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Eric Campbell (other)
Eric Campbell may refer to: * Eric Campbell (actor) (1880–1917), Scottish silent film star * Eric Campbell (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player * Eric Campbell (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player * Eric Campbell (political activist) (1893–1970), Australian political activist, leader of the New Guard Fascist movement * Eric Campbell (reporter), Australian foreign correspondent * Eric Campbell Geddes (1875–1937), British Conservative politician * Eric-Campbell, a British car maker between 1919 and 1926 See also * Erik Campbell (born 1966), American gridiron football coach and former player {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Campbell (actor)
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. Early life Campbell was previously believed to have been born in Scotland in Dunoon, traditional Clan Campbell country, but he is now thought to have been born in Cheshire. Most sources give his year of birth as 1879, but online birth records show that the birth of an Alfred Eric Campbell was registered in Altrincham in April–June 1880; no birth with this name was registered in Cheshire in 1879. Career Campbell began acting in "fit-ups" (local theatres) in Scotland and Wales, playing melodramatic roles. In this setting he was discovered by Fred Karno, the English impresario who was impressed by Campbell's size and baritone voice and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |