Al Ernest Garcia
Acting·March 11, 1887·† September 4, 1938 — 51 years old·San Francisco, California, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography · 41
1938In Old MexicoDon Carlos Gonzalez1937Blossoms On BroadwayOpera Patron (uncredited)1937I'll Take RomanceAllan Garcia1937The Last Train from Madrid3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)1936The Gay DesperadoPolice Captain1936Modern TimesPresident of the Electro Steel Corp. · Casting1933The California TrailSgt. Florez (as Allan Garcia)1932One Way PassageHonolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)1932The Gay CaballeroBandit1932South of Santa Fe(as Capt. Garcia) Felipe Anunciado Menendez Gonzales Rodriguez1931The Cisco KidOrderly (uncredited)1931City LightsHis Butler · Casting1930The Big TrailFlack aka El Rojo1929Morgan's Last RaidMorgan1928The CircusThe Circus Proprietor and Ring Master · Casting1925The Gold RushProspector (uncredited)1925The Power GodWeston Dore1922Pay DayDrinking Companion and Policeman1921The Idle ClassCop in Park / Guest (uncredited)1920The Golden TrailJean the Half-Breed1919The Trail of the OctopusWang1919Six Feet FourBen Broderick1919The Lamb and the LionRed Baxter1918A Gentleman's AgreementManager of Mine1918Baree, Son of Kazan'Bush' McTaggart (as Al Garcia)1918RestitutionLucifer and Satan1917Sunlight's Last RaidPedro1915Her Atonement1915Under Two FlagsRockingham (as Al E. Garcia)1915The UnafraidJoseph1915The Country BoyJimmy Michaelson1915Young RomanceSpagnoli (as Al Garcia)1914The Rose of the RanchoHenchman1914The Valley of the MoonBart1913The Flight of the CrowPhilip Moore - the Legal Advisor (as Al Garcia)1913Indian SummerJim1913Pierre of the NorthBaptiste1912BounderPete Lopez1911ShipwreckedPierre Binbeau1911Their Only Son1911The Still AlarmWilliam Manley