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Al Ernest Garcia(1887-1938)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Casting Director
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Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia was born on 11 March 1887 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and casting director, known for Modern Times (1936), The Circus (1928) and City Lights (1931). He was previously married to Ruth Garcia. He died on 4 September 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 11, 1887
DiedSeptember 4, 1938(51)
BornMarch 11, 1887
DiedSeptember 4, 1938(51)
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Al Ernest Garcia and Alberta Garcia in The Law at Silver Camp (1915)
Al Ernest Garcia in Gangsters of the Hills (1915)
Al Ernest Garcia, Betty Harte, and Frank Richardson in The Regeneration of Apache Kid (1911)
Charles Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Harry Crocker, Al Ernest Garcia, and Merna Kennedy in The Circus (1928)
Al Ernest Garcia
Tim McCoy, Al Ernest Garcia, Wheeler Oakman, and Dorothy Sebastian in Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
Al Ernest Garcia and Ben F. Wilson in The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
Al Ernest Garcia, Jean Hersholt, Jack Livingston, Otto Matieson, Jane Novak, Broderick O'Farrell, and Bert Sprotte in The Golden Trail (1920)

Known for

Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times
8.5
  • President of the Electro Steel Corp.(as Allan Garcia)
  • 1936
The Circus (1928)
The Circus
8.1
  • The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master(as Allan Garcia)
  • 1928
Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
City Lights
8.5
  • The Millionaire's Butler(as Allan Garcia)
  • 1931
Restitution (1918)
Restitution
  • Lucifer and Satan(as Alfred Garcia)
  • 1918

Credits

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Actor

  • William Boyd, Jan Clayton, and Russell Hayden in In Old Mexico (1938)
    In Old Mexico
    • (as Allen Garcia)
  • Henry Fonda, Leo Carrillo, and Madeleine Carroll in Blockade (1938)
    Blockade
    • (uncredited)
  • Blossoms on Broadway (1937)
    Blossoms on Broadway
    • (uncredited)
  • Melvyn Douglas and Grace Moore in I'll Take Romance (1937)
    I'll Take Romance
    • (uncredited)
  • Lew Ayres and Dorothy Lamour in The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
    The Last Train from Madrid
    • (uncredited)
  • Leo Carrillo, Ida Lupino, and Nino Martini in The Gay Desperado (1936)
    The Gay Desperado
  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
    Modern Times
    • (as Allan Garcia)
  • Stuart Erwin, Raymond Hatton, and Fuzzy Knight in Under the Tonto Rim (1933)
    Under the Tonto Rim
    • (as Allan Garcia)
  • Buck Jones in The California Trail (1933)
    The California Trail
    • (as Allan Garcia)
  • One Way Passage (1932)
    One Way Passage
    • (uncredited)
  • Rosita Granada, George J. Lewis, and Conchita Montenegro in Marido y mujer (1932)
    Marido y mujer
  • Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, and George O'Brien in The Gay Caballero (1932)
    The Gay Caballero
    • (as Al Garcia)
  • Eddie Dunn and Bob Steele in South of Santa Fe (1932)
    South of Santa Fe
    • (as Alan Garcia)
  • Models and Wives
  • The Deceiver (1931)
    The Deceiver

Additional Crew

  • Warner Baxter in Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
    Robin Hood of El Dorado
    • (uncredited)
  • Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, and George O'Brien in The Gay Caballero (1932)
    The Gay Caballero
    • (uncredited)
  • Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, and Conchita Montenegro in The Cisco Kid (1931)
    The Cisco Kid
    • (uncredited)

Casting Director

  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
    Modern Times
    • (uncredited)
  • Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
    City Lights
    • (uncredited)
  • The Circus (1928)
    The Circus
    • (uncredited)

Personal details

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    • March 11, 1887
    • San Francisco, California, USA
    • September 4, 1938
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Ruth Garcia
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Character actor in silent comedy. He was a contract player at Charlie Chaplin Studios and appeared in a staple of Chaplin's films, notably 'The Idle Class' (1921), 'Pay Day' (1922), 'The Gold Rush' (1925), 'The Circus' (1928) and 'City Lights' (1931).

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