Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/11/1887
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Allan Ernest GarciaAl E. GarciaA.E. Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
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...
Known For
Pay Day
as Drinking Companion and Policeman
The Circus
as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
The Gold Rush
as Prospector (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as 3rd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
I'll Take Romance
as Allan Garcia
The Idle Class
as Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
as Police Captain
One Way Passage
as Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Bounder
as Pete Lopez
Young Romance
as Spagnoli (as Al Garcia)
The Trail of the Octopus
as Wang
The Unafraid
as Joseph
Modern Times
as President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Baree, Son of Kazan
as 'Bush' McTaggart (as Al Garcia)
City Lights
as His Butler
Blossoms On Broadway
as Opera Patron (uncredited)
The Rose of the Rancho
as Henchman
The Flight of the Crow
as Philip Moore - the Legal Advisor (as Al Garcia)
The Country Boy
as Jimmy Michaelson
The Cisco Kid
as Orderly (uncredited)