Michael Chaplin (actor)
| Michael Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael John Chaplin 7 March 1946 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1952-present |
| Spouse(s) |
Patrice Chaplin (divorced) (2 children) Patricia Betaudier |
| Children |
Carmen Chaplin (b. 1977) Dolores Chaplin (b. 1979) |
Michael John Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an American actor born in Santa Monica, California. He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage to Oona O'Neill.
He acted in his father's films Limelight (1952) and A King in New York (1957). In the latter, he played 10-year-old Rupert Macabee, a fast-talking advocate of civil rights and a child of communists who, after an initially adversarial period of political dialogue, is befriended by the King and gains his assistance. He also appeared in Promise Her Anything (1965) with Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, and the Michael Bentine film The Sandwich Man (1966).
He was married firstly to the writer Patrice Chaplin and secondly to Patricia Betaudier, who is a painter. He is the father of seven children, including actresses Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin.
In the mid-1960s, Michael wrote his autobiography I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn.
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