- Son of Charles Chaplin and Lita Grey.
- Stepson of Oona Chaplin. He is some six weeks her senior.
- Had appeared with his father in Limelight (1952) and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).
- Romantically linked to Joan Collins during the time they both were making Land of the Pharaohs (1955).
- Longtime owner/manager of "Chaplin's", a popular restaurant in Palm Springs, California.
- Won Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Bell Are Ringing".
- He and Margaret Beebe had been engaged for fourteen years.
- Brother of Charles Chaplin Jr.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1964 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Funny Girl".
- Half-brother of Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin, Victoria Chaplin and Christopher Chaplin.
- Starred on Broadway in "Bells Are Ringing" opposite Judy Holliday (1956) (Tony) and "Funny Girl" opposite Barbra Streisand (1964).
- His father never witnessed his successes on Broadway because of the McCarthy witch hunts and the American public reception of him during those years.
- Had one son with Noëlle Adam: Stéphan Chaplin.
- Unlike his famous father, Sydney Chaplin was primarily a stage actor who has made only occasional film appearances.
- Sydney Chaplin passed away on March 3, 2009, less than a month away from what would have been his 83rd birthday on March 30.
- Sydney Chaplin wrote the foreword to his mother's (Lita Grey Chaplin) autobiography "Wife of the Life of the Party". Co-authored by Jeffrey Vance, it was published in 1998 by Scarecrow Press.
- The eldest son of Charlie Chaplin he was born in 1925 and began as an actor but switched to being a restaurateur in Paris at Chez Lauent which were bought by financier James Goldsmith and they ran it together since July 1977. Prior to that Sydney had been acting in New York mainly in television.
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