Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin was a British actor, comedian, director, composer, screenwriter, producer, and editor during the silent film era. He appeared in a Mickey Mouse short and has been impersonated by many Disney characters. He and Walt Disney were good friends.
Appearances in Disney films[]
In Mickey's Gala Premier, Charlie Chaplin appears alongside many other film stars with Mickey Mouse.
Disney relationship[]
Mickey Mouse has dressed up as Charlie Chaplin many times. On a Disney pin, Stitch is also dressed up as Charlie Chaplin. A photo drawn by Walt Disney shows Mickey pointing a gun a Charlie Chaplin with Charlie saying that his next film will be silent with Mickey saying "So you won't talk, eh?" He also appeared on a poster with Mickey.
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Trivia[]
- Walt Disney was influenced by Chaplin, adding a lot of his personality to Mickey Mouse.
- Robert Downey Jr. who played Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also portrayed Chaplin in the 1992 biographical film Chaplin, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- A Chaplin toy is seen in Santa's Workshop.
- United Artists, which Chaplin co-founded with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith, distributed Disney cartoons from 1932-1937, as well as 1943's war film Victory Through Air Power.
- A Mickey Mouse doll is seen in the Chaplin film Modern Times.
