- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1883
- Place of Birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- March 4, 1964
Edwin August
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Filmography
movieMr. Lucky
1943 · Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
movieGentleman Jim
1942 · Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
movieThe Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · Citizen (uncredited)
movieOver My Dead Body
1942 · Bailiff
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Senator (uncredited)
movieYouth Takes a Fling
1938 · Railroad Conductor
movieThe Rage of Paris
1938 · Receptionist (uncredited)
movieSafety in Numbers
1938 · Customer
movieMarked Woman
1937 · Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
movieRomance of the West
1930 · Chuck Anderson
Dreary House
movieDreary House
1929
movieSide Street
1929 · Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Scandal Street
movieScandal Street
1925 · Howard Manning
movieThe Blonde Vampire
1922 · Martin Kent
movieThe Idol of the North
1921 · Martin Bates
movieThe Mortgaged Wife
1918 · Darrell Courtney
movieThe City of Tears
1918 · Tony Bonchi
movieA Broadway Scandal
1918 · David Kendall
movieThe Summer Girl
1916 · Director
movieThe Social Highwayman
1916 · John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray, Director
movieThe Yellow Passport
1916 · Adolph Rosenheimer, Director, Scenario Writer
movieBondwomen
1915 · Director, Story
movieWhen It Strikes Home
1915 · Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Bomb Throwers
movieThe Bomb Throwers
1915 · Tony, Writer, Director
Into the Lion's Pit
movieInto the Lion's Pit
1914 · Marius, Director
Waifs
movieWaifs
1914 · The Schoolteacher
An Evil of the Slums
movieAn Evil of the Slums
1914 · , Director
movieThe Courage of the Commonplace
1913 · The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
movieThe Calling of Louis Mona
1913 · Louis Mona, Director
movieTwixt Love and Ambition
1912 · John Sterne
movieThe Good for Nothing
1912 · Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
movieThe School Teacher and the Waif
1912 · The School Teacher
movieLena and the Geese
1912 · Lena's Father
movieA Beast at Bay
1912 · The Young Woman's Ideal
When Kings Were the Law
movieWhen Kings Were the Law
1912 · The King's Cousin
movieThe Old Actor
1912 · The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
movieThe Lesser Evil
1912 · The Young Woman's Sweetheart
movieOne Is Business, the Other Crime
1912 · Rich Husband
movieThe Sands of Dee
1912 · Artist
movieUnder Burning Skies
1912
movieThe Eternal Mother
1912 · John, the Husband
movieThe Voice of the Child
1911 · The Husband
movieThe Failure
1911 · The Woman's Sweetheart
movieThe Trail of Books
1911 · The Husband
movieThe Long Road
1911 · At Party
movieThe Making of a Man
1911 · Young Woman's Family
movieThe Revenue Man and His Girl
1911 · The Revenue Man
movieThe Rose of Kentucky
1911
movieA Country Cupid
1911 · Jack
movieThe Manicure Lady
1911 · Story
movieMadame Rex
1911
Conscience
movieConscience
1911 · Howard Raymond
movieHis Daughter
1911 · William Whittier
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
movieA Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
movieWinning Back His Love
1910 · A Friend
movieThe Golden Supper
1910 · Prince Julian
movieSimple Charity
1910 · The Doctor
movieThe Fugitive
1910 · John, Union Son
The Message of the Violin
movieThe Message of the Violin
1910 · At Reception
movieThe Song That Reached His Heart
1910
A Child's Stratagem
movieA Child's Stratagem
1910
movieMuggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 · One of Muggsy's Friends
movieThe House with Closed Shutters
1910
movieA Child's Impulse
1910
movieGetting Even
1909
movieThe Renunciation
1909
movieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
movieThe Son's Return
1909
movieThe Lure of the Gown
1909
The Welcome Burglar
movieThe Welcome Burglar
1909