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Between Showers (1914) -- Charlie and another man compete in trying to help a young lady cross a muddy street. The rival finds a wooden plank which Charlie takes from him...
A Film Johnnie (1914) -- Charlie attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
The Bangville Police (1913) -- At a farm near Bangville, the young daughter see strangers in the barn. She quickly rushes to the house and calls the police. The police engage in a haphazard rush across the countryside to get there in time.

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Overview

Date of Death:
13 October 1939, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
Would travel yearly to England to buy clothes. more
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Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
the Original Keystone Kops

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Many Unhappy Returns (1937) .... The Husband
    ... aka Radio Flash Comedy: Many Unhappy Returns (USA: series title)
  2. Framing Father (1936)
  3. All Business (1936) .... King
    ... aka Smart Set Comedies (1935-1936 Season) (#4) (USA: series title)
  4. Keystone Hotel (1935) .... Sterling, chief of police
    ... aka Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title)
  5. A Quiet Fourth (1935) (unconfirmed)
    ... aka Smart Set Comedies: A Quiet Fourth (USA: series title)
  6. Black Sheep (1935) .... Mather
  7. The Headline Woman (1935) .... Hugo Meyer
    ... aka The Woman in the Case (UK)
  8. Behind the Green Lights (1935) .... Max Schultz, German Janitor
  9. Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... The White King
  10. Her Majesty, Love (1931) .... Otmar von Wellingen
  11. Auto Intoxication (1931)
  12. Trouble from Abroad (1931)
    ... aka Broadway Headliners (1931-1932) (#1): Trouble from Abroad (USA: series title)
  13. Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) (as the Original Keystone Kops)
  14. The Foolish Forties (1931)
  15. Come to Papa (1931)
  16. Our Nagging Wives (1930)
  17. Kismet (1930) .... Amru
  18. Bride of the Regiment (1930) .... Tangy
    ... aka Lady of the Rose (UK)
  19. Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) .... Sam Otis, Film Producer
  20. Spring Is Here (1930) .... Peter Braley

  21. Sally (1929) .... 'Pops' Shendorff
  22. The Fatal Forceps (1929)
  23. The Girl in the Show (1929) .... Ed Bondell
  24. The Fall of Eve (1929) .... Mr. Mack
  25. Oh Kay! (1928) .... Shorty McGee
  26. Chicken a La King (1928) .... Horace Trundle
  27. Sporting Goods (1928) .... Mr. Jordan
  28. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) .... Gus Eisman
  29. Wife Savers (1928) .... Tavern Keeper
  30. Figures Don't Lie (1927) .... 'Howdy' Jones
  31. For the Love of Mike (1927) .... Herman Schultz
  32. The Trunk Mystery (1927) .... Jeff
  33. Drums of the Desert (1927) .... Perkins
  34. Casey at the Bat (1927) .... O'Dowd
  35. Stranded in Paris (1926) .... Count Pasada
  36. Everybody's Acting (1926) .... Michael Poole
  37. The Show Off (1926) .... Aubrey Piper
  38. Mantrap (1926) .... Character
  39. Good and Naughty (1926) .... Bunny West
  40. Miss Brewster's Millions (1926) .... Ned Brewster
  41. The Road to Glory (1926) .... James Allen
  42. The American Venus (1926) .... Hugo Niles
  43. Mike (1926) .... Tad
  44. Stage Struck (1925) .... Buck
  45. Steppin' Out (1925) .... John Durant
  46. The Trouble with Wives (1925) .... Al Hennessey
  47. My Lady's Lips (1925) .... Smike
  48. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925) .... Oscar
  49. So Big (1924) .... Jacob Hoogenduck
  50. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) .... Tricaud
  51. Love and Glory (1924) .... Emile Pompaneau
  52. For the Love of Mike (1924)
  53. The Woman on the Jury (1924) .... Juror
  54. The Galloping Fish (1924) .... George Fitzgerald
    ... aka Galloping Fish (USA: reissue title)
  55. Wild Oranges (1924) .... Paul Halvard
  56. The Day of Faith (1923) .... Montreal Sammy
  57. Destroying Angel (1923) .... Max Weil
  58. The Spoilers (1923) .... 'Slapjack' Simms
  59. The Brass Bottle (1923) .... Rapkin
  60. The Strangers' Banquet (1922) .... Al Norton
  61. Oh, Mabel Behave (1922) .... Squire Peachem
  62. The Unhappy Finish (1921)
  63. A Pyjama Marriage (1921)
  64. A Seminary Scandal (1921)
  65. Watch Your Husbands (1921)
  66. Love, Honor and Behave! (1920) .... Milton Robin, a Haberdasher
  67. Fickle Fancy (1920)
  68. Movie Fans (1920)
  69. His Youthful Fancy (1920)
  70. Don't Weaken! (1920) .... Prof. Yonson - the dancing master
  71. Great Scott! (1920)
  72. Married Life (1920) .... Art patron
  73. By Golly! (1920)
  74. Fresh from the City (1920)
  75. Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1920)
  76. Hot Stuff (1920)

  77. A Lady's Tailor (1919) .... A temperamental modiste
  78. His Last False Step (1919)
  79. Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919)
  80. Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919)
    ... aka Uncle Tom's Cabin
  81. Treating 'Em Rough (1919/I)
  82. Trying to Get Along (1919)
  83. Hearts and Flowers (1919) .... A Leader of Men
  84. Why Beaches Are Popular (1919)
    ... aka The Mack Sennett Bathing Girls in Why Beaches Are Popular (USA: alternative title)
  85. The Little Widow (1919) .... Widow's Bridegroom
  86. Among Those Present (1919) .... A First Nighter
  87. Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) .... The Kaiser
    ... aka The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title)
  88. East Lynne with Variations (1919)
  89. Fools and Duels (1919)
  90. Beware of Boarders (1918)
  91. The Summer Girls (1918)
  92. Her Screen Idol (1918)
  93. Wild Women and Tame Lions (1918) (unconfirmed)
  94. Her Torpedoed Love (1917) .... Reginald Scuttle, the Conniving Butler
  95. A Maiden's Trust (1917)
  96. Pinched in the Finish (1917)
  97. Stars and Bars (1917)
  98. Done in Oil (1917)
  99. His Lying Heart (1916)
  100. His Wild Oats (1916)
  101. His Pride and Shame (1916)
  102. The Now Cure (1916)
  103. The Snow Cure (1916)
  104. The Hunt (1915)
  105. Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
  106. His Father's Footsteps (1915)
  107. Only a Messenger Boy (1915)
  108. Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915) .... The desperate scoundrel
    ... aka A Desperate Scoundrel
  109. Court House Crooks (1915) .... The District Attorney
  110. He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915) .... The Husband
  111. Our Dare-Devil Chief (1915) .... Police Chief
  112. His Smashing Career (1915) .... Snooks
  113. That Little Band of Gold (1915) (uncredited) .... Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
    ... aka For Better or Worse
  114. Hogan's Romance Upset (1915) (uncredited) .... Fight Spectator
  115. Billy's Riot (1915)
  116. The Crash (1915)
  117. Carmen's Romance (1914)
  118. His New Job (1914)
  119. Black Hands (1914)
  120. The Sea Nymphs (1914) .... Man on beach
    ... aka His Diving Beauty
  121. A Bear Escape (1914)
  122. The Dog Raffles (1914)
  123. An Ill Wind (1914)
  124. A Race for a Bride (1914/II) (unconfirmed)
  125. Snookee's Day Off (1914)
  126. Secret Service Snitz (1914)
  127. Carmen's Wash Day (1914)
  128. Heinie's Outing (1914)
  129. The Close Call (1914)
  130. Hypnotic Power (1914)
  131. A Shooting Match (1914)
  132. A Bogus Baron (1914)
  133. Snookee's Disguise (1914)
  134. A Rural Affair (1914)
  135. A Rural Romance (1914/II)
  136. His Wife's Flirtation (1914)
  137. That Minstrel Man (1914)
  138. At Three O'Clock (1914)
  139. A Dramatic Mistake (1914)
  140. Troublesome Pets (1914)
  141. Love and Lunch (1914/I)
  142. Almost Married (1914)
  143. Snookee's Flirtation (1914)
  144. The Crash (1914)
  145. The Flirt (1914/I)
  146. A Jealous Husband (1914)
  147. The Knockout (1914) (uncredited) .... Spectator
    ... aka Counted Out
    ... aka The Pugilist
  148. When Smaltz Loves (1914)
  149. Snitz Joins the Force (1914)
  150. Hearts and Swords (1914)
  151. Neighbors (1914)
  152. Papa's Boy (1914)
  153. Sergeant Hofmeyer (1914) .... Sgt. Hofmeyer
  154. The Fatal Wedding (1914/I)
  155. Love and Vengeance (1914)
  156. Tango Tangles (1914) .... Band Leader
    ... aka Charlie's Recreation
    ... aka Music Hall
  157. Between Showers (1914) .... Rival Masher
    ... aka Charlie and the Umbrella
    ... aka In Wrong Thunder and Lightning (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Flirts
  158. Gentleman Burglar (1914)
    ... aka Raffles: Gentleman Burglar (USA)
  159. A Robust Romeo (1914)
  160. Double Crossed (1914)
  161. Too Many Brides (1914)
    ... aka The Love Chase
  162. In the Clutches of the Gang (1914) .... Chief Tehiezel
  163. Love and Dynamite (1914)
  164. A False Beauty (1914)
    ... aka A Faded Vampire
  165. A Misplaced Foot (1914)
  166. The Minstrel Man (1914)
  167. Some Nerve (1913)
  168. Zuzu, the Band Leader (1913)
  169. Fatty's Flirtation (1913)
  170. The Gusher (1913)
  171. A Ride for a Bride (1913)
  172. Cohen Saves the Flag (1913) .... Cohen
  173. A Muddy Romance (1913)
    ... aka A Mud Bath (USA)
    ... aka Muddled in Mud
  174. A Bad Game (1913)
  175. Wine (1913)
    ... aka Wine Making (USA)
  176. A Small Time Act (1913)
    ... aka A Small Town Act (USA: alternative title)
  177. Love Sickness at Sea (1913)
  178. Baffles (1913) .... Baffles
  179. Fatty at San Diego (1913)
  180. Teddy Tetzlaff and Earl Cooper (1913)
    ... aka Speed Kings Tetzlaff and Earl Cooper (USA: alternative title)
  181. The Speed Kings (1913) .... Papa
  182. Two Old Tars (1913)
    ... aka The Sea Dogs (USA)
  183. A Healthy Neighborhood (1913)
  184. Their Husbands (1913)
  185. Schnitz the Tailor (1913)
  186. The Bowling Match (1913)
  187. When Dreams Come True (1913/I)
  188. The Faithful Taxicab (1913)
    ... aka The Fatal Taxicab
  189. Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913) .... Actor/Onscreen villain
    ... aka Her Dramatic Debut
  190. Baby Day (1913)
  191. The Firebugs (1913)
  192. The Riot (1913/I)
  193. A Game of Pool (1913)
  194. Cohen's Outing (1913) .... Cohen
  195. Professor Bean's Removal (1913)
  196. Just Kids (1913/I)
  197. Love and Courage (1913)
  198. The Peddler (1913)
  199. Love and Rubbish (1913)
  200. Safe in Jail (1913)
  201. Rastus and the Game Cock (1913)
  202. For the Love of Mabel (1913)
  203. His Crooked Career (1913)
  204. A Bandit (1913) .... The Bandit
  205. Peeping Pete (1913) .... Neighbor
  206. The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
  207. The Speed Queen (1913)
  208. The Hansom Driver (1913)
  209. Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) .... The Villain
  210. The Gangsters (1913)
  211. Toplitsky and Company (1913)
  212. The Foreman of the Jury (1913)
  213. Out and In (1913)
  214. Their First Execution (1913) .... Sheriff
  215. Mabel's Awful Mistakes (1913)
    ... aka Her Deceitful Lover
  216. Algy on the Force (1913)
  217. His Ups and Downs (1913)
  218. That Ragtime Band (1913) .... Prof. Smelts
    ... aka The Jazz Band
    ... aka The Jazz Band Leader (USA: reissue title)
  219. His Chum the Baron (1913)
  220. The New Conductor (1913)
  221. A Fishy Affair (1913)
  222. The Bangville Police (1913) .... Policeman
    ... aka Farce Comedy (USA: subtitle)
  223. Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
  224. A Life in the Balance (1913/I)
    ... aka Crashing Through (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Potted Plays No. 7 (UK: reissue title)
  225. A Game of Poker (1913)
  226. Father's Choice (1913/I)
  227. Those Good Old Days (1913)
  228. Hide and Seek (1913)
  229. The Land Salesman (1913)
  230. On His Wedding Day (1913) .... The Bridegroom
  231. At Twelve O'Clock (1913)
  232. The Chief's Predicament (1913)
  233. A Wife Wanted (1913)
  234. The Rube and the Baron (1913)
  235. Love and Pain (1913)
  236. The Man Next Door (1913)
  237. Foiling Fickle Father (1913)
  238. The Two Widows (1913)
  239. A Strong Revenge (1913)
    ... aka The Rivals (USA: reissue title)
  240. The Sleuths at the Floral Parade (1913)
  241. A Deaf Burglar (1913)
  242. The Sleuth's Last Stand (1913)
  243. A Doctored Affair (1913)
  244. A Red Hot Romance (1913)
  245. The Professor's Daughter (1913)
  246. A Landlord's Troubles (1913)
  247. Her Birthday Present (1913)
  248. Mabel's Heroes (1913)
  249. Heinze's Resurrection (1913)
  250. The Jealous Waiter (1913)
  251. The Stolen Purse (1913)
  252. The Battle of Who Run (1913)
  253. Just Brown's Luck (1913)
  254. The Elite Ball (1913)
  255. The Deacon Outwitted (1913)
  256. The Mistaken Masher (1913)
  257. For Lizzie's Sake (1913)
  258. How Hiram Won Out (1913)
  259. The Cure That Failed (1913)
  260. A Double Wedding (1913)
  261. Saving Mabel's Dad (1913)
  262. Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912) .... Hoffmeyer
  263. Mabel's Adventures (1912)
  264. A Midnight Elopement (1912)
  265. Pat's Day Off (1912)
  266. A Bear Escape (1912)
  267. Mr. Fix-It (1912)
    ... aka Mr. Fixer
  268. The Rivals (1912/I)
  269. A Temperamental Husband (1912)
  270. The Deacon's Troubles (1912)
  271. At It Again (1912)
  272. Mabel's Lovers (1912)
  273. At Coney Island (1912)
    ... aka Cohen at Coney Island
  274. The Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912) .... Grocery Clerk
  275. Ambitious Butler (1912)
  276. The Flirting Husband (1912)
  277. Stolen Glory (1912)
  278. Pedro's Dilemma (1912)
  279. The Beating He Needed (1912)
  280. Riley and Schultz (1912) .... Schultz
  281. The New Neighbor (1912)
  282. Cohen Collects a Debt (1912) .... Cohen
  283. The Water Nymph (1912) .... Mack's Father
    ... aka The Beach Flirt (USA: reissue title)
  284. Stern Papa (1912) .... Papa
  285. He Must Have a Wife (1912) .... The Rival
  286. An Interrupted Elopement (1912) .... One of Bob's Friends
  287. Tragedy of the Dress Suit (1912) .... The Keeper of the Boardinghouse
  288. The Fatal Chocolate (1912)
  289. Did Mother Get Her Wish? (1912)
  290. A Mix-up in Raincoats (1911)
  291. Taking His Medicine (1911) .... The Doctor
  292. Abe Gets Even with Father (1911) .... Abe (unconfirmed)
  293. The Inventor's Secret (1911)
  294. Too Many Burglars (1911)
  295. The Lucky Horseshoe (1911)
  296. Dutch Gold Mine (1911)
Self:
  1. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
    ... aka Joligud

  3. It's a Cinch (1918) .... Himself
  4. Charlie's Life (1916) .... Various
  5. The Great Universal Mystery (1914) .... Himself
  6. A Film Johnnie (1914) .... Himself, Ford Sterling
    ... aka Charlie at the Studio
    ... aka Charlie the Actor (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Film Johnny (UK)
    ... aka Million Dollar Job
    ... aka Movie Nut
Archive Footage:
  1. The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (2005) (V)
  2. "American Masters"
        - Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) TV episode .... District Attorney in 'Court House Crooks'
  3. Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983) (V)
  4. The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
  5. Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) .... Himself, film clip
  6. Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
  7. The Butler's Busted Romance (1915) .... Jiggs - the Butler


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