Tragic Details About Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin is one of the most influential filmmakers to have ever lived, with a 75-year-career and more than 80 movies to his name. Those movies include what are widely recognized as some of the greatest films ever made, including "The Great Dictator," "Modern Times," and "City Lights."
While many people today know Chaplin's work, his face, or at least his mustache, they may not be as familiar with the real life of the man himself. Despite his success and penchant for slapstick, his life was no laughing matter -- especially after he got blacklisted from Hollywood and exiled from the United States.
If you only know him for his comedy, you may have never heard these tragic details about Charlie Chaplin.
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Rough childhood | 0:00
A mother's sorrows | 1:08
Odd jobs | 2:04
The tyrant | 3:04
Allegations | 4:15
Deeply dumb | 5:23
Paternity trouble | 6:17
The big flop | 7:20
Exile | 8:32
The death of Charlie Chaplin | 9:20
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[@GrungeHQ]

What's your favorite Charlie Chaplin movie?

[@katjagolden893]

The Gold Rush or The Kid

[@lucleblanc7029]

The Kid!

[@andywinslow9638]

The Circus and The Great Dictator

[@jaygelinas7724]

Modern Times (1936)

[@michaelswinehart2788]

" The Kid "

[@Harrold358]

The mirror is my best friend, when i cry, it doesn't laugh at me. -Charlie Chaplin.

[@mirandap.4241]

😞😥

[@user-zj1ft5tx5f]

Regardless of his faults, which we all have I admire him for making it through an awful childhood which was terribly sad. He really worked hard to make it, and I don't know anyone who doesn't love The Little Tramp. He was an absolute genius. He was actually very handsome as a young man.

[@homieel3256]

He was not perfect and wasn't meant to be...We love his work and everything great thing he did...Let's celebrate his greatness but remember he was also human and made mistakes like everyone else.

[@claireschweizer4765]

Such as grooming young teenage women? /Gen

[@miremali8325]

Everyone can make mistake but if you don't change then your mistake become a sin

[@skipbrainless7527]

He was a piece of shit he didn’t make mistakes he was the mistake

[@dmaxwell910901]

"Made mistakes" He was literally a groomer and sexual predator. That's not a "mistake"

[@therestingrancor8259]

You didn't mention that Chaplin went back to America, later in life. He received a standing ovation at an award ceremony.

[@christineparis5607]

I actually saw that as it happened on tv. It was a very surreal moment, and I still can't decide whether he was thrilled or wanted to tell everyone to f off for Hollywood throwing him out of the country...it was extremely excruciating to watch for me....

[@josipamatic6085]

It wasn't just an award ceremony. That were the Oscars.

[@Bibiana862]

oscar award ceremony

[@norseko]

It's a shame a new documentary will shed light on his miscreant behaviour untold and preference for underage girls the wrongly celebrated Charlatan.

[@chrisbacos]

@@christineparis5607 I also saw it. The 1972 Oscars.

[@harlow743]

The USA was blessed to have a man of Chaplin's talent work here.....and they treated him like shit....the last laugh was on them Charlie returned to the USA in 1972....and got a special academy award HE RECEIVED THE LONGEST STANDING OVATION IN ACADEMY AWARD HISTORY !!!

[@CINEMATOGRAPHERGR]

correct !!!

[@BD-ir7gp]

Mmmm they did but look how he treated those he impregnated

[@harlow743]

@@BD-ir7gp Look how most black men treat those they knock up.....one difference Charlie likely gave them lots of money....he was proved not the father of Joan Barry's child and still ordered to give her thousands!!

[@doctorjekyll6125]

USA: the cancer

[@robsmith9093]

@@harlow743 How many black men do you even know personally to make such a stupid statement. You people are sick racist weirdos.

[@aviduser1961]

KZbin channels like this are sometimes the worst places to learn about a public figure. If you are interested in learning about Charlie Chaplin I highly recommend what is considered to be the best book on him, Charlie Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson. Why is a book potentially better? Consider this. David Robinson took the time to fact check Chaplin's autobiography (another excellent book) and discovered that Chaplin had a remarkable memory. He found his recollections were remarkably accurate.

[@pedebe100]

I agree, but due to social media I have a short attention span. Sorry.

[@cdub457]

Then listen to the audio book

[@avab4035]

The genius is always made in fire and controversy.

[@leesashriber5097]

I've actually never seen pictures of him older. Good video 😌

[@m.f.richardson1602]

Always interesting. Thank you💕🇺🇲

[@vickielawson3114]

9:50 - Those grave robbers are idiots. When you hold someone for ransom, it helps if that person is still alive!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!😊

[@anunknownknown]

And, still he is loved across the world.....I crack up watching his silent films. Who don't got junk in their lives, anyway!

[@helenrost9572]

The best filmmaker ever. ❤❤❤

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

Chaplin's real name was Charles Spencer Chaplin..not Charlie Chaplin,Jr.

[@katjagolden893]

I grew up watching Charlie. I used to have a poster of him on my wall when girls my age in 80s would have pic of Kurt Cameron, River Phoenix, or one of the Corey’s.

[@miasumbodie6788]

Me too!!!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

I'D ACTUALLY DREW PICTURES OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN AS HIMSELF AND THE LITTLE TRAMP YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER! IN THE 1970S!

[@katjagolden893]

@@jeanbaumgartner4052 - wow! Very interesting 😉. I used to draw tornadoes hitting a house when I was a pre teen in the earlier 80s up until I graduated high school in 1990. When my husband and I were first dating in college 1992, I told him that one day I was going to die in a tornado. At the time we lived on the Illinois - Wisconsin border. We moved in 1999 when he got a job with a TN fire dept. Fast forward to April 7, 2006…. I was hiding in our basement with my 6 & 3 year old sons when our house took a direct hit from a F4 tornado. I laid on top of my boys shielding them from flying debris. All that was left of our home was a partial basement wall, SUV, and a pile of bricks. When neighbors found us, bc my 3 yr old popped us thru a pile of bricks…. Neighbors started to dig him out and found me dead still laying on top of my 6yr old who was unconscious. Paramedics got me breathing again but at local hospital and then Vanderbilt I coded another 7x. Drs never gave up on me. I was left paralyzed from the waist down and can not walk but I am here today (even danced with my son at his wedding June 2023.) I have been able to watch my boys grow up.

[@Sandlot1992]

I was first introduced to Charlie Chaplin featuring some segments from Sesame Street played by Maria!

[@victoriakalberg9590]

The greatest comedian ever. King of comedy

[@mediterraneandiet2483]

The mugshot at 0:05 is NOT Chaplin.

[@_TheRam]

The people can't get enough of Charlie Chaplin in 2022

[@giuliabelvisi6938]

You. Not people. You and other stupids like you

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

ALSO IN THE 2023!😊

[@MariaRamos-zy2rv]

I ❤ the voice of this narrator. 🤗

[@jaccrazy21]

Agree.

[@williambeglen4771]

Sounds like Mike Rowe.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

​@@williambeglen4771Maybe It Is!😊

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

You guys should make a video on Thomas Ince, he was pioneer in early filmmaking and his accidental death is fascinating

[@moominpic]

The official cause of death is heart failure. Rumours that he was shot in the head are questionable as he had an open casket funeral.

[@niceguy4895]

His dad dying when he was 12 hit a cord with me. My father killed himself when I was 12... I'm all creeped out now

[@shellytriantis814]

My dad passed when I was 12 of alcoholism, just like Charlie..so it definitely hit home

[@barryobrien7935]

I think you mean chord.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

RUDY VALENTINO'S DAD HAD ACTUALLY DIED WHEN HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD 🧓!

[@normadesmond6017]

beeing a great filmmaker doesn't mean you are a great human beeing....

[@christinagiagni3578]

ain't you norma desmond ? you used to be big.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@christinagiagni3578 wow. How original.

[@giuliabelvisi6938]

I don’t think that some mistakes makes you a mean human being. Stop saying bullshit against this man. He’s was big man but still a man.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@giuliabelvisi6938 In today’s standards… Yes… Charlie Chaplin was a pedophile. Back then, sexual misconduct similar to what Chaplin did was simply more clandestine and kept under wraps. However, under California state law he would’ve faced statutory rape charges for having sexual relations with a 15 year old girl. (According to court documents by Lita Grey) Chaplin had two choices. The first choice was that he MUST legally agree to marry the girl under the demands of the 15 year old girl’s family. Or face prison time, simple as that. Although the relationship he had with Lita when she was 15 was MAYBE “consensual” the act is still highly illegal because a 15 year old no matter what can not legally consent to a sexual relationship in most jurisdictions in the US. Although she was a teenager, she was still legally considered a child. There was also some hearsay in some articles that suggested that Chaplin was checking Lita out when she was as young as 12-13 years old on one of his movie sets. Which according to an article I read on Wikipedia about pedophilia, makes him a pedophile. And that's not a few small mistakes. That makes him a pervert.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

​@@giuliabelvisi6938YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT CHARLIE CHAPLIN 😊

[@dhannt5875]

Charlie from hardship then become an iconic comedian of all times ❤

[@davefairburn3298]

Chaplin was someone with many interests & talents. Besides acting & directing, he was a producer, help start up United Artists with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Mary Pickford, plus he was a songwriter "Smile" sung by many vocalists & "Love This is My Song" done by Petula Clark, both of which are still performed today.

[@notperfectandneverwillbe4825]

Plus 'smile' won an academy award for best original score.

[@robintomlinson2664]

Least not forget Michael Jackson also sung SMILE, he adored Charlie Chaplin! To speak without words, and give expressing in just a moment, is indeed a great talent we sorely lack

[@andywinslow9638]

Amazing performer. Sad he followed in his father's footsteps.

[@donna25871]

This video has several inaccuracies.

[@mariavictoriasantos7865]

all I knew such winderful soul in all time gave us good memories funny personny good example to find how to live courageous ♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏😇😇♥️♥️🙏🙏💐🌏

[@sylviagrice4140]

Suggestion: Teen Idols With Very Tragic Stories People to choose from Sandra Dee Annette Funicello David Cassidy Andy Gibb Patty Duke Lesley Gore Sue Lyon Bobby Rydell Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Leif Garrett Karen Carpenter Linda Blair Valerie Bertinelli Mackenzie Phillips Freddie Prinze

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

MARVIN GAYE, JR.

[@joannedawes8885]

Charlie chaplin is and was and will be loved worldwide ... he has a gripping magic about him that can not be explained ... I don't believe there is anyone who has not heard of charlie chaplin nearly 50 years after his death his films his music his life all are still celebrated daily by thousands worldwide

[@gangcai2876]

"Chaplin did not have a birth certificate. He kept locked in his bedside table a letter, discovered in 2012 by daughter Victoria Chaplin, he received late in life claiming that he was born in a Gypsy caravan at Black Patch Park in Smethwick, Staffordshire."

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

🤔😒

[@haimbenavraham1502]

Charlie came back to life. Even when pronounced dead.

[@johnjones4129]

In Britain during the latter part of the 19th century and into the early 1900’s the most popular entertainment in Britain was Music Hall. Vaudeville was an American institution developed in the early 1900’s. Charlie Chaplins parents’ were Music Hall performers… In Britain, Music Hall gave way to Variety…

[@pauljones1350]

A great actor he lived to be a very old man with an elegant home a gentleman and very fond of his dogs and very pleased to have guests at his swish place of residence Switzerland way I think he spent his last treasured decades there in that part of the world.He went back to the states for a award of excellence,the stars the stories the tabloids bet he was set up many a time for as news sells !no wonder he lived decades elsewhere, rip Charlie we got your back.

[@victoriab2849]

Wow.. so much I didn’t know,

[@francischarlesmoyer5277]

who is without sin cast the first stone my friend , great love

[@ardyjay]

His body being grave robbed was absolutely the best skit of his life.😂

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S BODY BEING GRAVE⚰️ ROBBED🕴😂😅

[@Maggyelna-zd8qg]

He rested and my mum came to earth 😮😢I love his movies till date 2024

[@sveingrimstad9151]

Regarding "Deeply dumb" at 5:23. Did someone say that about Chaplin, he was deeply dumb? Who's concision was that? It's not yours right? Despite his political views it ain't fair calling him dumb. So where it comes from "deeply dumb"? Who's conclusion is it?

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

DEFINITELY WOW NOT MINE! WHO EVER SAID THAT ONE ABOUT CHARLIE CHAPLIN ARE IDIOTS!😜🤪😝😤😼😾

[@northrendicecrown631]

I forgot to mention his brother and how intricate in his life he was

[@anthonymason3854]

But this man create a character that will become of the most famous movie character ever. Got to respect him for that.😌😌😌💯💯💯😍😍😍

[@freddyveras6607]

You can only stay on top for so long..

[@leesashriber5097]

Why do you have to use the word "tragic," in every title? Love the channel, but a bit misleading with the title.

[@phatbackbeat6553]

His childhood was pretty damn tragic ! Not misleading regarding THIS story !!!

[@lovenikolatesla846]

They villainize the poor man Hollywood is so fickle.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

SO TRUE 😮😢

[@wynmcnamara9604]

In Britain Vaudiville was known as Musical Hall. So Charlie snr was a Musical Hall Star.

[@TheEntilza]

The account of Chaplin's marriages is very inaccurae.

[@alonzomosley7]

Interesting what a life, a troubled soul with so much talent.seems to be the way.

[@wouldanyoneelseliketobehea7068]

So R.Kelly has a shot for a standing ovation as well

[@caredasantonio1562]

Never forget when he leaving far away .

[@mohammadyarhaqparast8121]

🙏💚💐😭

[@jennyrose9454]

Has anyone actually seen any Chaplin films? Just occured to me that I never have .

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

I Have!😂😅😊❤

[@zhianmohammad3179]

هەمو فیلمە کانی شاکارن هەڵ بژاردنیان زوو زوڵمە ،😢 زۆر سوپاس بۆتۆ ❤🎉 من کوردی کوردستانی عێراقم

[@jamesdouglas7345]

Thanks grunge

[@martavictorino2334]

Desculpa, vocês poderiam traduzir isso por voz..Tem muita gente que gosta e não tem inglês fluente.CHARLIE CHAPLIN era um cara que gostava do povo e queria que lhe copiassem aprendendo cinema. Mas a família dele é tão isolada . Só o irmão SIDNEI CHAPLIN era cativante.Fazem morrer o intento deste mágico do cinema .Não enterrem suas.memorias....

[@francischarlesmoyer5277]

it would be nice if we would focus on what is good about each other ..... great love

[@Classic_Ze]

Chaplin is today's Mr Bean and i don't think there will ever be another silent comedian.

[@omarterrones7698]

Do the tragic details about harry houdini

[@briancomiskey9824]

And yet, Chaplin died wealthy and happy.

[@yuhauuhatuudaalyuhauuhathe2163]

Wooow ALYUHAUUHA The Heavenly Father cover his soul.

[@interneda98]

The convict photo in the beginning is not of him

[@raduholenda7342]

And didn't mention he was not English but came from Romania. But for that times, him being also gipsy, they made the story he was born in UK. Actually Geraldine Chaplin did an interview about it and told reporters the first place she ever learned it existed, was Romania, and also Chaplin wrote in his autobiography about this. My question is....after we all know the real story and his writings and his daughter words and so on, why we still see he was born in UK? As a funfact...his birth certificate couldn't been found.

[@ricardovargas6877]

Actorazo, vi películas de él ya con sonido y es extraordinario

[@doreekaplan2589]

He made 35 films one years as it took a few days or couple of weeks to make them

[@Lava1964]

The total is now 36 since a copy of A Thief Catcher was found a few years ago--and Chaplin was definitely in the cast.

[@barryobrien7935]

These were Shorts not feature films.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

​@@barryobrien7935THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!😊

[@deborah-kd2no]

Where did the name Spencer come from in the Chaplin name

[@jacobstopper3804]

RIP

[@tatianaspannenburg9219]

I ❤ charlie chaplin

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

So Do I!❤

[@Dingdongwitchisdead]

Nothings changed much. There are still people in high positions of power working on a global dictatorship. Unfortunately, this time around it’s done so subtle that millions of people will go along willingly.

[@scottevans2685]

MISS-sieur, not MON-sieur!

[@lohkoonhoong6957]

people have a sad side to their story they move on; not feeling always sorry

[@VM-oi3dk]

What is Gene Kelly doing in this when they are talking about Vaudeville at 0:58 ? Wrong era.

[@jaxsonmillz6474]

Tragic Petaphile? pffft grosss

[@noahvr5675]

😪😔😔😭

[@noahvr5675]

💙💚💛💛🧡🧡🥰

[@travisa7669]

Talk about irony, Robert Downey Jr. had his fall from grace but recovered and is going strong while Chaplin couldn't buy a clue on how his behavior harmed others.

[@christineperez7562]

Robert Downey Jr's problems were small potatos compared to Charlie Chaplin. I always admired him and I did not know he did those things to young girls and actually supported Nazi ideas. I thought he was one of those people who were accused but had nothing to do with it. Sometimes the government would go after anyone that was Germany or from a communist country when they had nothing to do with it amd escaping themselves. Like Lucy Ball and her husband for example.

[@jennyrose9454]

RD was addicted since he was a kid. That was his parents/ keepers doing like Drew Barrymore. Dad or Mom giving a 9 year old drugs and alcohol is so crappy

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

​@@jennyrose9454That's Absolutely True!😮

[@tomdegan6924]

Orson Welles did not script Monsieur Verdoux.

[@victordeltoro7400]

Damn, I though it was Freddie Mercury on the picture

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Couldn't keep watching after 2 minutes due to so many errors, including the mug shot at the beginning (that's NOT Chaplin).

[@sebastianwrites]

Are you sure you have copied Biographics on this from 4 years ago, as it is very similar narrative at the beginning?

[@tonyborg4510]

Every one pass from bad time.

[@gordonsirek9001]

Today, Chaplin could get a job at CNN.

[@rudy6222]

Or Fox

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

🥰😍🤩😘😏😺😸😹😻😼😽

[@joannedawes8885]

The mug shot photo at the start isn't even him

[@Venomous_471]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@tenkaiechi01]

Shooting death if Ince was unfounded and is widely thought to be false.

[@Wowi_exe]

Qui est là à cause de cours ? 👇

[@marramambertamarramamberta9107]

Chaplin was 100% Gypsy (Romani). His grandparents both on his mother's side and father's side were Gypsy.

[@northrendicecrown631]

You might want to mention what each of the children had done after his death for his legacy

[@HIMMBelljuvo]

What did they do?

[@BD-ir7gp]

Yes what did they do?

[@cheryltravis8616]

PROBABLY NOTHING 🤬🤦🏾‍♀️ I'M SURE THEY SNIFFED AROUND FOR HIS WILL AND MONEY 🤮

[@moominpic]

@@HIMMBelljuvo Well Geraldine played her own grnadmother in the Attenborough film.

[@moominpic]

@@cheryltravis8616 A number of them are noted actors and performers.

[@paulhudson563]

Don't you think the McCarthy witch hunt was a form of dictatorship?

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

I DEFINITELY AGREE 👍 WITH YOU ABOUT THIS ONE!😊

[@hundredcaws]

old movies should be slowed down to original speed.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

HIS WERE!😮

[@lululestat]

He’s my favorite actor RIP C.C.

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

The Same Here About Charlie Chaplin!😂😅

[@doreekaplan2589]

Makes no sense he was forced to pay for a child proven to not be his...really

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!😊

[@rontaylor722]

Even if Chaplin did not go into films, he had another gift as a song writer, he composed "Smile" "Eternally" and "This is my song" etc.

[@goatedbross9975]

Hi What's up Guys.

[@haileyk1431]

Not much, what’s up with you?

[@vickielawson3114]

Not sure who that is at 0:04 but it is definitely NOT Charlie Chaplin!

[@DaveSCameron]

Wow, I love you for airing this unique individual but have to ask why you felt the need for the angle you chose? No mention of Russia being Americas Ally at the period or his purchasing of United Artists, a studio that revolutionised the movie industry and gave the lowly workforce a hand up and his Oscar ceremony apology from a Hollywood who shamefully deserted him allowing the AAC, Reds under the Beds Mccarthy era to occur, or his remaining family who never say a bad word of him and so on. Oh well. Best wishes 🙏

[@DaveSCameron]

And of course he refused to play puppet for the American government during WW2 and released his masterpiece film in response. A human hero in every sense. The stealing of his coffin was not mentioned either...

[@aromero385]

Wow !!. Good, thanks for Info about his work concerning United Artist, such a good thing to do. I bet few people know about it.

[@DaveSCameron]

@@aromero385 appreciate your reply, cheers ✌️

[@harlow743]

What an EXCELLENT and TRUE comment !!!!!!!

[@moominpic]

@@DaveSCameron He actually spoke out for the Russian front to be the second front of the war.

[@vickielawson3114]

7:35 - Your pronunciation of “monsieur” is atrocious. “Mon-sewer”!

[@RandomGuy-jo8ky]

The child support thing is BS but I've seen it happen to other guys even Today.craxy shit .

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

CRAZY 🤪

[@source5729]

His mother looks Romany Gypsy!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

SHE WAS A ROMANY GYPSY 🔮

[@chrissullivan4496]

O well

[@scotnick59]

The mug shot at the beginning was NOT Charlie

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

THANKS FOR SHARING THIS INFO WITH US ABOUT CHARLIE CHAPLIN!😊

[@dshe8637]

So many young girls in the industry at that time were expected to 'catch the eye' of men. It was a norm.