Michael Chaplin
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.

A King in New York
as Rupert MacabeeA recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an...
Movie pageLimelight
as Child on Steps (uncredited)A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again...
Movie pageCharlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as SelfBrilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the...
Movie pagePromise Her Anything
as Heathcliff – Beatnik (uncredited)A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks...
Movie pageThe Sandwich Man
as Pavement ArtistA man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
Movie pageChaplin - The Legend of the Century
as SelfA new TV documentary on Chaplin that celebrates a 100 years of the iconic Tramp, presented by...
Movie pageCharlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
as SelfWhile silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen...
Movie pageChaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
as SelfAn examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.
Movie pageChaplin | Spirit of the Tramp
as uncreditedA revealing exploration of Chaplin’s Romany heritage constructed from intimate interviews, film...
Movie pageThe Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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