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Mack Swain (1876–1935)

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Mack Swain was born in 1876 and soon became a talented vaudevillian. In 1913 he was hired by Mack Sennett and appeared in a few Mabel Normand pictures until a year later he became even bigger when 'Charlie Chaplin' arrived at the Keystone Studio. Swain later created a character by the name of Ambrose whom he appeared with Mr... See full bio »

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in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Died:

(age 59) in Tacoma, Washington, USA
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1935 Bad Boy
Man on Rowing Machine (uncredited)
 
1932 Up Popped the Ghost (short)
Al Desmond
 
1932 The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge (short)
 
1932 Lighthouse Love (short)
Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
 
1932 The Midnight Patrol
 
1931 The Wide Open Spaces (short)
Bartender
 
1931 The Great Junction Hotel (short)
 
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (short)
Kop (as the Original Keystone Kops)
 
1931 Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Kohen: Beikoku hen
Doctor
 
1931 Finn and Hattie
Le Bottin
 
1930 Soup to Nuts
First Fat Diner (uncredited)
 
1930 Cleaning Up (short)
 
1930 The Sea Bat
Dutchy
 
1930 Redemption
Magistrate
 
1929 The Locked Door
Hotel Proprietor
 
1929 The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
Mr. Tom Kelly
 
1929 The Last Warning
Robert
 
1929/II Marianne
General
 
1928 Caught in the Fog
Detective Ryan
 
1928 The Girl from Nowhere (short)
Wilbur Ashcraft
 
1928 Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
 
1928 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Sir Francis Beekman
 
1927 Love in a Police Station (short) (uncredited)
 
1927 The Girl from Everywhere (short)
 
1927 A Texas Steer
Bragg
 
1927 Becky
Irving Spiegelberg
 
1927 My Best Girl
The Judge
 
1927 Finnegan's Ball
Patrick Flannigan
 
1927 Mockery
Vladimir Gaidaroff
 
1927 The Tired Business Man
Mike Murphy
 
1927 The Shamrock and the Rose
Mr. Kelly
 
1927 See You in Jail
Slossom
 
1927 The Beloved Rogue
Nicholas
 
1926 Whispering Wires
McCarthy
 
1926 Her Big Night
Myers
 
1926 The Nervous Wreck
Jerome Underwood
 
1926 Honesty - The Best Policy
Bendy Joe
 
1926 Footloose Widows
Marian's husband-in-retrospect
 
1926 Ukulele Sheiks (short)
 
1926 Kiki
Pastryman
 
1926 Sea Horses
Bimbo-Bomba
 
1926 The Cohens and Kellys
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1926 Torrent
Don Matías
 
1926 Hands Up!
Silas Woodstock
 
1925 The Eagle
Innkeeper (uncredited)
 
1925 The Gold Rush
Big Jim McKay
 
1924 Flying Finance (short)
Ambrose
 
1923 Pitfalls of a Big City (short)
 
1923 Backfire (short)
 
1923 This Way Out (short)
 
1923 The Pilgrim (short)
Large Deacon
 
1923 Rough and Ready (short)
 
1922/I Pay Day (short)
Foreman
 
1921 The Idle Class (short)
Edna's Father (uncredited)
 
1920 Monkey Tales (short)
 
1920 All Wrong Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Ambrose and the Bathing Girls (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Ambrose in Bad (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Ambrose in Turkey (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Ambrose's Bungled Bungalow (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Ambrose's Winning Ways (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Gemini Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Innocent Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1920 Nimrod Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Foxy Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1919 Ambrose's Day Off (short)
Ambrose
 
1919 Money Talks (short)
 
1919 Daddy Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1919 Oh, What a Knight (short)
The Sheriff
 
1919 Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Ambrose's Predicament (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Ambrose's Vacation (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Ambrose's Visit (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Baffled Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1919 Heroic Ambrose (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1918 Adventurous Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1918 Sherlock Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1918 Ambrose and His Widow (short)
Ambrose
 
1918 Ambrose, the Lion Hearted (short)
Ambrose
 
1918 Home Run Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1918 Ambrose's Icy Love (short)
Ambrose
 
1917 The Pullman Bride (short)
The Chosen One
 
1917 The Late Lamented (short)
 
1917 Lost: A Cook (short)
 
1917 Thirst (short)
Ambrose
 
1917 Oriental Love (short)
 
1917 His Naughty Thought (short)
 
1916 Safety First Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1916 Ambrose's Rapid Rise (short)
Ambrose
 
1916 Vampire Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1916 Madcap Ambrose (short)
Ambrose
 
1916 His Wild Oats (short)
 
1916 Ambrose's Cup of Woe (short)
Ambrose
 
1916 His Bitter Pill (short)
A Big Hearted Sheriff
 
1916 By Stork Delivery (short)
Tailor
 
1916 His Auto Ruination (short)
 
1916 Love Will Conquer (short)
 
1916 A Movie Star (short)
Handsome Jack, a screen hero
 
1916 A Modern Enoch Arden (short)
Ambrose, Their Lawyer
 
1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars (short)
 
1915 The Best of Enemies (short)
The Executioner
 
1915 Saved by Wireless (short)
The Spy
 
1915 The Battle of Ambrose and Walrus (short)
Captain Ambrose Swain
 
1915 When Ambrose Dared Walrus (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 Mabel Lost and Won (short)
Mabel's Rival's Husband
 
1915 A Human Hound's Triumph (short)
A City Slicker
 
1915 Ambrose's Nasty Temper (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 Ambrose's Lofty Perch (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 Ambrose's Fury (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 Ambrose's Little Hatchet (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 That Little Band of Gold (short)
Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1915 Ambrose's Sour Grapes (short)
Ambrose, the First Twin's Ex-Boyfriend
 
1915 Willful Ambrose (short)
Pa Ambrose
 
1915 Ye Olden Grafter (short)
The Grafter
 
1915 Hogan's Romance Upset (short)
Ringside Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 
1915 Caught in a Park (short)
The Bartender
 
1915 Fatty's New Role (short)
Ambrose Schnitz
 
1915 The Home Breakers (short)
Ambrose
 
1915 Love, Speed and Thrills (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 Gussle, the Golfer (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 Ambrose's First Falsehood (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 His Prehistoric Past (short)
King Lowbrow
 
1914 Other People's Business (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Getting Acquainted (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 Leading Lizzie Astray (short)
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
 
1914 His Halted Career (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 His Taking Ways (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 The Sea Nymphs (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 Fatty's Wine Party (short)
Restaurant Proprietor
 
1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father
 
1914 His Trysting Place (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 His Musical Career (short)
Mike aka Ambrose - Tom's Partner
 
1914 Gentlemen of Nerve (short)
Ambrose
 
1914 Hello, Mabel (short)
The Married Flirt
 
1914 Those Happy Days (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Laughing Gas (short)
Patient
 
1914 A Rowboat Romance (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Caught in Tights (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Eavesdropper (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Mabel's Married Life (short)
Wellington, a Ladykiller
 
1914 A Missing Bride (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 A Gambling Rube (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Knockout (short)
Gambler (uncredited)
 
1914 The Fatal Mallet (short)
Another Rival
 
1914 Mabel's Nerve (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 A Busy Day (short)
The Husband
 
1914 Caught in the Rain (short)
Husband
 
1914 Caught in a Cabaret (short)
Tough Patron/Party Guest/Boy's Father (uncredited)
 
1914 Mabel at the Wheel (short)
Spectator at Races
 
1914 Fatal High C (short)
 
1914 A False Beauty
The Policeman
 
1914 Love and Gasoline (short)
 
1914 A Thief Catcher (short)
Crook (uncredited)
 
1914 A Robust Romeo (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Double Crossed (short)
The Belle's Boyfriend
 
1914 Too Many Brides (short)
2nd Father of the Bride
 
1914 The Under-Sheriff (short)
Villager (uncredited)
 
1914 A Dark Lover's Play (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Gusher (short)
Villager/Cop
 
1913 Fatty Joins the Force (short)
Cop at Station House (uncredited)
 
1913 A Muddy Romance (short)
Desk Sergeant/Park Attendant
 
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1920 All Wrong Ambrose (short)
 
1920 Ambrose and the Bathing Girls (short)
 
1920 Ambrose in Bad (short)
 
1920 Ambrose in Turkey (short)
 
1920 Ambrose's Bungled Bungalow (short)
 
1920 Ambrose's Winning Ways (short)
 
1920 Gemini Ambrose (short)
 
1920 Innocent Ambrose (short)
 
1920 Nimrod Ambrose (short)
 
1919 Daddy Ambrose (short)
 
1919 Ambrose's Matrimonial Mixup (short)
 
1919 Ambrose's Predicament (short)
 
1919 Ambrose's Vacation (short)
 
1919 Ambrose's Visit (short)
 
1919 Baffled Ambrose (short)
 
1919 Heroic Ambrose (short)
 
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1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Actor 'Beloved Rogue'
– Hazard of the Game (1980) … Actor 'Beloved Rogue'
 
1916 Charlie's Life (documentary)
Various
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2005 The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (video documentary)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary)
Various Roles (uncredited)
 
1998 Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (video documentary)
Big Jim McKay
 
1992 Chaplin
Big Jim McKay (uncredited)
 
1986 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
1983 Unknown Chaplin (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1980 Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp (TV documentary)
Actor in 'Caught in the Rain' (uncredited)
 
1960 When Comedy Was King (documentary)
edited from 'His Trysting Place'
 
1959 The Chaplin Revue
Various
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1949 Down Memory Lane
Bridegroom
 
1943 Good Old Corn (documentary short)
 
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments (short)
(uncredited)
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1933 March of the Movies
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 

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Laughing Gas -- Charlie pretends to be a dentist though he is only his assistant. When a patient can't stop laughing from the anesthesia Charlie knocks him out with a club... Love, Speed and Thrills -- After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting with his wife he leaves. When Walrus runs away with Mrs. Ambrose, Ambrose gets on a horse to save her. The Keystone Kops are also after Walrus. His Prehistoric Past -- Charlie dreams he is in the stone age. There King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler...
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the Original Keystone Kops

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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