Mack Swain

Mack Swain
Born: Feb 16, 1876
Salt Lake City, UT
Career: 1914-1935
Countries: USA
Genre/Type: Comedy
After 22 years of experience with minstrel shows, vaudeville, and legitimate theater, in 1913 he joined Mack Sennett's Keystone comedies. Standing 6'2" and weighing 280 pounds, he was skilled in knockabout, slapstick comedy; he supported Charlie Chaplin in many of the latter's earliest shorts. In late 1914 he began starring in his own comedy series, portraying Ambrose, an energetic, lecherous lout with a huge mustache and thick makeup. In the late teens his career started drying up, and he might have become a has-been if not for Charlie Chaplin, who rescued his career; he played supporting roles in many of Chaplin's films, including his features. He was especially memorable in The Gold Rush (1925) as the starving prospector who imagines Chaplin to be a chicken dinner. He went on to play character parts and occasional leads through the early '30s.

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Filmography

Movie/Film Released Rating Role Buy
Chaplinesque: My Life and Hard Times 1972 Archival Appearance
The Funniest Man in the World 1967 Archival Appearance
Down Memory Lane 1949 Archival Appearance
Two Reelers: Comedy Classics 8 1933 Actor [Starring]
Lighthouse Love 1932 Actor [Starring]
The Midnight Patrol 1932 Actor [Starring]
Finn and Hattie 1931 Actor [Starring]
The Wide Open Spaces 1931 Actor [Starring]
Redemption 1930 Actor [Starring]
The Sea Bat 1930 Actor [Starring]
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City 1929 Actor [Starring]
The Last Warning 1929 Actor [Starring]
The Locked Door 1929 Actor [Starring]
Caught in the Fog 1928 Actor [Starring]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1928 Actor [Starring]
The Girl from Nowhere 1928 Actor [Starring]
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Mack Swain was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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