Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin in Limelight

 

Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977)

a.k.a. Charles Chaplin

Director/writer/composer

Film Deaths

• Sunnyside (1919) [Farm Handyman]: In a dream sequence, he commits suicide by standing in the path of an oncoming car; he wakes up just before the impact. (He survives the movie in reality.)

• The Kid (1921) [A Tramp]: Shot to death by a policeman in a dream sequence. (Again, he survives the movie in reality.) (Thanks to Joseph)

• Monsieur Verdoux (1947) [Henri Verdoux]: Executed (off-screen) by the guillotine. The movie opens with a shot of his tombstone as he begins narrating from beyond the grave, then ends as he is being led to the guillotine.

• Limelight (1952) [Calvero]: Dies of a heart attack backstage at the theatre, after completing his comeback performance.

Noteworthy Connections

• Brother of Syd Chaplin

• Ex-husband of Mildred Harris

• Ex-husband of Lita Grey

• Ex-husband of Paulette Goddard

• Husband of Oona O'Neill Chaplin (thus son-in-law of Eugene O'Neill)

• Father of Charles Chaplin Jr., Sydney Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Geraldine Chaplin, and Josephine Chaplin

• Grandfather of Carmen Chaplin, Dolores Chaplin, Oona Chaplin, and James Thierree