Al Ernest Garcia
Acting
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 41
Movies (41)
In Old Mexico1938Don Carlos Gonzalez
Blossoms On Broadway1937Opera Patron (uncredited)
I'll Take Romance1937Allan Garcia
The Last Train from Madrid19373rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado1936Police Captain
Modern Times1936President of the Electro Steel Corp.
The California Trail1933Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)
One Way Passage1932Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
The Gay Caballero1932Bandit
South of Santa Fe1932(as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez
The Cisco Kid1931Orderly (uncredited)
City Lights1931His Butler- The Big Trail1930Flack aka El Rojo
Morgan's Last Raid1929Morgan
The Circus1928The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
The Gold Rush1925Prospector (uncredited)
The Power God1925Weston Dore
Pay Day1922Drinking Companion and Policeman
The Idle Class1921Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
The Golden Trail1920Jean the Half-Breed
The Trail of the Octopus1919Wang
Six Feet Four1919Ben Broderick
The Lamb and the Lion1919Red Baxter
A Gentleman's Agreement1918Manager of Mine
Baree, Son of Kazan1918'Bush' McTaggart (as Al Garcia)
Restitution1918Lucifer and Satan
Sunlight's Last Raid1917Pedro
Her Atonement1915
Under Two Flags1915Rockingham (as Al E. Garcia)
The Unafraid1915Joseph