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Charlie Chaplin, Hollywood, ca.1916 [2693 × 3510] (imgur.com)

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[–]a_can_of_solo 59 points60 points ago

kinda looks like Cillian Murphy or Andrew Scott from Sherlock

[–]bearedbaldy 15 points16 points ago

Cillian Murphy was exactly who came to mind for me.

[–]Socks_In_The_Mirror 2 points3 points ago

It's the cheekbones and eyes.

Also, thank goodness Cillian Murphy doesn't have a mustache.

[–]twotwenty 4 points5 points ago

I was thinking how he looks like Eddie Vedder.

[–]latam9891 43 points44 points ago

TIL Charlie Chaplin was kinda hot.

[–]erondites 48 points49 points ago

He passed it on to his granddaughter.

[–]micromoses 12 points13 points ago

I was about to say it's weird that there are two descendants of Chaplin's in Game of Thrones, but I had just confused them. I was thinking of Harry Lloyd, who's Charles Dickens' great great grandson.

[–]mrsquare 2 points3 points ago

And of course they also have Lily Allen's brother!

[–]micromoses 2 points3 points ago

That dirty turncloak...

[–]bakklajohn 0 points1 point ago

Oh my god. So many mindblowing facts in just one historyporn post. I love this subreddit!

[–]brian69 3 points4 points ago

Wow didn't realize she played that girl in Game of Thrones.

[–]spaessken -1 points0 points ago

I fall in love too much lately...

[–]bearedbaldy 2 points3 points ago

I know that feeling.

[–]thumper242 18 points19 points ago

What is that you say?

[–]Margatron 5 points6 points ago

*swoon

[–]mortarnpistol 5 points6 points ago

Kind of looks like Jon Stewart in the first one.

[–]motherducks89 4 points5 points ago

repost ladyboners

[–]latam9891 0 points1 point ago

done

[–]Tarman83 10 points11 points ago

I just realized how small his shoulders were... or how big his head was... Great share, I've never seen a picture of him when he wasn't in character or looking Hollywood sharp.

[–]Deus_Ex_Corde 1 point2 points ago

Wasn't he like 5'5 or 5'6? He wasn't a tall guy either

[–]Nashvillians 6 points7 points ago

First time I've ever seen Charlie without the stash... Cool post OP.

[–]marquis_of_chaos[S] 9 points10 points ago

He would have been about 27 years old in this image.

[–]RickyMinaj 3 points4 points ago

its cool to see such a casual photo of him

[–]sahilm 3 points4 points ago

I like this. He seems kind of real. More than the "act," this looks like Chaplin the person.

[–]mspmsp123 1 point2 points ago

I think he may have been a very serious guy, and had major concerns about world events, as shown in his later video, about the world at war. I can see it around his eyes

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

You're seeing a womanizer.

[–]NickWasHere09 1 point2 points ago

I have a really hard time picturing him without the toothbrush mustache...

[–]wow_looksgreat 1 point2 points ago

thats the beauty of pictures!

[–]boring_chap 1 point2 points ago

Good looking kid without that mustache.

[–]pretzelzetzel 1 point2 points ago

Cillian Murphy for the biopic.

[–]Elidor 5 points6 points ago

Robert Downey, Jr. did the biopic, and he should have had an Oscar for it.

[–]pretzelzetzel 1 point2 points ago

Oh, right! I saw that. And it was excellent.

[–]TheFoxz 0 points1 point ago

There is a fingerprint in the upper left corner.

[–]PleinairAllaprima 0 points1 point ago

Greatest man to bear the toothbrush mustache.

[–]Robertbobby91 0 points1 point ago

Still not sure if Time Traveler.

[–]gutter_is_a_tool 0 points1 point ago

I see Albert Hammond Jr. from the Strokes.

[–]nclh77 0 points1 point ago

Looking at the face of a major horndog.

[–]WackyWeasel -5 points-4 points ago

Lookin' like a hipster before it was cool.

[–]Wooknows -5 points-4 points ago

he has a deathwish look ; well clown are often sad isn't it ?

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