Charlie Chaplin's relatives, wives and in-laws on IMDb

1. Charles Chaplin

Writer | The Great Dictator

Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...

2. Syd Chaplin

Actor | King, Queen and Joker

Syd Chaplin was born on March 16, 1885 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for King, Queen and Joker (1921), The Better 'Ole (1926) and A Lover's Lost Control (1915). He was married to Minnie Chaplin and Henriette. He died on April 15, 1965 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

3. Minnie Chaplin

Minnie Chaplin was born as Minnie Gilbert. She was an actress, known for A Dog's Life (1918), A Submarine Pirate (1915), A Lover's Lost Control (1915), Gussle Tied to Trouble (1915), Gussie's Backward Way (1915), and Gussle Rivals Jonah (1915). She was married to Syd Chaplin sometime before 1914 in...

4. Wheeler Dryden

Actor | The Great Dictator

Wheeler Dryden was born as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. on August 31, 1892, taking the name Wheeler Dryden when he began to work in music halls in a vaudeville act with his father, George Dryden Wheeler, Sr. who worked under the name Leo Dryden. Wheeler's mother was Hannah Chaplin who was also the ...

5. Spencer Dryden

Soundtrack | Monterey Pop

Spencer Dryden was born on April 7, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Sally Mann and Jeannie Davis. He died on January 11, 2005 in Petaluma, California, USA.

6. Drunkfux

Self | Unauthorized Access

He is the second cousin once removed of Oona Chaplin.

7. Mildred Harris

Actress | The Doctor and the Woman

Mildred Harris was born on November 29, 1901 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. She was an actress, known for The Doctor and the Woman (1918), For Husbands Only (1918) and The Price of a Good Time (1917). She was married to William Peter Fleckenstein, Everett Terrence McGovern and Charles Chaplin. She died...

8. Lita Grey

Actress | Seasoned Greetings

Lita Grey began working for Charles Chaplin at his Hollywood studio when she was 12, doing bit parts in a couple of his movies. Three years later, at 15, she met him again and became pregnant by him by the time she was 16; they married in 1924 when she was still 16 and he was 35. They had two sons ...

9. Charles Chaplin Jr.

Actor | The Beat Generation

Charles Chaplin Jr. was born on May 5, 1925 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beat Generation (1959), Fangs of the Wild (1954) and Columbus entdeckt Krähwinkel (1954). He was married to Martha Brown (nurse) and Susan Magness. He died on March 20, ...

10. Sydney Chaplin

Actor | Limelight

In choosing a professional acting career for himself, bon vivant Sydney Chaplin had to deal with the powerful and pervasive shadow of his famous father, the legendary Charles Chaplin, hovering over him every step of the way. While his older brother, actor Charles Chaplin Jr., buckled under the ...

11. Noëlle Adam

Actress | Ni vu, ni connu

Noëlle Adam was born on December 24, 1933 in La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France. She is an actress, known for Ni vu, ni connu (1958), Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion (1960) and Quem é Beta? (1973). She was previously married to Serge Reggiani and Sydney Chaplin.

12. Paulette Goddard

Actress | The Ghost Breakers

Paulette Goddard was a child model who debuted in "The Ziegfeld Follies" at the age of 13. She gained fame with the show as the girl on the crescent moon, and was married to a wealthy man, Edgar James, by the time she was 17. After her divorce she went to Hollywood in 1931, where she appeared in ...

13. Oona Chaplin

Actress | Broken English

Oona O'Neil was born in Warwick Parish, Bermuda, the daughter of famed American playwright Eugene O'Neill and English-born socialite Agnes Boulton. Oona had a fairly happy childhood, although she rarely saw her busy father. During her teens Oona attended boarding school in New York where she met ...

14. Eugene O'Neill

Writer | Long Day's Journey Into Night

Eugene O'Neill, the winner of four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama and the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature, is widely considered the greatest American playwright. No one, not Maxwell Anderson, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, nor Edward Albee, approaches O'Neill in terms of his artistic achievement or ...

15. James O'Neill

Actor | The Count of Monte Cristo

James O'Neill was born on November 15, 1847 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Count of Monte Cristo (1913), West Is West (1920) and The Grain of Dust (1918). He was married to Ellen Quinlan. He died on August 10, 1920 in New London, Connecticut, USA.

16. Geraldine Chaplin

Actress | Hable con ella

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin was born in Santa Monica, California, to Oona Chaplin (née O'Neill) and legendary entertainer Charles Chaplin (A.K.A. Charlie Chaplin). She is a granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and a great-granddaughter of stage actor James O'Neill. She attended the Royal Ballet ...

17. Carlos Saura

Writer | Carmen

Spanish director, writer, producer (2 films) and actor (2 films). His interest in cinema started when he was very young. His mother, who was a pianist, instilled in him the liking for music, and his brother, Antonio, who was a painter, the passion for art. When he was an teenager he started to ...

18. Patricio Castilla

Cinematographer | Y aquí no pasó nada

Patricio Castilla is known for Y aquí no pasó nada (1991), La viuda de Montiel (1979) and Nombre de guerra: Miguel Henríquez (1988). He has been married to Geraldine Chaplin since August 18, 2006. They have one child.

19. Oona Chaplin

Actress | The Longest Ride

Oona Chaplin is a Spanish actress. Her mother is Geraldine Chaplin. She is also the granddaughter of English film actor Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. She is best known for playing Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones and Zilpha Geary ...

20. Michael Chaplin

Actor | A King in New York

Michael Chaplin was born on March 7, 1946 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for A King in New York (1957), Act of Betrayal (1988) and The Sandwich Man (1966).

21. Patrice Chaplin

Writer | Siesta

Patrice Chaplin is known for Siesta (1987), ITV Playhouse (1967) and Ancient Evil Unbound (2011).

22. Tim Chaplin

Actor | Chaplin

Tim Chaplin is known for Chaplin (1992).

23. Patricia Betaudier Chaplin

Self | A Time for Everything

24. Carmen Chaplin

Actress | All About the Benjamins

Carmen Chaplin was born on July 27, 1977 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for All About the Benjamins (2002), Sabrina (1995) and The Serpent's Kiss (1997).

25. Dolores Chaplin

Actress | La patinoire

Dolores Chaplin is known for The Ice Rink (1998), The Counterfeiters (2007) and Until the End of the World (1991).

26. Josephine Chaplin

Actress | L'homme sans visage

Josephine Chaplin was born on March 28, 1949 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man Without a Face (1975), Shadowman (1974) and Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974). She was married to Jean-Claude Gardin and Nicholas Sistovaris. She died on July 13, 2023 in ...

27. Maurice Ronet

Actor | Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Maurice Ronet was born on April 13, 1927 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Fire Within (1963) and Purple Noon (1960). He was married to Maria Pacôme. He died on March 14, 1983 in Paris, France.

28. Julien Ronet

Actor | Smell the Funk (L'histoire Des Hell's Kitchen)

Julien Ronet is known for Smell the Funk (2020), Shortlived Suicide (2017) and Stalking (Devenez prédateur) (2015).

29. Charlie S. Chaplin

Actor | Jungle of Fear

Charlie S. Chaplin is known for Jungle of Fear (1993), Killer Barbys (1996) and Neighbours (1985).

30. Victoria Chaplin

Actress | A Countess from Hong Kong

Victoria Chaplin was born on May 19, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), Le cirque imaginaire (1989) and Mi reino por un caballo (2010). She has been married to Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée since January 2, 1970. They have two children.

31. Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée

Actor | Piège

Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée is known for Piège (1970), Prologue (1970) and Macbeth (1959). He has been married to Victoria Chaplin since January 2, 1970. They have two children.

32. James Thierrée

Actor | Tabac Rouge

James Thierrée was born on May 2, 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is an actor and director, known for Tabac Rouge (2013), Chocolat (2016) and Les illusions (2008).

33. Aurélia Thiérrée

Actress | The People vs. Larry Flynt

Aurélia Thiérrée was born on September 24, 1971. She is an actress, known for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Goya's Ghosts (2006) and Twice Upon a Time (2019).

34. Eugene Chaplin

Self | Allons au cinéma

Eugene Chaplin was born on August 23, 1953.

35. Kiera Chaplin

Actress | The Importance of Being Earnest

Kiera Chaplin was born on July 1, 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Japan (2008) and The Year That Trembled (2002).

36. Jane Chaplin

Actress | The Rainbow Thief

Jane Chaplin was born on May 23, 1957. She is an actress and producer, known for The Rainbow Thief (1990), Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent (1981) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). She was previously married to Ilya Salkind.

37. Ilya Salkind

Producer | Superman

Ilya Salkind was born in Mexico City, and grew up in the world of motion pictures. At the age of one, Ilya was photographed sitting on the lap of Zsa Zsa Gabor. His grandfather, Michael Salkind, was one of the pioneers of silent films and produced The Joyless Street (1925) (aka "The Joyless Street"...

38. Orson Chaplin

Actor | American Horror Story

Orson Chaplin, grandson of the legendary actor Charlie Chaplin, and son to Producer Ilya Salkind (Superman) was born to Jane Chaplin in London, England, in 1986. Orson traveled internationally with his mom up until the age of seven when he acquired his green card, putting an end to his 6 month ...

39. Christopher Chaplin

Actor | Je suis le ténébreux

Christopher Chaplin was born on July 8, 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is an actor and composer, known for Je suis le ténébreux (2017), Till We Meet Again (1989) and Labyrinth (1991).