Albert Austin

Acting

Albert Austin

Born 1882-12-13 Birmingham, England, UK 29 films

Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin. He was born in Birmingham, England, and was a music hall performer before coming to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910. Noted for his painted handlebar mustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock comp…

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Filmography

29 films
City Lights poster

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy…

City Lights

★ 8.3 1931

The Circus poster

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in lo…

The Circus

★ 7.9 1928

The Gold Rush poster

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall gir…

The Gold Rush

★ 8.0 1925

Grief poster

Begins with a child-cast parody of "The Kid." The Adams portion finds the guy chased about town bec…

Grief

★ 0.0 1921

The Kid poster

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a cha…

The Kid

★ 8.1 1921

Suds poster

Amanda Afflick is a lovesick laundress who daydreams about customer Horace Greensmith and cherishes…

Suds

★ 6.6 1920

The Professor poster

Professor Bosco, a poor flea trainer, rents a bed in a flophouse. Before going to bed, he rallies h…

The Professor

★ 5.9 1919