Christopher Chaplin

Christopher Chaplin
Christopher Chaplin
	Christopher Chaplin in 2017
Born	Christopher James Chaplin; 8 July 1962(age 62); Lausanne,Switzerland
Occupations	Composer; actor;
Years active	1983–present
Parent(s)	Charlie Chaplin; Oona O'Neill
Relatives	SeeChaplin family

Christopher James Chaplin^[2](born 8 July 1962)^[1]is a Swiss and Englishcomposerandactor.^[3]^[4]He is the youngest son of film comedianCharlie Chaplinand his fourth wifeOona O'Neill.He is the grandson ofEugene O'Neill.^[5]

Biography

Christopher Chaplin was born on 8 July 1962 at Clinique de Mont Choisi inLausanne,Switzerland.^[6]^[7]He is the youngest child of film actorCharlie Chaplinand his fourth wifeOona O'Neill:when Chaplin was born, his father was 73 years old.^[8]Chaplin's father died of a stroke in 1977 at the age of 88, when he was aged 15.

Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz inVevey,then settled in London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the comedy filmWhere Is Parsifal?(1983), screened in theUn Certain Regardsection at the1984 Cannes Film Festival,^[9]^[10]and played Jacques Sette inCharles Jarrott's TV miniseriesTill We Meet Againbased on theeponymous novelbyJudith Krantz.^[11]

InPeter Patzak'sDeath of a Schoolboy[de],a historical biopic about the life of 17-year-oldGavrilo Princip,^[12]^[13]Chaplin took on the role of Trifco,^[14]^[15]and he playedFranz KafkainJaromil Jireš's filmLabyrinth(1991).^[16]The film received the Critic's Choice at the 1992American Film Institute International Film Festival.^[17]^[18]

Chaplin playedRodrigo de Escobedo,^[19]^[20]the Spanish royal notary, secretary ofColumbus fleet,and commander ofLa Navidad,^[21]^[22]inJohn Glen's historical filmChristopher Columbus: The Discovery,released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage.^[23] InLiliane de Kermadec's return to feature film, the French periodroad movieLa Piste du télégraphe(lit. 'The Telegraph Road') (1994), Chaplin played John alongsideElena Safonova's Lisa Alling.^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]He played French poetCharles CrosinAgnieszka Holland's historical account of the relationship betweenPaul VerlaineandArthur Rimbaud,Total Eclipse(1995).^[28]^[29]^[30]

Since 2005, Chaplin has focused on a career as a composer, and has collaborated with Germanexperimental,ambientandelectronicmusicianHans-Joachim Roedelius,amongst others. In 2010, he signed to Fabrique Records, and released his solo debut albumJe suis le Ténébreuxin 2016.^[31]^[32]^[33]

Discography

Seven Echoes– Kava & Christopher Chaplin (2010, Fabrique Records)^[34]
King of Hearts–Hans-Joachim Roedelius& Christopher Chaplin (2012, Sub Rosa)
Je suis le Ténébreux– Christopher Chaplin (2016, Fabrique Records) – featuringHans-Joachim Roedelius,Christine Roedelius, Judith Chemla, Claudia Schumann, Pino Costalunga
Deconstructed (Remix EP)– Christopher Chaplin (2017, Fabrique Records) – featuring reworks by Tim Story, Jana Irmert, Peter Zirbs, <tfo>
Triptych in Blue–Hans-Joachim Roedelius,Christopher Chaplin & Andrew Heath (2017, Disco Gecko Recordings)
Paradise Lost– Christopher Chaplin (2018, Fabrique Records) – featuringLeslie Winer,Nathan Vale
BJARMI– Christopher Chaplin & Stereo Hypnosis (2019, Fabrique Records)
M– Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records) – featuringFinley Quaye,Aurelia Thierree,Mira Lu Kovacs
Enosh– Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records)
Jared– Christopher Chaplin (2021, Fabrique Records)
Patriarchs– Christopher Chaplin (2021, Fabrique Records)
Patriarchs Live– Christopher Chaplin (2023, Fabrique Records)

Remixes

"Slippery Forces" –Boz Boorer(2012, Fabrique Records)^[35]
"Virtue" – Loretta Who (2016, Fabrique Records)

Filmography

Film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Where Is Parsifal?	Ivan
1989	Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again	Jacques Sette
1990	Death of a Schoolboy[de]	Trifco
1991	Labyrinth	Franz Kafka
1992	Christopher Columbus: The Discovery	Rodrigo de Escobedo
1994	La Piste du télégraphe	John
1995	Total Eclipse	Charles Cros
2001	Far from China	Port
2017	Je suis le ténébreux		Short Film

References

^^a ^bRobinson, David(1989).Chaplin. Sein Leben, seine Kunst.Zürich: Diogenes. p. 685.ISBN 3-257-01806-1.
^Catherine Saint-Martin (1987).Charlot/Chaplin, ou, La conscience du mythe(in French). Té.Arte. p. 121.ISBN 978-2-9500717-1-2.
^"FABRIQUE RECORDS".Fabrique.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2017.Retrieved19 May2016.
^"After Film Events 2013".MMiFF.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2017.Retrieved19 May2016.
^Jerry Epstein (1 January 1989).Remembering Charlie: the story of a friendship.Clio Press. p. 339.ISBN 978-1-85089-351-6.
^Lynn, Kenneth Schuyler (1997).Charlie Chaplin and His Times.Simon and Schuster.ISBN 9780684808512.
^"Comic actor Charlie Chaplin holding his week-old son Christopher at..."Getty Images(in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 21 September 2010.Retrieved26 June2020.
^"Celebrating 125 years of Charlie Chaplin: The actor-director's life spent off camera".News18.16 April 2014.Retrieved26 June2020.
^Brian Mills (21 October 2010).101 Forgotten Films.Oldcastle Books. p. 3.ISBN 978-1-84243-390-4.
^"Festival de Cannes: Where Is Parsifal?".festival-cannes.com.Retrieved25 June2009.
^George Batista Da Silva (3 September 2008).Charles Chaplin(in Spanish).Clube de Autores.p. 25. PKEY:90134199.
^Roman Schliesser; Leo Moser (2006).Die Supernase: Karl Spiehs und seine Filme(in German). Ueberreuter. p. 177.ISBN 978-3-8000-7228-6.
^Variety International Film Guide.Andre Deutsch. 1990. p. 176.ISBN 978-0-233-98613-5.
^Filmkunst.145-148 (in German). Österreichische Gesellschaft für Filmwissenschaft, Kommunikations- und Medienforshung. 1995. p. 54.
^Wochenpresse(in German). Vol. 45. Kurier-zeitungsverlag und Druckerei. November 1990. p. 63.
^Jessica Winter; Lloyd Hughes; Richard Armstrong (27 September 2007).The Rough Guide to Film.Rough Guides Limited. p. 257.ISBN 978-1-84836-125-6.
^"AFI FESTIVAL: A 'Great Day' With Some Great Films".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved21 May2016.
^"CRITICS' PICKS".The Washington Post.14 June 1992.Retrieved21 May2016.
^John Willis (1 May 1993).Screen World 1992.Hal Leonard. p. 90.ISBN 978-1-55783-135-4.
^Luis Trelles Plazaola (1996).Imágenes cambiantes: descubrimiento, conquista y colonización de la América hispana vista por el cine de ficción y largometraje(in Spanish). La Editorial, UPR. p. 145.ISBN 978-0-8477-0244-2.
^Christopher Columbus (5 February 2004).The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus.Penguin Books Limited. p. 89.ISBN 978-0-14-192042-9.
^Peter Barratt (21 May 2004).Bahama Saga: The epic story of the Bahama Islands.Author House. p. 90.ISBN 978-1-4107-9830-5.
^Willman, David (6 May 1992)."Christopher Columbus Sails Right Past Bankruptcy".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved9 October2010.
^Claude-Marie Trémois (1997).Les enfants de la liberté: le jeune cinéma français des années 90(in French). Seuil. p. 35.ISBN 978-2-02-032309-3.
^Carrie Tarr; Brigitte Rollet (1 November 2001).Cinema and the Second Sex: Women's Filmmaking in France in the 1980s and 1990s.A&C Black. p. 270.ISBN 978-0-8264-4742-5.
^Positif.407-412 (in French). Nouvelles éditions Opta. 1995. p. 58.
^Janis L. Pallister; Ruth A. Hottell (2005).Francophone Women Film Directors: A Guide.Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 151.ISBN 978-0-8386-4046-3.
^Jacob Levich (1996).The Motion Picture Guide 1996 Annual: The Films of 1995.CineBooks.p. 307.ISBN 978-0-933997-37-0.
^Cinéma Gay - Un siècle d'homosexualité sur grand écran(in French). Editions Publibook. 2006. p. 318.ISBN 978-2-7483-8799-5.
^Paolo Mereghetti (2001).Il Mereghetti: dizionario dei film 2002.Baldini & Castoldi. p. 1601.ISBN 978-88-8490-087-6.
^"BBC Radio 3 – Late Junction Session – May 2011 – Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Christopher Chaplin".BBC.Retrieved19 May2016.
^"Christopher James Chaplin – Composer".christopherjchaplin.com. Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.
^Leo Truchlar (4 July 2013).Lichtmusik: zur Formensprache zeitgenössischer Kunst.LIT Verlag Münster. p. 555.ISBN 978-3-643-50472-2.
^"Kava & Christopher Chaplin - Seven Echoes".Archived fromthe originalon 25 June 2016.Retrieved22 May2016.
^"Record Store Day 2014: All 608 exclusive releases revealed!".Official Charts.Retrieved19 May2016.

External links

[robinson-1] Robinson, David(1989).Chaplin. Sein Leben, seine Kunst.Zürich: Diogenes. p. 685.ISBN 3-257-01806-1.

[Saint-Martin1987-2] Catherine Saint-Martin (1987).Charlot/Chaplin, ou, La conscience du mythe(in French). Té.Arte. p. 121.ISBN 978-2-9500717-1-2.

[3] "FABRIQUE RECORDS".Fabrique.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2017.Retrieved19 May2016.

[4] "After Film Events 2013".MMiFF.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2017.Retrieved19 May2016.

[Epstein1989-5] Jerry Epstein (1 January 1989).Remembering Charlie: the story of a friendship.Clio Press. p. 339.ISBN 978-1-85089-351-6.

[6] Lynn, Kenneth Schuyler (1997).Charlie Chaplin and His Times.Simon and Schuster.ISBN 9780684808512.

[7] "Comic actor Charlie Chaplin holding his week-old son Christopher at..."Getty Images(in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 21 September 2010.Retrieved26 June2020.

[8] "Celebrating 125 years of Charlie Chaplin: The actor-director's life spent off camera".News18.16 April 2014.Retrieved26 June2020.

[Mills2010-9] Brian Mills (21 October 2010).101 Forgotten Films.Oldcastle Books. p. 3.ISBN 978-1-84243-390-4.

[festival-cannes.com-10] "Festival de Cannes: Where Is Parsifal?".festival-cannes.com.Retrieved25 June2009.

[Silva2008-11] George Batista Da Silva (3 September 2008).Charles Chaplin(in Spanish).Clube de Autores.p. 25. PKEY:90134199.

[SchliesserMoser2006-12] Roman Schliesser; Leo Moser (2006).Die Supernase: Karl Spiehs und seine Filme(in German). Ueberreuter. p. 177.ISBN 978-3-8000-7228-6.

[13] Variety International Film Guide.Andre Deutsch. 1990. p. 176.ISBN 978-0-233-98613-5.

[14] Filmkunst.145-148 (in German). Österreichische Gesellschaft für Filmwissenschaft, Kommunikations- und Medienforshung. 1995. p. 54.

[15] Wochenpresse(in German). Vol. 45. Kurier-zeitungsverlag und Druckerei. November 1990. p. 63.

[WinterHughes2007-16] Jessica Winter; Lloyd Hughes; Richard Armstrong (27 September 2007).The Rough Guide to Film.Rough Guides Limited. p. 257.ISBN 978-1-84836-125-6.

[17] "AFI FESTIVAL: A 'Great Day' With Some Great Films".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved21 May2016.

[18] "CRITICS' PICKS".The Washington Post.14 June 1992.Retrieved21 May2016.

[Willis1993-19] John Willis (1 May 1993).Screen World 1992.Hal Leonard. p. 90.ISBN 978-1-55783-135-4.

[Plazaola1996-20] Luis Trelles Plazaola (1996).Imágenes cambiantes: descubrimiento, conquista y colonización de la América hispana vista por el cine de ficción y largometraje(in Spanish). La Editorial, UPR. p. 145.ISBN 978-0-8477-0244-2.

[Columbus2004-21] Christopher Columbus (5 February 2004).The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus.Penguin Books Limited. p. 89.ISBN 978-0-14-192042-9.

[Barratt2004-22] Peter Barratt (21 May 2004).Bahama Saga: The epic story of the Bahama Islands.Author House. p. 90.ISBN 978-1-4107-9830-5.

[23] Willman, David (6 May 1992)."Christopher Columbus Sails Right Past Bankruptcy".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved9 October2010.

[Trémois1997-24] Claude-Marie Trémois (1997).Les enfants de la liberté: le jeune cinéma français des années 90(in French). Seuil. p. 35.ISBN 978-2-02-032309-3.

[TarrRollet2001-25] Carrie Tarr; Brigitte Rollet (1 November 2001).Cinema and the Second Sex: Women's Filmmaking in France in the 1980s and 1990s.A&C Black. p. 270.ISBN 978-0-8264-4742-5.

[26] Positif.407-412 (in French). Nouvelles éditions Opta. 1995. p. 58.

[PallisterHottell2005-27] Janis L. Pallister; Ruth A. Hottell (2005).Francophone Women Film Directors: A Guide.Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 151.ISBN 978-0-8386-4046-3.

[Levich1996-28] Jacob Levich (1996).The Motion Picture Guide 1996 Annual: The Films of 1995.CineBooks.p. 307.ISBN 978-0-933997-37-0.

[29] Cinéma Gay - Un siècle d'homosexualité sur grand écran(in French). Editions Publibook. 2006. p. 318.ISBN 978-2-7483-8799-5.

[Mereghetti2001-30] Paolo Mereghetti (2001).Il Mereghetti: dizionario dei film 2002.Baldini & Castoldi. p. 1601.ISBN 978-88-8490-087-6.

[31] "BBC Radio 3 – Late Junction Session – May 2011 – Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Christopher Chaplin".BBC.Retrieved19 May2016.

[32] "Christopher James Chaplin – Composer".christopherjchaplin.com. Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.

[Truchlar2013-33] Leo Truchlar (4 July 2013).Lichtmusik: zur Formensprache zeitgenössischer Kunst.LIT Verlag Münster. p. 555.ISBN 978-3-643-50472-2.

[34] "Kava & Christopher Chaplin - Seven Echoes".Archived fromthe originalon 25 June 2016.Retrieved22 May2016.

[35] "Record Store Day 2014: All 608 exclusive releases revealed!".Official Charts.Retrieved19 May2016.

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v t e Chaplin family
Charlie Chaplin's parents	Charles Chaplin Sr. Hannah Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin's children	Sydney J. Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Wheeler Dryden
Charlie Chaplin's wives	Mildred Harris Lita Grey Paulette Goddard Oona O'Neill
Charlie Chaplin's children	Charles Chaplin Jr. Sydney E. Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin Michael Chaplin Josephine Chaplin Victoria Chaplin Eugene Chaplin Christopher Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin's grandchildren	Oona Castilla Chaplin Carmen Chaplin Aurélia Thierrée James Thiérrée Kiera Chaplin
Other members	Spencer Dryden

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