on his birthday, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (Born: 16 April, 1889; Died: 25 December, 1977; at age 88).

Charlie Chaplin, a great, if not the greatest, slapstick comedy actor in the silent film era, best known for his portrayal of the kind, friendly, but clumsy tramp, always being chased around and away by everyone.

Some of his best known silent movies are "The Kid (1921)", "The Gold Rush (1925)", "The Circus (1928)", "City Lights (1931)" and "Modern Times (1936)".

In the movie "The Great Dictator (1940)" he introduced sound with dialogue.

He also appeared in the shorts "Making a Living (1914)", "Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)", "Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)", "A Thief Catcher (1914)", "Between Showers (1914)", "A Film Johnnie (1914)", "Tango Tangle (1914)", "His Favorite Pastime (1914)", "Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)", "The Star Boarder (1914)", "Mabel at the Wheel (1914)", "Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)", "Caught in a Cabaret (1914)", "Caught in the Rain (1914)", "A Busy Day (1914)", "The Fatal Mallet (1914)", "Her Friend the Bandit (1914)", "The Knockout (1914)", "Mabel's Busy Day (1914)", "Mabel's Married Life (1914)", "Laughing Gas (1914)", "The Property Man (1914)", "The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914)", "Recreation (1914)", "The Masquerader (1914)", "His New Profession (1914)", "The Rounders (1914)", "The New Janitor (1914)", "Those Love Pangs (1914)", "Dough and Dynamite (1914)", "Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)", "His Musical Career (1914)", "His Trysting Place (1914)", "Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)", "Getting Acquainted (1914)", "His Prehistoric Past (1914)", "His New Job (1915)", "A Night Out (1915)", "The Champion (1915)", "In the Park (1915)", "A Jitney Elopement (1915)", "The Tramp (1915)", "By the Sea (1915)", "His Regeneration (1915)", "Work (1915)", "A Woman (1915)", "The Bank (1915)", "Shanghaied (1915)", "A Night in the Show (1915)", "A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)", "Police (1916)", "The Floorwalker (1916)", "The Fireman (1916)", "The Vagabond (1916)", "One A.M. (1916)", "The Count (1916)", "The Pawnshop (1916)", "Behind the Screen (1916)", "The Rink (1916)", "Easy Street (1917)", "The Cure (1917)", "The Immigrant (1917)", "The Adventurer (1917)", "A Dog's Life (1918)", "Triple Trouble (1918)", "The Bond (1918)", "Shoulder Arms (1918)", "Sunnyside (1919)", "A Day's Pleasure (1919)", "The Professor (1919)", "The Idle Class (1921)", "Pay Day (1922)", "Nice and Friendly (1922)" and "Camille (1926)".

Other movies he appeared in are "Shoulder Arms (1918)", "The Pilgrim (1923)", "Hollywood (1923)", "A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)", "Show People (1928)", "Monsieur Verdoux (1947)", "Limelight (1952)", "A King in New York (1957)" and "A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)".

During the 1st Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 he received an Honorary Award for acting, writing, directing and producing "The Circus (1928)".

In the New Year Honours 1975 he was knighted (Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)) by Queen Elizabeth II.