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Mack Swain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1876-02-15

Day of Death

1935-08-25

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Mack Swain

Biography

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.

Filmography (110)

⭐ 10.0 Role: Big Jim McKay (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998
⭐ 7.4 Role: Various (archive footage)

The Chaplin Revue

1959
⭐ 7.0 Role: (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

1953
⭐ 9.0 Role: (archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943
⭐ 7.5 Role: Man on Rowing Machine

Bad Boy

1935
⭐ 6.7 Role: Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper

Lighthouse Love

1932
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

The Midnight Patrol

1932
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⭐ 7.3 Role: Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931
⭐ 7.0 Role: Doctor

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

1931
⭐ 8.0 Role: Doctor

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

1931
⭐ 6.2 Role: Le Bottin

Finn and Hattie

1931
⭐ 5.9 Role: First Fat Diner (uncredited)

Soup to Nuts

1930
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⭐ 6.0 Role: Mack

Cleaning Up

1930
⭐ 4.5 Role: Dutchy

The Sea Bat

1930
⭐ 5.7 Role: Magistrate

Redemption

1930