911
The Good for Nothing poster
The Good for Nothing
1912
Romance of the West
1930
Winning Back His Love poster
Winning Back His Love
1910
The Trail of Books poster
The Trail of Books
1911
The Fugitive poster
The Fugitive
1910
The Golden Supper poster
The Golden Supper
1910
Muggsy Becomes a Hero poster
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
The Courage of the Commonplace poster
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913
Twixt Love and Ambition poster
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912
The Cardinal's Conspiracy poster
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
Waifs
1914
The Message of the Violin
1910
Under Burning Skies poster
Under Burning Skies
1912
His Daughter poster
His Daughter
1911
The Rose of Kentucky poster
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
One Is Business, the Other Crime poster
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912
The Revenue Man and His Girl poster
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
The Welcome Burglar
1909
A Broadway Scandal poster
A Broadway Scandal
1918
When Kings Were the Law
1912
Simple Charity poster
Simple Charity
1910
When It Strikes Home poster
When It Strikes Home
1915
The Voice of the Child poster
The Voice of the Child
1911
The Song That Reached His Heart poster
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913
The Bomb Throwers
1915

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