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Albert Austin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director British born on 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an English actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films.
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was a music hall performer before going to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910.
Noted for his painted handlebar moustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director.
After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short subjects. Among other things, he assisted Chaplin in developing the plot of The Adventurer (1917). However, he only received screen credit as a collaborator once, for City Lights.
As an actor, he appeared in Chaplin's comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. Later he had two brief, uncredited roles in one of Chaplin's 'silent' comedies made in the sound era, City Lights (1931). Austin is also seen very briefly (as a cab driver) at the beginning of Chaplin's short film One A.M..
He also appeared in films starring Jackie Coogan and Mack Sennett.
Austin's best known performance may be in Chaplin's short The Pawnshop. Austin enters the shop with an alarm clock, hoping to pawn it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin.
He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's Suds (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic moustache.
In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a New York Times obituary.
Malgré son caractère difficile - il est particulièrement sinistre et très vite irritable - Albert Austin fut le seul comédien à jouer dans les douze comédies que Chaplin tourne pour la Mutual en 1916 et 1917. Il accompagne même son metteur en scène à la First National (Une vie de chien, Jour de paie) et compte parmi les acteurs de la United Artists (La Ruée vers l'or, Les Lumières de la ville).
Également assistant de Chaplin, Albert Austin s'essaie à son tour à la mise en scène avec Trouble (1922) et A Prince of a King (1923), deux films où joue le jeune Jackie Coogan qu'il a rencontré sur le tournage du Kid.
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Albert Austin
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Death 17 august 1953 (at 70 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
Birth 11 december 1882 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Death 17 august 1953 (at 70 years) at North Hollywood (USA)
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was a music hall performer before going to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910.
Noted for his painted handlebar moustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director.
After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short subjects. Among other things, he assisted Chaplin in developing the plot of The Adventurer (1917). However, he only received screen credit as a collaborator once, for City Lights.
As an actor, he appeared in Chaplin's comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. Later he had two brief, uncredited roles in one of Chaplin's 'silent' comedies made in the sound era, City Lights (1931). Austin is also seen very briefly (as a cab driver) at the beginning of Chaplin's short film One A.M..
He also appeared in films starring Jackie Coogan and Mack Sennett.
Austin's best known performance may be in Chaplin's short The Pawnshop. Austin enters the shop with an alarm clock, hoping to pawn it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin.
He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's Suds (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic moustache.
In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a New York Times obituary.
Biography
Albert Austin fait ses débuts dans de petits théâtres populaires londoniens et dans des comédies musicales où il rencontre Chaplin. Il débarque en Amérique pour participer à la tournée américaine de la troupe de Fred Karno, dont il fait partie, et qui est menée par Alf Reeves au début des années 1910. Engagé à la Mutual Film Corporation, Chaplin, devenu star de cinéma, le pousse à quitter les théâtres de Chicago, où il interprète le répertoire classique depuis 1914 pour le cinéma burlesque.Malgré son caractère difficile - il est particulièrement sinistre et très vite irritable - Albert Austin fut le seul comédien à jouer dans les douze comédies que Chaplin tourne pour la Mutual en 1916 et 1917. Il accompagne même son metteur en scène à la First National (Une vie de chien, Jour de paie) et compte parmi les acteurs de la United Artists (La Ruée vers l'or, Les Lumières de la ville).
Également assistant de Chaplin, Albert Austin s'essaie à son tour à la mise en scène avec Trouble (1922) et A Prince of a King (1923), deux films où joue le jeune Jackie Coogan qu'il a rencontré sur le tournage du Kid.
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Filmography of Albert Austin (30 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Chaplin Revue | Actor | Various (archive Footage) |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland | Scriptwriter | |
| 1933 | The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble | Writer | |
| 1931 | City Lights | Actor, Assistant Director | Street Sweeper / Burglar (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | Scriptwriter | |
| 1928 | The Circus | Actor | |
| 1927 | Should Men Walk Home? | Writer | |
| 1925 | The Gold Rush | Actor | Prospector (uncredited) |
| 1922 | Pay Day | Actor | Workman |
| 1921 | The Kid | Actor | Man in Shelter (uncredited) |
| 1921 | My Boy | Director | |
| 1920 | Suds | Actor | Horace Greensmith |
| 1919 | The Professor | Actor | Man in flophouse |
| 1919 | Sunnyside | Actor | |
| 1918 | The Bond | Actor | Friend |
| 1918 | Shoulder Arms | Actor | American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier |
| 1918 | A Dog's Life | Actor | Thief (uncredited) |
| 1918 | Triple Trouble | Actor | A Man |
| 1917 | The Adventurer | Actor | The Butler |
| 1917 | The Cure | Actor | Sanitarium Attendant |
| 1917 | Easy Street | Actor | Policeman / Preacher (uncredited) |
| 1917 | The Immigrant | Actor | A Diner / Immigrant |
| 1916 | The Count | Actor | Guest (uncredited) |
| 1916 | The Fireman | Actor | Fireman |
| 1916 | Behind the Screen | Actor | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1916 | The Floorwalker | Actor | Shop Assistant |
| 1916 | One A.M. | Actor | Le chauffeur de taxi |
| 1916 | The Pawnshop | Actor | Clock Client |
| 1916 | The Rink | Actor | The Cook |
| 1916 | The Vagabond | Actor | Trombonist (uncredited) |