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Chaplin (1992) -- CHAPLIN is the larger-than-life story of the actor behind the icon and a stunning depiction of a bygone era when Hollywood was at its most glamorous.

Laughing Gas (1914) -- Charlie pretends to be a dentist though he is only his assistant. When a patient can't stop laughing from the anesthesia Charlie knocks him out with a club...

Love, Speed and Thrills (1915) -- After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting with his wife he leaves. When Walrus runs away with Mrs. Ambrose, Ambrose gets on a horse to save her. The Keystone Kops are also after Walrus.

His Prehistoric Past (1914) -- Charlie dreams he is in the stone age. There King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler...

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) -- Charlie talks wealthy farmer's daughter Tillie into eloping with him (and taking her father's money)...

Overview

Date of Birth:

16 February 1876, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA more

Date of Death:

25 August 1935, Tacoma, Washington, USA more

Mini Biography:

Mack Swain was born in 1876 and soon became a talented vaudevillian. In... more

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Alternate Names:

the Original Keystone Kops

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bad Boy (1935)	(uncredited) Man on Rowing Machine	1935	-	6.8 (22)

2.	Up Popped the Ghost (1932)		1932	-	-

3.	The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge (1932)		1932	-	-

4.	The Midnight Patrol (1932)		1932	-	-

5.	Lighthouse Love (1932)	The Lighthouse Keeper	1932	-	6.5 (12)

6.	The Wide Open Spaces (1931)		1931	-	6.7 (8)

7.	The Great Junction Hotel (1931)		1931	-	-

8.	Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)	(as the Original Keystone Kops)	1931	-	7.2 (5)

9.	Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Kohen: Beikoku hen (1931)	Doctor	1931	-	-

10.	Finn and Hattie (1931)	Le Bottin	1931	-	7.8 (6)

11.	Soup to Nuts (1930)	(uncredited) First Fat Diner	1930	-	5.8 (136)

12.	Cleaning Up (1930)		1930	-	5.9 (18)

13.	The Sea Bat (1930)	Dutchy	1930	-	6.0 (58)

14.	Redemption (1930)	Magistrate	1930	-	7.8 (260)

15.	The Locked Door (1929)	Hotel Proprietor	1929	-	6.5 (146)

16.	The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)	Mr. Tom Kelly	1929	-	-

17.	The Last Warning (1929)	Robert	1929	-	7.7 (124)

18.	Marianne (1929/II)	General	1929	-	7.9 (220)

19.	Caught in the Fog (1928)	Detective Ryan	1928	-	-

20.	The Girl from Nowhere (1928)		1928	-	6.7 (6)

21.	Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)	Tillie's Father	1928	-	7.8 (12)

22.	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)	Sir Francis Beekman	1928	-	-

23.	Love in a Police Station (1927)	(uncredited)	1927	-	-

24.	The Girl from Everywhere (1927)		1927	-	6.3 (5)
	AKAs: Hold That Pose (USA: alternative title)
25.	A Texas Steer (1927)	Bragg	1927	-	-

26.	Becky (1927)	Irving Spiegelberg	1927	-	-

27.	My Best Girl (1927)	The Judge	1927	-	8.0 (364)

28.	Finnegan's Ball (1927)	Patrick Flannigan	1927	-	-

29.	Mockery (1927)	Vladimir Gaidaroff	1927	-	6.6 (104)

30.	The Tired Business Man (1927)	Mike Murphy	1927	-	-

31.	The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)	Mr. Kelly	1927	-	-

32.	See You in Jail (1927)	Slossom	1927	-	-

33.	The Beloved Rogue (1927)	Nicholas	1927	-	8.0 (269)

34.	Whispering Wires (1926)	McCarthy	1926	-	-

35.	Her Big Night (1926)	Myers	1926	-	-

36.	The Nervous Wreck (1926)	Jerome Underwood	1926	-	-

37.	Honesty - The Best Policy (1926)	Bendy Joe	1926	-	-

38.	Footloose Widows (1926)	Marian's husband-in-retrospect	1926	-	-
	AKAs: Fine Feathers (UK)
39.	Ukulele Sheiks (1926)		1926	-	-

40.	Kiki (1926)	Pastryman	1926	-	7.9 (138)

41.	Sea Horses (1926)	Bimbo-Bomba	1926	-	-

42.	The Cohens and Kellys (1926)	(uncredited) Bit Role	1926	-	-
	AKAs: The Cohens & Kellys (USA: poster title)
43.	Torrent (1926)	Don Matías	1926	-	7.4 (192)
	AKAs: Ibáñez' Torrent (USA: alternative title)
44.	Hands Up! (1926)	Silas Woodstock	1926	-	7.7 (60)

45.	The Eagle (1925)	(uncredited) Innkeeper	1925	-	7.8 (567)

46.	The Gold Rush (1925)	Big Jim McKay	1925	-	8.3 (18,438)

47.	Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)		1923	-	-
	AKAs: The Pitfalls of a Great City (USA: poster title)
48.	Backfire (1923)		1923	-	-

49.	This Way Out (1923)		1923	-	-

50.	The Pilgrim (1923)	Deacon	1923	-	7.4 (998)

51.	Rough and Ready (1923)		1923	-	-

52.	Pay Day (1922/I)	Foreman	1922	-	7.6 (993)

53.	The Idle Class (1921)	Her Father	1921	-	7.5 (947)
	AKAs: Vanity Fair (USA)
54.	Innocent Ambrose (1920)	Ambrose Schnitz	1920	-	-

55.	Foxy Ambrose (1919)	Ambrose	1919	-	-

56.	Ambrose's Day Off (1919)	Ambrose	1919	-	-

57.	Money Talks (1919)		1919	-	-

58.	Daddy Ambrose (1919)	Ambrose	1919	-	-

59.	Oh, What a Knight (1919)	The Sheriff	1919	-	-

60.	Ambrose's Predicament (1919)	Ambrose Schnitz	1919	-	-

61.	Heroic Ambrose (1919)	Ambrose Schnitz	1919	-	-

62.	Adventurous Ambrose (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

63.	Sherlock Ambrose (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

64.	Ambrose and His Widow (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

65.	Ambrose, the Lion Hearted (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

66.	Home Run Ambrose (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

67.	Ambrose's Icy Love (1918)	Ambrose	1918	-	-

68.	The Pullman Bride (1917)	The Chosen One	1917	-	-

69.	The Late Lamented (1917)		1917	-	-

70.	Lost: A Cook (1917)		1917	-	-

71.	Thirst (1917)		1917	-	-

72.	Oriental Love (1917)		1917	-	-

73.	His Naughty Thought (1917)		1917	-	-
	AKAs: His Double Life (USA: 16mm release title)
74.	Safety First Ambrose (1916)	Ambrose	1916	-	-

75.	Ambrose's Rapid Rise (1916)	Ambrose	1916	-	-

76.	Vampire Ambrose (1916)	Ambrose	1916	-	-

77.	Madcap Ambrose (1916)	Ambrose	1916	-	-

78.	His Wild Oats (1916)		1916	-	-

79.	Ambrose's Cup of Woe (1916)	Ambrose	1916	-	-

80.	His Bitter Pill (1916)	A Big Hearted Sheriff	1916	-	6.4 (25)

81.	By Stork Delivery (1916)		1916	-	-

82.	His Auto Ruination (1916)		1916	-	-

83.	Love Will Conquer (1916)		1916	-	-

84.	A Movie Star (1916)	Handsome Jack, a screen hero	1916	-	6.0 (36)

85.	A Modern Enoch Arden (1916)	Ambrose, Their Lawyer	1916	-	-

86.	Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)		1915	-	-

87.	The Best of Enemies (1915)		1915	-	-

88.	The Battle of Ambrose and Walrus (1915)	Captain Ambrose Swain	1915	-	-

89.	When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	5.4 (7)

90.	A Home Breaking Hound (1915)		1915	-	-

91.	Those Bitter Sweets (1915)		1915	-	4.0 (5)

92.	Mabel Lost and Won (1915)		1915	-	-

93.	A Human Hound's Triumph (1915)	A City Slicker	1915	-	-

94.	Ambrose's Nasty Temper (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	5.9 (14)

95.	Ambrose's Lofty Perch (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	4.1 (8)

96.	Ambrose's Fury (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	6.0 (8)

97.	Ambrose's Little Hatchet (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	-

98.	From Patches to Plenty (1915)		1915	-	-

99.	Ambrose's Sour Grapes (1915)	Ambrose, the First Twin's Ex-Boyfriend	1915	-	6.2 (10)

100.	Willful Ambrose (1915)	Pa (Ambrose)	1915	-	4.6 (7)

101.	The Home Breakers (1915)		1915	-	-
	AKAs: Other People's Wives
102.	Ye Olden Grafter (1915)		1915	-	-

103.	Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)	(uncredited) Fight Spectator	1915	-	-

104.	Caught in a Park (1915)	Bartender	1915	-	5.6 (9)

105.	Fatty's New Role (1915)	(uncredited) Ambrose Schnitz	1915	-	5.7 (93)

106.	Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)	Ambrose	1915	-	5.2 (60)

107.	Saved by the Wireless (1915)		1915	-	-

108.	A Dark Lover's Play (1914)		1914	-	6.2 (31)

109.	Gussle, the Golfer (1914)	Golfer	1914	-	-

110.	The Fatal Hansom (1914)		1914	-	-

111.	Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)	Ambrose	1914	-	-

112.	His Prehistoric Past (1914)	King Lowbrow	1914	-	5.4 (127)
	AKAs: A Dream King Charlie The Caveman The Hula-Hula Dance (USA: alternative title)
113.	Other People's Business (1914)		1914	-	-

114.	Getting Acquainted (1914)	Ambrose	1914	-	5.5 (140)
	AKAs: A Fair Exchange Exchange Is No Robbery Hello Everybody
115.	Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)	In from the Mines	1914	-	6.1 (30)

116.	His Halted Career (1914)		1914	-	-

117.	The Sea Nymphs (1914)		1914	-	-
	AKAs: His Diving Beauty
118.	Fatty's Wine Party (1914)		1914	-	-

119.	Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)	Tillie's Father	1914	-	7.3 (1,420)
	AKAs: For the Love of Tillie Marie's Millions Tillie's Big Romance Tillie's Nightmare
120.	His Trysting Place (1914)	Ambrose	1914	-	6.4 (120)
	AKAs: Family Home Family House His Trysting Places (USA: alternative title) The Henpecked Spouse (USA: alternative title) The Ladies' Man (USA: alternative title) Very Much Married (USA: alternative title)
121.	His Musical Career (1914)	Mike, Charlie's Partner	1914	-	5.9 (167)
	AKAs: Charlie as a Piano Mover (USA: alternative title) Musical Tramps The Piano Movers
122.	Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)	Mr. Walrus	1914	-	5.6 (118)
	AKAs: Charlie at the Races Some Nerve
123.	Hello, Mabel (1914)	A married flirt	1914	-	-
	AKAs: On a Busy Wire (USA: reissue title)
124.	A Coat's Tale (1914)		1914	-	-

125.	Those Happy Days (1914)		1914	-	-

126.	Laughing Gas (1914)	Patient	1914	-	5.7 (243)
	AKAs: Busy Little Dentist (USA: alternative title) Down and Out Laffing Gas (USA: alternative title) The Dentist Tuning His Ivories (USA: alternative title)
127.	A Rowboat Romance (1914)		1914	-	-

128.	Love and Bullets (1914)		1914	-	-
	AKAs: The Trouble Mender
129.	Caught in Tights (1914)		1914	-	-

130.	The Eavesdropper (1914/I)		1914	-	-

131.	Mabel's Married Life (1914)	Wellington, a Ladykiller	1914	-	5.8 (209)
	AKAs: The Squarehead When You're Married
132.	A Missing Bride (1914)		1914	-	-

133.	A Gambling Rube (1914)		1914	-	-

134.	The Knockout (1914)	Gambler	1914	-	5.7 (256)
	AKAs: Counted Out The Pugilist
135.	The Fatal Mallet (1914)	Another Rival	1914	-	5.5 (159)
	AKAs: Hit Him Again The Pile Driver The Rival Suitors
136.	Mabel's Nerve (1914)		1914	-	-

137.	A Busy Day (1914)	Husband	1914	-	5.1 (199)
	AKAs: Busy as Can Be (USA: alternative title) Lady Charlie Militant Suffragette
138.	Caught in the Rain (1914)	Husband	1914	-	5.7 (120)
	AKAs: At It Again In the Park (USA: reissue title) Who Got Stung?
139.	Caught in a Cabaret (1914)	(uncredited) Tough patron/Party guest	1914	-	5.6 (274)
	AKAs: Charlie the Waiter (USA: alternative title) Faking with Society Jazz Waiter Prime Minister Charlie (USA: alternative title) The Waiter
140.	Mabel at the Wheel (1914)	Spectator at Races	1914	-	5.3 (102)
	AKAs: A Hot Finish (USA: alternative title) His Daredevil Queen
141.	Fatal High C (1914)		1914	-	-

142.	Love and Gasoline (1914)		1914	-	-

143.	A Robust Romeo (1914)		1914	-	-

144.	A False Beauty (1914)	Policeman	1914	-	-
	AKAs: A Faded Vampire
145.	Fatty Joins the Force (1913)	Cop at station house	1913	-	5.7 (82)

146.	A Muddy Romance (1913)	Park Attendant	1913	-	4.7 (43)
	AKAs: A Mud Bath (USA) Muddled in Mud

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Innocent Ambrose (1920)		1920	-	-

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Charlie's Life (1916)	Various	1916	-	-


1.	The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (2005) (V)

2.	Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)	(uncredited) Various roles

3.	Chaplin (1992)	(uncredited) Big Jim McKay

4.	"Muppet Babies"
	1 TV episode: The Best Friend I Never Had (1986) Big Jim McKay
5.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Himself

6.	When Comedy Was King (1960)

7.	The Chaplin Revue (1959)	Various

8.	Down Memory Lane (1949)	Bridegroom

9.	Good Old Corn (1943)

10.	Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)	(uncredited)

11.	Personality Parade (1938)	(uncredited) Himself

12.	The Film Parade (1933)	(uncredited) Himself, film clip

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