Edwin August

Known for: Acting
Born: November 10, 1883, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: March 4, 1964
Movies: 76

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]

Best-Known Movies

7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

6.6

Marked Woman

1937

7.2

Gentleman Jim

1942

7.2

Mr. Lucky

1943

5.2

The House with Closed Shutters

1910

5.8

The Rage of Paris

1938

5.4

The Old Actor

1912

5.2

The Song That Reached His Heart

1910

Filmography

1943	Mr. Lucky	Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
1942	Gentleman Jim	Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
1942	The Pride of the Yankees	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1942	The Magnificent Ambersons	Citizen (uncredited)
1942	Over My Dead Body	Bailiff
1939	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Senator (uncredited)
1938	Youth Takes a Fling	Railroad Conductor
1938	The Rage of Paris	Receptionist (uncredited)
1938	Safety in Numbers	Customer
1937	Marked Woman	Juror (uncredited)
1930	Romance of the West	Chuck Anderson
1929	Dreary House
1929	Side Street	Henchman Mac (uncredited)
1925	Scandal Street	Howard Manning
1922	The Blonde Vampire	Martin Kent
1921	The Idol of the North	Martin Bates
1918	The Mortgaged Wife	Darrell Courtney
1918	The City of Tears	Tony Bonchi
1918	A Broadway Scandal	David Kendall
1916	The Social Highwayman	John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
1916	The Yellow Passport	Adolph Rosenheimer
1915	When It Strikes Home	Richard 'Dick' Hartley
1915	The Bomb Throwers	Tony
1914	Into the Lion's Pit	Marius
1914	Waifs	The Schoolteacher
1914	An Evil of the Slums
1913	The Courage of the Commonplace	The Sister's Sweetheart
1913	The Calling of Louis Mona	Louis Mona
1912	Twixt Love and Ambition	John Sterne
1912	The Good for Nothing	Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
1912	The School Teacher and the Waif	The School Teacher
1912	Lena and the Geese	Lena's Father
1912	A Beast at Bay	The Young Woman's Ideal
1912	When Kings Were the Law	The King's Cousin
1912	The Old Actor	The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
1912	The Lesser Evil	The Young Woman's Sweetheart
1912	One Is Business, the Other Crime	Rich Husband
1912	The Sands of Dee	Artist
1912	Under Burning Skies
1912	The Eternal Mother	John, the Husband
1911	The Voice of the Child	The Husband
1911	The Failure	The Woman's Sweetheart
1911	The Trail of Books	The Husband
1911	The Long Road	At Party
1911	The Making of a Man	Young Woman's Family
1911	The Revenue Man and His Girl	The Revenue Man
1911	The Rose of Kentucky
1911	A Country Cupid	Jack
1911	Madame Rex
1911	Conscience	Howard Raymond
1911	His Daughter	William Whittier
1911	A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1910	Winning Back His Love	A Friend
1910	The Golden Supper	Prince Julian
1910	Simple Charity	The Doctor
1910	The Fugitive	John, Union Son
1910	The Message of the Violin	At Reception
1910	The Song That Reached His Heart
1910	A Child's Stratagem
1910	Muggsy Becomes a Hero	One of Muggsy's Friends
1910	The House with Closed Shutters
1910	A Child's Impulse
1909	Getting Even
1909	The Renunciation
1909	The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909	The Son's Return
1909	The Lure of the Gown
1909	The Welcome Burglar

Directing, Writing & Producing

1916	The Summer Girl	Director
1916	The Social Highwayman	Director
1916	The Yellow Passport	Director
1915	Bondwomen	Director
1915	The Bomb Throwers	Director, Writer
1914	Into the Lion's Pit	Director
1914	An Evil of the Slums	Director
1913	The Calling of Louis Mona	Director

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