Al Ernest Garcia
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as President of the Electro Steel Corp. Modern Times From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. He acted with Chaplin in six films between 1921 and 1936, cast mostly in clinical or villainous supporting roles. Garcia portrayed the brutal circus director in The Circus (1928), the snobbish butler of the millionaire in City Lights (1931), and the factory owner in Modern Times (1936). He was also a casting director for Chaplin on The Circus, City Lights, and Modern Times. Garcia was co-founder of the Motion Picture Extras and Supporting Players Association, founded in 1933.
Filmography
Modern Times
as President of the Electro Steel Corp.
City Lights
as His Butler
The Gold Rush
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Circus
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Pay Day
as Drinking Companion and Policeman
The Idle Class
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
One Way Passage
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
as Orderly (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
as Police Captain
Young Romance
as Spagnoli (as Al Garcia)
Blossoms On Broadway
as Opera Patron (uncredited)
I'll Take Romance
as Allan Garcia
Six Feet Four
as Ben Broderick
In Old Mexico
as Don Carlos Gonzalez
The California Trail
as Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)
Shipwrecked
as Pierre Binbeau
The Trail of the Octopus
as Wang
South of Santa Fe
as (as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez
Under Two Flags
as Rockingham (as Al E. Garcia)