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