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Michael Chaplin

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
12

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 7, 1946 (80 years old)

Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA

Michael Chaplin

Biography

Michael Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an English-American actor born in Santa Monica, California. He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage to Oona O'Neill.

He acted in his father's films Limelight (1952) and A King in New York (1957), In the latter he played 10-year-old Rupert Macabee, a fast-talking advocate of civil rights and a child of communists who, after an initially adversarial period of political dialogue, is befriended by the King and gains his assistance. He was also in "Promise Her Anything", with Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, 1965, and "The Sandwich Man", 1966.

He was married firstly to the writer Patrice Chaplin and secondly to Patricia Betaudier, who is a painter. He is the father of actresses Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin.

In the mid-1960s, Michael wrote his autobiography I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn.

He was also half-brother to Sydney Chaplin, Charles Chaplin, Jr. and Norman Chaplin.

Known For

Acting

2025Chaplin: Spirit of the Trampas Self
2021The Real Charlie Chaplinas Self (archive footage)
2014Chaplin - The Legend of the Centuryas Self
2008Strolling Into the Sunsetas Self
2003Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Yearsas Self
2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplinas Self
2003Chaplin Today: A King in New Yorkas Self
1966The Sandwich Manas Pavement Artist
1966Promise Her Anythingas Heathcliff – Beatnik (uncredited)
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1957A King in New Yorkas Rupert Macabee
1952Limelightas Child on Steps (uncredited)

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