Alexander "Sandy" Chaplin was known as Alexander Gaberman and decided
to change his professional name when he got married. He and his wife,
Daisy, both changed their surnames to Chaplin, a name in Daisy's
family.
A native New Yorker, at age six, performed in a local production of
"The King and I." With the encouragement of his parents, a novelist and
a jazz musician, Sandy pursued acting throughout his youth, in school
plays, community theater and at a Catskills summer camp specializing in
drama. At 16, he played Eugene in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" at a local
theater in Westchester.
Chaplin was accepted to Juilliard in 1989, where he honed his craft in
countless productions, including "The Winter's Tale," directed by
Michael Edwards; as Wallace in "Women and Wallace," directed by
Cedric Harris; and as Richard in "Ah
Wilderness!" After his first year, he landed the role of "spinner" a in
a three-part
Junge Schicksale (1972),
"The Mall," directed by John Rubinstein.
After graduation, he played the title role in the Public Theatre's
"Petrified Prince," directed by the legendary
Harold Prince, which he counts as one of
his most memorable professional experiences.
Prior to Chaos City (1996), Chaplin
appeared in the premiere episode of
Homicide (1993)
playing a male prostitute-turned-strangler opposite
Andre Braugher, directed by
Barry Levinson. He made his film
debut in
Jim Carroll - In den Straßen von New York (1995)
as Bobo.
Tennis, fishing and traveling are some of Sandy's passions. He resides
in New York City with Daisy, a director.
