Portrait of Charlie Chaplin

Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Career

Active from 1914 to 2026, with a break from 1985 to 2002, busiest in 1914 with 36 main titles.

Leading roles
103
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kid
The Kid
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charlie Chaplin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 21
  • Physical Humor 18
  • Slapstick Comedy 16
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Slapstick Humor 8
  • Physical Comedy 8
  • Silent Film 8
  • Silent Era Comedy 7
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Charlie Chaplin 7
  • Silent Film Era 7
  • Classic Film 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Training Day
Training Day (2026)

Original Concept

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)

as The Lone Prospector (archive footage) (uncredited)

Smile!
Smile! (2024)

as Archive footage

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)

Original Music Composer

2010s

9 titles · average score 78
Hollywood's Second World War
Hollywood's Second World War (2019)

as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage)

Optimism
Optimism (2018)

Music

A diktátor (színházi felvétel)
A diktátor (színházi felvétel) (2018)

Writer

Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends (2016)

as (archive footage)

The Little Tramp
The Little Tramp (2015)

Music

Chaplin's Mutual Comedies 1916-1917
Chaplin's Mutual Comedies 1916-1917 (2014)

Director

A Night at the Cinema in 1914
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 (2014)

as (archive footage)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

as (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2
Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2 (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

6 titles
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Warner at War
Warner at War (2008)

as (archive footage)

Bravo Charlot!
Bravo Charlot! (2007)

as Various characters (archive footage)

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (2007)

as (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work
Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work (2003)

as (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 57
Chaplin
Chaplin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Book

Stalin's Funeral
Stalin's Funeral (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

Music

1980s

3 titles · average score 65
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I
Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I (1984)

as (archive footage)

En Büyük Şaban
En Büyük Şaban (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1970s

1 title
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

as (archive footage)

1960s

6 titles · average score 63
A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

as An Old Steward

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun (1963)

as (archive footage)

Crazy Days
Crazy Days (1962)

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)

as (archive footage)

1950s

7 titles · average score 77
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator / Various (archive footage)

A King in New York
A King in New York (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as King Shahdov

All in Good Fun
All in Good Fun (1955)

as Archive Footage

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

Limelight
Limelight (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as Calvero

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)

as Darn Hosiery

The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties (1950)

as (archive footage)

1940s

6 titles · average score 82
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

as Henri Verdoux

The Way of the World
The Way of the World (1947)

as The Tramp (Archive Footage)

Charlie's Triple Trouble
Charlie's Triple Trouble (1944)

as Charlie - The Janitor (archive footage)

The Charlie Chaplin Festival
The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade
The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber

1930s

5 titles · average score 84
Chaplin Carnival
Chaplin Carnival (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as The Tramp (A Factory Worker)

The Film Parade
The Film Parade (1933)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Movie Album
The Movie Album (1932)

as (archive footage)

City Lights
City Lights (1931)
GoodWatch score 91

as A Tramp

1920s

14 titles · average score 72
The Circus
The Circus (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

as A Tramp

Show People
Show People (1928)
GoodWatch score 84

as Charlie Chaplin (uncredited)

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mike

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush (1925)
GoodWatch score 88

as The Lone Prospector

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
GoodWatch score 68

as Station Porter (uncredited)

The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim (1923)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Pilgrim / Lefty Lombard

Pay Day
Pay Day (1922)
GoodWatch score 72

as Laborer

Nice and Friendly
Nice and Friendly (1922)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tramp

Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars (1922)

Producer

The Kid
The Kid (1921)
GoodWatch score 92

as A Tramp

The Idle Class
The Idle Class (1921)
GoodWatch score 86

as Tramp / Husband

Charlie Butts In
Charlie Butts In (1920)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

1910s

75 titles · average score 55
Shoulder Arms
Shoulder Arms (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as Doughboy

A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life (1918)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tramp

The Immigrant
The Immigrant (1917)
GoodWatch score 77

as Immigrant

The Tramp
The Tramp (1915)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Tramp

The Champion
The Champion (1915)
GoodWatch score 66

as Challenger

The Bank
The Bank (1915)
GoodWatch score 62

as Janitor

A Burlesque on Carmen
A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
GoodWatch score 59

as Darn Hosiery

Shanghaied
Shanghaied (1915)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tramp

A Woman
A Woman (1915)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gentleman / 'Nora Nettlerash'

The Masquerader
The Masquerader (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Film actor

Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
GoodWatch score 51

as Waiter

Twenty Minutes of Love
Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Pickpocket