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Mack Swain
Born · February 15, 1876
Died · August 25, 1935 (59 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Bio
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 Studios under Mack Sennett. While with Keystone, he was teamed with Chester Conklin to make a series of comedy films. With Swain as "Ambrose" and Conklin as the grand mustachioed "Walrus", they performed these roles in several films including The Battle of Ambrose and Walrus and Love, Speed and Thrills, both made in 1915. Besides these comedies, the two appeared together in a variety of other films, 26 all told, and they also appeared separately and/or together in films starring Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle and most of the rest of the roster of Keystone players. Swain later took his Ambrose character with him to the L-KO Kompany. Having already worked with Charles Chaplin at Keystone, Swain began working with him again at First National in 1921, appearing in The Idle Class, Pay Day, and The Pilgrim. He is also remembered for his large supporting role as Big Jim McKay in the 1925 film The Gold Rush, for United Artists, written by and starring Chaplin. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Mack Swain received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1500 Vine Street.
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
0.0
1998
The Chaplin Revue
Various (archive footage)
7.4
1959
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
0.0
1953
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
0.0
1943
Bad Boy
Man on Rowing Machine
5.0
1935
Lighthouse Love
Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
5.5
1932
The Midnight Patrol
0.0
1932
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
6.0
1931
Finn and Hattie
Le Bottin
5.3
1931
Soup to Nuts
First Fat Diner (uncredited)
5.8
1930
Cleaning Up
Mack
5.0
1930
The Sea Bat
Dutchy
4.6
1930
Redemption
Magistrate
4.5
1930
The Locked Door
Hotel Proprietor
5.9
1929
The Last Warning
Robert Bunce
6.6
1928
Caught in the Fog
Detective Ryan
0.0
1928
The Girl from Nowhere
Wilbur Ashcraft
0.0
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
6.0
1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sir Francis Beekman
0.0
1928
The Girl from Everywhere
Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
0.0
1927
A Texas Steer
Bragg
0.0
1927
Becky
Irving Spiegelberg
0.0
1927
My Best Girl
Judge
7.0
1927
Mockery
Vladimir Gaidaroff
6.7
1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Mike Kelly
5.5
1927
The Beloved Rogue
Nicholas
7.0
1927
Whispering Wires
McCarthy
0.0
1926
The Nervous Wreck
Jerome Underwood
5.9
1926
Footloose Widows
Ludwig
0.0
1926
Kiki
Pastryman (uncredited)
7.0
1926
Sea Horses
Bimbo-Bomba
0.0
1926
Torrent
Don Matías
6.9
1926
Hands Up!
Silas Woodstock
5.3
1926
The Eagle
Innkeeper (uncredited)
6.3
1925
The Gold Rush
Big Jim McKay
8.0
1925
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Vamp's Husband
0.0
1923
This Way Out
The Girl's Father
0.0
1923
The Pilgrim
Deacon
6.8
1923
Pay Day
Foreman
7.0
1922
The Idle Class
Edna's Father (uncredited)
6.6
1921
Full o' Spirits
0.0
1920
Innocent Ambrose
Ambrose Schnitz
0.0
1920
Heroic Ambrose
Ambrose Schnitz
1.0
1919
Her First False Hare
Unknown
0.0
1919
Oh, What a Knight
The Sheriff
0.0
1919
Adventurous Ambrose
Ambrose
0.0
1918
The Late Lamented
Boarder (unconfirmed)
0.0
1917
Lost: A Cook
Farmer Ambrose
0.0
1917
Thirst
Ambrose
0.0
1917
His Naughty Thought
Walter Ambrose
0.0
1917
The Pullman Bride
Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
0.0
1917
Madcap Ambrose
Ambrose
4.0
1916
His Bitter Pill
Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
5.2
1916
A Movie Star
Handsome Jack
5.5
1916
Saved by Wireless
The Spy
0.0
1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Ambrose
5.0
1915
Mabel Lost and Won
Mabel's Rival's Husband
6.2
1915
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Ambrose
5.0
1915
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Ambrose
4.5
1915
Ambrose's Fury
Ambrose
3.0
1915
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Ambrose
5.0
1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Audience Member (uncredited)
5.1
1915
Willful Ambrose
Pa Ambrose
5.0
1915
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Ambrose
5.0
1915
Ye Olden Grafter
The Grafter
5.0
1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
Fight Spectator
5.0
1915
Caught in a Park
The Bartender
5.0
1915
Fatty's New Role
Ambrose Schnitz
5.2
1915
The Home Breakers
Ambrose
0.0
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
Ambrose
5.0
1915
Gussle, the Golfer
Ambrose
5.0
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
6.1
1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose
4.2
1914
Other People's Business
0.0
1914
His Prehistoric Past
King Lowbrow
5.6
1914
Getting Acquainted
Ambrose
5.3
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
4.2
1914
The Sea Nymphs
Ambrose
0.0
1914
Fatty's Wine Party
Restaurant Proprietor
0.0
1914
His Trysting Places
Ambrose
6.1
1914
His Musical Career
Mike, Charlie's Partner
5.9
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
Mr. Walrus
5.7
1914
Hello, Mabel
The Married Flirt
5.3
1914
Laughing Gas
Patient
5.5
1914
A Rowboat Romance
(unconfirmed)
0.0
1914
Mabel's Married Life
Wellington, a Ladykiller
5.8
1914
A Gambling Rube
(unconfirmed)
0.0
1914
The Knockout
Gambler (uncredited)
5.7
1914
The Fatal Mallet
Rival Suitor (uncredited)
5.4
1914
Mabel’s Nerve
0.0
1914
A Busy Day
Husband
4.7
1914
Caught in the Rain
Husband (uncredited)
5.6
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
5.6
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
5.6
1914
Love and Gasoline
0.0
1914
A Thief Catcher
Crook (uncredited)
4.9
1914
A Robust Romeo
0.0
1914
Double Crossed
The Belle's Boyfriend
4.6
1914
The Under-Sheriff
Villager
0.0
1914
The Gusher
Villager / Cop
4.5
1913
Fatty Joins the Force
Cop at Station House
5.4
1913
A Muddy Romance
Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
4.8
1913