Syd, we hardly knew ye...

 Sydney Chaplin was Charlie Chaplin's second son,

born March 30, 1926...

He was named after Charlie's elder brother,

but Syd's mom (Lita Grey) never liked that brother,

and so she called him Tommy.

"Tommy" was mostly raised by his maternal grandmother.

 Below, Syd (on the left) with his dad

and older brother Charles, Jr.

 Syd jumped into acting, after serving in WWII...

and by 1957, had earned a Tony 

for Best Featured Actor in a Musical,

said musical being Bells Are Ringing.

Above with co-star Judy Holliday

and below during the show's recording session,

with Adolph Green, Goddard Lieberson, and Betty Comden. 

 Of course, despite his Tony win,

Syd was passed over for the movie of Bells...and the role

went to Dean Martin.

Subways Are For Sleeping, 1961,

with Carol Lawrence,

and music (again) by Jule Styne, and that Comden/Green "machine".

 Funny Girl, 1964,

with Barbra Streisand...

a production from hell by sounds of it

(directors, songs, and stars were changed like underware),

but Syd, as gambler Nick Arnstein, managed to "stick!"

Nominations all around, 

but nobody (and I mean Nobody) got a Tony out of this one. 

Along the way to Broadway-Ville,

Syd did over 30 movies.

Limelight (above) with his father,

and Follow That Man, below

with Dawn Addams.

A Countess From Hong Kong, 1967, with

Charlie (on left), Sophia Loren, and Syd...

Charlie's last film.

About working with his father, Syd said,

  “He was generous with other people but he was tough on me. 

He’d expect me to get it right away. 

And there was a lot of pressure from him. 

With me, it was always, ‘Come on Syd, what the hell is the matter with you?!’ Which does not make it easier. We had a strange relationship."

Below, The Land of the Pharaohs, 1955,

with Joan Collins.

 (Sandal flicks were in. Then.)

Syd in a Chaplinesque pose.

He passed away in 2009,

at the age of 82.