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.

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Simple Charity

The Doctor

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Rich Husband

The Pride of the Yankees

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris

Receptionist (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Juror (uncredited)

The House with Closed Shutters

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Welcome Burglar

The Sands of Dee

Artist

Gentleman Jim

Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

Winning Back His Love

A Friend

A Child's Impulse

The Lure of the Gown

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Senator (uncredited)

A Beast at Bay

The Young Woman's Ideal

The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen (uncredited)

The Rose of Kentucky

The Lesser Evil

The Young Woman's Sweetheart

Lena and the Geese

Lena's Father

When It Strikes Home

Richard 'Dick' Hartley

Under Burning Skies

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

One of Muggsy's Friends

The Golden Supper

Prince Julian

The Making of a Man

Young Woman's Family

Getting Even

The Fugitive

John, Union son

Side Street

Henchman Mac (uncredited)

The Courage of the Commonplace

The Sister's Sweetheart

The School Teacher and the Waif

The School Teacher

The Eternal Mother

John, the Husband

Over My Dead Body

Bailiff

Safety in Numbers

Customer

The Long Road

At Party

The Song That Reached His Heart

Youth Takes a Fling

Railroad Conductor

The Bomb Throwers

Tony

A Wreath of Orange Blossoms

His Daughter

William Whittier

Madame Rex

The Calling of Louis Mona

Louis Mona

Into the Lion's Pit

Marius

When Kings Were the Law

The King's Cousin

An Evil of the Slums

The Good for Nothing

Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing

Twixt Love and Ambition

John Sterne

Mr. Lucky

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

The Message of the Violin

At Reception

Waifs

The Schoolteacher

The Old Actor

The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart

A Child's Stratagem

Romance of the West

The Failure

The Woman's Sweetheart

The City of Tears

Tony Bonchi

A Country Cupid

Jack

The Trail of Books

The Husband

The Son's Return

The Voice of the Child