Mack Swain

Known For: Acting
Born: February 15, 1876
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died: August 25, 1935

Mack Swain

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…

Filmography

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 · Big Jim McKay (archive footage)

The Chaplin Revue

1959 · Various (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

1953 · (archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943 · (archive footage)

Bad Boy

1935 · Man on Rowing Machine

Lighthouse Love

1932 · Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper

The Midnight Patrol

1932

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931 · Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

1931 · Doctor

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

1931 · Doctor

Finn and Hattie

1931 · Le Bottin

Soup to Nuts

1930 · First Fat Diner (uncredited)

Cleaning Up

1930 · Mack

The Sea Bat

1930 · Dutchy

Redemption

1930 · Magistrate

The Locked Door

1929 · Hotel Proprietor

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

1929 · Mr. Tom Kelly

The Last Warning

1928 · Robert Bunce

Caught in the Fog

1928 · Detective Ryan

The Girl from Nowhere

1928 · Wilbur Ashcraft

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928 · Tillie's Father

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928 · Sir Francis Beekman

The Girl from Everywhere

1927 · Wilfred Ashcraft - Director

A Texas Steer

1927 · Bragg

Becky

1927 · Irving Spiegelberg

My Best Girl

1927 · Judge

Finnegan's Ball

1927 · Patrick Flannigan

Mockery

1927 · Vladimir Gaidaroff

See You in Jail

1927 · Slossom

The Shamrock and the Rose

1927 · Mike Kelly

The Beloved Rogue

1927 · Nicholas

Whispering Wires

1926 · McCarthy

Her Big Night

1926 · Myers, film producer

The Nervous Wreck

1926 · Jerome Underwood

Footloose Widows

1926 · Ludwig

Kiki

1926 · Pastryman (uncredited)

Sea Horses

1926 · Bimbo-Bomba

Torrent

1926 · Don Matías

The Devil's Circus

1926

Hands Up!

1926 · Silas Woodstock

The Eagle

1925 · Innkeeper (uncredited)

The Gold Rush

1925 · Big Jim

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923 · The Vamp's Husband

This Way Out

1923 · The Girl's Father

The Pilgrim

1923 · Deacon

Pay Day

1922 · Foreman

The Idle Class

1921 · Edna's Father (uncredited)

Full o' Spirits

1920

Innocent Ambrose

Innocent Ambrose

1920 · Ambrose Schnitz, Director

Heroic Ambrose

1919 · Ambrose Schnitz, Director

Her First False Hare

1919 · Unknown

Oh, What a Knight

Oh, What a Knight

1919 · The Sheriff

Adventurous Ambrose

Adventurous Ambrose

1918 · Ambrose

The Late Lamented

1917 · Boarder (unconfirmed)

Lost: A Cook

1917 · Farmer Ambrose

Thirst

1917 · Ambrose

His Naughty Thought

1917 · Walter Ambrose

The Pullman Bride

1917 · Rover Peabody - the Chosen One

Madcap Ambrose

1916 · Ambrose

His Bitter Pill

1916 · Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff

A Movie Star

1916 · Handsome Jack

Saved by Wireless

Saved by Wireless

1915 · The Spy

When Ambrose Dared Walrus

1915 · Ambrose

Mabel Lost and Won

1915 · Mabel's Rival's Husband

Ambrose's Nasty Temper

1915 · Ambrose

Ambrose's Lofty Perch

1915 · Ambrose

Ambrose's Fury

1915 · Ambrose

Ambrose's Little Hatchet

1915 · Ambrose

That Little Band Of Gold

1915 · Audience Member (uncredited)

Willful Ambrose

1915 · Pa Ambrose

Ambrose's Sour Grapes

Ambrose's Sour Grapes

1915 · Ambrose

Ye Olden Grafter

Ye Olden Grafter

1915 · The Grafter

Hogan's Romance Upset

1915 · Fight Spectator

Caught in a Park

Caught in a Park

1915 · The Bartender

Fatty's New Role

1915 · Ambrose Schnitz

The Home Breakers

1915 · Ambrose

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915 · Ambrose

Gussle, the Golfer

Gussle, the Golfer

1914 · Ambrose

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914 · Tillie's Father

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914 · Ambrose

Other People's Business

Other People's Business

1914

His Prehistoric Past

1914 · King Lowbrow

Getting Acquainted

1914 · Ambrose

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914 · Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

The Sea Nymphs

1914 · Ambrose

Fatty's Wine Party

Fatty's Wine Party

1914 · Restaurant Proprietor

His Trysting Places

1914 · Ambrose

His Musical Career

1914 · Mike, Charlie's Partner

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914 · Mr. Walrus

Hello, Mabel

1914 · The Married Flirt

Laughing Gas

1914 · Patient

A Rowboat Romance

A Rowboat Romance

1914 · (unconfirmed)

Mabel's Married Life

1914 · Wellington, a Ladykiller

A Missing Bride

A Missing Bride

1914

A Gambling Rube

A Gambling Rube

1914 · (unconfirmed)

The Knockout

1914 · Gambler (uncredited)

The Fatal Mallet

1914 · Rival Suitor (uncredited)

Mabel’s Nerve

Mabel’s Nerve

1914

A Busy Day

1914 · Husband

Caught in the Rain

1914 · Husband (uncredited)

Caught in a Cabaret

1914 · Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel

1914 · Race Spectator (uncredited)

Love and Gasoline

Love and Gasoline

1914

A Thief Catcher

1914 · Crook (uncredited)

A Robust Romeo

1914

Double Crossed

1914 · The Belle's Boyfriend

The Under-Sheriff

The Under-Sheriff

1914 · Villager

The Gusher

1913 · Villager / Cop

Fatty Joins the Force

1913 · Cop at Station House

A Muddy Romance

1913 · Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant

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