Portrait of Mack Swain

Acting

Mack Swain

Career

Active from 1913 to 1932, busiest in 1914 with 22 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mack Swain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 8
  • Early Cinema 7
  • Physical Humor 4
  • Silent Film Era 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Charlie Chaplin 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

as Big Jim McKay (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 75
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

1940s

1 title
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)

as (archive footage)

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 54
Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1935)

as Man on Rowing Machine

Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love (1932)

as Captain Wigginsโ€”the Lighthouse Keeper

Finn and Hattie
Finn and Hattie (1931)

as Le Bottin

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)

as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931)

as Doctor

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (1931)

as Doctor

Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (1930)

as Mack

Soup to Nuts
Soup to Nuts (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as First Fat Diner (uncredited)

Redemption
Redemption (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Magistrate

The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dutchy

1920s

32 titles ยท average score 69
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)

as Mr. Tom Kelly

The Locked Door
The Locked Door (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hotel Proprietor

Caught in the Fog
Caught in the Fog (1928)

as Detective Ryan

The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere (1928)

as Wilbur Ashcraft

The Last Warning
The Last Warning (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robert Bunce

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)

as Tillie's Father

The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl from Everywhere (1927)

as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director

The Shamrock and the Rose
The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)

as Mike Kelly

Mockery
Mockery (1927)
GoodWatch score 55

as Vladimir Gaidaroff

Hands Up!
Hands Up! (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

as Silas Woodstock

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush (1925)
GoodWatch score 88

as Big Jim

Pay Day
Pay Day (1922)
GoodWatch score 72

as Foreman

1910s

56 titles ยท average score 50
His Bitter Pill
His Bitter Pill (1916)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jim - a Big Hearted Sheriff

Love, Speed and Thrills
Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)

as Ambrose

Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Ambrose's Nasty Temper (1915)

as Ambrose

Ambrose's Fury
Ambrose's Fury (1915)

as Ambrose

Fatty's New Role
Fatty's New Role (1915)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ambrose Schnitz

Caught in the Rain
Caught in the Rain (1914)
GoodWatch score 49

as Husband (uncredited)

A Busy Day
A Busy Day (1914)
GoodWatch score 41

as Husband

Hello, Mabel
Hello, Mabel (1914)

as The Married Flirt

A Thief Catcher
A Thief Catcher (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

as Crook (uncredited)

Mabel's Married Life
Mabel's Married Life (1914)
GoodWatch score 46

as Wellington, a Ladykiller

His Musical Career
His Musical Career (1914)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mike, Charlie's Partner

Getting Acquainted
Getting Acquainted (1914)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ambrose