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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
First of all, the cross-eyed comedian of silent days was not born that way... more
Trivia:
Appeared in early Vogue and Keystone comedies, having joined Keystone in 1917... more
Awards:
1 win
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Filmography
Actor:
- Once Over Lightly (1944) .... (archival footage)
- Saps at Sea (1940) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Plumber
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) .... Bartender in Western
- Keystone Hotel (1935) .... Count Drewa Blanc
... aka Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title) - Bring 'Em Back a Lie (1935)
- The Little Big Top (1935)
... aka Frolics of Youth (#8): The Little Big Top (USA: series title) - The Law of the Wild (1934) .... Henry
- Hypnotized (1932) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
- Million Dollar Legs (1932) .... Mysterious Man
- Make Me a Star (1932) .... Ben the Crosseyed Man
- Running Hollywood (1932) .... Traffic Cop
- Lighthouse Love (1932) .... The Prince
- Ambassador Bill (1931) (uncredited) .... The Butcher
- Movie Town (1931) (uncredited) .... Ben
... aka Hollywood Happenings (USA: alternative title) - Our Wife (1931) .... Justice of the Peace
- Cracked Nuts (1931) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Ben
- A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)
- Swing High (1930) .... Bartender
- A Royal Romance (1930) (uncredited) .... Cossack Guard
- The Show of Shows (1929) .... Waiter (song "What Became of the Floradora Boys")
- The Love Parade (1929) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Lackey
- The Hollywood Dressmaker (1929) .... Ben
- A Woman's Way (1928)
- The Wife's Relations (1928) .... Rodney St. Clair
... aka The Lost Heiress (UK) - Holding His Own (1928) .... Ben Muggs
- Idle Eyes (1928) .... Benjamin Turps
- Seein' Things (1928)
- She Said No (1928)
- The Cockeyed Family (1928) .... Amos Gillig
- The Eyes Have It (1928)
- Why Babies Leave Home (1928) .... Their Wandering Boy/The Old Man
- Daddy Boy (1927)
... aka Daddyboy (USA: copyright title) - The College Hero (1927) .... The Janitor
- Love's Languid Lure (1927)
- The Pride of Pikeville (1927) .... The Pride of Pikeville
- Broke in China (1927)
- The Jolly Jilter (1927)
- A Hollywood Hero (1927)
- A Blonde's Revenge (1926) .... Gerald Montague
- A Harem Knight (1926) .... Rodney St. Clair
- A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926) .... Rodney St. Clair
- When a Man's a Prince (1926)
- Steel Preferred (1925) .... Bartender
- Hogan's Alley (1925) .... A Stranger
- The Marriage Circus (1925)
- The Raspberry Romance (1925)
- The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
- The Reel Virginian (1924)
- Three Foolish Weeks (1924) .... Rodney St. Clair
- Romeo and Juliet (1924)
- Yukon Jake (1924) .... Sheriff Cyclone Bill
- The Hollywood Kid (1924)
- Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
- The Daredevil (1923) .... Joe Magee, actor
- Asleep at the Switch (1923)
- Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
... aka The Pitfalls of a Great City (USA: poster title) - Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
- The Shriek of Araby (1923) .... The Sheik
- Home Made Movies (1922)
- Step Forward (1922)
- Bright Eyes (1922) .... Oil magnet
- Love and Doughnuts (1921)
- Molly O' (1921) (uncredited)
- Love's Outcast (1921)
- Home Talent (1921) .... Stranded Actor
- She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
- A Small Town Idol (1921) .... Sam Smith
- The Quack Doctor (1920)
- You Wouldn't Believe It (1920)
- Married Life (1920) .... Rodney St. Clair
- Down on the Farm (1920/I) .... Her Husband
- The Star Boarder (1920)
- Bloggie's Vacation (1920)
- Countess Bloggie (1920)
- The Speakeasy (1919) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- A Lady's Tailor (1919)
- Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919)
- Sleuths (1919)
- Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919) .... Uncle Tom
... aka Uncle Tom's Cabin - The Dentist (1919)
- Treating 'Em Rough (1919/I) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Trying to Get Along (1919)
- No Mother to Guide Him (1919) .... A happy married man
- Love's False Faces (1919)
- When Love Is Blind (1919) .... First Pal
- The Foolish Age (1919) .... Choir member
- The Village Smithy (1919) (uncredited)
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) .... A Guardsman
... aka The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title) - East Lynne with Variations (1919) .... The Hero
- Cupid's Day Off (1919)
- Hide and Seek, Detectives (1918)
- Whose Little Wife Are You? (1918)
- She Loved Him Plenty (1918)
- Her Screen Idol (1918)
- Two Tough Tenderfeet (1918) .... First Pal
- Love Loops the Loop (1918)
- The Battle Royal (1918)
- His Smothered Love (1918)
- Saucy Madeline (1918) .... A Rolling Stone Out of Work
- Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918) .... Honest Eyed Jack, Still After Her
- Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
- Taming Target Center (1917) .... The Old Sheriff
- That Night (1917)
- Are Waitresses Safe? (1917) .... Ralph, Who Loved Her So
- Roping Her Romeo (1917) .... Honest Eyed Jack, a Poor Butterfly
... aka A Lovesick Bandit (USA: reissue title) - A Bedroom Blunder (1917) .... Hotel Desk Clerk
... aka Room 23 (USA: alternative title) - The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
- Lost: A Cook (1917)
- Pete's Pants (1917) .... Ben Turpin
- Two Laughs (1917) .... Special Delivery Boy
- A Clever Dummy (1917) .... A romantic janitor
- Sole Mates (1917)
- Cactus Nell (1917)
- Oriental Love (1917) (unconfirmed)
- Caught in the End (1917/II)
- Bucking the Tiger (1917)
- Masked Mirth (1917)
- When Ben Bolted (1917) .... Ben
... aka He Looked Crooked (USA) (USA: video title) - Frightened Flirts (1917)
- His Bogus Boast (1917)
... aka A Cheerful Liar - A Studio Stampede (1917)
- The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
- The Musical Marvel (1917)
- A Circus Cyclone (1917)
- Jealous Jolts (1916)
- Taking the Count (1916) .... A Cabin Steward
- Shot in the Fracas (1916)
- A Waiting Game (1916) .... A Tramp
- The Wicked City (1916)
- Some Bravery (1916) .... A Bellhop
- Picture Pirates (1916)
- A Safe Proposition (1916) .... A Burglar
- He Did and He Didn't (1916/II)
- Ducking a Discord (1916)
- Poultry à la Mode (1916)
... aka Poultry (USA)
... aka The Harem - Doctoring a Leak (1916)
... aka A Total Loss - The Stolen Booking (1916)
- Some Liars (1916)
- Lost and Found (1916)
- Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
- For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916) .... Bloggie
- A Deep Sea Liar (1916) .... Bloggie
... aka The Landlubber - Hired and Fired (1916/I) .... Bloggie
... aka The Leading Man - Just for a Kid (1916)
- When Papa Died (1916)
- The Iron Mitt (1916) .... Bloggie
- Delinquent Bridegrooms (1916) .... Bloggie
- His Blowout (1916) .... Bloggie
... aka The Plumber - Nailing on the Lid (1916)
... aka Nailing a Lie (USA) - National Nuts (1916)
- Burlesque on Carmen (1916) .... Remendados
... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (USA: complete title) - A Christmas Revenge (1915) .... Loafer
- Snakeville's Champion (1915) .... Bloggie
- The Escape of Broncho Billy (1915)
- The Merry Models (1915) .... Bloggie
- Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
- It Happened in Snakeville (1915) .... Bloggie
- Too Much Turkey (1915) .... The Neighbor
- When Snakeville Struck Oil (1915)
- The Convict's Threat (1915) .... Prisoner
- Snakeville's Hen Medic (1915) .... Bloggie
- Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915)
- A Quiet Little Game (1915) .... The Undertaker
- Versus Sledge Hammers (1915) .... The Count's Valet
- Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
- The Bell-Hop (1915) .... The Bell-Hop
- Snakeville's Twins (1915) .... The Henpecked Husband
- Others Started It, But Sophie Finished (1915) .... The Husband
- Sweedie's Finish (1915)
- Sophie and the Fakir (1915) .... Sophie's Husband
... aka Sophie and the Faker (USA: alternative title) - A Bunch of Matches (1915) .... Justice of the Piece
- Sweedie's Hero (1915) .... The Bellboy
- Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)
- How Slippery Slim Saw the Show (1915)
- The Undertaker's Uncle (1915) .... The Uncle
... aka The Undertaker's Wife - Their Social Splash (1915) (unconfirmed)
... aka Social Splash (USA: alternative title) - A Coat Tale (1915) .... Husband
- Curiosity (1915) .... The Lunatic
- Two Bold, Bad Men (1915) .... First Bad Man
- Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915) .... Sweedie's Romeo
- Love and Trouble (1915) .... Sweedie's Beau
- The Champion (1915) .... Ringside vendor
... aka Battling Charlie
... aka Champion Charlie
... aka Charlie the Champion (USA: alternative title) - Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915) .... The Grocery Boy
- Hogan Out West (1915)
- A Night Out (1915/I) .... Fellow Reveller
... aka Champagne Charlie
... aka Charlie's Drunken Daze (USA: alternative title)
... aka Charlie's Night Out (USA: alternative title)
... aka His Night Out (USA: alternative title) - Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)
- Sweedie Goes to College (1915) .... Sweedie's Romeo
- His New Job (1915) .... Film Extra, in Anteroom
... aka Charlie's New Job - Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)
- Sweedie and Her Dog (1915) .... Captain of the Dog Catchers
- The Clubman's Wager (1915) .... Tramp
- Sweedie's Suicide (1915) .... Police Captain
- Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)
- Snakeville's Debutantes (1915) .... Bloggie
- Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)
- Their Cheap Vacation (1914)
- Madame Double X (1914)
- Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)
- Sweedie at the Fair (1914)
- Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)
- The Laundress (1914)
... aka Sweedie, the Laundress (USA) - She Landed a Big One (1914) .... Chief of Police
... aka She Landed a Lord (USA) - Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
- The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)
- Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)
- Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)
- Sweedie's Skate (1914)
- Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)
- Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)
- The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-In (1914)
- Sweedie and the Lord (1914)
- Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
- The Usual Way (1913)
- The Hobble Skirt (1910)
- A Case of Seltzer (1909) .... The brother in drag
- The New Cop (1909) (unconfirmed)
- A Hustling Advertiser (1909) .... The Young Man
- Mr. Flip (1909) .... Mr. Flip
- A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
- The Rubes and the Bunco Men (1909)
- Midnight Disturbance (1909) .... The Burglar
- The Energetic Street Cleaner (1909)
- Tag Day (1909) .... The Tramp
- The Haunted Lounge (1909) .... A Tramp
- Ben Gets a Duck and Is Ducked (1909)
- Breaking Into Society (1908)
- Oh, What Lungs! (1908)
- The Younger Brothers (1908)
- A Free Lunch (1907)
- Mr. Inquisitive (1907)
- An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907) .... The Hobo
Soundtrack:
- The Show of Shows (1929) (performer: "What's Become of the Floradora Boys?")
Director:
- The Musical Marvel (1917) (unconfirmed)
Thanks:
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) (thanks)
Self:
- Cinema Circus (1937) .... Himself
- Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) .... Himself/Bartender
- Hollywood on Parade (1932) .... Himself (the bartender)
- The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930) .... Himself, Guest Host
- Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
... aka Joligud - It's a Cinch (1918) .... Himself
- Charlie's Life (1916) .... Various
Archive Footage:
- A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (1992) (TV)
- Dance of the Cookoos (1982) (uncredited) .... Cross-Eyed Plumber
- "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
- The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
- Tobo the Happy Clown (1965) .... Mack Sennett comedian
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- The Great Lovers (1963) TV episode .... Himself -
"The DuPont Show of the Week"
- Merrily We Roll Along (1961) TV episode .... Himself
- Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself - When Comedy Was King (1960) .... edited from 'yukon jake'
- The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
- L'incantevole nemica (1953)
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
- Ça c'est du cinéma (1951)
- ¡Qué tiempos aquéllos! (1951)
- Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) .... Himself
- Down Memory Lane (1949) .... Poker player
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
- A Small Town Idol (1939) .... Sam Smith
- Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Himself
- The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip
- Chase Me Charlie (1918) .... Ben
- The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916 (1916) .... The property man
- Mixed Up (1915)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage, burlesque, and vaudeville actor.
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