Person
Mack Swain
Actor · Crew· Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Gold Rush
Big Jim McKay · 1925
Pay Day
Foreman · 1922
The Pilgrim
Deacon · 1923
The Idle Class
Edna's Father (uncredited) · 1921
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Father · 1914
Laughing Gas
Patient · 1914
Mabel's Married Life
Wellington, a Ladykiller · 1914
Caught in a Cabaret
Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited) · 1914
Filmography
56 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Lighthouse Love | Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper | Film |
| 1930 | Soup to Nuts | First Fat Diner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat | Dutchy | Film |
| 1930 | Redemption | Magistrate | Film |
| 1929 | The Locked Door | Hotel Proprietor | Film |
| 1928 | The Last Warning | Robert Bunce | Film |
| 1927 | My Best Girl | Judge | Film |
| 1927 | The Beloved Rogue | Nicholas | Film |
| 1927 | Mockery | Vladimir Gaidaroff | Film |
| 1926 | Torrent | Don Matías | Film |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus | Film | |
| 1926 | Footloose Widows | Ludwig | Film |
| 1926 | Kiki | Pastryman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1926 | Hands Up! | Silas Woodstock | Film |
| 1925 | The Gold Rush | Big Jim McKay | Film |
| 1925 | The Eagle | Innkeeper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1923 | The Pilgrim | Deacon | Film |
| 1922 | Pay Day | Foreman | Film |
| 1921 | The Idle Class | Edna's Father (uncredited) | Film |
| 1919 | Oh, What a Knight | The Sheriff | Film |
| 1917 | Thirst | Ambrose | Film |
| 1916 | His Bitter Pill | Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff | Film |
| 1916 | Madcap Ambrose | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Love, Speed and Thrills | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Fatty's New Role | Ambrose Schnitz | Film |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Lofty Perch | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Mabel Lost and Won | Mabel's Rival's Husband | Film |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Nasty Temper | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Willful Ambrose | Pa Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Fury | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Sour Grapes | Ambrose | Film |
| 1915 | That Little Band Of Gold | Audience Member (uncredited) | Film |
| 1915 | When Ambrose Dared Walrus | Ambrose | Film |
| 1914 | Caught in a Cabaret | Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | His Prehistoric Past | King Lowbrow | Film |
| 1914 | Gentlemen of Nerve | Mr. Walrus | Film |
| 1914 | His Musical Career | Mike, Charlie's Partner | Film |
| 1914 | His Trysting Places | Ambrose | Film |
| 1914 | Mabel at the Wheel | Race Spectator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | Mabel's Married Life | Wellington, a Ladykiller | Film |
| 1914 | A Busy Day | Husband | Film |
| 1914 | The Fatal Mallet | Rival Suitor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | Caught in the Rain | Husband (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | Laughing Gas | Patient | Film |
| 1914 | Getting Acquainted | Ambrose | Film |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tillie's Father | Film |
| 1914 | A Thief Catcher | Crook (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | The Knockout | Gambler (uncredited) | Film |
| 1914 | Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Patron - In from the Mines | Film |
| 1914 | Ambrose's First Falsehood | Ambrose | Film |
| 1914 | Hello, Mabel | The Married Flirt | Film |
| 1914 | Gussle, the Golfer | Ambrose | Film |
| 1914 | Double Crossed | The Belle's Boyfriend | Film |
| 1913 | Fatty Joins the Force | Cop at Station House | Film |
| 1913 | A Muddy Romance | Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant | Film |
| 1913 | The Gusher | Villager / Cop | Film |
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