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Edwin August

Edwin August

Edwin August

1883-11-10

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

ACTING

Biography

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]

Best known for:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Pride of the Yankees

Marked Woman

Gentleman Jim

Mr. Lucky

The House with Closed Shutters

The Old Actor

The Rage of Paris

The Song That Reached His Heart

One Is Business, the Other Crime

The Son's Return

The Lesser Evil

The Rose of Kentucky

The Fugitive

A Beast at Bay

A Country Cupid

The Renunciation

Getting Even

A Child's Impulse

The Sands of Dee

The Eternal Mother

The School Teacher and the Waif

Lena and the Geese

The Courage of the Commonplace

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Filmography:

The Fugitive (1910)
APPEREAD AS:
John, Union son
Winning Back His Love (1910)
APPEREAD AS:
A Friend
The Golden Supper (1910)
APPEREAD AS:
Prince Julian
Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910)
APPEREAD AS:
One of Muggsy's Friends
Simple Charity (1910)
APPEREAD AS:
The Doctor
The Manicure Lady (1911)
WORK AS:
Story
A Country Cupid (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
Jack
The Revenue Man and His Girl (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
The Revenue Man

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His Daughter (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
William Whittier
The Making of a Man (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
Young Woman's Family
The Long Road (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
At Party
The Failure (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
The Woman's Sweetheart
The Voice of the Child (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
The Husband
The Trail of Books (1911)
APPEREAD AS:
The Husband
The Old Actor (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
The Young Woman's Ideal

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The Lesser Evil (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
Rich Husband
The Sands of Dee (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
Artist
The Eternal Mother (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
The School Teacher
Twixt Love and Ambition (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
John Sterne
The Good for Nothing (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Lena and the Geese (1912)
APPEREAD AS:
Lena's Father
The Courage of the Commonplace (1913)
APPEREAD AS:
The Sister's Sweetheart
When It Strikes Home (1915)
APPEREAD AS:
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Summer Girl (1916)
WORK AS:
Director
A Broadway Scandal (1918)
APPEREAD AS:
David Kendall
The City of Tears (1918)
APPEREAD AS:
Tony Bonchi
The Blonde Vampire (1922)
APPEREAD AS:
Martin Kent
Side Street (1929)
APPEREAD AS:
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Marked Woman (1937)
5.2
APPEREAD AS:
Juror (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Receptionist (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers (1938)
APPEREAD AS:
Customer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
6.8
APPEREAD AS:
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Citizen (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
6.1
APPEREAD AS:
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body (1942)
APPEREAD AS:
Bailiff
Mr. Lucky (1943)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)