Edwin August
Actor · Director · WriterEdwin 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]
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR68
Mr. Lucky
1943
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Citizen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers
1938
Customer
The Rage of Paris
1938
Receptionist (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
Juror (uncredited)
- Romance of the West
Romance of the West
1930
Chuck Anderson
Side Street
1929
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
- Dreary House
Dreary House
1929
- Scandal Street
Scandal Street
1925
Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
1922
Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
1921
Martin Bates
The City of Tears
1918
Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
1918
David Kendall
The Mortgaged Wife
1918
Darrell Courtney
The Yellow Passport
1916
Adolph Rosenheimer
The Social Highwayman
1916
John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
- The Bomb Throwers
The Bomb Throwers
1915
Tony
When It Strikes Home
1915
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
- Waifs
Waifs
1914
The Schoolteacher
- Into the Lion's Pit
Into the Lion's Pit
1914
Marius
- An Evil of the Slums
An Evil of the Slums
1914
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913
The Sister's Sweetheart
- The Calling of Louis Mona
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913
Louis Mona
The Sands of Dee
1912
Artist
The Old Actor
1912
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay
1912
The Young Woman's Ideal
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912
Rich Husband
The Lesser Evil
1912
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
The Eternal Mother
1912
John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
The School Teacher
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912
John Sterne
Under Burning Skies
1912
The Good for Nothing
1912
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Lena and the Geese
1912
Lena's Father
- When Kings Were the Law
When Kings Were the Law
1912
The King's Cousin
The Long Road
1911
At Party
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
The Revenue Man
A Country Cupid
1911
Jack
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
His Daughter
1911
William Whittier
The Making of a Man
1911
Young Woman's Family
Madame Rex
1911
- A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
The Failure
1911
The Woman's Sweetheart
- Conscience
Conscience
1911
Howard Raymond
The Voice of the Child
1911
The Husband
The Trail of Books
1911
The Husband
The Fugitive
1910
John, Union Son
Winning Back His Love
1910
A Friend
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
One of Muggsy's Friends
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910
The Golden Supper
1910
Prince Julian
Simple Charity
1910
The Doctor
- A Child's Stratagem
A Child's Stratagem
1910
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
- The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin
1910
At Reception
A Child's Impulse
1910
Getting Even
1909
The Lure of the Gown
1909
The Son's Return
1909
- The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar
1909
The Renunciation
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
DIRECTOR8
The Summer Girl
1916
Director
The Yellow Passport
1916
Director
The Social Highwayman
1916
Director
- The Bomb Throwers
The Bomb Throwers
1915
Director
Bondwomen
1915
Director
- Into the Lion's Pit
Into the Lion's Pit
1914
Director
- An Evil of the Slums
An Evil of the Slums
1914
Director
- The Calling of Louis Mona
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913
Director
