Al Ernest Garcia
Biography
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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
In Old Mexico
1938
as Don Carlos Gonzalez
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Opera Patron (uncredited)
I'll Take Romance
1937
as Allan Garcia
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
1936
as Police Captain
Modern Times
1936
as President of the Electro Steel Corp.
The California Trail
1933
as Sgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)
One Way Passage
1932
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
The Gay Caballero
1932
as Bandit
South of Santa Fe
1932
as (as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez
The Cisco Kid
1931
as Orderly (uncredited)
City Lights
1931
as His Butler
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The Big Trail
1930
as Flack aka El Rojo
Morgan's Last Raid
1929
as Morgan
The Circus
1928
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
The Gold Rush
1925
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Power God
1925
as Weston Dore
Pay Day
1922
as Drinking Companion and Policeman
The Idle Class
1921
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
The Golden Trail
1920
as Jean the Half-Breed
The Trail of the Octopus
1919
as Wang
Six Feet Four
1919
as Ben Broderick
The Lamb and the Lion
1919
as Red Baxter
A Gentleman's Agreement
1918
as Manager of Mine