Edwin August

Nov 10, 1883 - Mar 04, 1964 (80 years old) in 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 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]

Known For

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Getting Even

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His Daughter

William Whittier

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The Renunciation

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Gentleman Jim

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

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A Child's Impulse

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The Failure

The Woman's Sweetheart

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The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen (uncredited)

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The Trail of Books

The Husband

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The Old Actor

The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

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The Making of a Man

Young Woman's Family

Credits

Mr. Lucky 1943

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

★ 7
Gentleman Jim 1942

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Pride of the Yankees 1942

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

★ 7.4
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942

Citizen (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Over My Dead Body 1942

Bailiff

★ NR
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

Senator (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Youth Takes a Fling 1938

Railroad Conductor

★ 1
The Rage of Paris 1938

Receptionist (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Safety in Numbers 1938

Customer

★ NR
Marked Woman 1937

Juror (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Romance of the West 1930

★ NR
Side Street 1929

Henchman Mac (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Scandal Street 1925

Howard Manning

★ NR
The Blonde Vampire 1922

Martin Kent

★ NR
The Idol of the North 1921

Martin Bates

★ NR
The Mortgaged Wife 1918

Darrell Courtney

★ NR
The City of Tears 1918

Tony Bonchi

★ NR
A Broadway Scandal 1918

David Kendall

★ NR
The Yellow Passport 1916

Adolph Rosenheimer

★ NR
When It Strikes Home 1915

Richard 'Dick' Hartley

★ NR
The Bomb Throwers 1915

Tony

★ NR
Into the Lion's Pit 1914

Marius

★ NR
Waifs 1914

The Schoolteacher

★ NR
An Evil of the Slums 1914

★ NR
The Courage of the Commonplace 1913

The Sister's Sweetheart

★ 5.5
The Calling of Louis Mona 1913

Louis Mona

★ NR
Twixt Love and Ambition 1912

John Sterne

★ NR
The Good for Nothing 1912

Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing

★ 4
The School Teacher and the Waif 1912

The School Teacher

★ 4.8
Lena and the Geese 1912

Lena's Father

★ 4.4
A Beast at Bay 1912

The Young Woman's Ideal

★ 5.6
When Kings Were the Law 1912

The King's Cousin

★ NR
The Old Actor 1912

The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

★ 5.4
The Lesser Evil 1912

The Young Woman's Sweetheart

★ 5.3
One Is Business, the Other Crime 1912

Rich Husband

★ 5.8
The Sands of Dee 1912

Artist

★ 5.6
Under Burning Skies 1912

★ 4.7
The Eternal Mother 1912

John, the Husband

★ 4.8
The Voice of the Child 1911

The Husband

★ NR
The Failure 1911

The Woman's Sweetheart

★ 4
The Trail of Books 1911

The Husband

★ NR
The Long Road 1911

At Party

★ NR
The Making of a Man 1911

Young Woman's Family

★ 6.3
The Revenue Man and His Girl 1911

The Revenue Man

★ 4.5
The Rose of Kentucky 1911

★ 5.7
A Country Cupid 1911

Jack

★ 5.6
Madame Rex 1911

★ NR
Conscience 1911

Howard Raymond

★ NR
His Daughter 1911

William Whittier

★ 4
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms 1911

★ NR
Winning Back His Love 1910

A Friend

★ 4
The Golden Supper 1910

Prince Julian

★ 4.5
Simple Charity 1910

The Doctor

★ NR
The Fugitive 1910

John, Union Son

★ 4.7
The Message of the Violin 1910

At Reception

★ NR
The Song That Reached His Heart 1910

★ 5.2
A Child's Stratagem 1910

★ 3.5
Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910

One of Muggsy's Friends

★ 5
The House with Closed Shutters 1910

★ 5.3
A Child's Impulse 1910

★ 6.2
Getting Even 1909

★ 3.8
The Renunciation 1909

★ 4.4
The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909

★ 3.7
The Son's Return 1909

★ 5.6
The Lure of the Gown 1909

★ 3.7
The Welcome Burglar 1909

★ 2.5