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