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.
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Known For
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Citizen (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator (uncredited)
Marked Woman
(1937)
Juror (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Son's Return
(1909)
Getting Even
(1909)
The Lure of the Gown
(1909)
The Welcome Burglar
(1909)
The Renunciation
(1909)
Winning Back His Love
(1910)
A Friend
The Fugitive
(1910)
John, Union son
The Song That Reached His Heart
(1910)
The Golden Supper
(1910)
Prince Julian
Simple Charity
(1910)
The Doctor
A Child's Stratagem
(1910)
The House with Closed Shutters
(1910)
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
(1910)
One of Muggsy's Friends
A Country Cupid
(1911)
Jack
The Revenue Man and His Girl
(1911)
The Revenue Man
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
(1911)
The Failure
(1911)
The Woman's Sweetheart
Conscience
(1911)
Howard Raymond
The Long Road
(1911)
At Party
The Old Actor
(1912)
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay
(1912)
The Young Woman's Ideal
The Lesser Evil
(1912)
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
(1912)
Rich Husband
The Eternal Mother
(1912)
John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif
(1912)
The School Teacher
Twixt Love and Ambition
(1912)
John Sterne
The Good for Nothing
(1912)
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Lena and the Geese
(1912)
Lena's Father
When Kings Were the Law
(1912)
The King's Cousin
The Sands of Dee
(1912)
Artist
Under Burning Skies
(1912)
The Courage of the Commonplace
(1913)
The Sister's Sweetheart
An Evil of the Slums
(1914)
Waifs
(1914)
The Schoolteacher
Into the Lion's Pit
(1914)
Marius
The Bomb Throwers
(1915)
Tony
When It Strikes Home
(1915)
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
A Broadway Scandal
(1918)
David Kendall
The City of Tears
(1918)
Tony Bonchi
The Blonde Vampire
(1922)
Martin Kent
Side Street
(1929)
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Romance of the West
(1930)
Marked Woman
(1937)
Juror (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
(1938)
Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers
(1938)
Customer
The Rage of Paris
(1938)
Receptionist (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
(1942)
Bailiff
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Citizen (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Writing
Directing