Al Ernest Garcia

Known for

Acting

Born

March 11, 1887

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

September 4, 1938 (aged 51)

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.

Best known work

Modern Times

1936

City Lights

1931

The Gold Rush

1925

The Circus

1928

Pay Day

1922

The Idle Class

1921

One Way Passage

1932

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

The Cisco Kid

1931

The Gay Desperado

1936

Filmography

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