The statue of Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square, London, is a work of 1979 by the sculptor John Doubleday.

It portrays the actor, comedian and filmmaker in his best-known role, as The Tramp.

Initial plans for a memorial in the Elephant and Castle, in South London where Chaplin spent his early years, were dropped and instead Leicester Square, at the centre of London's entertainment district, became the preferred location for the work.

[1] The bronze statue was first unveiled on 16 April 1981 (the 92nd anniversary of Chaplin's birth) at its original site, on the southwestern corner of the square, by the actor Sir Ralph Richardson.

The following year a slightly modified version was erected in the Swiss town of Vevey, which had been Chaplin's home from 1952 until his death.