"of famous brothers, Paul then played Sydney Chaplin opposite Robert Downey, Jr.'s Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's ""Chaplin"". He went on to play ""Massis"" in Alan Bennett's ""102 Boulevard Hausmann"", after which he played opposite Peter O'Toole in ""Rebecca's Daughters"". A series of films then followed including ""From Hell"", ""Food of Love"", ""Love Lies Bleeding"" and """". Running parallel to Rhys's film work has been a diverse and notable television career, working in leading roles with directors such as Mike Hodges, Stephen Frears, Sir Richard Eyre, Philip Martin, Christopher Morahan, Tom Vaughan, Edward Hall, Harry Bradbeer in productions including ""Tumbledown"","
"answer to political and moral charges. Crestfallen, Charlie decided to spend the next 20 years living in Veney, Switzerland. Back to 1971, Charlie is escorted to the stage while deeply regarding what he will tell his audience (""Finale""). Cast Cast Charlie Chaplin (age 82) - Richard Harris Hannah Chaplin - Petula Clark Charlie Chaplin (middle years) - Peter Duncan Mack Sennett - Mel Brooks Oona Chaplin - Lea Salonga Sydney Chaplin - Johnny Logan Tippy Gray - Tim Curry J. Edgar Hoover - Treat Williams Fan Club President - David Pomeranz Mr. Blackmore - Mel Smith Charlie Chaplin (age 9)"
"Shepherd and Ryan O'Neal, ""Air America"" (1990) with Mel Gibson, and ""Soapdish"" (1991) with Sally Field, Kevin Kline, and Whoopi Goldberg. In 1992, he starred as Charlie Chaplin in ""Chaplin"", a role for which he prepared extensively, learning how to play the violin as well as tennis left-handed. He had a personal coach in order to help him imitate Chaplin's posture, and a way of carrying himself. The role garnered Downey an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards 65th ceremony, losing to Al Pacino in ""Scent of a Woman"". In 1993, he appeared in the films"
"""Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin"" ""Emma Thompson in Howards End"" ""Gene Hackman in Unforgiven"" ""Miranda Richardson in Damage"" ""The Crying Game - Neil Jordan"" ""Husbands and Wives - Woody Allen"" ""The Player - Michael Tolkin"" ""The Last of the Mohicans"" - Dante Spinotti ""Strictly Ballroom"" - Catherine Martin ""JFK"" ""JFK"" - Joe Hutshing ""Death Becomes Her"" ""Strictly Ballroom"" - ""David Hirschfelder"" ""Daumier's Law"" ""Omnibus"" ""The Last of the Mohicans"" - Peter Robb-King ""Strictly Ballroom"" - Catherine Martin 46th British Academy Film Awards The 46th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1993, honoured"
"""Sir"") Alan Edgar Horne (1889–1984) in August 1915. Horne was a Lieutenant in the Surrey Yeomanry. (In 1941 Horne succeeded his father to the Horne baronetcy of Shackleford, in Surrey.) The couple lived at 5 Tilney Street, Mayfair, London. Hetty died in October 1918 in the Spanish flu epidemic that ravaged Europe in the wake of the First World War. Chaplin did not learn of her death until three years later in 1921, on a visit to England. Hetty Kelly was played by American actress Moira Kelly in the 1992 film ""Chaplin"" produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. Kelly also"
"regular cast member on the late-night variety show ""Saturday Night Live"" in 1985. In the 1990s, he was featured in the films ""Air America"" with Mel Gibson (1990), ""Soapdish"" with Sally Field (1991), ""Chaplin"" as Charlie Chaplin (1992), ""Heart and Souls"" with Alfre Woodard and Kyra Sedgwick (1993), ""Short Cuts"" with Julianne Moore (1993), ""Only You"" with Marisa Tomei (1994), ""Richard III"" with Ian McKellen (1995), and ""U.S. Marshals"" with Tommy Lee Jones (1998). His role in ""Chaplin"" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a BAFTA Award win for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Downey"
"character in the 1992 film ""Chaplin"", and was portrayed by actor James Woods. Joseph Scott (attorney) Joseph Scott (July 16, 1867 - March 24, 1958) was a prominent British-born attorney and community leader in Los Angeles, California. His service to the community was so varied and important that he earned the nickname ""Mr. Los Angeles."" Scott was born in Penrith, Cumbria, England in 1867. His father, Joseph, was a Scottish Presbyterian and his mother Mary (née Donnelly) was an Irish Catholic, but young Joseph was raised Catholic. His father was tolerant and quiet, while his mother instilled a sense of"
"(1921), ""The Gold Rush"" (1925), ""City Lights"" (1931), ""Modern Times"" (1936), and ""The Great Dictator"" (1940). Directed features: Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, ""the Tramp"", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both"
"Charles Chaplin Jr. Charles Spencer Chaplin III (May 5, 1925 – March 20, 1968) was an American actor. He was a son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. He is known for appearing in 1950s films such as ""The Beat Generation"" and ""Fans of the Wild"". Chaplin was born in Beverly Hills, California. He was the elder son of actors Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. His half-siblings from his father's last marriage to Oona O'Neill are Geraldine, Michael, Josephine, Victoria, Eugene, Jane, Annette, and Christopher. His elder half-brother Norman died as an infant. As young children, he and his younger"
"the eventual collapse of the European finance system and ""You would have woken up on Monday morning in the film Apocalypse Now"". In 2011, actor Charlie Sheen, son of Martin Sheen, started playing clips from the film on his live tour and played the film in its entirety during post-show parties. One of Charlie Sheen's films, the 1993 comedy ""Hot Shots! Part Deux"", includes a brief scene in which Charlie is riding a boat up a river in Iraq while on a rescue mission and passes Martin, as Captain Willard, going the other way. As they pass, each man shouts"
"2009. In June 2010, the New Zealand Film Archive reported the discovery of a print of Normand's film ""Won in a Closet"" (exhibited in New Zealand under its alternate title ""Won in a Cupboard""), a short comedy previously believed lost. This film is a significant discovery, as Normand directed the movie and starred in the lead role, displaying her talents on both sides of the camera. Normand is played by actress Marisa Tomei in the 1992 film ""Chaplin"" opposite Robert Downey, Jr. as Charles Chaplin; by Penelope Lagos in the first biopic about Normand's life, a 35-minute dramatic short film"
"Charlie Chaplin filmography Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) was an English actor, comedian, and filmmaker whose work in motion pictures spanned from 1914 until 1967. During his early years in film, he became established as a worldwide cinematic idol renowned for his tramp persona. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was considered the most famous person on the planet. Chaplin was born in London and began acting on stage at the age of nine. In 1913, while on tour in the United States with Fred Karno's comedy group, he accepted a contract to work for Mack Sennett's Keystone film company. During his"
"grossing over half a million dollars. It was popular in Germany, where it released by the leading film company UFA. Charley's Aunt (1925 film) Charley's Aunt is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Syd Chaplin, Ethel Shannon and Lucien Littlefield. It was one of a handful of leading roles for Syd Chaplin, older brother of the more famous Charlie. It is an adaptation of Brandon Thomas' 1892 farce of the same name about an Oxford University student who dresses up as a woman to fool a visitor. One of several film versions of the"
"was directed by Charlie Chaplin. He largely retired from acting in the 1990s; his final film appearance was in 1994's ""Milk Money"". During his retirement, Alvin often showed his movies for audiences at the Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, an organization for senior citizens based in Thousand Oaks, California. John Alvin suffered injuries in a fall in February 2009. He died of complications from his injuries a week after the accident at a nursing home in Thousand Oaks, California, on February 27, 2009, at the age of 91. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Alvin was a 20-year resident"
"of 26. Churchill was played by Simon Ward, who was relatively unknown at the time but was supported by a distinguished cast including Robert Shaw (as Lord Randolph Churchill), John Mills (as Lord Kitchener), Anthony Hopkins (as David Lloyd George) and Anne Bancroft as Churchill's mother Jennie. Other actors included Patrick Magee, Robert Hardy, Ian Holm, Edward Woodward and Jack Hawkins. The film was written and produced by Carl Foreman and directed by Richard Attenborough. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction (Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson, Peter James) and Best"
"and band leader Dizzy Gillespie, and his influence (both musically and into the world of heroin addiction) on trumpet player Red Rodney. In 1939 Kansas City, Missouri, young alto saxophone player Charlie ""Bird"" Parker (Forest Whitaker) performs at the Reno Club. However, his rapid and sporadic playing gets him jeered offstage. Moving to New York City, Charlie begins performing at different jazz venues on 52nd Street and meets trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (Samuel E. Wright). While Charlie performs with Dizzy, their specific style of jazz becomes popular and is known as ""bebop."" One evening, Charlie meets Chan Parker (Diane Venora), a"
"He is an Arsenal supporter and has two children, a daughter named Hannah born in 1997 and a son named Harry born in 2000. Matthew Cottle Matthew Cottle (born 16 February 1967) is an English film, stage, radio and television actor. Cottle was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and studied drama at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 ""Chaplin"" (as Stan Laurel), and in David Jones' 1999 adaptation of ""A Christmas Carol"". Cottle will also appear in ""The Personal History of David Copperfield"" in 2019. Cottle's recent theatre includes The Chalk Garden at Chichester Festival Theatre,"
"Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, ""the Tramp"", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy. Chaplin's childhood in London was one of poverty and hardship, as his father was absent"
"currently holds a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews. Heart and Souls Heart and Souls is a 1993 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Thomas Reilly, a businessman recruited by the souls of four deceased people, his guardian angels from childhood, to help them rectify their unfinished lives, as he is the only one who can communicate with them. In San Francisco, 1959, four despondent strangers embark on the same night trolleybus: Penny, a single mother, regrets working the night shift and leaving her three children at home;"
"1992 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 27th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1993, honored the best filmmaking of 1992. 1. Unforgiven<br> 2. ""The Crying Game""<br> 3. ""The Player"" 1. Clint Eastwood – ""Unforgiven""<br> 2. Robert Altman – ""The Player""<br> 3. Neil Jordan – ""The Crying Game"" 1. Stephen Rea – ""The Crying Game""<br> 2. Clint Eastwood – ""Unforgiven""<br> 3. Denzel Washington – ""Malcolm X"" 1. Emma Thompson – ""Howards End""<br> 2. Susan Sarandon – ""Lorenzo's Oil"" and ""Light Sleeper""<br> 3. Gong Li – ""Raise the Red Lantern"" (""Da hong deng long gao gao"
"was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for ""Gandhi"" in 1983, receiving awards for Best Picture and Best Director. The BFI ranked ""Gandhi"" the 34th greatest British film of the 20th century. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in ""Brighton Rock"", ""The Great Escape"", ""10 Rillington Place"", ""The Sand Pebbles"", ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1994) and ""Jurassic Park"". Attenborough was born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, the eldest"
"career between odd jobs, working various clerical jobs and as a statistician for the London Transport Authority. Chaplin eventually began appearing in BBC dramas and various British films. He took his stage name from his mother's maiden name. In 1992, Chaplin appeared in his first major role, starring alongside James Purefoy and Jason Flemyng in ""Bye Bye Baby"" for Channel Four. James Ivory and Ismail Merchant cast him as a servant in ""The Remains of the Day"", and as the socially inept Con Wainwright in ""Feast of July"" (1995). Chaplin received positive reviews as Tom Wingfield in Sam Mendes' stage"
"in Los Angeles. Chaplin died of a pulmonary embolism on March 20, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, aged 42. He is buried in the Abbey of the Psalms mausoleum at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with his maternal grandmother Lillian Carrillo Curry Grey (1888–1985). Charles Chaplin Jr. Charles Spencer Chaplin III (May 5, 1925 – March 20, 1968) was an American actor. He was a son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. He is known for appearing in 1950s films such as ""The Beat Generation"" and ""Fans of the Wild"". Chaplin was born in Beverly Hills, California. He was the elder"
"Tramp character performs in the film is considered one of the most memorable scenes in film history, although Roscoe Arbuckle did something similar in the 1917 movie ""The Rough House"" which co-starred Buster Keaton. The bit was briefly homaged by Curly Howard in the 1935 Three Stooges film ""Pardon My Scotch"". Anna Karina's character in Bande à part references it before the famous dance scene. In more recent times, it was replicated by Robert Downey Jr. in his lead role as Charles Chaplin in the 1992 ""Chaplin"", which also briefly depicts the production of the film; Johnny Depp's character in"
"The Tramp The Tramp (""Charlot"" in several languages), also known as The Little Tramp, was British actor Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character and an icon in world cinema during the era of silent film. ""The Tramp"" is also the title of a silent film starring Chaplin, which Chaplin wrote and directed in 1915. The Tramp, as portrayed by Chaplin, is a childlike, bumbling but generally good-hearted character who is most famously portrayed as a vagrant who endeavors to behave with the manners and dignity of a gentleman despite his actual social status. However, while he is ready to take"
"does not recognize him when sober. Chaplin officially began pre-production of the film in May 1928 and hired Australian art director Henry Clive to design the sets that summer. Chaplin eventually cast Clive in the role of the millionaire. Although the film was originally set in Paris, the art direction is inspired by a mix of several cities. Robert Sherwood said that ""it is a weird city, with confusing resemblances to London, Los Angeles, Naples, Paris, Tangiers and Council Bluffs. It is no city on earth and it is all cities."" On August 28, 1928, Chaplin's mother Hannah Chaplin died"
"her performance in the independent film ""My New Gun"", which was well received at the Cannes Film Festival. She went on to appear as actress Paulette Goddard in Sir Richard Attenborough's big-budget biopic of Charles Chaplin, 1992's ""Chaplin"". Over the next seven years Lane would star in ten movies, including ""Jack"" and ""Judge Dredd."" It wasn't until 1999 that Lane earned further recognition for her role in ""A Walk on the Moon"". The film also stars Liev Schreiber, Viggo Mortensen, and Anna Paquin. One reviewer wrote, ""Lane, after years in post-teenaged-career limbo, is meltingly effective."" The film's director, Tony Goldwyn,"
"Charley's Aunt (1925 film) Charley's Aunt is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Syd Chaplin, Ethel Shannon and Lucien Littlefield. It was one of a handful of leading roles for Syd Chaplin, older brother of the more famous Charlie. It is an adaptation of Brandon Thomas' 1892 farce of the same name about an Oxford University student who dresses up as a woman to fool a visitor. One of several film versions of the play, it was adapted again by Columbia Pictures as a sound film in 1930. The film was a commercial success,"
"(Eugene O'Neill having been the father of Chaplin's wife, Oona O'Neill). The following year, a concert version was presented in St. Petersburg, Russia to inaugurate the world's first East/West Musical Theater Conference. The show was first performed in the UK by Imagine Productions in Preston, and was endorsed by Richard Attenborough, director of the biopic ""Chaplin"". At the 1971 Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, an 82-year-old Charlie Chaplin is about to receive a special Life Achievement award. 20 years earlier, Charlie had been barred from re-entry into the United States on the grounds that he was a Communist (""In"
"loses her loneliness. Hepburn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 50th Golden Globe Awards. The Man Upstairs (1992 film) The Man Upstairs is a 1992 American made-for-television comedy-drama film directed by George Schaefer and starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal. The film originally premiered on CBS on December 6, 1992. Hepburn stars as an elderly woman who discovers an escaped convict (O'Neal) hiding in her attic. At first she is horrified, but gradually she becomes fascinated by the fast-talking fugitive and permits him to stay in her house while"
"The film was later completed by his sons Randhir and Rishi Kapoor and was released in 1991. Raj Kapoor is appreciated both by film critics and movie fans. Film historians and movie buffs speak of him as the ""Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema,"" since he often portrayed a tramp-like figure, who, despite adversity, was still cheerful and honest. His fame spread worldwide. He was adored by audiences in large parts of South/Central/Southeast Asia, the former Soviet Union/Bloc, China, the Middle East, and Africa; his movies were global commercial successes. Raj Kapoor had the knack of getting the best out of"
"his 80th birthday, on 16 April 1965, in Nice, France. Chaplin is buried beside his wife Gypsy in Clarens-Montreux Cemetery, near Vevey. Sydney was portrayed both as a teenager by actor Nicholas Gatt and as an adult by actor Paul Rhys in Richard Attenborough's ""Chaplin"", depicting his personal and professional relationship with Charlie. Notes Further reading Sydney Chaplin Sydney John Chaplin (born Sydney John Hill, 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. He was the elder half-brother of Sir Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager, and was the a half-uncle of the actor Sydney"
"it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin. He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's ""Suds"" (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic moustache. In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a ""The New York Times"" obituary. Albert Austin He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and was a music hall performer before going to the"