Edwin August
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday10 November 1883
Died4 March 1964 (age 80)
Place of birthSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
Known credits71
Biography
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]
Mr. Lucky
1943 · Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · Citizen (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942 · Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 · Railroad Conductor
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Receptionist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
1938 · Customer
Marked Woman
1937 · Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
1930 · Chuck Anderson
Dreary House
1929
Side Street
1929 · Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Scandal Street
1925 · Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
1922 · Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
1921 · Martin Bates
The Mortgaged Wife
1918 · Darrell Courtney
The City of Tears
1918 · Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
1918 · David Kendall
The Summer Girl
1916 · Director
The Social Highwayman
1916 · John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Social Highwayman
1916 · Director
The Yellow Passport
1916 · Adolph Rosenheimer
The Yellow Passport
1916 · Director
The Yellow Passport
1916 · Scenario Writer
Bondwomen
1915 · Director
Bondwomen
1915 · Story
When It Strikes Home
1915 · Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Bomb Throwers
1915 · Tony
The Bomb Throwers
1915 · Director
The Bomb Throwers
1915 · Writer
Into the Lion's Pit
1914 · Marius
Into the Lion's Pit
1914 · Director
Waifs
1914 · The Schoolteacher
An Evil of the Slums
1914
An Evil of the Slums
1914 · Director
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913 · The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913 · Louis Mona
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913 · Director
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912 · John Sterne
The Good for Nothing
1912 · Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912 · The School Teacher
Lena and the Geese
1912 · Lena's Father
A Beast at Bay
1912 · The Young Woman's Ideal
When Kings Were the Law
1912 · The King's Cousin
The Old Actor
1912 · The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Lesser Evil
1912 · The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912 · Rich Husband
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