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Chaplin in his costume as "The Tramp"

The Tramp was Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character.

The Tramp was a bumbling but good-hearted character who is most famous as a vagrant who endeavoured to behave with the manners and dignity of a gentlemen despite his actual social status. However, while he was ready to take what paying work that is available; he also used his cunning to get what he needed to survive and escape the authority figures who would not tolerate it.

The tramp debuted in the silent film era and continued starring in films even after talkies were introduced.