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    Sydney Chaplin (American actor) Sydney Chaplin Born Sydney Earl Chaplin March 30, 1926 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Died March 3, 2009 (aged 82) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1952–1977 Spouse(s) Noëlle Adam (m. 1960; div. 1985) Margaret Beebe (m. 1998; his death 2009) Children 1 Parent(s) Charlie Chaplin Lita Grey Relatives See Chaplin family Sydney Earl Chaplin (March 30, 1926 – March 3, 2009) was an American actor. He was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. One of his major roles was his father's film Limelight (1952). In theater, Chaplin won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his 1957 performance in Bells Are Ringing. Born in 1926 in Beverly Hills, California, Chaplin was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. His parents had married in November 1924 when Lita became pregnant with Sydney's elder brother Charles. Sydney was born five weeks prematurely, 10 months after the birth of his older brother. He was named for his father's half-brother, Sydney Chaplin. His parents divorced a year after his birth. He later had eight half-siblings from their father's fourth marriage to Oona O'Neill. His mother insisted on calling him "Tommy" due to her distaste for his father's half-brother Sydney, after whom he had been officially named. Sydney and his older brother were brought up mostly by their maternal grandmother, while his mother attempted to advance her career as a singer. The family spent most of one year in Nice, where the boys became fluent in French. Chaplin was educated at boarding schools: Black-Foxe Military Institute and the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, and at the public North Hollywood High School. After serving in the United States Army during World War II in Europe, Chaplin returned to California, where he became involved in acting both on stage and in films. He gained early acting experience in The Circle Theater, now known as El Centro Theatre, including acting in three plays directed by his father.[3] He also appeared in several Broadway productions, including Bells Are Ringing opposite Judy Holliday in 1957, for which he won a Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. He played in Funny Girl opposite Barbra Streisand in 1964, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.[4] Chaplin also had supporting roles in two of his father's films, Limelight (1952) and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).[1] Chaplin retired from acting in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he owned and managed a restaurant, Chaplin's, in Palm Springs, California. Following his retirement from acting, Chaplin seldom made public appearances. Exceptions included his attendance at Cinecon in Los Angeles in 1998, and at the Cineteca di Bologna 2002 festival (Il Cinema Ritrovato), which mounted a fiftieth-anniversary screening of Limelight. He appeared also at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in 2004, where he spoke after screenings of his father's film The Circus to promote film historian Jeffrey Vance's Chaplin books.[5] Personal life In 1960 Chaplin married French dancer and actress Noëlle Adam, by whom he had one son, Stephan (born 1960). In 1985 this marriage ended in divorce. He became involved with Margaret Beebe in 1984 whom he married in 1998. Book Chaplin helped complete and publish his mother's 1998 autobiography, Wife of the Life of the Party. He also wrote the book's foreword, where he shared some of his own history and private thoughts on his parents. Death On March 3, 2009, Chaplin died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, of a stroke, at the age of 82.[1] Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1952 Limelight Neville 1953 Act of Love Un soldat 1954 Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel Clark Hunter 1955 Abdullah the Great Ahmed 1955 Land of the Pharaohs Treneh, The Captain of the Guard 1955 Confession Mike Nelson 1956 Pillars of the Sky Timothy 1957 Four Girls in Town Johnny Pryor 1957 Quantez Gato 1961 Follow That Man Eddie Miller 1967 A Countess from Hong Kong Harvey 1967 Sept hommes et une garce Duprat 1967 Your Turn to Die Inspector Chandler 1968 If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Jeff Stewal 1968 One by One Jacques Latour 1968 Ho! Canter 1969 Pagó cara su muerte Red Stacy 1969 Double Face Mr. Brown 1969 The Adding Machine Lieutenant Charles 1969 The Sicilian Clan Jack 1970 Nel giorno del signore Melozzo 1971 L'Homme qui vient de la nuit John 1971 La Grande Maffia Le Directeur de la Banque 1971 The Contract District Attorney 1971 Papa les petits bateaux... Spiro de Palma 1972 The Woman Hunter George 1974 El encanto del amor prohibido 1974 So Evil, My Sister George 1977 Satan's Cheerleaders Monk (final film role)
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Chaplin, Robert (Feb 20, 1910 - Mar 12, 2003) Chaplin, Dorothy (Born 1916) Chaplin, Charles  (Apr 16, 1889 - Dec 25, 1977) Chaplin, Nellie (Feb 4, 1897 - Jun 1985) Chaplin, Kenneth (Jun 7, 1905 - Nov 3, 1990) Chaplin, Carl (Jun 22, 1877 - Sep 1968) Chaplin, Lester (May 13, 1915 - Sep 1976) Chaplin, Harold (Oct 3, 1909 - Jul 20, 1996) Chaplin, Ronald (Nov 13, 1953 - Feb 9, 2011) Chaplin, Herbert (Oct 26, 1917 - Aug 1983)
Chaplin, Laura (Oct 28, 1895 - Apr 1970) Chaplin, Raymond (Jul 30, 1908 - May 28, 2002) Chaplin, Margaret (Oct 22, 1920 - Dec 1992) Chaplin, Julia (Mar 28, 1923 - Dec 1977) Chaplin, Minnie (May 23, 1900 - Jul 7, 1996) Chaplin, Bessie (Jun 19, 1903 - Oct 1983) Chaplin, Dorothy (Jun 3, 1908 - Aug 10, 1996) Chaplin, Charles (Jan 23, 1912 - Dec 11, 1987) Chaplin, Merle (May 7, 1886 - Feb 1975) Chaplin, Vernon (May 8, 1915 - Apr 29, 2002)
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