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Mack Swain
Mack Swain
59 years (Feb 15, 1876 – Aug 25, 1935)
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
78 Movies

Mack Swain

Mack Swain has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. The bulk of the career has been spent in comedy. There are 78 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Playing Big Jim in 'The Gold Rush' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'Pay Day' is the other credit most often cited.
Mack Swain has been in the trade long enough to be called a veteran actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. The bulk of the career has been spent in comedy. There are 78 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Playing Big Jim in 'The Gold Rush' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'Pay Day' is the other credit most often cited.
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Bad Boy
Man on Rowing Machine
★ 7.5
1935
Film
Lighthouse Love
Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper
1932
Film
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Doctor
★ 7.0
1931
Film
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Doctor
★ 8.0
1931
Film
Finn and Hattie
Le Bottin
★ 6.2
1931
Film
Soup to Nuts
First Fat Diner (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1930
Film
The Sea Bat
Dutchy
★ 4.4
1930
Film
Redemption
Magistrate
★ 5.7
1930
Film
The Locked Door
Hotel Proprietor
★ 6.0
1929
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mack Swain still alive?
Mack Swain passed away on August 25, 1935 at age 59.
What are the most famous roles of Mack Swain?
Mack Swain is best known for roles in The Gold Rush, Pay Day, The Pilgrim.
How many movies has Mack Swain been in?
Over a 22-year career (since 1913), Mack Swain has appeared in 78 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Mack Swain's first movie?
The career of Mack Swain began with A Muddy Romance (1913).
What is Mack Swain's most recent movie or series?
Mack Swain's most recent release is Bad Boy, which premiered on October 25, 1935.
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Mack Swain
Mack Swain
1876-02-15 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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.

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