Modern Times (1936) Cast & Character Guide — No Spoilers | Who's That?

Who plays who in Modern Times (1936)? Browse a spoiler-free character guide with photos of every major character and the actors behind them, including Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman.

• The Tramp (A Factory Worker) — played by Charlie Chaplin
• A Gamin — played by Paulette Goddard
• Cafe Proprietor — played by Henry Bergman
• Big Bill — played by Tiny Sandford
• Mechanic — played by Chester Conklin
• Burglar — played by Hank Mann
• Gamin's Father — played by Stanley Blystone
• President of the Electro Steel Corp. — played by Al Ernest Garcia
• Prison Cellmate — played by Richard Alexander
• Minister — played by Cecil Reynolds
• Minister's Wife — played by Mira McKinney
• J. Widdecombe Billows — played by Murdock MacQuarrie
• Juvenile Officer — played by Wilfred Lucas
• Sheriff Couler — played by Edward LeSaint
• Cafe Head Waiter — played by Fred Malatesta
• Turbine Operator — played by Sammy Stein
• Woman with Buttoned Bosom — played by Juana Sutton
• Billows' Assistant — played by Ted Oliver
• Billows' Silent Assistant (uncredited) — played by Norman Ainsley
• Shopkeeper (uncredited) — played by Walter Bacon