Charlie Chaplin had a job.
Charlie Chaplin . Chaplin began performing at an early age , touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comedian . His first feature-length was The Kid ( 1921 ) , followed by A Woman of Paris ( 1923 ) , The Gold Rush ( 1925 ) , and The Circus ( 1928 ) . He abandoned the Tramp in his later films , which include Monsieur Verdoux ( 1947 ) , Limelight ( 1952 ) , A King in New York ( 1957 ) , and A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ) . Chaplin wrote , directed , produced , edited , starred in , and composed the music for most of his films .