Mack Sennett
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
This Is Your Life
Self
The Sealed Room
A Soldier
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Mack Sennett
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Cavalcade
Mack Sennett
Hollywood Boulevard
Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
Ramona
The White Exploiter
The Property Man
Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
A Trap for Santa Claus
Angry Bartender (uncredited)
The Indian Runner's Romance
Indian
The Voice of the Violin
At Party Meeting
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
The Fatal Mallet
Other Suitor (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Peeping Pete
Peeping Pete
Down Memory Lane
Self
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
The Knockout
Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)
His Wife's Visitor
At Club
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Hessian
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Guest
The Violin Maker of Cremona
In Crowd
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
A Corner in Wheat
After Many Years
Sailor / Member of Rescue Party
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Their First Execution
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Comic Cutthroat
To Save Her Soul
Backstage at Debut
The Son's Return
Creditor / Neighbor
Mabel's Busy Day
Customer
The Faded Lilies
At Party
The Necklace
In Pawnshop / In Jewelry Store / Party Guest
An Arcadian Maid
The Peddler
The Little Darling
In Boarding House
A Flash of Light
Wedding Guest
A Victim of Jealousy
Milliner
The Mountaineer's Honor
In Posse
What's Your Hurry?
On Street
Confidence
Footman
The Day After
Party Guest
The Gibson Goddess
An Admirer
Getting Even
Miner
Two Memories
Party Guest
What the Daisy Said
(uncredited)
Oh, Uncle!
The Way of Man
A Butler
The Lonely Villa
The Light That Came
Suitor
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Fisherman in First Port
A Busy Day
Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)
The Broken Locket
Peabody's Companion
The Peachbasket Hat
Policeman/In Store
The Slave
A Barbarian
Rastus and the Game Cock
Cockfight Organizer
Movie-Town
Mack Sennett-Director
His Daughter
The Redman's View
Conqueror
Wilful Peggy
Man at the Wedding
Over the Hills to the Poor House
Bartender
His Trust
Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword
The Curtain Pole
Monsieur Dupont
When We Were in Our 'Teens
The Butler
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Butler / Policeman
Love in Quarantine
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Mack Sennett
They Would Elope
Fisher Folks
At Fair
Her First Biscuits
Biscuit Victim
The Modern Prodigal
The Italian Barber
Bobby Mack
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
Oh, Mabel Behave
Blaa Blaa
A Strange Meeting
In Congregation
Over Silent Paths
An Awful Moment
Policeman / Man in Court
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Comrades
Mack
The Suicide Club
Member of Suicide Club
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
The Servant
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio's Servant
The Hollywood Kid
Self
At the Altar
Policeman / Dinner Guest
Pippa Passes
In Studio
The Mexican Sweethearts
Mexican in Bar
In the Border States
Union Soldier
In the Border States
Union Soldier (uncredited)
As It Is in Life
Owner of a Pigeon Farm
His Trust Fulfilled
The Jilt
DDorothy's First Suitor / Bartender / At Stock Exchange
Crazy Days
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
All on Account of the Milk
The Farmhand
The Zulu's Heart
Through the Breakers
At the Ball / At the Club
What Drink Did
Workman
The Sacrifice
At Wigmaker's / At Jeweler's / At Pawnshop
Deceived Slumming Party
Policeman / Waiter
Man's Genesis
The Last Deal
In Bank
For the Love of Mabel
The Kentuckian
A Wreath in Time
John Goodhusband
A Rural Elopement
In Crowd
Faithful
Zeke [Faithful]
A Drunkard's Reformation
Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the Bar
The Awakening
The Butler
The Great Chase
The Cricket on the Hearth
Merry Andrew
The Christmas Burglars
One of Mike's Assistants
The Salvation Army Lass
At Factory / Salvationist Flagbearer
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
Mabel's Boyfriend
A Smoked Husband
Man in Top Hat
The Honor of Thieves
Man at dance / Cop
The Honor of Thieves
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Mack - Mabel's Sweetheart
Romance of a Jewess
Customer / In Bookstore / Doctor
Leather Stocking
Big Serpent
The Fatal Hour
Policeman
Lucky Jim
Jack
Nursing a Viper
In Mob
A Gold Necklace
Sam
Twin Brothers
In the Season of Buds
Henry
The Man in the Box
Gang Member
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
The Helping Hand
Wedding Guest
Those Awful Hats
Man in checkered jacket and top hat
$500 Reward
Sherlock Holmes
The Two Brothers
One of Pedro's Men
The Call of the Wild
Party Guest
One Touch of Nature
Cop / Man in second couple
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Policeman
The Lure of the Gown
At Dance
The Road to the Heart
Cowpuncher
The Heart of O Yama
Footman
The Mended Lute
Indian
Love Among the Roses
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Theatre Man
At Coney Island
boy
The Cord of Life
Policeman
The Invisible Fluid
Mover
Balked at the Altar
The Battle of Who Run
Union Soldier
The Sculptor's Nightmare
Love Finds a Way
Footman
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Charity Worker
The Reckoning
The Lover
The Test of Friendship
Guest / Man in Fight
The Valet's Wife
Reggie Van Twiller
The Speed Demon
Minor Role (unconfirmed)
A Lucky Toothache
Tom
The Red Girl
Man in First Bar / Man in Second Bar
The Thread of Destiny
Ingomar, the Barbarian
Barbarian
The Criminal Hypnotist
Party Guest
Where the Breakers Roar
Policeman
A Midnight Cupid
Nick - the Unfortunate One
Examination Day at School
Lady Helen's Escapade
Dinner Guest
The Vaquero's Vow
Wedding Party / Man in Bar
The Guerrilla
Confederate Soldier / Union Soldier
The Song of the Shirt
Foreman / In Office / In Second Restaurant
Money Mad
Man on the Street
A New Trick
The Thief
Betrayed by a Handprint
The Butler
The Stage Rustler
Man in Bar
Father Gets in the Game
Father Bill Wilkins
Resurrection
At Court / A Guard / At Inn
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
Jones
The Would-Be Shriner
Hank Hopkins
Stolen Magic
The Traveler's Friend
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
The Burglar
Riley and Schultze
Riley
The Feud and the Turkey
A Member of the Wilkinson Clan
Hot Stuff
Hank Hawkins
The Deception
The Doctor
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Dick Smith
The Ambitious Butler
The Converts
Jones and His New Neighbors
Policeman
Pedro's Dilemma
Pedro
The Welcome Burglar
The Butler / In Office / In Bar
The Maniac Cook
Policeman
The Broken Doll
The Purgation
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
Backstage Man
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade
1st Sleuth
Mabel’s Heroes
1st Suitor
The Inventor’s Secret
Dan the Cop
Never Again
A Rival Sweetheart
The Rivals
Henry
Her New Beau
The King's Messenger
Soldier
At It Again
sleuth
The Black Viper
Rescuer
Rebecca's Wedding Day
The Father
A String of Pearls
The Musician
Mr. Fixit
suitor
Mabel’s Bear Escape
What the Doctor Ordered
Jenks
Murphy's I.O.U.
Police Captain
Cohen Collects a Debt
The Girl and the Outlaw
Indian
The Devil
Waiter
The Hansom Driver
The Hansom Cab Driver
The Clubman and the Tramp
Dinner Guest / Policeman
The Pirate's Gold
Pirate
The Water Nymph
Mack, Mabel's Boyfriend
The Golden Louis
Gambler / Reveller
The Deacon's Troubles
The Girls and Daddy
At Black & Tan Ball / Policeman
The Winning Coat
Servant
A Temperamental Husband
Police Chief
The New Neighbor
Love Sickness at Sea
Mabel's Sweetheart
An Affair of Hearts
Monsieur Renay
The Politician's Love Story
Boss Tim Crogan
Thompson's Night Out
Theatre Bouncer
A Family Mixup
Smith
How Hiram Won Out
Hiram
Those Good Old Days
The Peasant
Concealing a Burglar
Waiter / Policeman
The Manicure Lady
The Barber
The Fatal Chocolate
Zeke
A Strong Revenge
Schnitz
My Valet
John's Valet
The Mistaken Masher
The Boxing Champion
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
Party Guest
The Wooden Leg
Tramp
The Little Teacher
Tall Unruly Student
Hoffmeyer's Legacy
The Police Chief
The Ghost
A Crook
The Furs
The Salesman
The Duel
Mack at It Again
Mack
The Flirting Husband
The Rube and the Baron
John - the Rube
Hearts and Planets
Invisible Star
The Beautiful Voice
A Frenchman
At Twelve O’Clock
Mabel's Lover
A Healthy Neighborhood
The New Baby
The Husband
Pat's Day Off
Pat the Cop
A Bear Escape
Sleuth
Tomboy Bessie
Andrew - the Suitor
A Spanish Dilemma
Carlos, Jose's Brother
The Brave Hunter
The Brave Hunter