Fritz Schade (January 19, 1880 – June 17, 1926) was a German-born American film actor of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
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He appeared in 41 films between 1913 and 1918, including six films with
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...
. His wife was the silent film actress
Betty Schade
Betty Schade (born Frida Feddersen; March 27, 1895 – March 27, 1982) was a German-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in about 135 films between 1913 and 1921. Schade was born in Geestemünde (Bremerhaven), Germany and ma ...
.
Selected filmography
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Dough and Dynamite
''Dough and Dynamite'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin.
Plot
The story involves Chaplin and Chester Conklin working as waiters at a restaurant. Charlie is especially inept and his comic c ...
'' (1914)
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The Masquerader'' (1914)
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His Prehistoric Past
''His Prehistoric Past'' is a 1914 American short silent comedy film, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, featuring a Chaplin in a stone-age kingdom trying to usurp the crown of King Low-Brow to win the affections of the king's favorite ...
'' (1914)
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The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' (1914)
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Laughing Gas'' (1914)
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His Musical Career
''His Musical Career'' (also known as ''Musical Tramp'') is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin.
Synopsis
Charlie and his partner Mike work at a piano store, whose manager orders them to delive ...
'' (1914)
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Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) as Waiter/Diner (uncredited)
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Dangers of a Bride'' (1917)
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Whose Baby?'' (1917)
References
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1880 births
1926 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Actors from Dresden
German emigrants to the United States
20th-century American male actors
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