Alfred Eric Campbell (26 April 1878, Dunoon - 20 December 1917, Hollywood) was a Scottish silent film star, who was featured in eleven films starring Charlie Chaplin. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Dunoon, looking North from the Castle hill with the old Victorian pier to the right and The Queens Hall on the left The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. ...

He began his career as a stage actor in "fit-ups" (local theatres) in Scotland and Wales, playing in a number of melodramatic roles. It was in one such role that he was discovered by Fred Karno, the famous English impressario, who also discovered Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Karno, who was impressed by Campbell's enormous size and rich, baritone voice, took him to London and introduced him to the slapstick comedy style of Karno's troupe, the Fun Factory, for which Campbell would later become famous. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779... A melodrama, in the broadest sense, is a serious drama that can be distinguished from tragedy by the fact that it is open to having a happy ending. ... Fred Karno - the stage name of Frederick John Westcott (March 26, 1866 - September 18, 1941) - was a theatre impressario. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A misspelling of impresario. ... Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. ... Arthur Stanley Jefferson (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), better known as Stan Laurel was a comic actor, writer and director, famous as part of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th Century until post-World War II. // Laurel... Baritone (French: baryton; German: Bariton; Italian: baritono) is most commonly the type of male voice that lies between bass and tenor. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ... Fun Factory was a German Eurodance group in the 1990s. ...

Campbell sailed to New York City in 1914, following in the footsteps of Chaplin and Laurel, who had relocated there a year earlier. In 1915, Chaplin was in New York to sign his contract with Mutual (then the highest sum ever paid to an entertainer). He saw Campbell performing in a play on Broadway, recognised him, and invited him to Hollywood to join the cast of actors in the new films that Chaplin had contracted to make. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mutual describes a form of business enterprise which is owned by those who do business with it. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... ...

Campbell's first film with Chaplin was The Floorwalker (1916). In it, he achieved some recognition for the "escalator scene," in which he chased Chaplin through the floor of a department store. It was in their second film together, The Fireman (1916) that Campbell really developed the role that would feature throughout all of his successive work with Chaplin. A towering figure weighing almost 300 pounds (136 kg), he became the villain and comic foil to the "Little Tramp's" antics. The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplins first Mutual Film Company made in 1916. ... // Events November 19 - Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers). ... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... The Fireman was the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in 1916. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ...

Chaplin was then the most recognised film star in the world, with countless imitators, including his old friend Stan Laurel. It was therefore inevitable that Campbell, who was a key figure in Chaplin's films of this period, would also have imitators. The most famous of these was tall, heavy-set Oliver Hardy, who was matched with Stan Laurel to create the Laurel and Hardy comedy team. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Laurel and Hardy, in a promotional still from their 1937 feature film Way Out West. ...

While Campbell's career soared, his personal life suffered when he lost his wife in an automobile accident. Within a month, however, he had remarried to Cleda Pearl Gillman, after a romance of just five days. The marriage lasted only months, however, before Gillman divorced him, citing his drunken behavior and use of profanity.

That same year, Chaplin ended his relationship with Mutual to sign his $1 million contract with First National (again, the highest amount ever paid to an actor). He planned on taking Campbell with him, but in the interim, between films, Chaplin lent Campbell to his friend, Mary Pickford, who cast him in her film Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918). According to reports, he had been drinking heavily at a cast party held just a few days later, and finally left for home at 4:00 am. He was driving drunk when his car spun out of control and crashed, killing him instantly. Campbell was cremated, but his ashes remained unclaimed for over thirty years, until they were finally laid to rest. The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... Mary Pickford. ... See also: 1917 in film 1918 1919 in film years in film film Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband. ... Drunk driving (drink driving in the UK) or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (i. ...

No marker was set on his final resting place, and it is unknown where his remains were placed. Campbell, one of the most recognised faces of the Silent Film Era, would all but be forgotten were it not for the memorial plaque installed in 1996 in Castle Gardens, Dunoon. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Filmography

1. The Floorwalker
2. The Fireman
3. The Vagabond
4. The Count
5. The Pawnshop
6. Behind the Screen
7. The Rink
8. Easy Street
9. The Cure
10. The Immigrant
11. The Adventurer

The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplins first Mutual Film Company made in 1916. ... The Fireman was the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in 1916. ... The Vagabond was Chaplins third film with Mutual Films. ... The Count was Charlie Chaplins fifth film for Mutual Films in 1916. ... The Pawnshop was Chaplins sixth film for Mutual Film Company. ... Behind the Screen is a 1916 short film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, who also starred along with Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. ... The Rink, a silent film from 1916, was Charlie Chaplins 8th film for Mutual Films. ... Easy Street is a 1917 short comedy film by Charlie Chaplin. ... The Cure is a 1917 short comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. ... The Immigrant (also called Broke) is a 1917 short comedy film starring the Charlie Chaplin Little Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and befriends a young woman along the way. ... Italic textThe AdventurerItalic text was a film made in 1917 by Charlie Chaplin. ...

EXternal links

• DVD review of Chaplin's Goliath (1996)