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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 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.
Movie | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Big Jim McKay (archive footage) | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | The Chaplin Revue | Various (archive footage) | 1959-09-01 |
Movie | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
Movie | Finn and Hattie | Le Bottin | 1931-02-04 |
Movie | Redemption | Magistrate | 1930-04-05 |
Movie | The Sea Bat | Dutchy | 1930-07-05 |
Movie | Cleaning Up | Mack | 1930-09-27 |
Movie | Soup to Nuts | First Fat Diner (uncredited) | 1930-09-28 |
Movie | The Locked Door | Hotel Proprietor | 1929-11-16 |
Movie | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Sir Francis Beekman | 1928-01-22 |
Movie | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tillie's Father | 1928-03-03 |
Movie | Caught in the Fog | Detective Ryan | 1928-08-25 |
Movie | The Last Warning | Robert Bunce | 1928-12-25 |
Movie | The Beloved Rogue | Nicholas | 1927-03-12 |
Movie | Mockery | Vladimir Gaidaroff | 1927-08-13 |
Movie | The Shamrock and the Rose | Mike Kelly | 1927-04-14 |
Movie | My Best Girl | Judge | 1927-10-31 |
Movie | Becky | Irving Spiegelberg | 1927-11-12 |
Movie | Torrent | Don MatÃas | 1926-02-21 |
Movie | Hands Up! | Silas Woodstock | 1926-01-11 |
Movie | Kiki | Pastryman (uncredited) | 1926-04-04 |
Movie | Sea Horses | Bimbo-Bomba | 1926-02-22 |
Movie | Whispering Wires | 1926-10-24 | |
Movie | The Nervous Wreck | Jerome Underwood | 1926-10-09 |
Movie | Footloose Widows | Ludwig | 1926-06-19 |
Movie | The Gold Rush | Big Jim McKay | 1925-07-12 |
Movie | The Eagle | Innkeeper (uncredited) | 1925-11-08 |
Movie | The Pilgrim | Deacon | 1923-02-19 |
Movie | This Way Out | The Girl's Father | 1923-05-27 |
Movie | Pay Day | Foreman | 1922-04-02 |
Movie | The Idle Class | Edna's Father (uncredited) | 1921-09-25 |
Movie | Innocent Ambrose | Ambrose Schnitz | 1920-01-11 |
Movie | Oh, What a Knight | The Sheriff | 1919-01-25 |
Movie | The Pullman Bride | Rover Peabody - the Chosen One | 1917-01-01 |
Movie | Thirst | Ambrose | 1917-07-29 |
Movie | His Naughty Thought | Walter Ambrose | 1917-05-06 |
Movie | His Bitter Pill | Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff | 1916-04-30 |
Movie | A Movie Star | Handsome Jack | 1916-01-26 |
Movie | Madcap Ambrose | Ambrose | 1916-07-16 |
Movie | Hogan's Romance Upset | Fight Spectator | 1915-02-13 |
Movie | Ye Olden Grafter | The Grafter | 1915-02-18 |
Movie | Caught in a Park | The Bartender | 1915-02-06 |
Movie | Ambrose's Sour Grapes | Ambrose | 1915-03-01 |
Movie | Love, Speed and Thrills | Ambrose | 1915-01-18 |
Movie | The Home Breakers | Ambrose | 1915-02-01 |
Movie | Fatty's New Role | Ambrose Schnitz | 1915-02-01 |
Movie | Mabel Lost and Won | Mabel's Rival's Husband | 1915-06-02 |
Movie | When Ambrose Dared Walrus | Ambrose | 1915-07-11 |
Movie | Willful Ambrose | Pa Ambrose | 1915-03-01 |
Movie | Ambrose's Lofty Perch | Ambrose | 1915-04-02 |
Movie | Ambrose's Nasty Temper | Ambrose | 1915-04-16 |
Movie | Ambrose's Fury | Ambrose | 1915-03-24 |
Movie | That Little Band Of Gold | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1915-03-14 |
Movie | Ambrose's Little Hatchet | Ambrose | 1915-03-15 |
Movie | The Fatal Mallet | Rival Suitor (uncredited) | 1914-06-01 |
Movie | A Busy Day | Husband | 1914-05-07 |
Movie | Mabel's Married Life | Wellington, a Ladykiller | 1914-06-20 |
Movie | Caught in the Rain | Husband (uncredited) | 1914-05-04 |
Movie | The Knockout | Gambler (uncredited) | 1914-06-11 |
Movie | A Robust Romeo | 1914-02-12 | |
Movie | Double Crossed | The Belle's Boyfriend | 1914-01-25 |
Movie | The Under-Sheriff | Villager | 1914-01-08 |
Movie | A Rowboat Romance | (unconfirmed) | 1914-07-06 |
Movie | A Thief Catcher | Crook (uncredited) | 1914-02-19 |
Movie | Mabel at the Wheel | Race Spectator (uncredited) | 1914-04-18 |
Movie | Caught in a Cabaret | Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited) | 1914-04-27 |
Movie | His Musical Career | Mike, Charlie's Partner | 1914-11-07 |
Movie | His Prehistoric Past | King Lowbrow | 1914-12-07 |
Movie | Ambrose's First Falsehood | Ambrose | 1914-12-12 |
Movie | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tillie's Father | 1914-12-21 |
Movie | Gussle, the Golfer | Ambrose | 1914-12-27 |
Movie | Laughing Gas | Patient | 1914-07-09 |
Movie | Getting Acquainted | Ambrose | 1914-12-05 |
Movie | Gentlemen of Nerve | Mr. Walrus | 1914-10-29 |
Movie | Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Patron - In from the Mines | 1914-11-30 |
Movie | His Trysting Places | Ambrose | 1914-11-09 |
Movie | Fatty's Wine Party | Restaurant Proprietor | 1914-11-21 |
Movie | The Sea Nymphs | Ambrose | 1914-11-23 |
Movie | A Muddy Romance | Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant | 1913-11-19 |
Movie | The Gusher | Villager / Cop | 1913-12-14 |
Movie | Fatty Joins the Force | Cop at Station House | 1913-11-23 |