In 1964, Chaplin established his official
filmography with the publication of his book,
My Autobiography. The filmography consisted of 80 motion pictures released since 1914. Further detail was added by
David Robinson's 1985 biography,
Chaplin: His Life and Art, which included Chaplin's last film,
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), as the 81st entry. In 2010 the 82nd film was added with the discovery of
A Thief Catcher, an early Keystone film hitherto thought lost, with Chaplin's involvement previously unconfirmed. All of Chaplin's films up to and including
The Circus (1928) were
silent, although many were re-issued with soundtracks.
City Lights (1931) and
Modern Times (1936) were essentially silent films, although they were made with soundtracks consisting of music and sound effects; the latter film also included talking sequences. All of Chaplin's last five films were talking pictures. Aside from
A Countess From Hong Kong, all of Chaplin's films were photographed in 35mm
black-and-white. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Chaplin's film canon substantially survives, with only a handful of his films considered lost (one,
A Woman of the Sea, due to Chaplin's own actions). Except where otherwise referenced, the release dates, character names, and annotations presented here are derived from Chaplin's autobiography, Robinson's book, and
The Films of Charlie Chaplin (1965) by Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway, and Mark Ricci. File:Charlie_Chaplin_(left)_in_Making_a_Living_1914.jpg|
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Charlie Chaplin (left) in scene with
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The Thief Catcher (1914) with Charlie Chaplin (left) as a Keystone Cop
Keystone Chaplin appeared in 36 films for
Keystone Studios, all produced by
Mack Sennett. Except where noted, all films were one
reel in length.
Essanay Chaplin wrote, directed, and starred in 15 films for the
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, all produced by Jesse T. Robbins. Except where noted all films are
two-reelers.
Mutual Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 12 films for the
Mutual Film Corporation, which formed Lone Star Studios solely for Chaplin's films. All of the Mutual releases are
two reels in length. In 1932,
Amadee J. Van Beuren of
Van Beuren Studios purchased Chaplin's Mutual comedies for $10,000 each, added music by
Gene Rodemich and
Winston Sharples and sound effects, and re-released them through
RKO Radio Pictures.
First National Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between 1918 and 1923. These films were distributed by
First National.
United Artists Chaplin began releasing his films through
United Artists in 1923. From this point on all of his films were of feature length. He produced, directed, and wrote these eight films and starred in all but the first. Beginning with
City Lights Chaplin wrote the musical scores for his films as well.
British productions In 1952, while travelling to England to attend the première of his film,
Limelight, Chaplin learned that his American re-entry permit was rescinded. As a result, his last two films were made in England. ==Other film appearances==