Photos: The life of Charlie Chaplin's

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English film actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977), and US child actor Jackie Coogan (1914 - 1984) in a scene from the film 'The Kid'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chaplin, with his Little Tramp character, quickly became the most popular star in Keystone director Mack Sennett's company of players.

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Douglas Fairbanks (1883 - 1939) and Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979) saying farewell to Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) as he departs for England. Original Publication: People Disc - HW0485 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Chaplin's character in Tramp was known as "Charlot" in the French-speaking world, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Greece, Romania and Turkey, "Carlitos" in Brazil and Argentina, and "Der Vagabund" in Germany.

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Circa 1922: Syd Chaplin (1885 - 1965) brother of Charles Chaplin and an English comic actor in Hollywood in his own right. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Chaplin was known as one of the most demanding men in Hollywood.

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30th July 1922: The wedding of actress Marilyn Miller (1898 - 1936) (centre) to Jack Pickford (1896 - 1933). Guests include the American actor Douglas Fairbanks (1883 - 1939, kneels at left, Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979), the sister of the groom, Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) and Mrs Pickford. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Regardless of the size the part, Chaplin walked each actor through every scene. Chaplin knew that a successful scene was not simply about the star, but about everyone on the screen.

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Left to right: American tennis player Bill Tilden (1893 - 1953), actors Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) and Douglas Fairbanks Sr (1883 - 1939), and Spanish tennis player Manuel Alonso (1895 - 1984) share a lighthearted moment on a tennis court, California, 1923. (Photo by FPG/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

This constant attention to detail ran many features over-time and over-budget, but the public reaction assured him and the studios that what he was doing worked.