Wheeler Dryden
Wheeler Dryden | |
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Autographed photograph of Wheeler Dryden | |
| Born | George Dryden Wheeler Jr. 31 August 1892 |
| Died | 30 September 1957 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Wheeler Dryden |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse |
Alice Chapple
(m. 1938; div. 1943) |
| Children | Spencer Dryden |
| Parent(s) | Leo Dryden Hannah Hill |
| Relatives | Sydney and Charlie Chaplin (half-brothers) |
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.
He moved to the United States in 1918, joining his mother and two half-brothers. He worked as an actor and director, sometimes assisting Charlie Chaplin. He was married for a short time to ballerina Anna Chapple and they had one child together, Spencer Dryden, who became a rock musician with several prominent American bands and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.