From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMack Swain (born Moroni Swain, February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennetts 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.
Big Jim McKay
Film 1925
Patient
Film 1914
Rival Suitor (uncredited)
Film 1914
Tillie's Father
Film 1914
Silas Woodstock
Film 1926
Edna's Father (uncredited)
Film 1921
Film 1914
(archive footage)
Film 1953
Hotel Proprietor
Film 1929
Film 1914
Film 1931
(unconfirmed)
Film 1914
The Married Flirt
Film 1914
Film 1914
Wilfred Ashcraft - Director
Film 1927
Wilbur Ashcraft
Film 1928
Husband (uncredited)
Film 1914
Husband
Film 1914
Wellington, a Ladykiller
Film 1914
Mr. Walrus
Film 1914
Mike, Charlie's Partner
Film 1914
Ambrose
Film 1914
Ambrose
Film 1914
King Lowbrow
Film 1914
Foreman
Film 1922
Deacon
Film 1923
Crook (uncredited)
Film 1914
Bragg
Film 1927
Vladimir Gaidaroff
Film 1927
The Vamp's Husband
Film 1923
Don Matías
Film 1926
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Film 1914
Ambrose
Film 1914
Ambrose Schnitz
Film 1915
(unconfirmed)
Film 1914
Boarder (unconfirmed)
Film 1917
Ambrose
Film 1914
The Belle's Boyfriend
Film 1914
Ambrose
Film 1915
Mabel's Rival's Husband
Film 1915
Ambrose
Film 1915
Pa Ambrose
Film 1915
Ambrose
Film 1915
Ambrose
Film 1915
Ambrose
Film 1915
Ambrose
Film 1915
The Sheriff
Film 1919
Mack
Film 1930
Ambrose Schnitz
Film 1919
Le Bottin
Film 1931
Pastryman (uncredited)
Film 1926
Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant
Film 1913
Cop at Station House
Film 1913
Villager
Film 1914
Film 1914
Dutchy
Film 1930
Handsome Jack
Film 1916
The Spy
Film 1915
Magistrate
Film 1930
Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff
Film 1916
Ambrose
Film 1916
Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)
Film 1914
Race Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1914
Gambler (uncredited)
Film 1914
Audience Member (uncredited)
Film 1915
Tillie's Father
Film 1928
Jerome Underwood
Film 1926
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Film 1925
The Bartender
Film 1915
Film 1920
Villager / Cop
Film 1913
The Grafter
Film 1915
Ludwig
Film 1926
Unknown
Film 1919
Ambrose
Film 1918
Bimbo-Bomba
Film 1926
Detective Ryan
Film 1928
First Fat Diner (uncredited)
Film 1930
Mike Kelly
Film 1927
Nicholas
Film 1927
Robert Bunce
Film 1928
Rover Peabody - the Chosen One
Film 1917
Restaurant Proprietor
Film 1914
The Girl's Father
Film 1923
Ambrose
Film 1915
Walter Ambrose
Film 1917
Sir Francis Beekman
Film 1928
Various (archive footage)
Film 1959
Irving Spiegelberg
Film 1927
Ambrose Schnitz
Film 1920
(archive footage)
Film 1943
Big Jim McKay (archive footage)
Film 1998
Ambrose
Film 1917
McCarthy
Film 1926
Ambrose
Film 1915
Captain Wiggins - the Lighthouse Keeper
Film 1932
Ambrose
Film 1914
Fight Spectator
Film 1915
Film 1932
Man on Rowing Machine
Film 1935