Sydney Chaplin (American actor)
Sydney Earle Chaplin | |
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| Years active | 1952 - 1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Magnes (div.) Noëlle Adam (m.1960) Margaret Beebe (1998-2009) |
Sydney Earle Chaplin (March 31, 1926 - March 3, 2009) was an award winning film and theatre actor.
Chaplin was born on March 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, and died on March 3, 2009. He was the second son of Sir Charles Chaplin and his second wife, actress Lita Grey. He was named after his uncle Sydney Chaplin (1885–1965).
Chaplin won the 1957 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Bells Are Ringing, opposite Judy Holliday, and received a Tony nomination for his performance as Nicky Arnstein, the gambling first husband of Fanny Brice, opposite Barbra Streisand, in the Broadway musical Funny Girl in 1964.
He had an infamous affair with the late British actress Kay Kendall and was married three times.
He was the longtime owner and manager of Chaplin's, a popular restaurant in Palm Springs, California.
Selected filmography
- Limelight (1952)...as Neville
- Land of the Pharaohs (1955)...as Treneh
- Confession (1955)...as Mike
- Abdullah the Great (1955)...as Ahmed
- Pillars of the Sky (1956)...as Timothy
- Fours Girls in Town (1957)...as Johnny Pryor
- Quantez (1957)...as Gato
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1966)
- Double Face (1969)
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