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Edwin August

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]

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Actor

1909

[ ] Getting Even (????)
[ ] The Lure of the Gown (????)
[ ] The Son's Return (????)
[ ] The Welcome Burglar (????)
[ ] The Renunciation (????)
[ ] The Cardinal's Conspiracy (????)

1910

[ ] The Fugitive (John, Union Son)
[ ] Winning Back His Love (A Friend)
[ ] Muggsy Becomes a Hero (One of Muggsy's Friends)
[ ] The Song That Reached His Heart (????)
[ ] The Golden Supper (Prince Julian)
[ ] Simple Charity (The Doctor)
[ ] A Child's Stratagem (????)
[ ] The House with Closed Shutters (????)
[ ] The Message of the Violin (At Reception)
[ ] A Child's Impulse (????)

1911

[ ] The Long Road (At Party)
[ ] The Revenue Man and His Girl (The Revenue Man)
[ ] A Country Cupid (Jack)
[ ] The Rose of Kentucky (????)
[ ] His Daughter (William Whittier)
[ ] The Making of a Man (Young Woman's Family)
[ ] Madame Rex (????)
[ ] A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (????)
[ ] The Failure (The Woman's Sweetheart)
[ ] Conscience (Howard Raymond)
[ ] The Voice of the Child (The Husband)
[ ] The Trail of Books (The Husband)

1912

[ ] The Sands of Dee (Artist)
[ ] The Old Actor (The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart)
[ ] A Beast at Bay (The Young Woman's Ideal)
[ ] One Is Business, the Other Crime (Rich Husband)
[ ] The Lesser Evil (The Young Woman's Sweetheart)
[ ] The Eternal Mother (John, the Husband)
[ ] The School Teacher and the Waif (The School Teacher)
[ ] Twixt Love and Ambition (John Sterne)
[ ] Under Burning Skies (????)
[ ] The Good for Nothing (Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing)
[ ] Lena and the Geese (Lena's Father)
[ ] When Kings Were the Law (The King's Cousin)

1913

[ ] The Courage of the Commonplace (The Sister's Sweetheart)
[ ] The Calling of Louis Mona (Louis Mona)

1914

[ ] Waifs (The Schoolteacher)
[ ] Into the Lion's Pit (Marius)
[ ] An Evil of the Slums (????)

1915

[ ] The Bomb Throwers (Tony)
[ ] When It Strikes Home (Richard 'Dick' Hartley)

1916

[ ] The Yellow Passport (Adolph Rosenheimer)

1918

[ ] The City of Tears (Tony Bonchi)
[ ] A Broadway Scandal (David Kendall)
[ ] The Mortgaged Wife (Darrell Courtney)

1921

[ ] The Idol of the North (Martin Bates)

1922

[ ] The Blonde Vampire (Martin Kent)

1925

[ ] Scandal Street (Howard Manning)

1929

[ ] Side Street (Henchman Mac (uncredited))

1930

[ ] Romance of the West (Chuck Anderson)

1937

[ ] Marked Woman (Juror (uncredited))

1938

[ ] Youth Takes a Fling (Railroad Conductor)
[ ] Safety in Numbers (Customer)
[ ] The Rage of Paris (Receptionist (uncredited))

1939

[ 5/10 ] Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Senator (uncredited))

1942

[ ] The Pride of the Yankees (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
[ ] The Magnificent Ambersons (Citizen (uncredited))
[ ] Gentleman Jim (Olympic Club Member (uncredited))
[ ] Over My Dead Body (Bailiff)

1943

[ ] Mr. Lucky (Blood Bank Donor (uncredited))

Writing

1911

[ ] The Manicure Lady (Story)

1915

[ ] The Bomb Throwers (Writer)
[ ] Bondwomen (Story)

1916

[ ] The Yellow Passport (Scenario Writer)

Directing

1913

[ ] The Calling of Louis Mona (Director)

1914

[ ] Into the Lion's Pit (Director)
[ ] An Evil of the Slums (Director)

1915

[ ] The Bomb Throwers (Director)
[ ] Bondwomen (Director)

1916

[ ] The Summer Girl (Director)
[ ] The Yellow Passport (Director)