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Edwin August

Acting
November 10, 1883
— March 4, 1964(80 years old)
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

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]

Also Known As

Edwin August Phillip von der Butz • Montague Lawrence

Known For

A Beast at Bay movie poster (1912)
5.6

A Beast at Bay

The Young Woman's Ideal

Youth Takes a Fling movie poster (1938)
5.5

Youth Takes a Fling

Railroad Conductor

Over My Dead Body movie poster (1942)
8.0

Over My Dead Body

Bailiff

The Lesser Evil movie poster (1912)
5.3

The Lesser Evil

The Young Woman's Sweetheart

Lena and the Geese movie poster (1912)
4.9

Lena and the Geese

Lena's Father

One Is Business, the Other Crime movie poster (1912)
5.8

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Rich Husband

The Cardinal's Conspiracy movie poster (1909)
3.7

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

A Country Cupid movie poster (1911)
5.6

A Country Cupid

Jack

The Son's Return movie poster (1909)
5.6

The Son's Return

The Old Actor movie poster (1912)
5.4

The Old Actor

The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

The House with Closed Shutters movie poster (1910)
5.3

The House with Closed Shutters

The Renunciation movie poster (1909)
4.4

The Renunciation

Filmography

1940s

Mr. Lucky movie poster (1943)
7.0

Mr. Lucky

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons movie poster (1942)
7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees movie poster (1942)
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim movie poster (1942)
7.2

Gentleman Jim

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body movie poster (1942)
8.0

Over My Dead Body

Bailiff

1930s

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington movie poster (1939)
7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Senator (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris movie poster (1938)
5.8

The Rage of Paris

Receptionist (uncredited)

Youth Takes a Fling movie poster (1938)
5.5

Youth Takes a Fling

Railroad Conductor

Safety in Numbers movie poster (1938)
7.0

Safety in Numbers

Customer

Marked Woman movie poster (1937)
6.6

Marked Woman

Juror (uncredited)

1920s

Side Street movie poster (1929)
5.9

Side Street

Henchman Mac (uncredited)

The Blonde Vampire movie poster (1922)

The Blonde Vampire

Martin Kent

The Idol of the North movie poster (1921)
9.0

The Idol of the North

Martin Bates

1910s

A Broadway Scandal movie poster (1918)

A Broadway Scandal

David Kendall

The City of Tears movie poster (1918)

The City of Tears

Tony Bonchi

The Mortgaged Wife movie poster (1918)

The Mortgaged Wife

Darrell Courtney

The Summer Girl movie poster (1916)

The Summer Girl

Director

The Social Highwayman movie poster (1916)

The Social Highwayman

John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray

The Yellow Passport movie poster (1916)

The Yellow Passport

Adolph Rosenheimer

When It Strikes Home movie poster (1915)

When It Strikes Home

Richard 'Dick' Hartley

Bondwomen movie poster (1915)

Bondwomen

Director

The Courage of the Commonplace movie poster (1913)
5.5

The Courage of the Commonplace

The Sister's Sweetheart

A Beast at Bay movie poster (1912)
5.6

A Beast at Bay

The Young Woman's Ideal

Lena and the Geese movie poster (1912)
4.9

Lena and the Geese

Lena's Father

The Lesser Evil movie poster (1912)
5.3

The Lesser Evil

The Young Woman's Sweetheart

One Is Business, the Other Crime movie poster (1912)
5.8

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Rich Husband

The Eternal Mother movie poster (1912)
4.8

The Eternal Mother

John, the Husband

The School Teacher and the Waif movie poster (1912)
4.8

The School Teacher and the Waif

The School Teacher

The Old Actor movie poster (1912)
5.4

The Old Actor

The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

Under Burning Skies movie poster (1912)
4.7

Under Burning Skies

The Sands of Dee movie poster (1912)
5.6

The Sands of Dee

Artist

The Good for Nothing movie poster (1912)
5.5

The Good for Nothing

Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing

Twixt Love and Ambition movie poster (1912)
8.0

Twixt Love and Ambition

John Sterne

A Country Cupid movie poster (1911)
5.6

A Country Cupid

Jack

The Long Road movie poster (1911)

The Long Road

At Party

The Rose of Kentucky movie poster (1911)
5.7

The Rose of Kentucky

The Manicure Lady movie poster (1911)
5.0

The Manicure Lady

Story

The Trail of Books movie poster (1911)

The Trail of Books

The Husband

The Voice of the Child movie poster (1911)

The Voice of the Child

The Husband

Madame Rex movie poster (1911)

Madame Rex

The Failure movie poster (1911)
4.0

The Failure

The Woman's Sweetheart

The Making of a Man movie poster (1911)
6.3

The Making of a Man

Young Woman's Family

The Revenue Man and His Girl movie poster (1911)
4.5

The Revenue Man and His Girl

The Revenue Man

Muggsy Becomes a Hero movie poster (1910)
5.0

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

One of Muggsy's Friends

The Fugitive movie poster (1910)
4.7

The Fugitive

John, Union Son

The Golden Supper movie poster (1910)
4.5

The Golden Supper

Prince Julian

A Child's Impulse movie poster (1910)
6.2

A Child's Impulse

The House with Closed Shutters movie poster (1910)
5.3

The House with Closed Shutters

The Song That Reached His Heart movie poster (1910)
5.2

The Song That Reached His Heart

Winning Back His Love movie poster (1910)
4.0

Winning Back His Love

A Friend

Simple Charity movie poster (1910)

Simple Charity

The Doctor

1900s

The Cardinal's Conspiracy movie poster (1909)
3.7

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Renunciation movie poster (1909)
4.4

The Renunciation

The Son's Return movie poster (1909)
5.6

The Son's Return

The Lure of the Gown movie poster (1909)
3.7

The Lure of the Gown

Getting Even movie poster (1909)
3.8

Getting Even