8.0
8.0
The Gold Rush
1925
as Big Jim McKay
Mack Swain
Also known as: Moroni Swain
Acting
Born:February 15, 1876
Died:August 25, 1935(aged 59)
Birthplace:Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Nationality:United States
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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.
Filmography (99 movies)
7.3
7.3
The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)
7.3
7.3
Kiki
1926
as Pastryman (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
My Best Girl
1927
as Judge
7.0
7.0
Pay Day
1922
as Foreman
6.9
6.9
The Devil's Circus
1926
6.9
6.9
Torrent
1926
as Don Matías
6.8
6.8
The Pilgrim
1923
as Deacon
6.7
6.7
Mockery
1927
as Vladimir Gaidaroff
6.7
6.7
The Last Warning
1928
as Robert Bunce
6.7
6.7
The Idle Class
1921
as Edna's Father (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
The Beloved Rogue
1927
as Nicholas
6.2
6.2
Mabel Lost and Won
1915
as Mabel's Rival's Husband
6.2
6.2
The Eagle
1925
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Tillie's Father
6.1
6.1
His Trysting Places
1914
as Ambrose
6.0
6.0
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
6.0
6.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Tillie's Father
6.0
6.0
His Musical Career
1914
as Mike, Charlie's Partner
5.9
5.9
Mabel's Married Life
1914
as Wellington, a Ladykiller
5.9
5.9
The Nervous Wreck
1926
as Jerome Underwood
5.9
5.9
The Locked Door
1929
as Hotel Proprietor
5.7
5.7
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Mr. Walrus
5.6
5.6
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
His Prehistoric Past
1914
as King Lowbrow
5.6
5.6
Caught in the Rain
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
A Movie Star
1916
as Handsome Jack
5.5
5.5
Laughing Gas
1914
as Patient
5.5
5.5
Lighthouse Love
1932
as Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
5.5
5.5
The Shamrock and the Rose
1927
as Mike Kelly
5.4
5.4
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Cop at Station House
5.4
5.4
The Fatal Mallet
1914
as Rival Suitor (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Finn and Hattie
1931
as Le Bottin
5.3
5.3
Getting Acquainted
1914
as Ambrose
5.3
5.3
Hello, Mabel
1914
as The Married Flirt
5.2
5.2
Hands Up!
1926
as Silas Woodstock
5.2
5.2
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Ambrose Schnitz
5.2
5.2
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
5.0
5.0
Caught in a Park
1915
as The Bartender
5.0
5.0
Gussle, the Golfer
1914
as Ambrose
5.0
5.0
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
1915
as Ambrose
5.0
5.0
Willful Ambrose
1915
as Pa Ambrose
5.0
5.0
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
1915
as Ambrose
5.0
5.0
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Ambrose
5.0
5.0
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
1915
as Ambrose
5.0
5.0
Cleaning Up
1930
as Mack
5.0
5.0
Ye Olden Grafter
1915
as The Grafter
5.0
5.0
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915
as Fight Spectator
5.0
5.0
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
1915
as Ambrose
4.9
4.9
A Thief Catcher
1914
as Crook (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
A Muddy Romance
1913
as Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
4.7
4.7
A Busy Day
1914
as Husband
4.6
4.6
Double Crossed
1914
as The Belle's Boyfriend
4.5
4.5
The Gusher
1913
as Villager / Cop
4.5
4.5
Redemption
1930
as Magistrate
4.5
4.5
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
1915
as Ambrose
4.3
4.3
The Sea Bat
1930
as Dutchy
4.2
4.2
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
4.2
4.2
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Ambrose
4.0
4.0
Madcap Ambrose
1916
as Ambrose
2.3
2.3
Ambrose's Fury
1915
as Ambrose
1.0
1.0
Heroic Ambrose
1919
Director
The Home Breakers
1915
as Ambrose
Lost: A Cook
1917
as Farmer Ambrose
His Naughty Thought
1917
as Walter Ambrose
Becky
1927
as Irving Spiegelberg
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Innocent Ambrose
1920
Director
Whispering Wires
1926
as McCarthy
The Midnight Patrol
1932
Her Big Night
1926
as Myers, film producer
Full o' Spirits
1920
Love and Gasoline
1914
A Gambling Rube
1914
as (unconfirmed)
A Missing Bride
1914
Mabel’s Nerve
1914
Other People's Business
1914
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
The Girl from Nowhere
1928
as Wilbur Ashcraft
A Texas Steer
1927
as Bragg
Thirst
1917
as Ambrose
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as The Vamp's Husband
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
The Late Lamented
1917
as Boarder (unconfirmed)
Saved by Wireless
1915
as The Spy
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Ambrose
Oh, What a Knight
1919
as The Sheriff
Footloose Widows
1926
as Ludwig
Her First False Hare
1919
as Unknown
The Under-Sheriff
1914
as Villager
A Robust Romeo
1914
Adventurous Ambrose
1918
as Ambrose
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Sir Francis Beekman
Sea Horses
1926
as Bimbo-Bomba
Caught in the Fog
1928
as Detective Ryan
The Pullman Bride
1917
as Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as Restaurant Proprietor
This Way Out
1923
as The Girl's Father
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