Al Ernest Garcia
Actor
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. He acted with Chaplin in six films between 1921 and 1936, cast mostly in clinical or villainous supporting roles. Garcia portrayed the brutal circus director in The Circus (1928), the snobbish butler of the millionaire in City Lights (1931), and the factory owner in Modern Times (1936). He was also a casting director for Chaplin on The Circus, City Lights, and Modern Times.
Garcia was co-founder of the Motion Picture Extras and Supporting Players Association, founded in 1933.
Filmography
City Lights
as His Butler 1931
The Gold Rush
as Prospector (uncredited) 1925
The Circus
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master 1928
Pay Day
as Drinking Companion and Policeman 1922
The Idle Class
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited) 1921
One Way Passage
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited) 1932
The Last Train from Madrid
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 1937
The Cisco Kid
as Orderly (uncredited) 1931
The Gay Desperado
as Police Captain 1936
Young Romance
as Spagnoli (as Al Garcia) 1915
Blossoms On Broadway
as Opera Patron (uncredited) 1937
I'll Take Romance
as Allan Garcia 1937
Six Feet Four
as Ben Broderick 1919
The California Trail
as Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia) 1933
In Old Mexico
as Don Carlos Gonzalez 1938
Shipwrecked
as Pierre Binbeau 1911