
Edwin August
- Born
- November 10, 1883 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- March 4, 1964
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
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 · 30 credits
- 1942The Magnificent Ambersons · Actor (Citizen)
- 1938The Rage of Paris · Actor (Receptionist)
- 1930Romance of the West · Actor (Chuck Anderson)
- 1928Dreary House · Actor
- 1925Scandal Street · Actor (Howard Manning)
- 1922The Blonde Vampire · Actor (Martin Kent)
- 1921The Idol of the North · Actor (Martin Bates)
- 1919The Poison Pen · Writer
- 1919The Poison Pen · Director
- 1918The Lion's Claws · Actor (Roger Hammond)
- 1918The Mortgaged Wife · Actor (Darrell Courtney)
- 1918The City of Tears · Actor (Tony Bonchi)
- 1918A Broadway Scandal · Actor (David Kendall)
- 1917A Tale of Two Nations · Actor
- 1916The Perils of Divorce · Director
- 1916The Social Highwayman · Actor (John Jaffray)
- 1916The Social Highwayman · Actor (Curtis Jaffray)
- 1916The Social Highwayman · Director
- 1916The Summer Girl · Director
- 1916The Yellow Passport · Actor (Adolph Rosenheimer)
- 1916The Yellow Passport · Director
- 1916The Yellow Passport · Writer
- 1915When It Strikes Home · Actor (Richard Hartley)
- 1915Evidence · Writer
- 1915Evidence · Director
- 1915Evidence · Actor (Curley Lushington)
- 1915Bondwomen · Writer
- 1915Bondwomen · Director
- 1914The Hoosier Schoolmaster · Director
- 1914The Hoosier Schoolmaster · Actor