Al Ernest Garcia

Born: 1887-03-11, San Francisco, California, USA

Died: 1938-09-04

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. He acted with Chaplin in six films between 1921 and 1936, cast mostly in clinical or villainous supporting roles. Garcia portrayed the brutal circus director in The Circus (1928), the snobbish butler of the millionaire in City Lights (1931), and the factory owner in Modern Times (1936). He was also a casting director for Chaplin on The Circus, City Lights, and Modern Times. Garcia was co-founder of the Motion Picture Extras and Supporting Players Association, founded in 1933.

Filmography

• Modern Times (1936)
• The Gold Rush (1925)
• City Lights (1931)
• The Circus (1928)
• The Rose of the Rancho (1914)
• I'll Take Romance (1937)
• One Way Passage (1932)
• The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
• The Gay Desperado (1936)
• Her Atonement (1915)
• The Lamb and the Lion (1919)
• The Idle Class (1921)
• The Country Boy (1915)
• Sunlight's Last Raid (1917)
• The Power God (1925)
• In Old Mexico (1938)
• A Gentleman's Agreement (1918)
• The Gay Caballero (1932)
• Young Romance (1915)
• The California Trail (1933)
• The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
• The Flight of the Crow (1913)
• Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
• Pierre of the North (1913)
• Bounder (1912)
• Six Feet Four (1919)
• Blossoms On Broadway (1937)