Silent comedian

He grew up in the London slums that were prevalent in Victorian England. It is a testament to his character that he was able to become the best-known actor ever in silent comedy, after enduring a childhood grafting in the workhouses and orphanages so graphically depicted in Charles Dickens ‘Oliver Twist’. However the encouragement given to him as a child, willing him to go on and use his dancing and singing skills, stuck with him, and he was determined to be a success. He became one of the most loved child actors in London at that time, under the careful nurturing of his agent and half brother Sid.
Although he enjoyed a long and fruitful career in most aspects of filmmaking, he is undoubtedly most well known for his portrayal of ‘the tramp’, a short man with a black moustache who waddled like a penguin, in several films. By 1920, he was earning $10,000 dollars per week, which in those days was an absolutely astronomical amount. It was in films such as ‘The Kid’, where he played the role of ‘the tramp’, that he became legendary. ‘The tramp’ is reminiscent of the nineteenth century, and his experiences of that time were obviously drawn on to make this apparent to the audience. His character appeared ostentatiously refined, and that is where the humour of ‘the tramp’ stemmed from. For example, in one...

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