page_title: Edwin August
section_title: Partial filmography
hierarchical_section_title: Edwin August / Partial filmography
caption_attribution_description: English: Edwin August in 'A smile of a child (Biograph 1911)
context_page_description: Edwin August Phillip von der Butz was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 152 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. He co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Hollywood, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.
context_section_description: The Welcome Burglar (1909, Short)
  The House with Closed Shutters (1910, Short)
  The Stars and Stripes (1910) - John Paul Jones, captain of the Bonhomme Richard
  The Fugitive (1910, Short) - John - the Union Son
  His Daughter (1911, Short) - William Whittier
  The Smile of a Child (1911, Short)
  A Country Cupid (1911, Short) - Jack - Edith's Sweetheart
  Out from the Shadow (1911, Short) - Mr. Vane
  Her Awakening (1911, Short)
  The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911, Short) - The Young Author
  The Making of a Man (1911, Short) - Young Woman's Family
  The Long Road (1911, Short)* - At Party
  Through Darkened Vales (1911, Short)
  The Voice of the Child (1911, Short) - The Husband
  The Eternal Mother (1912, Short) - John - the Husband
  The Old Bookkeeper (1912, Short) - The Old Bookkeeper's Employer
  Under Burning Skies (1912, Short) - On Street
  One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912, Short) - The Rich Husband
  The Lesser Evil (1912, Short) - The Young Woman's Sweetheart
  A Beast at Bay (1912, Short) - The Young Woman's Ideal
  The Sands of Dee (1912, Short) - The Artist
  Twixt Love and Ambition (1912, Short) - John Sterne
  The Detective's Stratagem (1913, Short) - The Bank President
  Brute Force (1914, Short)
  The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1914)
  When It Strikes Home (1915) - Richard Hartley
  Evidence (1915) - Curley Lushington
  The Yellow Passport (1916) - Adolph Rosenheimer
  The Social Highwayman (1916) - John Jaffray / Curtis Jaffray
  A Tale of Two Nations (1917)
  The Lion's Claws (1918) - Roger Hammond
  A Broadway Scandal (1918) - David Kendall
  The Mortgaged Wife (1918) - Darrell Courtney
  The City of Tears (1918) - Tony Bonchi
  The Idol of the North (1921) - Martin Bates
  The Blonde Vampire (1922) - Martin Kent
  Scandal Street (1925) - Howard Manning
  Dreary House (1928)
  Side Street (1929) - Henchman Mac (uncredited)
  Romance of the West (1930) - Chuck Anderson
  Orchids to You (1935) - Flower Shop Employee (uncredited)
  Come and Get It (1936) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  Marked Woman (1937) - Juror (uncredited)
  Safety in Numbers (1938) - Customer
  The Rage of Paris (1938) - Receptionist (uncredited)
  Youth Takes a Fling (1938) - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Senator (uncredited)
  The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - Citizen (uncredited)
  The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  Gentleman Jim (1942) - Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
  Over My Dead Body (1942) - Bailiff
  Mr. Lucky (1943) - Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
  Song of the Thin Man (1947) - Casino Patron (uncredited)
  The Exile (1947) - Burger (uncredited)
caption: August in the Biograph film The Smile of a Child (1911)
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