Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency by the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in Kid Auto Races (1914). From 1914 onwards he was writing and directing most of his films, by 1916 he was producing them, and by 1918 he was also composing the music for them. In 1919 he co-founded United Artists. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time.
Academy Awards
Academy Honorary Award
Best Original Dramatic Score
Known For
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
The Gold Rush
(1925)
The Lone Prospector
Modern Times
(1936)
The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
The Kid
(1921)
A Tramp
City Lights
(1931)
Tramp
The Pilgrim
(1923)
The Pilgrim
Life and death of Max Linder
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Limelight
(1952)
Calvero
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Henri Verdoux
Zelig
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
An Old Steward
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Station Porter (uncredited)
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Doughboy
A King in New York
(1957)
King Shahdov
The Circus
(1928)
A Tramp
The Tramp
(1915)
The Tramp
Full Filmography
Acting
Dough and Dynamite
(1914)
Pierre
Mabel's Busy Day
(1914)
Tipsy Nuisance
The Fatal Mallet
(1914)
Suitor aka The Tramp (uncredited)
Kid Auto Races at Venice
(1914)
The Tramp
Laughing Gas
(1914)
Dentist's assistant
The Masquerader
(1914)
Film actor
Between Showers
(1914)
The Tramp, a Second Gallant
Cruel, Cruel Love
(1914)
Mr. Dovey
Mabel's Strange Predicament
(1914)
The Tramp (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1914)
The City Guy
The New Janitor
(1914)
The Janitor
Caught in a Cabaret
(1914)
Waiter
His Favorite Pastime
(1914)
Drunken Masher
Twenty Minutes of Love
(1914)
Pickpocket
Mabel's Married Life
(1914)
Mabel's Husband
His New Profession
(1914)
Charlie
A Busy Day
(1914)
Wife
The Rounders
(1914)
Mr. Full
Recreation
(1914)
Tramp
Making a Living
(1914)
The Swindler (uncredited)
The Knockout
(1914)
Referee (uncredited)
Tango Tangle
(1914)
Tipsy Dancer
The Star Boarder
(1914)
The Star Boarder aka The Tramp (uncredited)
The Face on the Barroom Floor
(1914)
Artist
The Property Man
(1914)
Property Man (uncredited)
A Film Johnnie
(1914)
The Film Johnnie aka The Tramp (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
(1914)
Villain (uncredited)
Caught in the Rain
(1914)
Tipsy Hotel Guest aka The Tramp (uncredited)
His Trysting Places
(1914)
Clarence, the Husband
His Prehistoric Past
(1914)
Weakchin
Gentlemen of Nerve
(1914)
Mr. Wow-Woe, Track Fanatic
Those Love Pangs
(1914)
Masher
Getting Acquainted
(1914)
Mr. Sniffels
His Musical Career
(1914)
Charlie, Piano Mover
A Thief Catcher
(1914)
Cop (uncredited)
Her Friend the Bandit
(1914)
Bandit
The Tramp
(1915)
The Tramp
The Champion
(1915)
Challenger
A Jitney Elopement
(1915)
Suitor, the Fake Count
In the Park
(1915)
Charlie
By the Sea
(1915)
Stroller
A Night in the Show
(1915)
Mr. Pest and Mr. Rowdy
A Woman
(1915)
Gentleman / 'Nora Nettlerash'
The Bank
(1915)
Janitor
A Burlesque on Carmen
(1915)
Darn Hosiery
Work
(1915)
Izzy A. Wake's assistant
His New Job
(1915)
Film Extra
His Regeneration
(1915)
A Customer
Shanghaied
(1915)
Tramp
A Night Out
(1915)
Reveller
The Rink
(1916)
A Waiter
The Count
(1916)
Tailor's Apprentice
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Pawnbroker's Assistant
The Vagabond
(1916)
Street Musician
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Impecunious Customer
Behind the Screen
(1916)
David - Property Man's Assistant
One A.M.
(1916)
Le bourgeois alcoolisé
Police
(1916)
Charlie, Convict 999
The Fireman
(1916)
Fireman
Zepped
(1916)
The Tramp
The Adventurer
(1917)
The Eel / Commodore Slick
Easy Street
(1917)
The Derelict
The Immigrant
(1917)
Immigrant
The Cure
(1917)
The Inebriate
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
(1917)
Self
Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder
(1917)
A Tramp
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Tramp
The Bond
(1918)
Charlie
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Doughboy
Triple Trouble
(1918)
The Janitor
How to Make Movies
(1918)
Self (uncredited)
Chase Me Charlie
(1918)
Charlie
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Father
Sunnyside
(1919)
Farm Handyman
The Professor
(1919)
Professor Bosco
Charlie Butts In
(1920)
The Kid
(1921)
A Tramp
The Idle Class
(1921)
Tramp / Husband
Pay Day
(1922)
Laborer
Nice and Friendly
(1922)
Tramp
Seeing Stars
(1922)
Self
The Pilgrim
(1923)
The Pilgrim
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Station Porter (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Self - Celebrity Director
Hollywood
(1923)
Charles Chaplin
The Gold Rush
(1925)
The Lone Prospector
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
(1926)
Mike
The Circus
(1928)
A Tramp
The Circus: Premiere
(1928)
Self
Show People
(1928)
Self (uncredited)
The Movie City of Hollywood
(1928)
Self
City Lights
(1931)
Tramp
Charlie Chaplin in Wien
(1931)
Self (archive footage)
All at Sea
(1933)
Self
The Film Parade
(1933)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
(1933)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Modern Times
(1936)
The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Charlie Chaplin Carnival
(1938)
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
The Eternal Jew
(1940)
Self (1931) (archive footage)
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
(1941)
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Chaplin Cavalcade
(1941)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Charlie's Triple Trouble
(1944)
Charlie - The Janitor (archive footage)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Henri Verdoux
The Golden Twenties
(1950)
(archive footage)
Life Begins Tomorrow
(1950)
Self (archive footage)
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
(1951)
Darn Hosiery
Limelight
(1952)
Calvero
Yesterday and Today
(1953)
(archive footage)
German Giants
(1954)
Self
All in Good Fun
(1955)
(archive footage)
A King in New York
(1957)
King Shahdov
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Narrator / Various
When Comedy Was King
(1960)
edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' (archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy
(1960)
(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(1961)
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
(1961)
Self (archive footage)
Crazy Days
(1962)
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun
(1963)
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
An Old Steward
The Funniest Man in the World
(1967)
Self (archive footage)
Visite de Charlie Chaplin à la Cinémathèque française
(1973)
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
(1976)
Self (archive footage)
The Gentleman Tramp
(1976)
Self
ViennaFilm 1896-1976
(1977)
Self (archive footage)
Hitler: A Career
(1977)
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
(1979)
(archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
(1980)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zelig
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I
(1984)
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
(1988)
Self - In Clip with Paulette Goddard (archive footage)
The Chaplin Puzzle
(1992)
Self / The Tramp (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
(1995)
(archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(1998)
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
(2002)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Trip to Bali
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work
(2003)
(archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'Limelight'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Bravo Charlot!
(2007)
Various characters (archive footage)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
(2007)
(archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
(2007)
Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Warner at War
(2008)
(archive footage)
Sigrid Holmquist
(2010)
Himself (archive footage)
Smash His Camera
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Dancing Chaplin
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin at Keystone
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Cinema in 1914
(2014)
(archive footage)
Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Looking for Mabel Normand
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
(2016)
(archive footage)
Chaplin in Bali
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
(2017)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
(2018)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
(2019)
Adenoid Hynkel (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
The Spanish Flu: The Invisible Enemy
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
(2023)
Self
Life and death of Max Linder
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
The Habit Breakers
(2024)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Smile!
(2024)
Archive footage
Writing
The Masquerader
(1914)
Writer
Dough and Dynamite
(1914)
Writer
His Prehistoric Past
(1914)
Writer
Mabel's Married Life
(1914)
Writer
His Trysting Places
(1914)
Writer
The Rounders
(1914)
Writer
Getting Acquainted
(1914)
Writer
His Favorite Pastime
(1914)
Writer
Recreation
(1914)
Writer
Tango Tangle
(1914)
Writer
Caught in a Cabaret
(1914)
Writer
A Busy Day
(1914)
Screenplay
Mabel's Strange Predicament
(1914)
Screenplay
Kid Auto Races at Venice
(1914)
Screenplay
Between Showers
(1914)
Screenplay
The Face on the Barroom Floor
(1914)
Writer
Those Love Pangs
(1914)
Writer
His Musical Career
(1914)
Writer
The Property Man
(1914)
Writer
Her Friend the Bandit
(1914)
Writer
Mabel's Busy Day
(1914)
Writer
His New Profession
(1914)
Writer
Gentlemen of Nerve
(1914)
Writer
The New Janitor
(1914)
Writer
The Knockout
(1914)
Writer
Mabel at the Wheel
(1914)
Writer
A Film Johnnie
(1914)
Writer
The Tramp
(1915)
Writer
The Champion
(1915)
Writer
A Jitney Elopement
(1915)
Writer
Work
(1915)
Writer
By the Sea
(1915)
Writer
A Night in the Show
(1915)
Writer
A Burlesque on Carmen
(1915)
Writer
The Bank
(1915)
Writer
Shanghaied
(1915)
Writer
A Woman
(1915)
Writer
His New Job
(1915)
Writer
A Night Out
(1915)
Writer
In the Park
(1915)
Screenplay
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Screenplay
The Count
(1916)
Screenplay
The Rink
(1916)
Screenplay
The Vagabond
(1916)
Writer
One A.M.
(1916)
Writer
The Fireman
(1916)
Writer
Police
(1916)
Writer
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Screenplay
Behind the Screen
(1916)
Screenplay
Easy Street
(1917)
Screenplay
The Cure
(1917)
Screenplay and Story
The Adventurer
(1917)
Screenplay
The Immigrant
(1917)
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder
(1917)
Writer
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Writer
Triple Trouble
(1918)
Story and Screenplay
The Bond
(1918)
Writer
How to Make Movies
(1918)
Writer
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Screenplay
Chase Me Charlie
(1918)
Writer
Sunnyside
(1919)
Writer
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Writer
Charlie Butts In
(1920)
Writer
The Kid
(1921)
Writer
The Idle Class
(1921)
Writer
Nice and Friendly
(1922)
Writer
Pay Day
(1922)
Writer
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Writer
The Pilgrim
(1923)
Writer
The Gold Rush
(1925)
Writer
The Circus
(1928)
Writer
City Lights
(1931)
Screenplay
Modern Times
(1936)
Screenplay
Charlie Chaplin Carnival
(1938)
Writer
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Writer
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
(1941)
Writer
The Chaplin Cavalcade
(1941)
Writer
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Writer
Limelight
(1952)
Original Story and Screenplay
A King in New York
(1957)
Writer
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Writer
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Screenplay and Author
Chaplin
(1992)
Book
Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2
(2010)
Writer
A diktátor (színházi felvétel)
(2018)
Writer
Directing
Dough and Dynamite
(1914)
Director
The New Janitor
(1914)
Director
Laughing Gas
(1914)
Director
The Masquerader
(1914)
Director
Recreation
(1914)
Director
Getting Acquainted
(1914)
Director
The Property Man
(1914)
Director
His Trysting Places
(1914)
Director
The Rounders
(1914)
Director
His New Profession
(1914)
Director
His Musical Career
(1914)
Director
Caught in the Rain
(1914)
Director
Those Love Pangs
(1914)
Director
The Face on the Barroom Floor
(1914)
Director
Twenty Minutes of Love
(1914)
Director
Gentlemen of Nerve
(1914)
Director
His Prehistoric Past
(1914)
Director
The Tramp
(1915)
Director
The Champion
(1915)
Director
A Jitney Elopement
(1915)
Director
A Woman
(1915)
Director
By the Sea
(1915)
Director
A Night in the Show
(1915)
Director
Shanghaied
(1915)
Director
His New Job
(1915)
Director
In the Park
(1915)
Director
Work
(1915)
Director
The Bank
(1915)
Director
A Burlesque on Carmen
(1915)
Director
A Night Out
(1915)
Director
The Count
(1916)
Director
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Director
The Rink
(1916)
Director
The Vagabond
(1916)
Director
Behind the Screen
(1916)
Director
Police
(1916)
Director
The Fireman
(1916)
Director
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Director
One A.M.
(1916)
Director
The Adventurer
(1917)
Director
Easy Street
(1917)
Director
The Immigrant
(1917)
Director
The Cure
(1917)
Director
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Director
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Director
Triple Trouble
(1918)
Director
The Bond
(1918)
Director
How to Make Movies
(1918)
Director
Chase Me Charlie
(1918)
Director
Sunnyside
(1919)
Director
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Director
The Professor
(1919)
Director
Charlie Butts In
(1920)
Director
The Kid
(1921)
Director
The Idle Class
(1921)
Director
Pay Day
(1922)
Director
Nice and Friendly
(1922)
Director
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Director
The Pilgrim
(1923)
Director
The Gold Rush
(1925)
Director
The Circus
(1928)
Director
City Lights
(1931)
Director
Modern Times
(1936)
Director
Charlie Chaplin Carnival
(1938)
Director
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Director
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
(1941)
Director
The Chaplin Cavalcade
(1941)
Director
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Director
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
(1951)
Co-Director
Limelight
(1952)
Director
A King in New York
(1957)
Director
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Director
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Director
Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios I
(1984)
Director
Charlie Chaplin - Frühe Meisterwerke 2
(2010)
Director
Editing
Recreation
(1914)
Editor
A Busy Day
(1914)
Editor
His New Profession
(1914)
Editor
His Musical Career
(1914)
Editor
The New Janitor
(1914)
Editor
Mabel's Married Life
(1914)
Editor
The Property Man
(1914)
Editor
Getting Acquainted
(1914)
Editor
The Face on the Barroom Floor
(1914)
Editor
The Rounders
(1914)
Editor
The Masquerader
(1914)
Editor
Gentlemen of Nerve
(1914)
Editor
His Prehistoric Past
(1914)
Editor
His Trysting Places
(1914)
Editor
Laughing Gas
(1914)
Editor
Those Love Pangs
(1914)
Editor
Dough and Dynamite
(1914)
Editor
Caught in the Rain
(1914)
Editor
A Night in the Show
(1915)
Editor
The Champion
(1915)
Editor
Work
(1915)
Editor
His New Job
(1915)
Editor
In the Park
(1915)
Editor
The Bank
(1915)
Editor
A Jitney Elopement
(1915)
Editor
The Tramp
(1915)
Editor
Shanghaied
(1915)
Editor
By the Sea
(1915)
Editor
A Woman
(1915)
Editor
A Night Out
(1915)
Editor
The Count
(1916)
Editor
The Rink
(1916)
Editor
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Editor
The Vagabond
(1916)
Supervising Film Editor
One A.M.
(1916)
Editor
The Fireman
(1916)
Editor
Behind the Screen
(1916)
Editor
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Editor
The Adventurer
(1917)
Editor
Easy Street
(1917)
Editor
The Immigrant
(1917)
Editor
The Cure
(1917)
Editor
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Editor
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Editor
Sunnyside
(1919)
Editor
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Editor
The Kid
(1921)
Editor
The Idle Class
(1921)
Editor
Pay Day
(1922)
Editor
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Editor
The Circus
(1928)
Editor
City Lights
(1931)
Editor
Modern Times
(1936)
Editor
Production
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Producer
The Rink
(1916)
Producer
The Count
(1916)
Producer
The Vagabond
(1916)
Producer
The Fireman
(1916)
Producer
One A.M.
(1916)
Producer
Behind the Screen
(1916)
Producer
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Producer
The Adventurer
(1917)
Producer
Easy Street
(1917)
Producer
The Immigrant
(1917)
Producer
The Cure
(1917)
Producer
Charlie Chaplin Meets Harry Lauder
(1917)
Producer
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Producer
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Producer
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Producer
Sunnyside
(1919)
Producer
The Kid
(1921)
Producer
The Idle Class
(1921)
Producer
Pay Day
(1922)
Producer
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Producer
The Pilgrim
(1923)
Producer
The Gold Rush
(1925)
Producer
A Woman of the Sea
(1926)
Producer
The Circus
(1928)
Producer
City Lights
(1931)
Producer
Modern Times
(1936)
Producer
Charlie Chaplin Carnival
(1938)
Producer
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Producer
The Chaplin Cavalcade
(1941)
Producer
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Producer
Limelight
(1952)
Producer
A King in New York
(1957)
Producer
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Director of Operations
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Producer
Sound
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Original Music Composer
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
Original Music Composer
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Music
The Kid
(1921)
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The Idle Class
(1921)
Music
Pay Day
(1922)
Music
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
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The Circus
(1928)
Songs and Music
City Lights
(1931)
Original Music Composer
Modern Times
(1936)
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The Great Dictator
(1940)
Original Music Composer
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
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Limelight
(1952)
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A King in New York
(1957)
Original Music Composer
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Music Director
A Countess from Hong Kong
(1967)
Music
Stalin's Funeral
(1990)
Music
The Little Tramp
(2015)
Music
Optimism
(2018)
Music
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
(2020)
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