Michael Chaplin

Born: 1946-03-07

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.


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A King in New York

as Rupert Macabee
Released: 1957-09-12

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an...

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

as Self
Released: 2003-05-01

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the...

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Promise Her Anything

as Heathcliff – Beatnik (uncredited)
Released: 1966-02-22

A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks...

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The Sandwich Man

as Pavement Artist
Released: 1966-07-01

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

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Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years

as Self
Released: 2003-05-18

While silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen...

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Chaplin - The Legend of the Century

as uncredited
Released: 2014-05-13

A new TV documentary on Chaplin that celebrates a 100 years of the iconic Tramp, presented by...

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Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'

as Self
Released: 2003-03-01

An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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