Mack Sennett

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. [biogra…

Movies & TV Shows

1. A Corner in Wheat (1909)
2. The Lonely Villa (1909)
3. A Busy Day (1914) — Newsreel Film Director (uncredited)
4. Those Awful Hats (1909) — The Usher, trying to manage the situation
5. The Knockout (1914) — Spectator / Man Outside Arena (uncredited)
6. The Fatal Mallet (1914) — Other Suitor (uncredited)
7. Mabel at the Wheel (1914) — Race Spectator (uncredited)
8. Mabel's Busy Day (1914) — Customer
9. The Property Man (1914) — Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
10. The Sealed Room (1909) — A Soldier
11. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) — Mack Sennett
12. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) — Self (archive footage)
13. His Trust (1911) — Confederate Soldier Delivering Sword
14. A Trap for Santa Claus (1909) — Angry Bartender (uncredited)
15. The Mended Lute (1909) — Indian
16. Ramona (1910) — The White Exploiter
17. Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) — Mabel's Boyfriend
18. In the Border States (1910) — Union Soldier
19. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) — archive footage
20. The Redman's View (1909) — Conqueror
21. His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
22. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
23. The Curtain Pole (1909) — Monsieur Dupont
24. What Drink Did (1909) — Workman
25. Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) — Self (archive footage)
26. The Little Darling (1909) — In Boarding House
27. The Cricket on the Hearth (1909) — Merry Andrew
28. A Drunkard's Reformation (1909) — Man in the Play / Man in the Orchestra / In the Bar
29. As It Is in Life (1910) — Owner of a Pigeon Farm
30. The Black Viper (1908) — Rescuer
31. Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913) — Mack - Mabel's Sweetheart
32. Pippa Passes (1909) — In Studio
33. The Gibson Goddess (1909) — An Admirer
34. The Son's Return (1909) — Creditor / Neighbor
35. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) — Self (archive footage)
36. The Golden Louis (1909) — Gambler / Reveller
37. The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909) — In Crowd
38. Man's Genesis (1912)
39. The Water Nymph (1912) — Mack, Mabel's Boyfriend
40. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) — Mack Sennett

Directed

1. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) — Director
2. Mabel's Married Life (1914) — Director
3. Tango Tangles (1914) — Director
4. Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) — Director
5. A Busy Day (1914) — Director
6. The Knockout (1914) — Director
7. The Fatal Mallet (1914) — Director
8. Mabel at the Wheel (1914) — Director
9. Mabel's Busy Day (1914) — Director
10. Help! Help! (1912) — Director
11. Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) — Director
12. A Muddy Romance (1913) — Director
13. Her Friend the Bandit (1914) — Director
14. Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913) — Director
15. The Timid Young Man (1935) — Director
16. The Water Nymph (1912) — Director
17. I Surrender Dear (1931) — Director
18. Mabel's New Hero (1913) — Director
19. The Brave Hunter (1912) — Director
20. Stolen Glory (1912) — Director
21. Road to Hollywood (1947) — Director
22. A Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912) — Director
23. The Ragtime Band (1913) — Director
24. Tomboy Bessie (1912) — Director
25. Helen's Marriage (1912) — Director
26. A Small Town Idol (1921) — Director
27. Katchem Kate (1912) — Director
28. Movie-Town (1931) — Director
29. The Manicure Lady (1911) — Director
30. A Dash Through the Clouds (1912) — Director
31. The Noise of Bombs (1914) — Director
32. The Bees' Buzz (1929) — Director
33. The Gusher (1913) — Director
34. A Spanish Dilemma (1912) — Director
35. Oh, Those Eyes! (1912) — Director
36. The Furs (1912) — Director
37. The Tourists (1912) — Director
38. Hello, Mabel (1914) — Director
39. The Little Teacher (1915) — Director
40. Fat Wives for Thin (1930) — Director