Michael Chaplin (actor) Michael Chaplin (actor) Michael John Chaplin (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor born in Santa Monica, California. He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage, to Oona O'Neill. He was married firstly to the writer Patrice Chaplin, with whom he has two sons. He married secondly Patricia Betaudier, a painter and the daughter of Trinidian painter Patrick Betaudier. He has four children with his second wife, including actresses Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin. In the mid-1960s Chaplin signed a book contract with British publisher Leslie Frewin to publish his autobiography "I
Charlie Chaplin filmography after nearly two decades to receive another honorary award, this time for his overall achievements in cinema. The following year, Chaplin's score for "Limelight" received the Academy Award for Best Music. Although 20 years old by this time, "Limelight" had not been released in the Los Angeles area until 1972, and had not been eligible for Academy Award consideration before then. Chaplin also received Academy Award nominations in 1940 for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for "The Great Dictator". In 1942, Chaplin released a new version of "The Gold Rush", taking the original silent 1925 film and composing and