Acting credits
54
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Edwin August
Acting
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Movies: 57Series: 0Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 1091997
IMDb ID: nm0041858
Known for: Acting
Born: November 10, 1883
Died: March 4, 1964
Age: 80
Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1909 - 1943
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q3048762
Also known as
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz • Montague Lawrence
Other jobs
Director (4)Story (1)
Biography
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]
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Edwin August.
7.0
Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
1943 Movie
7.1
Gentleman Jim
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
1942 Movie
7.4
The Pride of the Yankees
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1942 Movie
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
1942 Movie
Over My Dead Body
as Bailiff
1942 Movie
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator (uncredited)
1939 Movie
1.0
Youth Takes a Fling
as Railroad Conductor
1938 Movie
5.8
The Rage of Paris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1938 Movie
Safety in Numbers
as Customer
1938 Movie
6.5
Marked Woman
as Juror (uncredited)
1937 Movie
5.2
Side Street
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
1929 Movie
The Blonde Vampire
as Martin Kent
1922 Movie
The Idol of the North
as Martin Bates
1921 Movie
The Mortgaged Wife
as Darrell Courtney
1918 Movie
The City of Tears
as Tony Bonchi
1918 Movie
A Broadway Scandal
as David Kendall
1918 Movie
The Summer Girl
Director
1916 Movie
The Yellow Passport
as Adolph Rosenheimer
1916 Movie
Bondwomen
Director
1915 Movie
When It Strikes Home
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
1915 Movie
An Evil of the Slums
1914 Movie
5.5
The Courage of the Commonplace
as The Sister's Sweetheart
1913 Movie
Twixt Love and Ambition
as John Sterne
1912 Movie
4.0
The Good for Nothing
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
1912 Movie