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Name
Mack Sennett

Known For
Production

Birthday
1880-01-17

Deathday
1960-11-05 (80 years old)

Place of Birth
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

Movies

Tv Shows

1909 The Sealed Room as A Soldier
1914 Mabel's Busy Day as Customer
1914 The Fatal Mallet as Other Suitor (uncredited)
1979 The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
1912 The Would-Be Shriner as Hank Hopkins
1914 Mabel at the Wheel as Race Spectator (uncredited)
1909 The Suicide Club as Member of Suicide Club
1909 The Curtain Pole as Monsieur Dupont
1909 The Salvation Army Lass as At Factory / Salvationist Flagbearer
1962 Crazy Days as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1911 The Manicure Lady as The Barber
1912 The Water Nymph as Mack, Mabel's Boyfriend
1913 Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life as Mabel's Boyfriend
1909 Those Awful Hats as The Usher, trying to manage the situation
1915 Hearts and Planets as Invisible Star
1909 The Little Darling as In Boarding House
1913 Murphy's I.O.U. as Police Captain
1915 The Little Teacher as Tall Unruly Student
1909 What Drink Did as Workman
1913 Peeping Pete as Peeping Pete
1913 A Strong Revenge as Schnitz
1912 What the Doctor Ordered as Jenks
1912 Tomboy Bessie as Andrew - the Suitor
1912 A Spanish Dilemma as Carlos, Jose's Brother
1912 The Brave Hunter as The Brave Hunter
1910 Faithful as Zeke [Faithful]
1909 Lucky Jim as Jack
1909 The Politician's Love Story as Boss Tim Crogan
1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars as Mack Sennett
1912 The Furs as The Salesman
1908 Father Gets in the Game as Father Bill Wilkins
1908 The Black Viper as Rescuer
1910 Ramona as The White Exploiter
1910 An Arcadian Maid as The Peddler
1931 Movie-Town as Mack Sennett-Director
1908 The Fatal Hour as Policeman
1909 The Mountaineer's Honor as In Posse
1908 Money Mad as Man on the Street
1909 The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals as Theatre Man
1908 Balked at the Altar
1910 A Victim of Jealousy as Milliner
1924 The Hollywood Kid as Self
1909 The Violin Maker of Cremona as In Crowd
1909 The Cricket on the Hearth as Merry Andrew
1913 Rastus and the Game Cock as Cockfight Organizer
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade as Mack Sennett
1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career as Mack - Mabel's Sweetheart
1914 Rebecca's Wedding Day as The Father
1908 Betrayed by a Handprint as The Butler
1908 The Song of the Shirt as Foreman / In Office / In Second Restaurant
1909 Resurrection as At Court / A Guard / At Inn
1909 A Drunkard's Reformation as Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the Bar
1909 Confidence as Footman
1909 The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1909 The Winning Coat as Servant
1913 Their First Execution
1908 The Taming of the Shrew as Petruchio's Servant
1908 An Awful Moment as Policeman / Man in Court
1914 A Busy Day as Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)
1914 The Property Man as Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
1914 The Knockout as Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)
1909 Pippa Passes as In Studio
1910 A Flash of Light as Wedding Guest
1909 Getting Even as Miner
1909 The Lure of the Gown as At Dance
1909 Twin Brothers
1909 The Gibson Goddess as An Admirer
1909 The Son's Return as Creditor / Neighbor
1910 Love in Quarantine
1936 Hollywood Boulevard as Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
1961 Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
1912 Cohen Collects a Debt
1912 Riley and Schultze as Riley
1912 The New Neighbor
1912 The Flirting Husband
1912 The Ambitious Butler
1912 Pedro's Dilemma as Pedro
1912 A Temperamental Husband as Police Chief
1912 The Deacon's Troubles
1912 At It Again as sleuth
1912 At Coney Island as The Boy
1912 Mr. Fixit as suitor
1912 The Rivals as Henry
2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
1912 A Bear Escape as Sleuth
1912 Pat's Day Off as Pat the Cop
1908 Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker as Charity Worker
1908 Thompson's Night Out as Theatre Bouncer
1908 The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908 The King's Messenger as Soldier
1908 The Invisible Fluid as Mover
1908 Over the Hills to the Poor House as Bartender
1908 The Man in the Box as Gang Member
1908 The Kentuckian
1912 The Speed Demon as Minor Role (unconfirmed)
1908 The Stage Rustler as Man in Bar
1908 Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court as Policeman
1908 Deceived Slumming Party as Policeman / Waiter
1908 The Girl and the Outlaw as Indian
1908 Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Backstage Man
1908 The Heart of O Yama as Footman
1908 After Many Years as Sailor / Member of Rescue Party
1908 Where the Breakers Roar as Policeman
1908 The Red Girl as Man in First Bar / Man in Second Bar
1909 At the Altar as Policeman / Dinner Guest
1908 The Devil as Waiter
1908 A Smoked Husband as Man in Top Hat
1908 The Vaquero's Vow as Wedding Party / Man in Bar
1908 Romance of a Jewess as Customer / In Bookstore / Doctor
1908 Ingomar, the Barbarian as Barbarian
1909 The Mended Lute as Indian
1908 The Valet's Wife as Reggie Van Twiller
1908 Concealing a Burglar as Waiter / Policeman
1908 The Feud and the Turkey as A Member of the Wilkinson Clan
1909 The Light That Came as Suitor
1908 The Test of Friendship as Guest / Man in Fight
1909 Her First Biscuits as Biscuit Victim
1908 The Guerrilla as Confederate Soldier / Union Soldier
1908 The Clubman and the Tramp as Dinner Guest / Policeman
1908 The Pirate's Gold as Pirate
1908 The Reckoning as The Lover
1908 The Call of the Wild as Party Guest
1909 A Strange Meeting as In Congregation
1909 The Broken Locket as Peabody's Companion
1909 The Indian Runner's Romance as Indian
1910 Love Among the Roses
1911 The Italian Barber as Bobby Mack
1913 For the Love of Mabel
1909 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea as Fisherman in First Port
1908 Mr. Jones at the Ball as Butler / Policeman
1908 The Christmas Burglars as One of Mike's Assistants
1909 The Honor of Thieves as Man at dance / Cop
1909 Love Finds a Way as Footman
1909 The Cord of Life as Policeman
1908 The Helping Hand as Wedding Guest
1909 The Sacrifice as At Wigmaker's / At Jeweler's / At Pawnshop
1909 One Touch of Nature as Cop / Man in second couple
1909 The Fascinating Mrs. Francis as Party Guest
1909 The Welcome Burglar as The Butler
1909 The Maniac Cook as Policeman #2
1909 A Rural Elopement as In Crowd
1909 Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as Guest
1909 The Criminal Hypnotist as Party Guest
2008 Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies as Self (archive footage)
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) as Self
1911 His Daughter
1909 Two Memories as Party Guest
1913 A Healthy Neighborhood
1910 The Thread of Destiny
1909 The Day After as Party Guest
1910 All on Account of the Milk as The Gardener
1910 In the Season of Buds as Henry
1910 Never Again as A Rival Sweetheart
1910 A Gold Necklace as Sam
1910 A Lucky Toothache as Tom
1910 When We Were in Our 'Teens as The Butler
1909 His Wife's Visitor as At Club
1909 1776, or The Hessian Renegades as Hessian
1909 A Trap for Santa Claus as Angry Bartender (uncredited)
1909 The Way of Man as A Butler
1909 The Awakening as The Butler
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
1908 The Zulu's Heart
1911 Fisher Folks as At Fair
2002 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
1942 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1909 The Lonely Villa
1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
1912 Man's Genesis
1912 Hoffmeyer's Legacy as The Police Chief
1911 Comrades as Mack
1910 A Midnight Cupid as Nick - the Unfortunate One
1910 The Purgation
1910 The Converts
1910 The Broken Doll as Mack
1910 Examination Day at School
1957 The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream as Self (archive footage)
1976 It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1911 $500 Reward as Sherlock Holmes
1911 The Ghost as A Crook
1911 The Inventor’s Secret as Dan the Cop
1911 The Beautiful Voice as A Frenchman
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Mack Sennett
1910 An Affair of Hearts as Monsieur Renay
1909 To Save Her Soul as Backstage at Debut
1909 The Deception as The Doctor
1909 The Jilt as DDorothy's First Suitor / Bartender / At Stock Exchange
1909 Mr. Jones' Burglar as The Burglar
1909 Jones and the Lady Book Agent as Dick Smith
1909 Jones and His New Neighbors as Policeman
1909 The Road to the Heart as Cowpuncher
1909 The Wooden Leg as Tramp
1909 A Wreath in Time as John Goodhusband
1909 What's Your Hurry? as On Street
1909 The Faded Lilies as At Party
1909 The Peachbasket Hat as Policeman/In Store
1909 A Corner in Wheat
1909 And a Little Child Shall Lead Them as The Servant
1909 The Necklace as In Pawnshop / In Jewelry Store / Party Guest
1909 The Girls and Daddy as At Black & Tan Ball / Policeman
1909 Leather Stocking as Big Serpent
1909 The Cardinal's Conspiracy as Comic Cutthroat
1909 The Slave as A Barbarian
1909 A New Trick as The Thief
1912 Hot Stuff as Hank Hawkins
1912 The Fatal Chocolate as Zeke
1912 The New Baby as The Husband
1913 The Hansom Driver as The Hansom Cab Driver
1913 Love Sickness at Sea as Mabel's Sweetheart
1913 Her New Beau
1913 The Sleuths at the Floral Parade as 1st Sleuth
1913 Those Good Old Days as The Peasant
1913 Mabel’s Awful Mistakes as Jones
1912 The Duel
1912 A Family Mixup as Smith
1922 Oh, Mabel Behave as Blaa Blaa
1915 My Valet as John's Valet
1913 The Battle of Who Run as Union Soldier
1909 Nursing a Viper as In Mob
1910 The Last Deal as In Bank
1910 The Two Brothers as One of Pedro's Men
1910 As It Is in Life as Owner of a Pigeon Farm
1910 What the Daisy Said as (uncredited)
1910 Wilful Peggy as Man at the Wedding
1910 The Modern Prodigal
1910 In the Border States as Union Soldier
1909 The Redman's View as Conqueror
1913 Mabel’s Heroes as 1st Suitor
1913 The Mistaken Masher as The Boxing Champion
1913 The Rube and the Baron as John - the Rube
1909 Through the Breakers as At the Ball / At the Club
1914 Mack at It Again as Mack
1915 Stolen Magic as The Traveler's Friend
1914 Mabel’s Bear Escape
1913 How Hiram Won Out as Hiram
1911 His Trust Fulfilled
1911 His Trust as Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword
1913 At Twelve O’Clock as Mabel's Lover
1909 They Would Elope
1949 Down Memory Lane as Mack Sennett
1909 Lady Helen's Escapade as Dinner Guest
1962 The Great Chase
1909 The Mexican Sweethearts as Mexican in Bar
1909 The Golden Louis as Gambler / Reveller
1909 The Voice of the Violin as At Party Meeting
1912 A String of Pearls as The Musician
1909 Oh, Uncle!
1910 In the Border States as Union Soldier (uncredited)
2021 The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
1910 In Old California as Soldier
1910 The Newlyweds as On Train
1910 A Child's Impulse as At Train
1909 The Seventh Day as The Judge's Clerk
1909 A Change of Heart as Man Outside Cafe
2020 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as Self (archive footage)
1910 Taming a Husband as Soldier
1910 After the Ball
1911 The Spanish Gypsy as Gypsy
1911 Paradise Lost as Pete
1911 The New Dress
1910 Gold Is Not All as Steve
1910 A Child's Faith as Alice’s husband

1952 This Is Your Life ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1980 Hollywood ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

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