Mack Swain
Acting
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.
Movies(110)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
1998
The Chaplin Revue
Various (archive footage)
1959
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
1943
Bad Boy
Man on Rowing Machine
1935
Lighthouse Love
Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
1932
The Midnight Patrol
1932
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Doctor
1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Doctor
1931
Finn and Hattie
Le Bottin
1931
Soup to Nuts
First Fat Diner (uncredited)
1930
Cleaning Up
Mack
1930
The Sea Bat
Dutchy
1930
Redemption
Magistrate
1930
The Locked Door
Hotel Proprietor
1929
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
Mr. Tom Kelly
1929
The Last Warning
Robert Bunce
1928
Caught in the Fog
Detective Ryan
1928
The Girl from Nowhere
Wilbur Ashcraft
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sir Francis Beekman
1928
The Girl from Everywhere
Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
1927
A Texas Steer
Bragg
1927
Becky
Irving Spiegelberg
1927
My Best Girl
Judge
1927
Finnegan's Ball
Patrick Flannigan
1927
Mockery
Vladimir Gaidaroff
1927
See You in Jail
Slossom
1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Mike Kelly
1927
The Beloved Rogue
Nicholas
1927
Whispering Wires
McCarthy
1926
Her Big Night
Myers, film producer
1926
The Nervous Wreck
Jerome Underwood
1926
Footloose Widows
Ludwig
1926
Kiki
Pastryman (uncredited)
1926
Sea Horses
Bimbo-Bomba
1926
Torrent
Don Matías
1926
The Devil's Circus
1926
Hands Up!
Silas Woodstock
1926
The Eagle
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1925
The Gold Rush
Big Jim McKay
1925
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Vamp's Husband
1923
This Way Out
The Girl's Father
1923
The Pilgrim
Deacon
1923
Pay Day
Foreman
1922
The Idle Class
Edna's Father (uncredited)
1921
Full o' Spirits
1920
Innocent Ambrose
Ambrose Schnitz
1920
Heroic Ambrose
Ambrose Schnitz
1919
Her First False Hare
Unknown
1919
Oh, What a Knight
The Sheriff
1919
Adventurous Ambrose
Ambrose
1918
The Late Lamented
Boarder (unconfirmed)
1917
Lost: A Cook
Farmer Ambrose
1917
Thirst
Ambrose
1917
His Naughty Thought
Walter Ambrose
1917
The Pullman Bride
Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
1917
Madcap Ambrose
Ambrose
1916
His Bitter Pill
Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
1916
A Movie Star
Handsome Jack
1916
Saved by Wireless
The Spy
1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Ambrose
1915
Mabel Lost and Won
Mabel's Rival's Husband
1915
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Ambrose
1915
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Ambrose
1915
Ambrose's Fury
Ambrose
1915
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Ambrose
1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Audience Member (uncredited)
1915
Willful Ambrose
Pa Ambrose
1915
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Ambrose
1915
Ye Olden Grafter
The Grafter
1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
Fight Spectator
1915
Caught in a Park
The Bartender
1915
Fatty's New Role
Ambrose Schnitz
1915
The Home Breakers
Ambrose
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
Ambrose
1915
Gussle, the Golfer
Ambrose
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose
1914
Other People's Business
1914
His Prehistoric Past
King Lowbrow
1914
Getting Acquainted
Ambrose
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914
The Sea Nymphs
Ambrose
1914
Fatty's Wine Party
Restaurant Proprietor
1914
His Trysting Places
Ambrose
1914
His Musical Career
Mike, Charlie's Partner
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
Mr. Walrus
1914
Hello, Mabel
The Married Flirt
1914
Laughing Gas
Patient
1914
A Rowboat Romance
(unconfirmed)
1914
Mabel's Married Life
Wellington, a Ladykiller
1914
A Missing Bride
1914
A Gambling Rube
(unconfirmed)
1914
The Knockout
Gambler (uncredited)
1914
The Fatal Mallet
Rival Suitor (uncredited)
1914
Mabel’s Nerve
1914
A Busy Day
Husband
1914
Caught in the Rain
Husband (uncredited)
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
1914
Love and Gasoline
1914
A Thief Catcher
Crook (uncredited)
1914
A Robust Romeo
1914
Double Crossed
The Belle's Boyfriend
1914
The Under-Sheriff
Villager
1914
The Gusher
Villager / Cop
1913
Fatty Joins the Force
Cop at Station House
1913
A Muddy Romance
Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
1913