Sydney Chaplin

Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1885-03-14 · London, England
- Died
- 1965-04-16
Known for
- A Dog's Life (1918) — Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
- Shoulder Arms (1918) — Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
- Pay Day (1922) — Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
- The Pilgrim (1923) — Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
- Dough and Dynamite (1914) — Editor
- The Bond (1918) — The Kaiser
- The Chaplin Revue (1959) — Various (archive footage)
- The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Birth of the Tramp (2013) — Self (archive footage)
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) — Self (archive footage)
- Unknown Chaplin (1983) — Self
- Chaplin's Goliath (1996) — Self (archive footage)
- The Better 'Ole (1926) — Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
- King, Queen, Joker (1921) — Director
- Gussle's Day of Rest (1915) — Mr. Gussle
- A Submarine Pirate (1915) — Ambitious waiter