Syd Chaplin
Biography
Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
A Dog's Life
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
1918
The Pilgrim
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
1923
Shoulder Arms
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
1918
The Bond
as The Kaiser
1918
Pay Day
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
1922
The Missing Link
as Arthur Wells
1927
Charley's Aunt
as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
1925
Gussle, the Golfer
as Reggie Gussle
1914
Gussle Tied to Trouble
as Gussle
1915
Gussle's Backward Way
as Gussle
1915
Gussle's Wayward Path
as Gussle
1915
The Better 'Ole
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
1926
Gussle's Day of Rest
as Mr. Gussle
1915
A Lover's Lost Control
as Gussle
1915
A Submarine Pirate
as Ambitious waiter
1915
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Caught in a Park
as The Husband
1915
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
1926
The Fortune Hunter
as Nat Duncan
1927
That Springtime Feeling
as Gussle - The Flirt
1915
