Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Date of Birth:

Feb 15, 1876

Place of Birth:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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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:

The Home Breakers The Home Breakers

1915

His Naughty Thought His Naughty Thought

1917

This Way Out This Way Out

1923

The Pullman Bride The Pullman Bride

1917

Fatty's Wine Party Fatty's Wine Party

1914

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

The Chaplin Revue The Chaplin Revue

1959

Innocent Ambrose Innocent Ambrose

1920

Happy Times and Jolly Moments Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Becky Becky

1927

The Last Warning The Last Warning

1928

The Beloved Rogue The Beloved Rogue

1927

Footloose Widows Footloose Widows

1926

Ye Olden Grafter Ye Olden Grafter

1915

The Gusher The Gusher

1913

Caught in a Park Caught in a Park

1915

The Nervous Wreck The Nervous Wreck

1926

My Best Girl My Best Girl

1927

The Shamrock and the Rose The Shamrock and the Rose

1927

Caught in the Fog Caught in the Fog

1928

Soup to Nuts Soup to Nuts

1930

Sea Horses Sea Horses

1926

Thirst Thirst

1917

Whispering Wires Whispering Wires

1926

Pitfalls of a Big City Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

A Rowboat Romance A Rowboat Romance

1914

A Texas Steer A Texas Steer

1927

The Girl from Nowhere The Girl from Nowhere

1928

The Girl from Everywhere The Girl from Everywhere

1927

The Late Lamented The Late Lamented

1917

Saved by Wireless Saved by Wireless

1915

Full o' Spirits Full o' Spirits

1920

Heroic Ambrose Heroic Ambrose

1919

Hands Up! Hands Up!

1926

The Eagle The Eagle

1925

Other People's Business Other People's Business

1914

Hello, Mabel Hello, Mabel

1914

Hogan's Romance Upset Hogan's Romance Upset

1915

The Sea Nymphs The Sea Nymphs

1914

Lighthouse Love Lighthouse Love

1932

Ambrose's Little Hatchet Ambrose's Little Hatchet

1915

The Midnight Patrol The Midnight Patrol

1932

Love and Gasoline Love and Gasoline

1914

A Gambling Rube A Gambling Rube

1914

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

Mabel’s Nerve Mabel’s Nerve

1914

Yesterday and Today Yesterday and Today

1953

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

That Little Band Of Gold That Little Band Of Gold

1915

A Thief Catcher A Thief Catcher

1914

Mockery Mockery

1927

The Pilgrim The Pilgrim

1923

A Busy Day A Busy Day

1914

His Prehistoric Past His Prehistoric Past

1914

A Robust Romeo A Robust Romeo

1914

Torrent Torrent

1926

Double Crossed Double Crossed

1914

Fatty's New Role Fatty's New Role

1915

Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

His Trysting Places His Trysting Places

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

The Idle Class The Idle Class

1921

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Laughing Gas Laughing Gas

1914

The Fatal Mallet The Fatal Mallet

1914

The Locked Door The Locked Door

1929

Caught in the Rain Caught in the Rain

1914

Pay Day Pay Day

1922

Getting Acquainted Getting Acquainted

1914

His Musical Career His Musical Career

1914

Mabel's Married Life Mabel's Married Life

1914

Gussle, the Golfer Gussle, the Golfer

1914

Ambrose's Lofty Perch Ambrose's Lofty Perch

1915

A Movie Star A Movie Star

1916

The Sea Bat The Sea Bat

1930

The Under-Sheriff The Under-Sheriff

1914

Fatty Joins the Force Fatty Joins the Force

1913

Redemption Redemption

1930

Madcap Ambrose Madcap Ambrose

1916

Mabel at the Wheel Mabel at the Wheel

1914

The Knockout The Knockout

1914

Caught in a Cabaret Caught in a Cabaret

1914

His Bitter Pill His Bitter Pill

1916

A Muddy Romance A Muddy Romance

1913

Finn and Hattie Finn and Hattie

1931

When Ambrose Dared Walrus When Ambrose Dared Walrus

1915

Ambrose's Sour Grapes Ambrose's Sour Grapes

1915

Ambrose's Nasty Temper Ambrose's Nasty Temper

1915

Mabel Lost and Won Mabel Lost and Won

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

Ambrose's Fury Ambrose's Fury

1915

Kiki Kiki

1926

Cleaning Up Cleaning Up

1930

Oh, What a Knight Oh, What a Knight

1919

Willful Ambrose Willful Ambrose

1915

The Gold Rush The Gold Rush

1925

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