Portrait of Sydney Chaplin

Acting

Sydney Chaplin

Career

Active from 1914 to 1959, with a break from 1928 to 1958, busiest in 1915 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sydney Chaplin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 3.9
  • Tension
    4.4, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick 4
  • Physical Humor 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage)

1920s

14 titles ยท average score 67
The Missing Link
The Missing Link (1927)

as Arthur Wells

The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter (1927)

as Nat Duncan

The Better 'Ole
The Better 'Ole (1926)
GoodWatch score 59

as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby

Oh! What a Nurse!
Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)

as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1925)

as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)

The Man on the Box
The Man on the Box (1925)

as Bob Warburton

The Perfect Flapper
The Perfect Flapper (1924)

as Dick Trayle

Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco (1924)

as Syd Chaplin

The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim (1923)
GoodWatch score 72

as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father

Her Temporary Husband
Her Temporary Husband (1923)

as Judd

Pay Day
Pay Day (1922)
GoodWatch score 72

as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner

King, Queen, Joker
King, Queen, Joker (1921)

Director

1910s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Shoulder Arms
Shoulder Arms (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser

The Bond
The Bond (1918)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Kaiser

A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life (1918)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)

Gussle's Day of Rest
Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)

as Mr. Gussle

A Lover's Lost Control
A Lover's Lost Control (1915)

as Gussle

A Submarine Pirate
A Submarine Pirate (1915)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ambitious waiter

Gussle's Wayward Path
Gussle's Wayward Path (1915)

as Gussle

Caught in a Park
Caught in a Park (1915)

as The Husband

Gussle's Backward Way
Gussle's Backward Way (1915)

as Gussle

Gussle Tied to Trouble
Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915)

as Gussle

Gussle, the Golfer
Gussle, the Golfer (1914)

as Reggie Gussle

Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

Editor