Mack Sennett
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Born: 1880-01-17 in Richmond, Québec, Canada
Biography
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
A Corner in Wheat
The Lonely Villa
Those Awful Hats
The Usher, trying to manage the situation
A Busy Day
Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)
The Knockout
Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)
The Fatal Mallet
Other Suitor (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Customer
The Property Man
Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
The Sealed Room
A Soldier
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Mack Sennett
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
His Trust
Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword
A Trap for Santa Claus
Angry Bartender (uncredited)
The Mended Lute
Indian
Ramona
The White Exploiter
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
Mabel's Boyfriend
In the Border States
Union Soldier
In the Border States
Union Soldier (uncredited)
The Redman's View
Conqueror
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
His Trust Fulfilled
This Is Your Life
Self
The Curtain Pole
Monsieur Dupont
What Drink Did
Workman
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
The Little Darling
In Boarding House
The Cricket on the Hearth
Merry Andrew
A Drunkard's Reformation
Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the Bar
The Black Viper
Rescuer
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Mack - Mabel's Sweetheart
Pippa Passes
In Studio
The Gibson Goddess
An Admirer
The Son's Return
Creditor / Neighbor
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Louis
Gambler / Reveller
The Violin Maker of Cremona
In Crowd
Man's Genesis
Lady Helen's Escapade
Dinner Guest