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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 15, 1876
Died
August 25, 1935
Place of Birth
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Also Known As
- Moroni Swain
- Мак Свейн
Mack Swain
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Biography
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.
Known For
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Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
7.4
Various (archive footage)
The Chaplin Revue
1959
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(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
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(archive footage)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
5.0
Man on Rowing Machine
Bad Boy
1935
5.5
Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Love
1932
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The Midnight Patrol
1932
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6.0
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
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Doctor
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
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Doctor
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931
Credits
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
1998
0.0
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1959
7.4
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1953
0.0
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1943
0.0
Bad Boy
as Man on Rowing Machine
1935
5.0
Lighthouse Love
as Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
1932
5.5
The Midnight Patrol
1932
0.0
🎬
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
6.0
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Doctor
1931
0.0
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Doctor
1931
0.0
Finn and Hattie
as Le Bottin
1931
5.3
Soup to Nuts
as First Fat Diner (uncredited)
1930
5.7
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Cleaning Up
as Mack
1930
5.0
The Sea Bat
as Dutchy
1930
4.3
Redemption
as Magistrate
1930
4.5
The Locked Door
as Hotel Proprietor
1929
5.9
The Last Warning
as Robert Bunce
1928
6.7
Caught in the Fog
as Detective Ryan
1928
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The Girl from Nowhere
as Wilbur Ashcraft
1928
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Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie's Father
1928
6.0
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Sir Francis Beekman
1928
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The Girl from Everywhere
as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
1927
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A Texas Steer
as Bragg
1927
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Becky
as Irving Spiegelberg
1927
0.0
My Best Girl
as Judge
1927
7.0
Mockery
as Vladimir Gaidaroff
1927
6.7
The Shamrock and the Rose
as Mike Kelly
1927
5.5
The Beloved Rogue
as Nicholas
1927
6.6
Whispering Wires
as McCarthy
1926
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Her Big Night
as Myers, film producer
1926
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The Nervous Wreck
as Jerome Underwood
1926
5.9
Footloose Widows
as Ludwig
1926
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Kiki
as Pastryman (uncredited)
1926
7.3
Sea Horses
as Bimbo-Bomba
1926
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Torrent
as Don Matías
1926
6.9
The Devil's Circus
1926
7.1
Hands Up!
as Silas Woodstock
1926
5.2
The Eagle
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
1925
6.3
The Gold Rush
as Big Jim McKay
1925
8.0
Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Vamp's Husband
1923
0.0
🎬
This Way Out
as The Girl's Father
1923
0.0
The Pilgrim
as Deacon
1923
6.8
Pay Day
as Foreman
1922
7.0
The Idle Class
as Edna's Father (uncredited)
1921
6.7
Full o' Spirits
1920
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Innocent Ambrose
as Ambrose Schnitz
1920
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Heroic Ambrose
as Ambrose Schnitz
1919
1.0
Her First False Hare
as Unknown
1919
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Oh, What a Knight
as The Sheriff
1919
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Adventurous Ambrose
as Ambrose
1918
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The Late Lamented
as Boarder (unconfirmed)
1917
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Lost: A Cook
as Farmer Ambrose
1917
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Thirst
as Ambrose
1917
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His Naughty Thought
as Walter Ambrose
1917
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The Pullman Bride
as Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
1917
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Madcap Ambrose
as Ambrose
1916
4.0
His Bitter Pill
as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
1916
5.2
A Movie Star
as Handsome Jack
1916
5.5
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Saved by Wireless
as The Spy
1915
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When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Ambrose
1915
5.0
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival's Husband
1915
6.2
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
as Ambrose
1915
5.0
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
as Ambrose
1915
4.5
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Ambrose's Fury
as Ambrose
1915
2.3
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
as Ambrose
1915
5.0
That Little Band Of Gold
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1915
5.1
Willful Ambrose
as Pa Ambrose
1915
5.0
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Ambrose's Sour Grapes
as Ambrose
1915
5.0
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Ye Olden Grafter
as The Grafter
1915
5.0
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Fight Spectator
1915
5.0
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Caught in a Park
as The Bartender
1915
5.0
The Home Breakers
as Ambrose
1915
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Fatty's New Role
as Ambrose Schnitz
1915
5.2
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Ambrose
1915
5.0
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Gussle, the Golfer
as Ambrose
1914
5.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie's Father
1914
6.1
Ambrose's First Falsehood
as Ambrose
1914
4.2
His Prehistoric Past
as King Lowbrow
1914
5.6
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Other People's Business
1914
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Getting Acquainted
as Ambrose
1914
5.3
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914
4.2
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The Sea Nymphs
as Ambrose
1914
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Fatty's Wine Party
as Restaurant Proprietor
1914
0.0
His Trysting Places
as Ambrose
1914
6.1
His Musical Career
as Mike, Charlie's Partner
1914
6.0
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Mr. Walrus
1914
5.7
Hello, Mabel
as The Married Flirt
1914
5.3
Laughing Gas
as Patient
1914
5.5
🎬
A Rowboat Romance
as (unconfirmed)
1914
0.0
Mabel's Married Life
as Wellington, a Ladykiller
1914
5.9
🎬
A Missing Bride
1914
0.0
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A Gambling Rube
as (unconfirmed)
1914
0.0
The Knockout
as Gambler (uncredited)
1914
5.7
The Fatal Mallet
as Rival Suitor (uncredited)
1914
5.4
🎬
Mabel’s Nerve
1914
0.0
A Busy Day
as Husband
1914
4.7
Caught in the Rain
as Husband (uncredited)
1914
5.6
Caught in a Cabaret
as Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
1914
5.6
Mabel at the Wheel
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
1914
5.6
🎬
Love and Gasoline
1914
0.0
A Thief Catcher
as Crook (uncredited)
1914
4.9
🎬
A Robust Romeo
1914
0.0
Double Crossed
as The Belle's Boyfriend
1914
4.6
🎬
The Under-Sheriff
as Villager
1914
0.0
The Gusher
as Villager / Cop
1913
4.5
Fatty Joins the Force
as Cop at Station House
1913
5.4
A Muddy Romance
as Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
1913
4.8