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Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin

1889 – 1977 · aged 88 · Actor and filmmaker

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

Portrait: Strauss-Peyton Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Charlie Chaplin rose from a London workhouse childhood to become the most famous person in the world as the Tramp. He wrote, directed and scored his own films, including City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator, and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day at 88.

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In their own words

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

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Portrait of Charles Chaplin.
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Charlie Chaplin holding a doll version of his popular film character.
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Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) playing the cello.
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Memorial plaque to actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) in St Paul's church in Covent Garden
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Charlie Chaplin - Shorty
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Charlie Chaplin - Boxing Match (City Lights, 1931)
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Charlie Chaplin - The Kid - Pancake Scene
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Charlie Chaplin - The Kid - Fight Scene
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Tributes

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Sunil Mehta
5 Jun 2026

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From a lifelong fan

Charlie Chaplin will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Adam Ross
27 Apr 2026

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They made me want to make films. I still do, because of them.

Terrance Hampton28 Apr 2026

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Beautifully said.

Harold Spiegel17 May 2026

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Sending love from England.

Sofia Espinoza
17 Apr 2026

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Charlie was one of them.

Silvia Galli
3 Feb 2026

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Charlie could.

Noah Weinstein5 Feb 2026

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Thank you for sharing this.

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Never forgotten

Lighting a candle from the States. Charlie meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

Ilana Kramer
2 Oct 2025

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The world is a little quieter today.

Russell Matthews19 Dec 2025

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Couldn't agree more.

Silvia Galli18 Jul 2026

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This made me cry. Thank you.

Max Becker
26 Sept 2025

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Gratitude

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Archie Hanson
16 Aug 2025

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A light in the dark

Thank you, Charlie. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

Angelica Rivera23 Aug 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Chloe Powell24 Apr 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Hamish Turner
30 Jul 2025

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Rest in peace

Nobody could hold a scene like Charlie. Not one wasted moment.

Meredith West
4 Jul 2025

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Still with us

My favourite performance of theirs will never leave me.

Nicholas Bryant13 Apr 2026

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Beautifully said.

Tracy Sanders26 Jun 2026

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Sending love from Mexico.

Rebecca Mills
31 Mar 2025

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Gratitude

Watched Charlie's films with my mum every Sunday. We're watching one tonight in their honour.

Jennifer Kim
22 Mar 2025

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Charlie. Rest in peace.

Amelia Wood23 Mar 2025

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Sending love from South Africa.

Rania Khoury1 Aug 2025

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A light in the dark

Rest well, Charlie. The work is done, and it was good.

Owen Blake29 Jul 2026

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Ming Kwon
18 Mar 2025

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A light in the dark

There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Charlie feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.

Nancy Pham
12 Mar 2025

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Charlie once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

Candles

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156 people are remembering Charlie here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Philip Allen🇺🇸13d ago
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Peace.
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Lighting this with love.
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Lighting this with love.
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Timeline

  1. 16 April 1889
    Born in London, England
  2. 25 December 1977
    Died in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
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