Charles Charlie Chaplin 16 April 1889 25 December 1977 was an English comic actor film director and composer bestknown for his work during the silent film era He used mime slapstick and other visual comedy routines and continued well into the era of the talkies though his films decreased in frequency by the end of the 1920s His most famous role was that of The Tramp which he first played in Kid Auto Races 1914 From 1914 onwards he was writing and directing most of his films by 1916 he was producing them and by 1918 he was also composing the music for them In 1919 he cofounded United Artists In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th greatest male screen legend of all time
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