Mack Sennett
Production
1880-01-17 · Richmond, Québec, Canada
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]
Filmography(265)
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 7.6
movieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage) · 2020 · 8.0
movieMary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage) · 2008 · 5.0
movieD.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
as · 2002 · 0.0
movieAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive audio) (uncredited) · 2002 · 7.0
movieFrank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage) · 1997 · 6.5
movieThe Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage) · 1979 · 0.0
movieBob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) · 1976 · 0.0
movieIt's Showtime
as Self (archive footage) · 1976 · 7.5
movieThe Great Chase
as · 1962 · 6.4
movieCrazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1962 · 5.8
movieDays of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) · 1961 · 6.0
movieThe Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage · 1957 · 7.1
movieAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Mack Sennett · 1955 · 6.2
tvThis Is Your Life
as Self · 1952 · 6.5
movieThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage) · 1951 · 0.0
movieDown Memory Lane
as Mack Sennett · 1949 · 7.0
movieHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as · 1942 · 6.0
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage) · 1940 · 6.5
movieHollywood Cavalcade
as Mack Sennett · 1939 · 6.2
movieHollywood Boulevard
as Cinegrill Customer (uncredited) · 1936 · 4.5
movieMovie-Town
as Mack Sennett-Director · 1931 · 3.8
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as Self · 1931 · 6.0
movieThe Hollywood Kid
as Self · 1924 · 5.4