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