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)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator (uncredited)
Marked Woman
(1937)
Juror (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Renunciation
(1909)
The Son's Return
(1909)
Getting Even
(1909)
The Lure of the Gown
(1909)
The Welcome Burglar
(1909)
A Child's Stratagem
(1910)
The House with Closed Shutters
(1910)
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
(1910)
One of Muggsy's Friends
Winning Back His Love
(1910)
A Friend
The Golden Supper
(1910)
Prince Julian
Simple Charity
(1910)
The Doctor
The Fugitive
(1910)
John, Union son
The Song That Reached His Heart
(1910)
Conscience
(1911)
Howard Raymond
The Making of a Man
(1911)
Young Woman's Family
The Long Road
(1911)
At Party
The Revenue Man and His Girl
(1911)
The Revenue Man
A Country Cupid
(1911)
Jack
Madame Rex
(1911)
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
(1911)
The Failure
(1911)
The Woman's Sweetheart
His Daughter
(1911)
William Whittier
The Rose of Kentucky
(1911)
The Good for Nothing
(1912)
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Under Burning Skies
(1912)
Twixt Love and Ambition
(1912)
John Sterne
The School Teacher and the Waif
(1912)
The School Teacher
The Eternal Mother
(1912)
John, the Husband
One Is Business, the Other Crime
(1912)
Rich Husband
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
When Kings Were the Law
(1912)
The King's Cousin
The Sands of Dee
(1912)
Artist
Lena and the Geese
(1912)
Lena's Father
The Courage of the Commonplace
(1913)
The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
(1913)
Louis Mona
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)
The Rage of Paris
(1938)
Receptionist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
(1938)
Customer
Youth Takes a Fling
(1938)
Railroad Conductor
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
(1942)
Bailiff
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Citizen (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Writing
Directing