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