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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Character:Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Chaplin Revue
Character:Various (archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/1959
Yesterday and Today
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/12/1953
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1943
Bad Boy
Character:Man on Rowing Machine
Release Date:25/10/1935
Lighthouse Love
Character:Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
Release Date:06/05/1932
The Midnight Patrol
Character:
Release Date:10/04/1932
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/04/1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/04/1931
Finn and Hattie
Character:Le Bottin
Release Date:04/02/1931
Soup to Nuts
Character:First Fat Diner (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1930
Cleaning Up
Character:Mack
Release Date:27/09/1930
The Sea Bat
Character:Dutchy
Release Date:05/07/1930
Redemption
Character:Magistrate
Release Date:05/04/1930
The Locked Door
Character:Hotel Proprietor
Release Date:16/11/1929
The Last Warning
Character:Robert Bunce
Release Date:25/12/1928
Caught in the Fog
Character:Detective Ryan
Release Date:25/08/1928
The Girl from Nowhere
Character:Wilbur Ashcraft
Release Date:05/08/1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Character:Tillie's Father
Release Date:03/03/1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character:Sir Francis Beekman
Release Date:22/01/1928
The Girl from Everywhere
Character:Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
Release Date:11/12/1927
A Texas Steer
Character:Bragg
Release Date:04/12/1927
Becky
Character:Irving Spiegelberg
Release Date:12/11/1927
My Best Girl
Character:Judge
Release Date:31/10/1927
Mockery
Character:Vladimir Gaidaroff
Release Date:13/08/1927
The Shamrock and the Rose
Character:Mike Kelly
Release Date:14/04/1927
The Beloved Rogue
Character:Nicholas
Release Date:12/03/1927
Whispering Wires
Character:McCarthy
Release Date:24/10/1926
Her Big Night
Character:Myers, film producer
Release Date:12/10/1926
The Nervous Wreck
Character:Jerome Underwood
Release Date:09/10/1926
Footloose Widows
Character:Ludwig
Release Date:19/06/1926
Kiki
Character:Pastryman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1926
Sea Horses
Character:Bimbo-Bomba
Release Date:22/02/1926
Torrent
Character:Don Matías
Release Date:21/02/1926
The Devil's Circus
Character:
Release Date:14/02/1926
Hands Up!
Character:Silas Woodstock
Release Date:11/01/1926
The Eagle
Character:Innkeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1925
The Gold Rush
Character:Big Jim McKay
Release Date:13/07/1925
Pitfalls of a Big City
Character:The Vamp's Husband
Release Date:02/09/1923
This Way Out
Character:The Girl's Father
Release Date:27/05/1923
The Pilgrim
Character:Deacon
Release Date:19/02/1923
Pay Day
Character:Foreman
Release Date:02/04/1922
The Idle Class
Character:Edna's Father (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1921
Full o' Spirits
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1920
Innocent Ambrose
Character:Ambrose Schnitz
Release Date:11/01/1920
Heroic Ambrose
Character:Ambrose Schnitz
Release Date:07/06/1919
Her First False Hare
Character:Unknown
Release Date:01/05/1919
Oh, What a Knight
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:25/01/1919
Adventurous Ambrose
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:17/04/1918
The Late Lamented
Character:Boarder (unconfirmed)
Release Date:23/09/1917
Lost: A Cook
Character:Farmer Ambrose
Release Date:12/08/1917
Thirst
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:29/07/1917
His Naughty Thought
Character:Walter Ambrose
Release Date:06/05/1917
The Pullman Bride
Character:Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
Release Date:01/01/1917
Madcap Ambrose
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:16/07/1916
His Bitter Pill
Character:Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
Release Date:30/04/1916
A Movie Star
Character:Handsome Jack
Release Date:26/01/1916
Saved by Wireless
Character:The Spy
Release Date:21/11/1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:11/07/1915
Mabel Lost and Won
Character:Mabel's Rival's Husband
Release Date:02/06/1915
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:16/04/1915
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:02/04/1915
Ambrose's Fury
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:24/03/1915
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:15/03/1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1915
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:01/03/1915
Willful Ambrose
Character:Pa Ambrose
Release Date:01/03/1915
Ye Olden Grafter
Character:The Grafter
Release Date:18/02/1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
Character:Fight Spectator
Release Date:13/02/1915
Caught in a Park
Character:The Bartender
Release Date:06/02/1915
Fatty's New Role
Character:Ambrose Schnitz
Release Date:01/02/1915
The Home Breakers
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:01/02/1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:18/01/1915
Gussle, the Golfer
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:27/12/1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Character:Tillie's Father
Release Date:21/12/1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:12/12/1914
Other People's Business
Character:
Release Date:07/12/1914
His Prehistoric Past
Character:King Lowbrow
Release Date:07/12/1914
Getting Acquainted
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:05/12/1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Character:Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Release Date:30/11/1914
The Sea Nymphs
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:23/11/1914
Fatty's Wine Party
Character:Restaurant Proprietor
Release Date:21/11/1914
His Trysting Places
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:09/11/1914
His Musical Career
Character:Mike, Charlie's Partner
Release Date:07/11/1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
Character:Mr. Walrus
Release Date:29/10/1914
Hello, Mabel
Character:The Married Flirt
Release Date:08/10/1914
Laughing Gas
Character:Patient
Release Date:09/07/1914
A Rowboat Romance
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:06/07/1914
Mabel's Married Life
Character:Wellington, a Ladykiller
Release Date:20/06/1914
A Missing Bride
Character:
Release Date:18/06/1914
A Gambling Rube
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:15/06/1914
The Knockout
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1914
The Fatal Mallet
Character:Rival Suitor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1914
Mabel’s Nerve
Character:
Release Date:16/05/1914
A Busy Day
Character:Husband
Release Date:07/05/1914
Caught in the Rain
Character:Husband (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1914
Caught in a Cabaret
Character:Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
Release Date:27/04/1914
Mabel at the Wheel
Character:Race Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1914
Love and Gasoline
Character:
Release Date:21/02/1914
A Thief Catcher
Character:Crook (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1914
A Robust Romeo
Character:
Release Date:12/02/1914
Double Crossed
Character:The Belle's Boyfriend
Release Date:25/01/1914
The Under-Sheriff
Character:Villager
Release Date:08/01/1914
The Gusher
Character:Villager / Cop
Release Date:14/12/1913
Fatty Joins the Force
Character:Cop at Station House
Release Date:23/11/1913
A Muddy Romance
Character:Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
Release Date:19/11/1913
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