Chaplin, Charlie

1. A twentieth-century English-born filmmaker and actor who did most of his work in the United States. In his silent film comedies, he created the beloved character the Little Tramp, who wore a shabby black suit, derby hat, and floppy shoes and walked with a cane. The Gold Rush, City Lights, and Modern Times are some of Chaplin's best-known films.

Example Sentences

He films Cuban kids laughing at "The Great Dictator" among other Chaplin films, and has Oona Castilla Chaplin, Charlie's granddaughter, performing songs and enacting a dramatic scene with Leonelis.

From Salon

Ruth and Ira's younger selves are played by Jack Huston, the great John's grandson, and Oona Chaplin, Charlie's granddaughter and Eugene O'Neill's great-granddaughter.

From Los Angeles Times

Gone these days is the character who practically defined American heroism, epic and tragic--Huck and Holden; Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Brown.

From Time Magazine Archive