Mack Swain
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.
The Gold Rush
(Big Jim McKay)
Laughing Gas
(Patient)
The Fatal Mallet
(Rival Suitor (uncredited))
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(Tillie's Father)
Hands Up!
(Silas Woodstock)
The Idle Class
(Edna's Father (uncredited))
Love and Gasoline
Yesterday and Today
((archive footage))
The Locked Door
(Hotel Proprietor)
Mabel’s Nerve
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
A Gambling Rube
((unconfirmed))
Hello, Mabel
(The Married Flirt)
Other People's Business
The Girl from Everywhere
(Wilfred Ashcraft - Director)
The Girl from Nowhere
(Wilbur Ashcraft)
Caught in the Rain
(Husband (uncredited))
A Busy Day
(Husband)
Mabel's Married Life
(Wellington, a Ladykiller)
Gentlemen of Nerve
(Mr. Walrus)
His Musical Career
(Mike, Charlie's Partner)
His Trysting Places
(Ambrose)
Getting Acquainted
(Ambrose)
His Prehistoric Past
(King Lowbrow)
Pay Day
(Foreman)
The Pilgrim
(Deacon)
A Thief Catcher
(Crook (uncredited))
A Texas Steer
(Bragg)
Mockery
(Vladimir Gaidaroff)
Pitfalls of a Big City
(The Vamp's Husband)
Torrent
(Don Matías)
Leading Lizzie Astray
(Cafe Patron - In from the Mines)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
(Ambrose)
Fatty's New Role
(Ambrose Schnitz)
A Rowboat Romance
((unconfirmed))
The Late Lamented
(Boarder (unconfirmed))
Gussle, the Golfer
(Ambrose)
Double Crossed
(The Belle's Boyfriend)
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
(Ambrose)
Mabel Lost and Won
(Mabel's Rival's Husband)
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
(Ambrose)
Willful Ambrose
(Pa Ambrose)
Ambrose's Fury
(Ambrose)
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
(Ambrose)
Love, Speed and Thrills
(Ambrose)
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
(Ambrose)
Oh, What a Knight
(The Sheriff)
Cleaning Up
(Mack)
Heroic Ambrose
(Ambrose Schnitz)
Finn and Hattie
(Le Bottin)
Kiki
(Pastryman (uncredited))
A Muddy Romance
(Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant)
Fatty Joins the Force
(Cop at Station House)
The Under-Sheriff
(Villager)
A Robust Romeo
The Sea Bat
(Dutchy)
A Movie Star
(Handsome Jack)
Saved by Wireless
(The Spy)
Redemption
(Magistrate)
His Bitter Pill
(Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff)
Madcap Ambrose
(Ambrose)
Caught in a Cabaret
(Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited))
Mabel at the Wheel
(Race Spectator (uncredited))
The Knockout
(Gambler (uncredited))
That Little Band Of Gold
(Audience Member (uncredited))
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(Tillie's Father)
The Nervous Wreck
(Jerome Underwood)
The Eagle
(Innkeeper (uncredited))
Caught in a Park
(The Bartender)
Full o' Spirits
The Gusher
(Villager / Cop)
Ye Olden Grafter
(The Grafter)
Footloose Widows
(Ludwig)
Her First False Hare
(Unknown)
Adventurous Ambrose
(Ambrose)
My Best Girl
(Judge)
Sea Horses
(Bimbo-Bomba)
Caught in the Fog
(Detective Ryan)
Soup to Nuts
(First Fat Diner (uncredited))
The Shamrock and the Rose
(Mike Kelly)
The Beloved Rogue
(Nicholas)
The Last Warning
(Robert Bunce)
The Pullman Bride
(Rover Peabody - the Chosen One)
Fatty's Wine Party
(Restaurant Proprietor)
This Way Out
(The Girl's Father)
The Home Breakers
(Ambrose)
His Naughty Thought
(Walter Ambrose)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Sir Francis Beekman)
The Chaplin Revue
(Various (archive footage))
Becky
(Irving Spiegelberg)
Innocent Ambrose
(Ambrose Schnitz)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
((archive footage))
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(Big Jim McKay (archive footage))
Thirst
(Ambrose)
Whispering Wires
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
(Ambrose)
Lighthouse Love
(Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper)
The Sea Nymphs
(Ambrose)
Hogan's Romance Upset
(Fight Spectator)
The Midnight Patrol