Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

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...

Known For

Shoulder Arms

as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser

The Pilgrim

as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father

Pay Day

as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner

Cast Credits

The Chaplin Revue

as Various (archive footage)

The Missing Link

as Arthur Wells

The Fortune Hunter

as Nat Duncan

The Better 'Ole

as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

Oh! What a Nurse!

as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'

The Man on the Box

as Bob Warburton

Charley's Aunt

as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)

Hello, 'Frisco

as Syd Chaplin

The Perfect Flapper

as Dick Trayle

The Galloping Fish

as Freddy Wetherill

The Pilgrim

as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father

Pay Day

as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner

Shoulder Arms

as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser

The Bond

as The Kaiser

A Dog's Life

as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)

A Submarine Pirate

as Ambitious waiter

Caught in a Park

as The Husband

That Springtime Feeling

as Gussle - The Flirt

Gussle, the Golfer

as Reggie Gussle

Fatty's Wine Party

as The Waiter

Crew Credits