The Chaplin family is a multinational acting family. They are the descendants of Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill, mother of Sydney John Chaplin (born Sydney John Hill), Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, Jr., and George Wheeler Dryden.
The members of the Chaplin family include:
Charles Spencer Chaplin, Sr. (1863–1901)Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill (1865–1928); 3 sonsSydney John Chaplin (1885–1965), born Sydney John Hill; alleged son of Sydney Hawkes; 2 marriages, no children.Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, Jr. (1889–1977), son of Charles Spencer Chaplin, Sr. (1863-1901); 4 marriages, 6 sons, 5 daughters.(i)
Mildred Harris (1901–1944), 1 son.(ii)
Lita Grey (1908–1995), 2 sons.(iii)
Paulette Goddard (1910–1990), no children.(iv)
Oona O'Neill (1925–1991), daughter of American playwright
Eugene O'Neill and
Agnes Boulton; 3 sons, 5 daughters.
George Wheeler Dryden (1892–1957), son of Leo Dryden; married ballerina Alice Chapple; 1 son.