Charlie Chaplin,was an English comedy actor.Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable director and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era.He is considered to be one of the finest mimes and clowns ever caught on film and has greatly influenced performers in this field.In 1972,he received his second Oscar honorary award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".He came out of his exile to accept his award,and received the longest standing ovation in Academy Award history,lasting a full five minutes.