Birthday
1883/11/10
Day of death
1964/03/04 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz, Montague Lawrence
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
(1930) Romance of the West
as ---
(1911) The Long Road
as At Party
(1912) The Sands of Dee
as Artist
(1914) Waifs
as The Schoolteacher
(1912) The Old Actor
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
(1910) The Fugitive
as John, Union son
(1914) Into the Lion's Pit
as Marius
(1912) A Beast at Bay
as The Young Woman's Ideal
(1912) One Is Business, the Other Crime
as Rich Husband
(1912) The Lesser Evil
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
(1911) The Revenue Man and His Girl
as The Revenue Man
(1910) Winning Back His Love
as A Friend
(1911) A Country Cupid
as Jack
(1912) The Eternal Mother
as John, the Husband
(1912) The School Teacher and the Waif
as The School Teacher
(1942) The Pride of the Yankees
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1915) The Bomb Throwers
as Tony
(1910) Muggsy Becomes a Hero
as One of Muggsy's Friends
(1912) Twixt Love and Ambition
as John Sterne
(1929) Side Street
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
(1913) The Courage of the Commonplace
as The Sister's Sweetheart
(1938) Youth Takes a Fling
as Railroad Conductor
(1909) Getting Even
as ---
(1909) The Lure of the Gown
as ---
(1915) When It Strikes Home
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator (uncredited)
(1942) The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
(1912) Under Burning Skies
as ---
(1909) The Son's Return
as ---
(1910) The Song That Reached His Heart
as ---
(1913) The Calling of Louis Mona
as Louis Mona
(1914) An Evil of the Slums
as ---
(1911) The Rose of Kentucky
as ---
(1909) The Welcome Burglar
as ---
(1942) Gentleman Jim
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
(1910) The Golden Supper
as Prince Julian
(1912) The Good for Nothing
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
(1911) His Daughter
as William Whittier
(1911) The Making of a Man
as Young Woman's Family
(1910) Simple Charity
as The Doctor
(1911) Madame Rex
as ---
(1912) Lena and the Geese
as Lena's Father
(1922) The Blonde Vampire
as Martin Kent
(1942) Over My Dead Body
as Bailiff
(1938) Safety in Numbers
as Customer
(1943) Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
(1937) Marked Woman
as Juror (uncredited)
(1938) The Rage of Paris
as Receptionist (uncredited)
(1918) The City of Tears
as Tony Bonchi
(1918) A Broadway Scandal
as David Kendall
(1911) A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
as ---
(1910) A Child's Stratagem
as ---
(1911) The Failure
as The Woman's Sweetheart
(1910) The House with Closed Shutters
as ---
(1911) Conscience
as Howard Raymond
(1909) The Renunciation
as ---
(1912) When Kings Were the Law
as The King's Cousin