Charles Amador

Biography

Charles Amador was born on March 5, 1892 in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Terrible pesadilla (1931), El inocente (1930) and El día del trabajo (1935). He died on April 7, 1974 in Chula Vista, California, USA. At age three he was taken by his parents to Los Angeles, where he later began his film career as an extra. According to his own statements in Chaplin's imitations he called himself Billy West, although occasionally he was also known as Charles Aplin. According to his own statement, Chaplin's first characterization was made by the side of actor Douglas Fairbanks in The Nut (Theodore Reed, 1921).

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Terrible Nightmare

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1931	El vagabundo, Pill Otto Malo	Terrible Nightmare 1931-12-31 Movie
1930	N/A	El inocente 1930-01-01 Movie
1922	N/A	Bone Dry 1922-09-17 Movie
1919	N/A	His Home Sweet Home 1919-07-06 Movie
	N/A	Well, I'll Be 1919-04-14 Movie
	N/A	Scamps and Scandals 1919-02-16 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1931	Writer	Terrible Nightmare 1931-12-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1931	Director	Terrible Nightmare 1931-12-31 Movie
1930	Director	El inocente 1930-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1930	Producer	El inocente 1930-01-01 Movie
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