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 recording a musical score which was not released in 1925. "The Gold Rush" was nominated for Best Music (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). His last nomination was in 1947 for his screenplay of "Monsieur Verdoux". As of 2011, six of the films Chaplin starred in have been added to the American National Film Registry: "The Immigrant" (1917), "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940). Also selected was "Show People" (1928), which features Chaplin in an unbilled cameo appearance. For his work in motion pictures, Chaplin has a