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George Dryden Wheeler Jr. (31 August 1892 – 30 September 1957), AKA Lee George Wheeler but known professionally as Wheeler Dryden, was an English-born American actor and film director. He was the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden, and younger half-brother of actors Sir Charlie and Sydney Chaplin.
Wheeler Dryden. Actor: The Great Dictator. Wheeler Dryden was born as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. on August 31, 1892, taking the name Wheeler Dryden when he began to work in music halls in a vaudeville act with his father, George Dryden Wheeler, Sr. who worked under the name Leo Dryden.
Wheeler's birth happened when Charlie Chaplin was very young, and Chaplin only remembered bits and pieces. But Charlie and Sydney would not live the same life as their half-brother Wheeler Dryden. Leo Dryden took his son to India to live and work, while the pair toured the Orient.
Wheeler Dryden. Actor: The Great Dictator. Wheeler Dryden was born as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. on August 31, 1892, taking the name Wheeler Dryden when he began to work in music halls in a vaudeville act with his father, George Dryden Wheeler, Sr. who worked under the name Leo Dryden.
George Dryden Wheeler Jr., AKA Lee George Wheeler but known professionally as Wheeler Dryden, was an English-born American actor and film director. He was the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden, and younger half-brother of actors Sir Charlie and Sydney Chaplin.
The Younger Brother: W. Dryden. The son of Hannah Chaplin and Leo Dryden, Wheeler Dryden was taken away from his mother as a baby by his father. He was touring India and the Far East as a vaudeville comedian when he first learned from his father that Charlie Chaplin was his half brother.
Wheeler Dryden is known as an Actor, Assistant Director, Writer, Production Assistant, Second Unit, and Director. Some of his work includes The Great Dictator, Limelight, Monsieur Verdoux, Mud and Sand, The Crucifix Of Destiny, and Tom's Little Star.
