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