Charlie Chaplin (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940). Directed features: Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, "the Tramp", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both
Christopher Chaplin Christopher Chaplin Christopher James Chaplin (born 6 July 1962) is a Swiss-born English composer and actor. He is the youngest son of film comedian Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. Born in Switzerland, Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz in Vevey before going to London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the 1984 comedy film "Where Is Parsifal?", that was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and played Jacques Sette in Charles Jarrott's TV miniseries "Till We Meet Again" based on the eponymous Judith