
145 minutes
12/17/1992
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Robert Downey Jr.
as Charles Spencer Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin
as Hannah Chaplin

Paul Rhys
as Sydney Chaplin

Marisa Tomei
as Mabel Normand

Milla Jovovich
as Mildred Harris

John Thaw
as Fred Karno

Moira Kelly
as Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill

Anthony Hopkins
as George Hayden

Dan Aykroyd
as Mack Sennett

Penelope Ann Miller
as Edna Purviance

Kevin Kline
as Douglas Fairbanks

Maria Pitillo
as Mary Pickford

Kevin Dunn
as J. Edgar Hoover

Deborah Moore
as Lita Grey

Diane Lane
as Paulette Goddard

Nancy Travis
as Joan Barry

James Woods
as Joseph Scott
Hugh Downer
as Charlie Age 5
Nicholas Gatt
as Sydney Age 9

Bill Paterson
as Stage Manager
Anthony Bowles
as Conductor
Bryan Coleman
as Drunk

Howard Lew Lewis
as Workhouse Official

P.H. Moriarty
as Workhouse Official

Brian Lipson
as Warder

Alan Ford
as Warder
Thomas Bradford
as Charlie Age 14
Liz Porter
as Matchgirl
Ultan Ely-O'Carroll
as Rummy Binks

Marcus Eyre
as Policeman
Anwar Adaoui
as Lambeth Kid
Ben Bilson
as Lambeth Kid
Matthew Cartwright
as Lambeth Kid
Ian Covington
as Lambeth Kid
Adam Goodwin
as Lambeth Kid
Milly Gregory
as Lambeth Kid
Sam Holland
as Lambeth Kid
Josh Maguire
as Lambeth Kid
Daniel Sherman
as Lambeth Kid
Luke Strain
as Lambeth Kid
Frankie Sullivan
as Lambeth Kid
Karen Salt
as Little Girl

Gerald Sim
as Doctor

Una Brandon-Jones
as Inmate
Audrey Leybourne
as Inmate
Graham Sinclair
as Master of Ceremonies

Karen Lewis
as Yankee Doodle Dancer

Andrée Bernard
as Yankee Doodle Dancer
Carole Jahme
as Yankee Doodle Dancer

Jacqueline Leonard
as Yankee Doodle Dancer
Claire Perriam
as Yankee Doodle Dancer
Theresa Petts
as Yankee Doodle Dancer

David Gant
as London Maitre d'

Mary Healey
as Mrs. Karno

Malcolm Terris
as Stallholder

Phil Brown
as Projectionist

Matthew Cottle
as Stan Laurel
Ena Baga
as Pianist

David Duchovny
as Rollie Totheroh
Mario Govoni
as Swiss Butler
David Mooney
as Wedding Photographer
C.J. Golden
as Bride's Mother
Raymond Lynch
as Bride's Father
Peter Georges
as Groom
Mike Randleman
as Groom's Mother
Mike Peluso
as Groom's Father
Caroline Cornell
as Wedding Guest
Ann Fairlie
as Wedding Guest

Paul Hayes
as Wedding Guest
Dennis Vero
as Wedding Guest

Francesca Buller
as Minnie Chaplin

Nick Corello
as Masseur
Richard Fast
as Bronco Billy Anderson

Brad Blumenthal
as Party Photographer
Yoshio Be
as Chauffeur
Peter Crook
as Frank Hooper
David Totheroh
as Cameraman
Jack Totheroh
as Cameraman
Jack Ritschel
as William Randolph Hearst
Heather McNair
as Marion Davies
Laura Bastianelli
as Dinner Guest
Joy Claussen
as Dinner Guest
Paul Bruno Grenier
as Dinner Guest
Marykate Harris
as Dinner Guest

Charles Howerton
as Dinner Guest

Jason Logan
as Dinner Guest
Renata Scott
as Dinner Guest

Michael Villani
as Dinner Guest
Jerry Jensen
as Hotel Porter
Larry Randolph
as Waiter
Alan Charof
as Federal Marshal

Dana Craig
as Federal Marshal
Kennedy Grant
as Federal Marshal

Ken Magee
as Federal Marshal

Benjamin Whitrow
as Station Master
Edward Crangle
as Young Autograph Hunter
Stuart Richman
as Barman
Mark Vegh
as Barman

Caroline Guthrie
as Courting Couple
Lawrence Lambert
as Courting Couple

Robert Stephens
as Ted the Drunk
Tim Chaplin
as Working Man
Nick Edmett
as Working Man
David Finch
as Working Man

Mark Long
as Working Man
Tommy Wright
as Working Man
Leonard Kirby
as Young Fan

Sean O'Bryan
as Lewis Seeley

Donald Elson
as Prop Man

Donnie Kehr
as Sound Engineer
Sky Rumph
as Charles Chaplin jr. Age 7

Bradley Pierce
as Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8
Richard James
as Pianist

William Dennis Hunt
as US Maitre D'
Michael Blevins
as David Raksin

Norbert Weisser
as German Diplomat

Vicki Frederick
as Party Guest

Gene Wolande
as Party Guest

Michael Adler
as Party Guest
Iris Bath
as Party Guest

Thomas Belgrey
as Party Guest
Tom Preston
as Party Guest
Mary Stark
as Party Guest
Annie Waterman
as Party Guest

Noah Lee Margetts
as Clapper Boy
Rhett Smith
as Tennis Party Guest

John Standing
as Butler

Michael A. Goorjian
as Charles Chaplin Jr
Michael Cade
as Sydney Chaplin Jr
Todd Mason Covert
as Reporter
Phil Forman
as Reporter
Charley J. Garrett
as Reporter
Jerry Giles
as Reporter
Howard Hughes
as Reporter
Jayson Kane
as Reporter

Michael Miller
as Reporter

John Otrin
as Reporter
J. Michael Patterson
as Reporter
Paul Sinclair
as Reporter

Terrence Stone
as Reporter

Ralph Votrian
as Reporter
Emma Lewis
as Production Assistant

Jack Lemmon
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin
as The Little Tramp/Adenoid Hynkel/A Jewish Barber (archive footage)
Philip Waley
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Sacha Bennett
as Unidentified role (uncredited)

Walter Matthau
as Self (archive footage)