New 8x10 Photo: Filmmaker and Comedian Actor Charlie Chaplin as "The Tramp" Title - Filmmaker and Comedian Actor Charlie Chaplin as "The Tramp" Description - Charlie Chaplin in costume as The Tramp. Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977), an English comedian actor and film director. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable filmmaker, composer and musician in the early to mid Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. He was famous also for his great sense of humor and slapstick comedy skills. Description Source - Library of Congress Year - 1915 SKU - FF-0054