Edwin August

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Edwin August

Acting November 10, 1883

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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 t…

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8 1939 Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

7.3 1942 Movie
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

7.3 1942 Movie
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

6.6 1937 Movie
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

7.2 1942 Movie
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

7.2 1943 Movie
The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris

5.8 1938 Movie
The House with Closed Shutters

The House with Closed Shutters

5.2 1910 Movie
The Old Actor

The Old Actor

5.4 1912 Movie
The Rose of Kentucky

The Rose of Kentucky

5.6 1911 Movie
One Is Business, the Other Crime

One Is Business, the Other Crime

5.8 1912 Movie
The Lesser Evil

The Lesser Evil

5.3 1912 Movie

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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]

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1943
    Mr. Lucky

    Movie Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

  2. 1942
    Gentleman Jim

    Movie Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

  3. 1942
    The Pride of the Yankees

    Movie Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  4. 1942
    The Magnificent Ambersons

    Movie Citizen (uncredited)

  5. 1942
    Over My Dead Body

    Movie Bailiff

  6. 1939
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Movie Senator (uncredited)

  7. 1938
    Youth Takes a Fling

    Movie Railroad Conductor

  8. 1938
    The Rage of Paris

    Movie Receptionist (uncredited)

  9. 1938
    Safety in Numbers

    Movie Customer

  10. 1937
    Marked Woman

    Movie Juror (uncredited)

  11. 1930
    Romance of the West

    Movie Chuck Anderson

  12. 1929
    Dreary House

    Movie

  13. 1929
    Side Street

    Movie Henchman Mac (uncredited)

  14. 1925
    Scandal Street

    Movie Howard Manning

  15. 1922
    The Blonde Vampire

    Movie Martin Kent

  16. 1921
    The Idol of the North

    Movie Martin Bates

More credits
  1. 1918
    The Mortgaged Wife

    Movie Darrell Courtney

  2. 1918
    The City of Tears

    Movie Tony Bonchi

  3. 1918
    A Broadway Scandal

    Movie David Kendall

  4. 1916
    The Summer Girl

    Movie Director

  5. 1916
    The Social Highwayman

    Movie John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray

  6. 1916
    The Yellow Passport

    Movie Adolph Rosenheimer

  7. 1915
    Bondwomen

    Movie Director

  8. 1915
    When It Strikes Home

    Movie Richard 'Dick' Hartley

  9. 1915
    The Bomb Throwers

    Movie Tony

  10. 1914
    Into the Lion's Pit

    Movie Marius

  11. 1914
    Waifs

    Movie The Schoolteacher

  12. 1914
    An Evil of the Slums

    Movie

  13. 1913
    The Courage of the Commonplace

    Movie The Sister's Sweetheart

  14. 1913
    The Calling of Louis Mona

    Movie Louis Mona

  15. 1912
    Twixt Love and Ambition

    Movie John Sterne

  16. 1912
    The Good for Nothing

    Movie Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing

  17. 1912
    The School Teacher and the Waif

    Movie The School Teacher

  18. 1912
    Lena and the Geese

    Movie Lena's Father

  19. 1912
    A Beast at Bay

    Movie The Young Woman's Ideal

  20. 1912
    When Kings Were the Law

    Movie The King's Cousin

  21. 1912
    The Old Actor

    Movie The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

  22. 1912
    The Lesser Evil

    Movie The Young Woman's Sweetheart

  23. 1912
    One Is Business, the Other Crime

    Movie Rich Husband

  24. 1912
    The Sands of Dee

    Movie Artist