Edwin August

Acting · Directing · Writing

Born November 10, 1883, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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

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