Albert Austin (13 December 1881 or 1885 – 17 August 1953) was an actor, film star, director and script writer, noted mainly for his work in Charlie Chaplin films. He was the brother of actor William Austin. He was born in Birmingham, England, and was a music hall performer before coming to the U.S. with Chaplin, both as members of the Fred Karno troupe, in 1910. Noted for his painted handlebar mustache and acerbic manner, he worked for Chaplin's stock company and played supporting roles in many of his films, often as a foil to the star, and working as his assistant director. After the development of sound films, he moved into scriptwriting, directing and acting, chiefly in comedy short subjects. Among other things, he assisted Chaplin in developing the plot of The Adventurer (1917). However, he only received screen credit as a collaborator once, for City Lights. As an actor, he appeared in Chaplin's comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. Later he had two brief, uncredited roles in one of Chaplin's 'silent' comedies made in the sound era, City Lights (1931). Austin is also seen very briefly (as a cab driver) at the beginning of Chaplin's short film One A.M.. He also appeared in movies starring Jackie Coogan and Mack Sennett. Austin's best known performance may be in Chaplin's short The Pawnshop. Austin enters the shop with an alarm clock, hoping to pawn it. To establish the clock's value, Chaplin dissects it. Austin maintains a deadpan expression as Chaplin progressively destroys his clock, then hands the pieces back to Austin. He had the leading role in Mary Pickford's Suds (1920), where he co-stars as a customer leaving his shirt at her laundry. In that film he appears without his comic mustache. In his final years he worked as a police officer at the Warner Brothers studios, according to a New York Times obituary.

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Albert Austin (Birmingham, England, 13 de desembre del 1882 - North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 17 d’agost del 1953) va ser un actor, estrella de cinema, director i guionista anglès, recordat pel seu treball a les pel·lícules de Charlie Chaplin.

阿尔伯特·奥斯汀（Albert Austin，1881 年 12 月 13 日或 1885 年 - 1953 年 8 月 17 日）是一位演员、电影明星、导演和编剧，主要以他在查理卓别林电影中的工作而闻名。他是演员威廉·奥斯汀的兄弟。他出生于英国伯明翰，在1910年与卓别林一起来到美国之前，他是一名音乐厅表演者，两人都是弗雷德·卡诺剧团的成员。他以画着的车把胡子和尖酸刻薄的举止而闻名，他为卓别林的股票公司工作，在他的许多电影中担任配角，经常作为明星的陪衬，并担任他的助理导演。在有声电影的发展之后，他转向了编剧、导演和表演，主要是喜剧短片。除其他外，他还协助卓别林发展了《冒险家》（1917）的情节。然而，他只作为合作者获得了一次银幕荣誉，即《城市之光》。作为一名演员，他出现在卓别林的喜剧中，为互助电影公司拍摄。后来，他在卓别林在有声时代制作的一部“无声”喜剧《城市之光》（1931）中扮演了两个短暂的、未被认可的角色。奥斯汀在卓别林的短片《凌晨一点》的开头也非常短暂地出现（作为出租车司机）。他还出演了杰基·库根和麦克·森内特主演的电影。奥斯汀最著名的表演可能是卓别林的短片《当铺》。奥斯汀带着闹钟走进商店，希望能典当它。为了确定时钟的价值，卓别林对其进行了剖析。奥斯汀面无表情地看着卓别林逐渐破坏他的时钟，然后把碎片交还给奥斯汀。他在玛丽·皮克福德（Mary Pickford）的《Suds》（1920）中担任主角，在那里他共同出演了一位顾客，将衬衫留在了她的洗衣店。在那部电影中，他没有留着喜剧小胡子。根据《纽约时报》的讣告，在他生命的最后几年里，他在华纳兄弟工作室担任警察。