Charlie Chaplin Editorial Photo

Sir Charles Spencer Charlie Chaplin - statue in wax. Sir Charles Spencer Charlie Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona the Tramp and is considered one of the most important figures of the film industry.[1] His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.