10 Actors Who Apologised For Their Behaviour In Major Movies

7. Charlie Chaplin (A Countess From Hong Kong)

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1967's A Countess From Hong Kong marked the final screen appearance for legendary comic actor Charlie Chaplin, but unfortunately for him, it was far from a smooth ride to get the film made.

More specifically, Chaplin (who also directed) constantly clashed with his leading man, Marlon Brando. In his autobiography, Brando called Chaplin "sadistic", and described a time when he showed up late to set, only for the director to berate him in front of the whole cast. Brando was understandably embarrassed, and demanded an apology from Chaplin - and Chaplin, graciously, obliged.

Now, this is a very one-sided account of the atmosphere on set (Brando's autobiography came out in 1994, when Chaplin had been dead for over 15 years), but Brando and Chaplin were both big personalities, so it only seems natural that the two would've had the odd altercation.

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