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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 10, 1883
Died
March 4, 1964
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Edwin August Phillip von der Butz
- Montague Lawrence
Edwin August
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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]
Known For
6.9
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1943
7.2
Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
7.4
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
7.3
Citizen (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
0.0
Bailiff
Over My Dead Body
1942
7.9
Senator (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
1.0
Railroad Conductor
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
5.8
Receptionist (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
0.0
Customer
Safety in Numbers
1938
6.5
Juror (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
Credits
Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
1943
6.9
Gentleman Jim
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
1942
7.2
The Pride of the Yankees
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1942
7.4
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
1942
7.3
Over My Dead Body
as Bailiff
1942
0.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator (uncredited)
1939
7.9
Youth Takes a Fling
as Railroad Conductor
1938
1.0
The Rage of Paris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Safety in Numbers
as Customer
1938
0.0
Marked Woman
as Juror (uncredited)
1937
6.5
🎬
Romance of the West
1930
0.0
Side Street
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
1929
5.0
The Blonde Vampire
as Martin Kent
1922
0.0
The City of Tears
as Tony Bonchi
1918
0.0
A Broadway Scandal
as David Kendall
1918
0.0
When It Strikes Home
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
1915
0.0
🎬
The Bomb Throwers
as Tony
1915
0.0
🎬
Into the Lion's Pit
as Marius
1914
0.0
🎬
Waifs
as The Schoolteacher
1914
0.0
An Evil of the Slums
1914
0.0
The Courage of the Commonplace
as The Sister's Sweetheart
1913
5.5
🎬
The Calling of Louis Mona
as Louis Mona
1913
0.0
Twixt Love and Ambition
as John Sterne
1912
0.0
The Good for Nothing
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
1912
4.0
The School Teacher and the Waif
as The School Teacher
1912
4.8
Lena and the Geese
as Lena's Father
1912
4.2
A Beast at Bay
as The Young Woman's Ideal
1912
5.6
🎬
When Kings Were the Law
as The King's Cousin
1912
0.0
The Old Actor
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
1912
5.4
The Lesser Evil
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
1912
5.3
One Is Business, the Other Crime
as Rich Husband
1912
5.8
Under Burning Skies
1912
4.7
The Sands of Dee
as Artist
1912
5.6
The Eternal Mother
as John, the Husband
1912
4.8
The Voice of the Child
as The Husband
1911
0.0
The Failure
as The Woman's Sweetheart
1911
4.0
The Trail of Books
as The Husband
1911
0.0
The Long Road
as At Party
1911
0.0
The Making of a Man
as Young Woman's Family
1911
6.3
The Revenue Man and His Girl
as The Revenue Man
1911
4.5
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
5.6
A Country Cupid
as Jack
1911
5.6
Madame Rex
1911
0.0
🎬
Conscience
as Howard Raymond
1911
0.0
His Daughter
as William Whittier
1911
4.0
🎬
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
0.0
Winning Back His Love
as A Friend
1910
4.0
The Golden Supper
as Prince Julian
1910
4.5
Simple Charity
as The Doctor
1910
0.0
The Fugitive
as John, Union son
1910
4.7
🎬
The Message of the Violin
as At Reception
1910
0.0
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910
5.2
🎬
A Child's Stratagem
1910
3.5
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as One of Muggsy's Friends
1910
5.0
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
5.2
Getting Even
1909
3.8
The Renunciation
1909
4.4
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
3.7
The Son's Return
1909
5.6
The Lure of the Gown
1909
3.7
🎬
The Welcome Burglar
1909
2.5