The Tramp
The Tramp was first presented to the public in Chaplin's second film "Kid Auto Races at Venice" (released February 7, 1914), though "Mabel's Strange Predicament", his third film in order of release (released February 9, 1914), was produced a few days earlier. It was for this film that Chaplin first conceived of and played The Tramp. As he recalled in his autobiography: