Mack Sennett
Known For
Production
Born
1880-01-17 in Richmond, Québec, Canada
Died
1960-11-05
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]
Most Known For
This Is Your Life
as Self
The Ghost
as A Crook
Movie-Town
as Mack Sennett-Director
Mr. Fixit
as suitor
Rastus and the Game Cock
as Cockfight Organizer
Leather Stocking
as Big Serpent
Peeping Pete
as Peeping Pete
Hot Stuff
as Hank Hawkins
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
The Sealed Room
as A Soldier
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Mack Sennett
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
The Property Man
as Man in Front Row Audience (uncredited)
Ramona
as The White Exploiter
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)