Mack Swain

Also Known As: Moroni Swain, Мак Свейн

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Birthday: February 15, 1876

Deathday: August 25, 1935

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Gold Rush
Laughing Gas
The Fatal Mallet
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Hands Up!
The Idle Class
Love and Gasoline
Yesterday and Today
The Locked Door
Mabel’s Nerve
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
A Gambling Rube
Hello, Mabel
Other People's Business
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Nowhere
Caught in the Rain
A Busy Day
Mabel's Married Life
Gentlemen of Nerve
His Musical Career
His Trysting Places
Getting Acquainted
His Prehistoric Past
Pay Day
The Pilgrim
A Thief Catcher
A Texas Steer
Mockery
Pitfalls of a Big City
Torrent
Leading Lizzie Astray
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Fatty's New Role
A Rowboat Romance
The Late Lamented
Gussle, the Golfer
Double Crossed
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Mabel Lost and Won
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Willful Ambrose
Ambrose's Fury
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Love, Speed and Thrills
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Oh, What a Knight
Cleaning Up
Heroic Ambrose
Finn and Hattie
Kiki
A Muddy Romance
Fatty Joins the Force
The Under-Sheriff
A Robust Romeo
The Sea Bat
A Movie Star
Saved by Wireless
Redemption
His Bitter Pill
Madcap Ambrose
Caught in a Cabaret
Mabel at the Wheel
The Knockout
That Little Band Of Gold
Tillie's Punctured Romance
The Nervous Wreck
The Eagle
Caught in a Park
Full o' Spirits
The Gusher
Ye Olden Grafter
Footloose Widows
Her First False Hare
Adventurous Ambrose
My Best Girl
Sea Horses
Caught in the Fog
Soup to Nuts
The Shamrock and the Rose
The Beloved Rogue
The Last Warning
The Pullman Bride
Fatty's Wine Party
This Way Out
The Home Breakers
His Naughty Thought
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Chaplin Revue
Becky
Innocent Ambrose
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Thirst
Whispering Wires
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
Lighthouse Love
The Sea Nymphs
Hogan's Romance Upset
The Midnight Patrol
Bad Boy
Lost: A Cook