Mack Swain
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain, February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett's comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major features by Charlie Chaplin. In the early 1900s Swain had his own stock theater company, which performed in the western and midwestern United States. Swain worked in vaudeville before starting in silent film at Keystone Studio...
Known For
The Gold Rush
Big Jim
Lighthouse Love
Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper
Caught in a Cabaret
Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
The Chaplin Revue
Various (archive footage)
Pay Day
Foreman
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
The Pilgrim
Deacon
Mabel's Married Life
Wellington, a Ladykiller
Filmography
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Bad Boy
1935
as Man on Rowing Machine
The Midnight Patrol
1932
Lighthouse Love
1932
as Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
Finn and Hattie
1931
as Le Bottin
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
as Doctor
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
as Doctor
Cleaning Up
1930
as Mack
The Sea Bat
1930
as Dutchy
Redemption
1930
as Magistrate
Soup to Nuts
1930
as First Fat Diner (uncredited)
The Locked Door
1929
as Hotel Proprietor
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Mr. Tom Kelly
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
as Wilbur Ashcraft
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Tillie's Father
Caught in the Fog
1928
as Detective Ryan
The Last Warning
1928
as Robert Bunce
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Sir Francis Beekman
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
A Texas Steer
1927
as Bragg
Mockery
1927
as Vladimir Gaidaroff
My Best Girl
1927
as Judge
The Shamrock and the Rose
1927
as Mike Kelly
The Beloved Rogue
1927
as Nicholas
Becky
1927
as Irving Spiegelberg
See You in Jail
1927
as Slossom
Finnegan's Ball
1927
as Patrick Flannigan
Hands Up!
1926
as Silas Woodstock
Torrent
1926
as Don Matías
Kiki
1926
as Pastryman (uncredited)
The Nervous Wreck
1926
as Jerome Underwood
Footloose Widows
1926
as Ludwig
Sea Horses
1926
as Bimbo-Bomba
Whispering Wires
1926
as McCarthy
Her Big Night
1926
as Myers, film producer
The Devil's Circus
1926
The Gold Rush
1925
as Big Jim
The Eagle
1925
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Pilgrim
1923
as Deacon
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as The Vamp's Husband
This Way Out
1923
as The Girl's Father
Pay Day
1922
as Foreman
The Idle Class
1921
as Edna's Father (uncredited)
Full o' Spirits
1920
Innocent Ambrose
1920
as Ambrose Schnitz
Oh, What a Knight
1919
as The Sheriff
Heroic Ambrose
1919
as Ambrose Schnitz
Her First False Hare
1919
as Unknown
Adventurous Ambrose
1918
as Ambrose
The Late Lamented
1917
as Boarder (unconfirmed)
The Pullman Bride
1917
as Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
His Naughty Thought
1917
as Walter Ambrose
Thirst
1917
as Ambrose
Lost: A Cook
1917
as Farmer Ambrose
A Movie Star
1916
as Handsome Jack
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
Madcap Ambrose
1916
as Ambrose
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Ambrose Schnitz
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
1915
as Ambrose
Willful Ambrose
1915
as Pa Ambrose
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Ambrose
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
1915
as Ambrose
Mabel Lost and Won
1915
as Mabel's Rival's Husband
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
1915
as Ambrose
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
1915
as Ambrose
Ambrose's Fury
1915
as Ambrose
Saved by Wireless
1915
as The Spy
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Caught in a Park
1915
as The Bartender
Ye Olden Grafter
1915
as The Grafter
The Home Breakers
1915
as Ambrose
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
1915
as Ambrose
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915
as Fight Spectator
Laughing Gas
1914
as Patient
The Fatal Mallet
1914
as Rival Suitor (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Tillie's Father
Love and Gasoline
1914
Mabel’s Nerve
1914
A Gambling Rube
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Hello, Mabel
1914
as The Married Flirt
Other People's Business
1914
Caught in the Rain
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
A Busy Day
1914
as Husband
Mabel's Married Life
1914
as Wellington, a Ladykiller
His Musical Career
1914
as Mike, Charlie's Partner
His Trysting Places
1914
as Ambrose
Getting Acquainted
1914
as Ambrose
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Mr. Walrus
His Prehistoric Past
1914
as King Lowbrow
A Thief Catcher
1914
as Crook (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Ambrose
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Gussle, the Golfer
1914
as Ambrose
Double Crossed
1914
as The Belle's Boyfriend
The Under-Sheriff
1914
as Villager
A Robust Romeo
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
The Knockout
1914
as Gambler (uncredited)
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as Restaurant Proprietor
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Ambrose
A Missing Bride
1914
A Muddy Romance
1913
as Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Cop at Station House
The Gusher
1913
as Villager / Cop