
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.

as Big Jim McKay (archive footage)

as Various (archive footage)

as (archive footage)

as (archive footage)

as Man on Rowing Machine

as Captain Wiggins—the Lighthouse Keeper

as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

as Doctor

as Doctor

as Le Bottin

as First Fat Diner (uncredited)

as Mack

as Dutchy

as Magistrate

as Hotel Proprietor

as Mr. Tom Kelly

as Robert Bunce

as Detective Ryan

as Wilbur Ashcraft

as Tillie's Father

as Sir Francis Beekman

as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director

as Bragg

as Irving Spiegelberg

as Judge

as Patrick Flannigan

as Vladimir Gaidaroff

as Slossom

as Mike Kelly

as Nicholas

as McCarthy

as Myers, film producer

as Jerome Underwood

as Ludwig

as Pastryman (uncredited)

as Bimbo-Bomba

as Don Matías

as Silas Woodstock

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

as Big Jim

as The Vamp's Husband

as The Girl's Father

as Deacon

as Foreman

as Edna's Father (uncredited)

as Ambrose Schnitz

as Ambrose Schnitz

as Unknown

as The Sheriff

as Ambrose

as Boarder (unconfirmed)

as Farmer Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Walter Ambrose

as Rover Peabody - the Chosen One

as Ambrose

as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff

as Handsome Jack

as The Spy

as Ambrose

as Mabel's Rival's Husband

as Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Audience Member (uncredited)

as Ambrose

as Pa Ambrose

as The Grafter

as Fight Spectator

as The Bartender

as Ambrose Schnitz

as Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Ambrose

as Tillie's Father

as Ambrose

as King Lowbrow

as Ambrose

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

as Ambrose

as Restaurant Proprietor

as Ambrose

as Mike, Charlie's Partner

as Mr. Walrus

as The Married Flirt

as Patient

as (unconfirmed)

as Wellington, a Ladykiller

as (unconfirmed)

as Gambler (uncredited)

as Rival Suitor (uncredited)

as Husband

as Husband (uncredited)

as Tough Patron / Party Guest / Boy's Father (uncredited)

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

as Crook (uncredited)

as The Belle's Boyfriend

as Villager

as Villager / Cop

as Cop at Station House

as Desk Sergeant / Park Attendant