Edwin August
Acting
68
Acting Credits
8
Directed
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]
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Scandal Street
Howard Manning
Marked Woman
Juror (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Receptionist (uncredited)
Filmography
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Citizen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Customer
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
1930
as Chuck Anderson
Side Street
1929
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Dreary House
1929
Scandal Street
1925
as Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
1922
as Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
1921
as Martin Bates
A Broadway Scandal
1918
as David Kendall
The City of Tears
1918
as Tony Bonchi
The Mortgaged Wife
1918
as Darrell Courtney
The Yellow Passport
1916
as Adolph Rosenheimer
The Social Highwayman
1916
as John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Bomb Throwers
1915
as Tony
When It Strikes Home
1915
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
Waifs
1914
as The Schoolteacher
Into the Lion's Pit
1914
as Marius
An Evil of the Slums
1914
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913
as The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913
as Louis Mona
The Sands of Dee
1912
as Artist
The Old Actor
1912
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
A Beast at Bay
1912
as The Young Woman's Ideal
The Lesser Evil
1912
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912
as Rich Husband
The Eternal Mother
1912
as John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
as The School Teacher
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912
as John Sterne
Under Burning Skies
1912
The Good for Nothing
1912
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Lena and the Geese
1912
as Lena's Father
When Kings Were the Law
1912
as The King's Cousin
The Long Road
1911
as At Party
A Country Cupid
1911
as Jack
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
as The Revenue Man
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
His Daughter
1911
as William Whittier
The Making of a Man
1911
as Young Woman's Family
Madame Rex
1911
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
The Failure
1911
as The Woman's Sweetheart
Conscience
1911
as Howard Raymond
The Voice of the Child
1911
as The Husband
The Trail of Books
1911
as The Husband
The Fugitive
1910
as John, Union Son
Winning Back His Love
1910
as A Friend
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
as One of Muggsy's Friends
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910
The Golden Supper
1910
as Prince Julian
Simple Charity
1910
as The Doctor
A Child's Stratagem
1910
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
The Message of the Violin
1910
as At Reception
A Child's Impulse
1910
Getting Even
1909
The Lure of the Gown
1909
The Son's Return
1909
The Welcome Burglar
1909
The Renunciation
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909