Al Ernest Garcia
Known for Acting
Biography
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
1936
as President of the Electro Steel Corp.
City Lights
1931
as His Butler
The Gold Rush
1925
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Circus
1928
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
I'll Take Romance
1937
as Allan Garcia
The Gay Desperado
1936
as Police Captain
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Idle Class
1921
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
Pay Day
1922
as Drinking Companion and Policeman
The Power God
1925
as Weston Dore
One Way Passage
1932
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Shipwrecked
1911
as Pierre Binbeau
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Orderly (uncredited)
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Bandit
In Old Mexico
1938
as Don Carlos Gonzalez
The Rose of the Rancho
1914
as Henchman
Six Feet Four
1919
as Ben Broderick
Pierre of the North
1913
as Baptiste
Indian Summer
1913
as Jim
The Still Alarm
1911
as William Manley