Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 10, 1883
Died
Mar 04, 1964
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
71 titles
Edwin August
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]
Known For
Filmography
Mr. Lucky
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
Railroad Conductor
The Rage of Paris
Receptionist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
Customer
Marked Woman
Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
Chuck Anderson
Dreary House
Side Street
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Scandal Street
Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
Martin Bates
The Mortgaged Wife
Darrell Courtney
The City of Tears
Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
David Kendall
The Summer Girl
Director
The Social Highwayman
John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Yellow Passport
Adolph Rosenheimer
Bondwomen
Director
When It Strikes Home
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Bomb Throwers
Tony
Into the Lion's Pit
Marius
Waifs
The Schoolteacher
An Evil of the Slums
The Courage of the Commonplace
The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
Louis Mona
Twixt Love and Ambition
John Sterne
The Good for Nothing
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
The School Teacher and the Waif
The School Teacher
Lena and the Geese
Lena's Father
A Beast at Bay
The Young Woman's Ideal
When Kings Were the Law
The King's Cousin
The Old Actor
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Lesser Evil
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Rich Husband
The Sands of Dee
Artist
Under Burning Skies
The Eternal Mother
John, the Husband
The Voice of the Child
The Husband
The Failure
The Woman's Sweetheart
The Trail of Books
The Husband
The Long Road
At Party
The Making of a Man
Young Woman's Family
The Revenue Man and His Girl
The Revenue Man
The Rose of Kentucky
A Country Cupid
Jack