Al Ernest Garcia
Acting
1887-03-11 · San Francisco, California, USA
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(41)
movieIn Old Mexico
as Don Carlos Gonzalez · 1938 · 6.7
movieBlossoms On Broadway
as Opera Patron (uncredited) · 1937 · 4.8
movieI'll Take Romance
as Allan Garcia · 1937 · 6.3
movieThe Last Train from Madrid
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1937 · 4.5
movieThe Gay Desperado
as Police Captain · 1936 · 3.7
movieModern Times
as President of the Electro Steel Corp. · 1936 · 8.3
movieThe California Trail
as Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia) · 1933 · 7.5
movieOne Way Passage
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited) · 1932 · 7.4
movieThe Gay Caballero
as Bandit · 1932 · 10.0
movieSouth of Santa Fe
as (as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez · 1932 · 5.5
movieThe Cisco Kid
as Orderly (uncredited) · 1931 · 6.5
movieCity Lights
as His Butler · 1931 · 8.3
movieThe Big Trail
as Flack aka El Rojo · 1930 · 10.0
movieMorgan's Last Raid
as Morgan · 1929 · 8.0
movieThe Circus
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master · 1928 · 7.9
movieThe Gold Rush
as Prospector (uncredited) · 1925 · 8.0
movieThe Power God
as Weston Dore · 1925 · 10.0
moviePay Day
as Drinking Companion and Policeman · 1922 · 7.0
movieThe Idle Class
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited) · 1921 · 6.7
movieThe Golden Trail
as Jean the Half-Breed · 1920 · 9.0
movieThe Trail of the Octopus
as Wang · 1919 · 7.5
movieSix Feet Four
as Ben Broderick · 1919 · 6.3
movieThe Lamb and the Lion
as Red Baxter · 1919 · 9.0
movieA Gentleman's Agreement
as Manager of Mine · 1918 · 10.0