Chaplin (1992)

***Chaplin*** is a 1992 biographical comedy-drama film about the life of British comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller and Kevin Kline. It also features Charlie Chaplin's own daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, in the role of his mother, Hannah Chaplin.

The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from Chaplin's 1964 book *My Autobiography* and the 1985 book *Chaplin: His Life and Art* by film critic David Robinson. Associate producer Diana Hawkins got a story credit. The original music score was composed by John Barry. The film received mixed reviews and grossed merely $9.5 million against its $31 million budget; Downey's titular performance, however, garnered critical acclaim and won him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor along with nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.

## Shooting

* Filming was from October 14th, 1991 - February 21st, 1992.

## Cast

* Robert Downey Jr. - Charlie Chaplin
* Geraldine Chaplin - Hannah Chaplin
* Paul Rhys - Sydney Chaplin
* John Thaw - Fred Karno
* Moira Kelly - Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill Chaplin
* Anthony Hopkins - George Hayden
* Dan Aykroyd - Mack Sennett
* Marisa Tomei - Mabel Normand
* Penelope Ann Miller - Edna Purviance
* Kevin Kline - Douglas Fairbanks
* Maria Pitillo - Mary Pickford
* Milla Jovovich - Mildred Harris
* Kevin Dunn - J. Edgar Hoover
* Deborah Moore - Lita Grey (as Deborah Maria Moore)
* Diane Lane - Paulette Goddard
* Nancy Travis - Joan Barry
* James Woods - Joseph Scott
* Hugh Downer - Charlie Chaplin (age 5)
* Nicholas Gatt - Sydney Chaplin (age 9)
* Bill Paterson - Stage Manager
* Anthony Bowles - Conductor
* Bryan Coleman - Drunk
* Howard Lew Lewis - Workhouse Official (as Howard 'Lew' Lewis)
* P.H. Moriarty - Workhouse Official
* Brian Lipson - Warder
* Alan Ford - Warder
* Thomas Bradford - Charlie Chaplin (age 14) (as Tom Bradford)
* Liz Porter - Matchgirl
* Ultan Ely-O'Carroll - 'Rummy' Binks
* Marcus Eyre - Policeman
* Anwar Adaoui - Lambeth Kid
* Ben Bilson - Lambeth Kid
* Matthew Cartwright - Lambeth Kid
* Ian Covington - Lambeth Kid
* Adam Goodwin - Lambeth Kid
* Milly Gregory - Lambeth Kid
* Sam Holland - Lambeth Kid
* Josh Maguire - Lambeth Kid
* Daniel Sherman - Lambeth Kid
* Luke Strain - Lambeth Kid
* Frankie Sullivan - Lambeth Kid
* Karen Salt - Little Girl
* Gerald Sim - Doctor
* Una Brandon-Jones - Inmate
* Audrey Leybourne - Inmate
* Graham Sinclair - Master of Ceremonies
* Karen Lewis-Attenborough - Yankee Doodle Dancer (as Karen Lewis)
* Andrée Bernard - Yankee Doodle Dancer (as Andree Bernard)
* Carole Jahme - Yankee Doodle Dancer
* Jacqueline Leonard - Yankee Doodle Dancer
* Claire Perriam - Yankee Doodle Dancer
* Theresa Petts - Yankee Doodle Dancer
* David Gant - London Maître d'
* Mary Healey - Mrs. Karno
* Malcolm Terris - Stallholder
* Phil Brown - Projectionist
* Matthew Cottle - Stan Laurel
* Ena Baga - Pianist
* David Duchovny - Rollie Totheroh
* Mario Govoni - Swiss Butler
* David Mooney - Wedding Photographer
* C.J. Golden - Bride's Mother
* Raymond Lynch - Bride's Father
* Peter Georges - Groom
* Mike Randleman - Groom's Mother
* Mike Peluso - Groom's Father
* Caroline Cornell - Wedding Guest
* Ann Fairlie - Wedding Guest
* Paul Hayes - Wedding Guest
* Dennis Vero - Wedding Guest
* Francesca Buller - Minnie Chaplin
* Nick Corello - Masseur
* Richard Fast - Bronco Billy Anderson
* Brad Blumenthal - Party Photographer (as Brad Parker)
* Yoshio Be - Chauffeur
* Peter Crook - Frank Hooper
* David Totheroh - Cameraman
* Jack Totheroh - Cameraman
* Jack Ritschel - William Randolph Hearst
* Heather McNair - Marion Davies
* Laura Bastianelli - Dinner Guest
* Joy Claussen - Dinner Guest
* Paul Bruno Grenier - Dinner Guest
* Marykate Harris - Dinner Guest
* Charles Howerton - Dinner Guest
* Jason Logan - Dinner Guest
* Renata Scott - Dinner Guest
* Michael Villani - Dinner Guest (as Mike Villani)
* Jerry Jensen - Hotel Porter (as Jerry Jenson)
* Larry Randolph - Waiter
* Alan Charof - Federal Marshal (as Alan Charoff)
* Dana Craig - Federal Marshal
* Kennedy Grant - Federal Marshal
* Ken Magee - Federal Marshal
* Benjamin Whitrow - Station Master (as Ben Whitrow)
* Edward Crangle - Young Autograph Hunter
* Stuart Richman - Barman
* Mark Vegh - Barman
* Caroline Guthrie - Courting Couple
* Lawrence Lambert - Courting Couple
* Robert Stephens - Ted the Drunk
* Tim Chaplin - Working Man
* Nick Edmett - Working Man
* David Finch - Working Man
* Mark Long - Working Man
* Tommy Wright - Working Man
* Leonard Kirby - Young Fan
* Sean O'Bryan - Lewis Seeley
* Donald Elson - Prop Man
* Donnie Kehr - Sound Engineer
* Sky Rumph - Charles Chaplin Jr. (age 7)
* Bradley Pierce - Sydney Chaplin Jr. (age 8)
* Richard James - Pianist
* William Dennis Hunt - US Maître d'
* Michael Blevins - David Raksin
* Norbert Weisser - German Diplomat
* Vicki Frederick - Party Guest
* Gene Wolande - Party Guest
* Michael Adler - Party Guest
* Iris Bath - Party Guest
* Thomas K. Belgrey - Party Guest
* Tom Preston - Party Guest
* Mary Stark - Party Guest
* Annie Waterman - Party Guest
* Noah Lee Margetts - Clapper Boy (as Noah Margetts)
* Rhett Smith - Tennis Party Guest
* John Standing - Butler
* Michael A. Goorjian - Charles Chaplin Jr. (as Michael Goorjian)
* Michael Cade - Sydney Chaplin Jr.
* Todd Mason Covert - Reporter
* Phil Forman - Reporter
* Charley J. Garrett - Reporter
* Jerry Giles - Reporter
* Howard Hughes - Reporter
* Jayson Kane - Reporter
* Michael Miller - Reporter
* John Otrin - Reporter
* J. Michael Patterson - Reporter
* Paul Sinclair - Reporter
* Terrence Stone - Reporter
* Ralph Votrian - Reporter
* Emma Lewis - Production Assistant

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Allan Wayne Anderson - Soldier #2 (uncredited)
* Sacha Bennett
* Kenneth W Caravan - Covent Garden Clerk (uncredited)
* Mark Chapman - Audience Member 3 (uncredited)
* Ken Gehrig - Chauffeur (uncredited)
* Jennifer Diane Hanson - Charlie's Secretary (uncredited)
* John Glenn Harding - Movie Patron (uncredited)
* Bruce Holman - Beach Party Guest (uncredited)
* Lolly Howe - Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
* Kirk Jordan - Tennis Pro (uncredited)
* Dan Kamin - Keystone Kop (uncredited)
* Vivien Latham - Silent Movie Actress (uncredited)
* John Lizzi - Valet (uncredited)
* Neal MacMillan - Film Crew Member (uncredited)
* David Lee McLain - Keystone Fireman (uncredited)
* Charles D. Miller - Party Guest at Douglas Fairbanks' Mansion (uncredited)
* Annie Muñoz - Daughter of Movie Star (uncredited)
* Gerald Paris - Music Hall Audience Member (uncredited)
* Lance Patrick - Joe (uncredited)
* Robert Peters - Great Dictator Cinematographer (uncredited)
* Kip Reynolds - Soldier #1 (uncredited)
* Jim Rhine - Laughing Cameraman (uncredited)
* David Robinson - Douglas Fairbanks' Manservant (uncredited)
* Peter Roy - Music Hall Audience Member (uncredited)
* Jessica Russell - Shirley (uncredited)
* Reuven Russell - Waiter (uncredited)
* Bob Sallese - Token Male Juror (uncredited)
* Joshua Seth - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Marc Ian Sklar - Parking Attendant (uncredited)
* Guy Standeven - Music Hall Audience Member (uncredited)
* Philip Waley - Man at Train Station (uncredited)
* Laurel Whitsett - Script Girl (uncredited)
* Brad Yates - Paul (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Charles Chaplin - The Little Tramp / Adenoid Hynkel / A Jewish Barber
* Virginia Cherrill - A Blind Girl
* Jackie Coogan - The Kid
* Paulette Goddard - A Gamine
* Adolf Hitler
* John Howard Lawson
* Jack Lemon - Oscar Sequence
* Walter Matthau - Oscar Sequence
* Joseph McCarthy
* Julius Schaub
* Mack Swain - Big Jim McKay
* Daniel Taradash - Oscar Sequence