Mack Swain
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 15, 1876
Day of Death: August 25, 1935 (60 years old)
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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.
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Actor Ambrose Schnitz
Fatty's New Role
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Actor Mabel's Rival's Husband
Mabel Lost and Won
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Actor Pa Ambrose
Willful Ambrose
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's Fury
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Actor Ambrose
Love, Speed and Thrills
Actor Ambrose
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Actor The Spy
Saved by Wireless
Actor Audience Member (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Actor The Bartender
Caught in a Park
Actor The Grafter
Ye Olden Grafter
Actor Ambrose
The Home Breakers
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Actor Fight Spectator
Hogan's Romance Upset
1914
Actor Patient
Laughing Gas
Actor Rival Suitor (uncredited)
The Fatal Mallet
Actor Tillie's Father
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Actor
Love and Gasoline
Actor
Mabel’s Nerve
Actor (unconfirmed)
A Gambling Rube
Actor The Married Flirt
Hello, Mabel
Actor
Other People's Business
Actor Husband (uncredited)
Caught in the Rain
Actor Husband
A Busy Day
Actor Wellington, a Ladykiller
Mabel's Married Life
Actor Mr. Walrus
Gentlemen of Nerve
Actor Mike, Charlie's Partner
His Musical Career
Actor Ambrose
His Trysting Places
Actor Ambrose
Getting Acquainted
Actor King Lowbrow
His Prehistoric Past
Actor Crook (uncredited)
A Thief Catcher
Actor Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Leading Lizzie Astray
Actor Ambrose
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Actor (unconfirmed)
A Rowboat Romance
Actor Ambrose
Gussle, the Golfer
Actor The Belle's Boyfriend
Double Crossed
Actor Villager
The Under-Sheriff
Actor
A Robust Romeo
Actor Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
Actor Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Actor Gambler (uncredited)
The Knockout
Actor Restaurant Proprietor
Fatty's Wine Party
Actor Ambrose
The Sea Nymphs
