Edwin August

Edwin August

b. 1883 — d. 1964 (aged 81)
Actor Director Writer

Edwin August (b. 20 November 1883, Saint Louis, Missouri; d. 4 March 1964, Hollywood, California) was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 152 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. 

Known For

Filmography

The Magnificent Ambersons
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★ 7.6
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 Actor
Citizen
The Rage of Paris
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★ 6.9
The Rage of Paris
1938 Actor
Receptionist
Romance of the West
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Romance of the West
1930 Actor
Chuck Anderson
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Dreary House
1928 Actor
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Scandal Street
1925 Actor
Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
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The Blonde Vampire
1922 Actor
Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
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The Idol of the North
1921 Actor
Martin Bates
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The Poison Pen
1919 Director Writer
The Lion's Claws
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★ 5.1
The Lion's Claws
1918 Actor
Roger Hammond
The Mortgaged Wife
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The Mortgaged Wife
1918 Actor
Darrell Courtney
The City of Tears
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The City of Tears
1918 Actor
Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
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A Broadway Scandal
1918 Actor
David Kendall
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The Missing Wallet
1917 Actor Director
Jerry Marvin
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A Tale of Two Nations
1917 Actor
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The Folly of Fear
1916 Actor
La Rue - an Author
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His Promise
1916 Actor Director
Jim Gregson
The Perils of Divorce
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The Perils of Divorce
1916 Director
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The Yellow Passport
1916 Actor Director Writer
Adolph Rosenheimer
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The Summer Girl
1916 Director
The Social Highwayman
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The Social Highwayman
1916 Actor Director
John Jaffray
When It Strikes Home
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★ 6.8
When It Strikes Home
1915 Actor
Richard Hartley
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Canned Curiosity
1915 Actor
John Ware
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The Bomb Throwers
1915 Actor Director
Tony
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The Law of Nature
1915 Actor
Ernest Morton
His Wife's Past
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His Wife's Past
1915 Actor
Evidence
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Evidence
1915 Actor Director Writer
Curley Lushington
Bondwomen
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Bondwomen
1915 Director Writer
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★ 1.5
My Mother's Irish Shawls
1914 Actor Director
Terry
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★ 5.1
An Evil of the Slums
1914 Actor Director
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★ 8.7
The Taint of an Alien
1914 Actor Director
Dr. Arnold
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The Hand That Rules the World
1914 Actor Director
Edwin - the Husband
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A Strange Adventure
1914 Actor
The Millionaire Detective
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Them Ol' Letters
1914 Actor Director
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The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1914 Actor Director
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Pitfalls
1914 Actor Director
Clark Sanderson
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The Great Secret
1914 Actor Director
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Hands Invisible
1914 Actor Director
The District Attorney
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The Awakening
1914 Actor
Herbert Randolph
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Withered Hands
1914 Actor Director
Edwin
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The Poolroom
1914 Actor
The Dope Fiend
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A Coincidental Bridegroom
1914 Actor Director
Edwin
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Silent Trails
1914 Actor
Jim Faulkner - the Cowboy
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Trust Begets Trust
1914 Actor Director
Marx
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The Faith of Two
1914 Actor Director
Terio
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The Two Gun Man
1914 Actor Director
Edwin
Into the Lion's Pit
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Into the Lion's Pit
1914 Actor Director
Marius
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Old California
1914 Actor
Vasco - the Captain's Son (dual role)
The Romance of an Actor
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The Romance of an Actor
1914 Actor Director
Lloyd Meredith
Waifs
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Waifs
1914 Actor
The Schoolteacher
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A Double Haul
1914 Actor Director
The Millionaire Detective
The Courage of the Commonplace
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★ 5.6
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913 Actor
Julia's Sweetheart - a Farm Worker
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The Rugged Coast
1913 Actor Director
Dave
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Two Sides to the Story
1913 Actor Director
The Barber
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His Lordship Billy Smoke
1913 Actor
Billy Smoke, a Cowboy
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A Seaside Samaritan
1913 Actor Director
The Seaside Samaritan
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The End of the Quest
1913 Actor
Pietro
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The Heart of a Heathen
1913 Actor
Old Woo Chung
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The Curse
1913 Actor Director
Duro Willoughby
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On Burning Sands
1913 Actor
Smiling Joe
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The Tramp Reporter
1913 Actor Director
Glenn - the Tramp Reporter
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The Sea Urchin
1913 Director
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Wheels of Fate
1913 Actor
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The Violet Bride
1913 Actor Director
David Armstrong - the Bridegroom
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The Folly of It All
1913 Actor Director Writer
The Rev. Edwin August
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Fate and Three
1913 Actor Director
Henry - the Castaway
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The Calling of Louis Mona
1913 Actor Director
Louis Mona
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The Unhappy Pair
1913 Actor Director
Edwin - the Husband
A Stolen Identity
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A Stolen Identity
1913 Actor Director Writer
Robert Ganton
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Their Mutual Friend
1913 Actor Director
David Rush
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A Man in the World of Men
1913 Actor Director
Edwin & David - Twin Brothers (dual role)
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The Blood Red Tape of Charity
1913 Actor Director Writer
William Weldon
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The Trap
1913 Director
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The Law of Compensation
1913 Actor Director
Marx - The Gentleman Thief
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Bachelor Bill's Birthday Present
1913 Actor Director
Bachelor Bill
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His Weakness Conquered
1913 Actor Director
Jack Hamilton
In a Roman Garden
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In a Roman Garden
1913 Actor Writer
Marius - the Roman
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Through Barriers of Fire
1913 Actor Director
The Confederate Soldier
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His Own Blood
1913 Actor Director
David Harding, Millionaire Manufacturer
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The Spell
1913 Actor Writer
John Walthol - The Young Doctor
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What Happened to Freckles
1913 Director
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His Ideal of Power
1913 Actor Director
Martin Steel
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The Pilgrim -- Messenger of Love
1913 Actor Director
The Pilgrim
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The Lesson the Children Taught
1913 Actor Director
The Husband
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In the Cycle of Life
1913 Actor Director
Edwin
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The Actor
1913 Actor
Lloyd Warrington
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The Reincarnation of a Soul
1913 Actor Director
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The Sea Maiden
1913 Actor
Edmond Vance
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The Detective's Stratagem
1913 Actor
The Bank President
One Is Business, the Other Crime
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★ 6.1
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912 Actor
The Rich Husband
The Old Actor
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★ 5.7
The Old Actor
1912 Actor
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay
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★ 5.9
A Beast at Bay
1912 Actor
The Young Woman's Ideal
The Lesser Evil
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★ 5.6
The Lesser Evil
1912 Actor
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
The Sands of Dee
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★ 6.4
The Sands of Dee
1912 Actor
The Artist
The School Teacher and the Waif
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★ 5.6
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912 Actor
The School Teacher
The Eternal Mother
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★ 4.6
The Eternal Mother
1912 Actor
John - the Husband
Lena and the Geese
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★ 5.9
Lena and the Geese
1912 Actor
Lena's Father
Oh, Those Eyes
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★ 5.2
Oh, Those Eyes
1912 Actor
An Admirer
Under Burning Skies
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★ 5.2
Under Burning Skies
1912 Actor
On Street
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★ 5.2
A Blot on the 'Scutcheon
1912 Actor
Henry - Earl Mertoun
Fate's Interception
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★ 5.3
Fate's Interception
1912 Actor
An American