Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

Name: Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-01
Rating: 0
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mark Cousins, Darren R. Reid, Brett Sanders

January 1, 2016
Directed by
Darren R. Reid

A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, the suicidal clowns who inspired Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

Last Updated: November 10, 2025

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Mark Cousins

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

January 1, 2016
Directed by
Darren R. Reid

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Mark Cousins

Self - Interviewee

Darren R. Reid

Self - Host

Brett Sanders

Self - Host

Jordan Wallace

Francis 'Slivers' Oakley

Robin Jones

Marceline Orbes

Lewis Sillett

Buster

Elizabeth Hagyard

Mrs. Orbes

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

January 1, 2016Directed byDarren R. Reid

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Mark Cousins

Self - Interviewee

Darren R. Reid

Self - Host

Brett Sanders

Self - Host

Jordan Wallace

Francis 'Slivers' Oakley

Robin Jones

Marceline Orbes

Lewis Sillett

Buster

Elizabeth Hagyard

Mrs. Orbes

January 1, 2016
Directed by
Darren R. Reid