Edwin August
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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]
Known for
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Dreary House (1929)
Actor
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Renunciation (1909)
Actor
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Marked Woman (1937)
as Juror (uncredited)
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
as The School Teacher
Scandal Street (1925)
as Howard Manning
A Child's Impulse (1910)
Actor
The Rage of Paris (1938)
as Receptionist (uncredited)
The Yellow Passport (1916)
as Adolph Rosenheimer
The Lure of the Gown (1909)
Actor
A Country Cupid (1911)
as Jack
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
Actor
Safety in Numbers (1938)
as Customer
The Eternal Mother (1912)
as John, the Husband
The Failure (1911)
as The Woman's Sweetheart
Winning Back His Love (1910)
as A Friend
Over My Dead Body (1942)
as Bailiff
The Exile (1947)
as Burger (uncredited)
Into the Lion's Pit (1914)
as Marius
The Son's Return (1909)
Actor
Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910)
as One of Muggsy's Friends
Getting Even (1909)
Actor
The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
Actor
One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
as Rich Husband
The Mortgaged Wife (1918)
as Darrell Courtney
The Good for Nothing (1912)
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
The Social Highwayman (1916)
as John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
An Evil of the Slums (1914)
Actor
The Idol of the North (1921)
as Martin Bates
A Beast at Bay (1912)
as The Young Woman's Ideal
The City of Tears (1918)
as Tony Bonchi
The Golden Supper (1910)
as Prince Julian
The Voice of the Child (1911)
as The Husband
A Child's Stratagem (1910)
Actor
Lena and the Geese (1912)
as Lena's Father
Side Street (1929)
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
The Making of a Man (1911)
as Young Woman's Family
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
as Railroad Conductor
The Sands of Dee (1912)
as Artist
The Old Actor (1912)
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Courage of the Commonplace (1913)
as The Sister's Sweetheart
When It Strikes Home (1915)
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Long Road (1911)
as At Party
The Revenue Man and His Girl (1911)
as The Revenue Man
The Message of the Violin (1910)
as At Reception
The Rose of Kentucky (1911)
Actor
His Daughter (1911)
as William Whittier
Simple Charity (1910)
as The Doctor
Romance of the West (1930)
as Chuck Anderson
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911)
Actor
The Song That Reached His Heart (1910)
Actor
Conscience (1911)
as Howard Raymond
The Calling of Louis Mona (1913)
as Louis Mona
When Kings Were the Law (1912)
as The King's Cousin
Madame Rex (1911)
Actor
Waifs (1914)
as The Schoolteacher
The Trail of Books (1911)
as The Husband
The Welcome Burglar (1909)
Actor
The Blonde Vampire (1922)
as Martin Kent
Twixt Love and Ambition (1912)
as John Sterne
A Broadway Scandal (1918)
as David Kendall
The Lesser Evil (1912)
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
The Fugitive (1910)
as John, Union Son
Under Burning Skies (1912)
Actor
The Bomb Throwers (1915)
as Tony