Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin
Born
Sydney John Hill

(1885-03-16)16 March 1885
London, England
Died16 April 1965(1965-04-16) (aged 80)
Nice, France
OccupationActor
Years active1905–1929
Spouses
  • Minnie
    (m. 1908; died 1936)
  • Henriette
    (m. 1941)
MotherHannah Hill
RelativesSee Chaplin family

Sydney John Chaplin ( Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and in later life, served as his business manager.

Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.