Eric Campbell
(1878-1917)

icon of screen villainy and Chaplin's Bogeyman

Died aged c. 39

Alfred Eric Campbell (26 April 1879 – 20 December 1917) was a Scottish actor. He was a key member of Charlie Chaplin's film ensemble, invariably playing an intimidating bully, and appeared in eleven of Chaplin's films before he was killed in a car crash at the age of 38. He is the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Centenary Of Cinema 1996 #072

Eric Campbell the great icon of screen villainy Chaplin's Bogeyman born in Dunoon 1878

Castle House Museum, Dunoon, United Kingdom where they was born near (1878)