Edwin August
Acting • Born 1883-11-10 – Died 1964-03-04
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]
Filmography
68 credits
Romance of the West
Movie • 1930
Chuck Anderson
The Long Road
Movie • 1911
At Party
The Sands of Dee
Movie • 1912
Artist
Waifs
Movie • 1914
The Schoolteacher
The Old Actor
Movie • 1912
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Fugitive
Movie • 1910
John, Union Son
Into the Lion's Pit
Movie • 1914
Marius
A Beast at Bay
Movie • 1912
The Young Woman's Ideal
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Movie • 1912
Rich Husband
The Lesser Evil
Movie • 1912
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
Winning Back His Love
Movie • 1910
A Friend
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Movie • 1911
The Revenue Man
The Eternal Mother
Movie • 1912
John, the Husband
The School Teacher and the Waif
Movie • 1912
The School Teacher
A Country Cupid
Movie • 1911
Jack
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie • 1942
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Bomb Throwers
Movie • 1915
Tony
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Movie • 1910
One of Muggsy's Friends
Twixt Love and Ambition
Movie • 1912
John Sterne
Side Street
Movie • 1929
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
The Courage of the Commonplace
Movie • 1913
The Sister's Sweetheart
Youth Takes a Fling
Movie • 1938
Railroad Conductor
Getting Even
Movie • 1909
The Lure of the Gown
Movie • 1909
When It Strikes Home
Movie • 1915
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie • 1939
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie • 1942
Citizen (uncredited)
Under Burning Skies
Movie • 1912
The Son's Return
Movie • 1909
The Song That Reached His Heart
Movie • 1910
The Calling of Louis Mona
Movie • 1913
Louis Mona
An Evil of the Slums
Movie • 1914
The Rose of Kentucky
Movie • 1911
The Welcome Burglar
Movie • 1909
Gentleman Jim
Movie • 1942
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Golden Supper
Movie • 1910
Prince Julian
The Good for Nothing
Movie • 1912
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
His Daughter
Movie • 1911
William Whittier
The Making of a Man
Movie • 1911
Young Woman's Family
Simple Charity
Movie • 1910
The Doctor
Madame Rex
Movie • 1911
Lena and the Geese
Movie • 1912
Lena's Father
The Blonde Vampire
Movie • 1922
Martin Kent
Over My Dead Body
Movie • 1942
Bailiff
Safety in Numbers
Movie • 1938
Customer
Mr. Lucky
Movie • 1943
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Movie • 1937
Juror (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Movie • 1938
Receptionist (uncredited)
The City of Tears
Movie • 1918
Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
Movie • 1918
David Kendall
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
Movie • 1911
A Child's Stratagem
Movie • 1910
The Failure
Movie • 1911
The Woman's Sweetheart
The House with Closed Shutters
Movie • 1910
Conscience
Movie • 1911
Howard Raymond
The Renunciation
Movie • 1909
When Kings Were the Law
Movie • 1912
The King's Cousin
The Message of the Violin
Movie • 1910
At Reception
The Voice of the Child
Movie • 1911
The Husband
The Trail of Books
Movie • 1911
The Husband
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Movie • 1909
A Child's Impulse
Movie • 1910
Scandal Street
Movie • 1925
Howard Manning
The Idol of the North
Movie • 1921
Martin Bates
The Mortgaged Wife
Movie • 1918
Darrell Courtney
The Yellow Passport
Movie • 1916
Adolph Rosenheimer
Dreary House
Movie • 1929
The Social Highwayman
Movie • 1916
John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray