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