Cast
Mack Swain
Acting
Cast
Mack Swain
Known for
Acting
Born
1876-02-15
From
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died
1935-08-25
Also known as Moroni Swain, Мак Свейн
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.
The Gold Rush
as Big Jim McKay
Kiki
as Pastryman (uncredited)
The Knockout
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Pilgrim
as Deacon
Pay Day
as Foreman
Lighthouse Love
as Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
Bad Boy
as Man on Rowing Machine
Hands Up!
as Silas Woodstock
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Sir Francis Beekman
Cleaning Up
as Mack
Sea Horses
as Bimbo-Bomba
Footloose Widows
as Ludwig
Getting Acquainted
as Ambrose
The Sea Bat
as Dutchy
His Bitter Pill
as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
Mabel's Married Life
as Wellington, a Ladykiller
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie's Father
Redemption
as Magistrate
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
Caught in a Cabaret
as Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
A Thief Catcher
as Crook (uncredited)
Soup to Nuts
as First Fat Diner (uncredited)
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Doctor
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Doctor
The Eagle
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Beloved Rogue
as Nicholas
My Best Girl
as Judge
A Busy Day
as Husband
His Musical Career
as Mike, Charlie's Partner
A Texas Steer
as Bragg
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mike Kelly
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
as Ambrose
The Locked Door
as Hotel Proprietor
The Nervous Wreck
as Jerome Underwood
Mockery
as Vladimir Gaidaroff
The Girl from Everywhere
as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Mr. Walrus
Madcap Ambrose
as Ambrose
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
Caught in the Rain
as Husband (uncredited)
The Devil's Circus
Laughing Gas
as Patient
Fatty Joins the Force
as Cop at Station House
Torrent
as Don Matías
The Gusher
as Villager / Cop
The Idle Class
as Edna's Father (uncredited)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
A Muddy Romance
as Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
Becky
as Irving Spiegelberg
Ye Olden Grafter
as The Grafter
His Prehistoric Past
as King Lowbrow
The Last Warning
as Robert Bunce
Finn and Hattie
as Le Bottin
His Trysting Places
as Ambrose
Ambrose's First Falsehood
as Ambrose
Lost: A Cook
as Farmer Ambrose
The Fatal Mallet
as Rival Suitor (uncredited)
Willful Ambrose
as Pa Ambrose
Mabel at the Wheel
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
Finnegan's Ball
as Patrick Flannigan
Thirst
as Ambrose
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Ambrose
The Sea Nymphs
as Ambrose
Lighthouse Love
as Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
as Ambrose
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Ambrose
Ambrose's Fury
as Ambrose
The Late Lamented
as Boarder (unconfirmed)
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Mr. Tom Kelly
Her First False Hare
as Unknown
See You in Jail
as Slossom
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
A Gambling Rube
as (unconfirmed)
Her Big Night
as Myers, film producer
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival's Husband
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy
The Midnight Patrol
The Pullman Bride
as Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
Hello, Mabel
as The Married Flirt
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
A Missing Bride
Whispering Wires
as McCarthy
Caught in the Fog
as Detective Ryan
Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Vamp's Husband
Heroic Ambrose
as Ambrose Schnitz
A Movie Star
as Handsome Jack
That Little Band Of Gold
as Audience Member (uncredited)
A Rowboat Romance
as (unconfirmed)
The Girl from Nowhere
as Wilbur Ashcraft
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Fight Spectator
Fatty's New Role
as Ambrose Schnitz
Fatty's Wine Party
as Restaurant Proprietor
A Robust Romeo
His Naughty Thought
as Walter Ambrose
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
as Ambrose
Gussle, the Golfer
as Ambrose
Other People's Business
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie's Father
The Under-Sheriff
as Villager
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
as Ambrose
The Home Breakers
as Ambrose
This Way Out
as The Girl's Father
Double Crossed
as The Belle's Boyfriend
Adventurous Ambrose
as Ambrose
Innocent Ambrose
as Ambrose Schnitz
Love and Gasoline
Mabel’s Nerve
Caught in a Park
as The Bartender
Oh, What a Knight
as The Sheriff
