Mack Sennett
Production
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
This Is Your Life
Self
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Hessian
A Lucky Toothache
Tom
Peeping Pete
Peeping Pete
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Boulevard
Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
Riley and Schultze
Riley
Hollywood Cavalcade
Mack Sennett
The Lonely Villa
After the Ball
Their First Execution
The Knockout
Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
The Call of the Wild
Party Guest
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Mack Sennett
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
A Busy Day
Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)
The New Dress
The Property Man
Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
Crazy Days
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Newlyweds
On Train
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Mabel's Busy Day
Customer
The Broken Locket
Peabody's Companion
At the Altar
Policeman / Dinner Guest
Taming a Husband
Soldier
Nursing a Viper
In Mob