Syd Chaplin
Biography
Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.
Known For
Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
A Dog's Life
Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
The Pilgrim
Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Shoulder Arms
The Kaiser
The Bond
Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
Pay Day
Arthur Wells
The Missing Link
Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
Charley's Aunt
Reggie Gussle
Gussle, the Golfer
Gussle
Gussle Tied to Trouble
Gussle
Gussle's Backward Way
Gussle
Gussle's Wayward Path
Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
The Better 'Ole
Mr. Gussle
Gussle's Day of Rest
Gussle
A Lover's Lost Control
Ambitious waiter
A Submarine Pirate
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
The Husband
Caught in a Park
Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
Oh! What a Nurse!
Nat Duncan
The Fortune Hunter
Gussle - The Flirt
That Springtime Feeling
Bob Warburton
The Man on the Box
Gussle
Gussle Rivals Jonah
Dick Trayle
The Perfect Flapper
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
The Waiter
Fatty's Wine Party
Syd Chaplin
Hello, 'Frisco
Various (archive footage)
The Chaplin Revue
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
A Little Bit of Fluff
Self (archive footage)
La naissance de Charlot
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Self (archive footage)
Sydney, l'autre Chaplin
Winkie
The Rendezvous
Freddy Wetherill
The Galloping Fish
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
34
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-03-14
Place of Birth
London, England
Also Known As
Sydney Chaplin