Edwin August
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 10, 1883
- Died
- Mar 4, 1964 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Credits
- 68
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.
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Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Senator (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942Movie
Citizen (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942Movie
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943Movie
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Filmography
Mr. Lucky
1943Movie
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942Movie
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942Movie
Citizen (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942Movie
Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938Movie
Railroad Conductor
The Rage of Paris
1938Movie
Receptionist (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
1938Movie
Customer
Marked Woman
1937Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Romance of the West
1930Movie
Chuck Anderson
Dreary House
1929Movie
Side Street
1929Movie
Henchman Mac (uncredited)
Scandal Street
1925Movie
Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire
1922Movie
Martin Kent
The Idol of the North
1921Movie
Martin Bates
The Mortgaged Wife
1918Movie
Darrell Courtney
The City of Tears
1918Movie
Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal
1918Movie
David Kendall
The Social Highwayman
1916Movie
John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
The Yellow Passport
1916Movie
Adolph Rosenheimer
When It Strikes Home
1915Movie
Richard 'Dick' Hartley
The Bomb Throwers
1915Movie
Tony
Into the Lion's Pit
1914Movie
Marius
Waifs
1914Movie
The Schoolteacher
An Evil of the Slums
1914Movie
The Courage of the Commonplace
1913Movie
The Sister's Sweetheart
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913Movie
Louis Mona
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912Movie
John Sterne
The Good for Nothing
1912Movie
Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912Movie
The School Teacher
Lena and the Geese
1912Movie
Lena's Father
A Beast at Bay
1912Movie
The Young Woman's Ideal
When Kings Were the Law
1912Movie
The King's Cousin
The Old Actor
1912Movie
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
The Lesser Evil
1912Movie
The Young Woman's Sweetheart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912Movie
Rich Husband
The Sands of Dee
1912Movie
Artist
Under Burning Skies
1912Movie
The Eternal Mother
1912Movie
John, the Husband
The Voice of the Child
1911Movie
The Husband
The Failure
1911Movie
The Woman's Sweetheart
The Trail of Books
1911Movie
The Husband
The Long Road
1911Movie
At Party
The Making of a Man
1911Movie
Young Woman's Family
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911Movie
The Revenue Man
The Rose of Kentucky
1911Movie
A Country Cupid
1911Movie
Jack
Madame Rex
1911Movie
Conscience
1911Movie
Howard Raymond
His Daughter
1911Movie
William Whittier
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911Movie
Winning Back His Love
1910Movie
A Friend
The Golden Supper
1910Movie
Prince Julian
Simple Charity
1910Movie
The Doctor
The Fugitive
1910Movie
John, Union Son
The Message of the Violin
1910Movie
At Reception
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910Movie
A Child's Stratagem
1910Movie
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910Movie
One of Muggsy's Friends
The House with Closed Shutters
1910Movie
A Child's Impulse
1910Movie
Getting Even
1909Movie
The Renunciation
1909Movie
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909Movie
The Son's Return
1909Movie
The Lure of the Gown
1909Movie
The Welcome Burglar
1909Movie