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Edwin August
Born
10 November 1883
Died
4 March 1964
Place
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting

Edwin August

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]

As director

The Summer Girl

The Summer Girl

1916 · Director
The Yellow Passport

The Yellow Passport

1916 · Director
The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman

1916 · Director

The Bomb Throwers

1915 · Director
Bondwomen

Bondwomen

1915 · Director

Into the Lion's Pit

1914 · Director

An Evil of the Slums

1914 · Director

The Calling of Louis Mona

1913 · Director

As actor

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1943 · Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942 · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · Citizen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1942 · Bailiff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Senator (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938 · Railroad Conductor
Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

1938 · Customer
The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris

1938 · Receptionist (uncredited)
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937 · Juror (uncredited)

Romance of the West

1930 · Chuck Anderson
Side Street

Side Street

1929 · Henchman Mac (uncredited)

Dreary House

1929

Scandal Street

1925 · Howard Manning
The Blonde Vampire

The Blonde Vampire

1922 · Martin Kent
The Idol of the North

The Idol of the North

1921 · Martin Bates
The City of Tears

The City of Tears

1918 · Tony Bonchi
A Broadway Scandal

A Broadway Scandal

1918 · David Kendall
The Mortgaged Wife

The Mortgaged Wife

1918 · Darrell Courtney
The Yellow Passport

The Yellow Passport

1916 · Adolph Rosenheimer
The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman

1916 · John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray

The Bomb Throwers

1915 · Tony
When It Strikes Home

When It Strikes Home

1915 · Richard 'Dick' Hartley

Waifs

1914 · The Schoolteacher

Into the Lion's Pit

1914 · Marius

An Evil of the Slums

1914
The Courage of the Commonplace

The Courage of the Commonplace

1913 · The Sister's Sweetheart

The Calling of Louis Mona

1913 · Louis Mona
The Sands of Dee

The Sands of Dee

1912 · Artist
The Old Actor

The Old Actor

1912 · The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart