Mack Sennett

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

259

Gender

Male

Birthday

1880-01-17

Day of death

1960-11-05 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Richmond, Québec, Canada

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. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • An Arcadian Maid

    An Arcadian Maid

  • Jones and His New Neighbors

    Jones and His New Neighbors

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

  • A Flash of Light

    A Flash of Light

  • The Criminal Hypnotist

    The Criminal Hypnotist

  • The Heart of O Yama

    The Heart of O Yama

  • The Honor of Thieves

    The Honor of Thieves

  • The Honor of Thieves

    The Honor of Thieves

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • Balked at the Altar

    Balked at the Altar

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • The Violin Maker of Cremona

    The Violin Maker of Cremona

  • The Necklace

    The Necklace

  • The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa

  • The Sleuths at the Floral Parade

    The Sleuths at the Floral Parade

  • At Coney Island

    At Coney Island

  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

  • A Change of Heart

    A Change of Heart

  • What's Your Hurry?

    What's Your Hurry?

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • The Broken Locket

    The Broken Locket

  • Confidence

    Confidence

  • The Modern Prodigal

    The Modern Prodigal

  • A Drunkard's Reformation

    A Drunkard's Reformation

  • The Test of Friendship

    The Test of Friendship

  • Mabel's Busy Day

    Mabel's Busy Day

  • The Manicure Lady

    The Manicure Lady

  • A Rural Elopement

    A Rural Elopement

  • The Last Deal

    The Last Deal

  • The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

  • The Sealed Room

    The Sealed Room

  • Mr. Jones’ Burglar

    Mr. Jones’ Burglar

  • The Mended Lute

    The Mended Lute

  • The Curtain Pole

    The Curtain Pole

  • Through the Breakers

    Through the Breakers

  • Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

    Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

  • The Mountaineer's Honor

    The Mountaineer's Honor

  • For the Love of Mabel

    For the Love of Mabel

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • The Deacon's Troubles

    The Deacon's Troubles

  • Mabel’s Heroes

    Mabel’s Heroes

  • One Touch of Nature

    One Touch of Nature

  • Pippa Passes

    Pippa Passes

  • A Corner in Wheat

    A Corner in Wheat

  • In the Season of Buds

    In the Season of Buds

  • The Black Viper

    The Black Viper

  • How Hiram Won Out

    How Hiram Won Out

  • The Vaquero's Vow

    The Vaquero's Vow

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • The Rivals

    The Rivals

  • The Broken Doll

    The Broken Doll

  • Love Among the Roses

    Love Among the Roses

  • Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

    Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

  • A Spanish Dilemma

    A Spanish Dilemma

  • The Fatal Mallet

    The Fatal Mallet

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Rebecca's Wedding Day

    Rebecca's Wedding Day

  • The Road to the Heart

    The Road to the Heart

  • The Song of the Shirt

    The Song of the Shirt

  • Faithful

    Faithful

  • The Property Man

    The Property Man

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • The Way of Man

    The Way of Man

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • The Valet's Wife

    The Valet's Wife

  • The Barbarian Ingomar

    The Barbarian Ingomar

  • The Salvation Army Lass

    The Salvation Army Lass

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • The Day After

    The Day After

  • Love Sickness at Sea

    Love Sickness at Sea

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Nursing a Viper

    Nursing a Viper

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

  • A Strong Revenge

    A Strong Revenge

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • Mabel at the Wheel

    Mabel at the Wheel

  • The Feud and the Turkey

    The Feud and the Turkey

  • A Bear Escape

    A Bear Escape

  • The Zulu's Heart

    The Zulu's Heart

  • The Voice of the Violin

    The Voice of the Violin

  • In the Border States

    In the Border States

  • In the Border States

    In the Border States

  • The Guerrilla

    The Guerrilla

  • The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

  • The Deception

    The Deception

  • Pedro's Dilemma

    Pedro's Dilemma

  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

  • Man's Genesis

    Man's Genesis

  • The Mistaken Masher

    The Mistaken Masher

  • Getting Even

    Getting Even

  • A Temperamental Husband

    A Temperamental Husband

  • Love in Quarantine

    Love in Quarantine

  • The Helping Hand

    The Helping Hand

  • Where the Breakers Roar

    Where the Breakers Roar

  • The Knockout

    The Knockout

  • They Would Elope

    They Would Elope

  • His Trust

    His Trust

  • Mabel’s Bear Escape

    Mabel’s Bear Escape

  • A Gold Necklace

    A Gold Necklace

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • What the Daisy Said

    What the Daisy Said

  • The Son's Return

    The Son's Return

  • The Mexican Sweethearts

    The Mexican Sweethearts

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • The Redman's View

    The Redman's View

  • The Battle of Who Run

    The Battle of Who Run

  • The Water Nymph

    The Water Nymph

  • Two Memories

    Two Memories

  • His Trust Fulfilled

    His Trust Fulfilled

  • Their First Execution

    Their First Execution

  • The Little Teacher

    The Little Teacher

  • Mack at It Again

    Mack at It Again

  • When We Were in Our 'Teens

    When We Were in Our 'Teens

  • The Clubman and the Tramp

    The Clubman and the Tramp

  • The Beautiful Voice

    The Beautiful Voice

  • Tomboy Bessie

    Tomboy Bessie

  • At Twelve O’Clock

    At Twelve O’Clock

  • The Ghost

    The Ghost

  • The Devil

    The Devil

  • At It Again

    At It Again

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • The Furs

    The Furs

  • A Busy Day

    A Busy Day

  • Twin Brothers

    Twin Brothers

  • Love Finds a Way

    Love Finds a Way

  • Never Again

    Never Again

  • Hearts and Planets

    Hearts and Planets

  • My Valet

    My Valet

  • A Trap for Santa Claus

    A Trap for Santa Claus

  • The Jilt

    The Jilt

  • The Man in the Box

    The Man in the Box

  • The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

  • Examination Day at School

    Examination Day at School

  • The Little Darling

    The Little Darling

  • The Inventor’s Secret

    The Inventor’s Secret

  • And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

    And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

  • Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

  • Stolen Magic

    Stolen Magic

  • The Purgation

    The Purgation

  • Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

    Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

  • The Seventh Day

    The Seventh Day

  • The Fatal Chocolate

    The Fatal Chocolate

  • Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

  • Wilful Peggy

    Wilful Peggy

  • The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden Age of Comedy

  • The Cricket on the Hearth

    The Cricket on the Hearth

  • The Gibson Goddess

    The Gibson Goddess

  • $500 Reward

    $500 Reward

  • Muggsy Becomes a Hero

    Muggsy Becomes a Hero

  • The Stage Rustler

    The Stage Rustler

  • Oh, Uncle!

    Oh, Uncle!

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • Those Good Old Days

    Those Good Old Days

  • Crazy Days

    Crazy Days

  • His Wife's Visitor

    His Wife's Visitor

  • The Maniac Cook

    The Maniac Cook

  • A Strange Meeting

    A Strange Meeting

  • A Lucky Toothache

    A Lucky Toothache

  • Father Gets in the Game

    Father Gets in the Game

  • After Many Years

    After Many Years

  • The Indian Runner's Romance

    The Indian Runner's Romance

  • The Welcome Burglar

    The Welcome Burglar

  • The Golden Louis

    The Golden Louis

  • The Would-Be Shriner

    The Would-Be Shriner

  • The Christmas Burglars

    The Christmas Burglars

  • The Brave Hunter

    The Brave Hunter

  • A Smoked Husband

    A Smoked Husband

  • Murphy's I.O.U.

    Murphy's I.O.U.

  • The Hansom Driver

    The Hansom Driver

  • Fatty and the Broadway Stars

    Fatty and the Broadway Stars

  • Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

  • The Speed Demon

    The Speed Demon

  • His Daughter

    His Daughter

  • The Flirting Husband

    The Flirting Husband

  • An Affair of Hearts

    An Affair of Hearts

  • The Slave

    The Slave

  • A New Trick

    A New Trick

  • The Light That Came

    The Light That Came

  • Cohen Collects a Debt

    Cohen Collects a Debt

  • Concealing a Burglar

    Concealing a Burglar

  • Romance of a Jewess

    Romance of a Jewess

  • A Child's Impulse

    A Child's Impulse

  • Pat's Day Off

    Pat's Day Off

  • The Peachbasket Hat

    The Peachbasket Hat

  • What the Doctor Ordered

    What the Doctor Ordered

  • Those Awful Hats

    Those Awful Hats

  • Lady Helen's Escapade

    Lady Helen's Escapade

  • Hoffmeyer's Legacy

    Hoffmeyer's Legacy

  • To Save Her Soul

    To Save Her Soul

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • Movie-Town

    Movie-Town

  • Riley and Schultze

    Riley and Schultze

  • What Drink Did

    What Drink Did

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Peeping Pete

    Peeping Pete

  • A Family Mixup

    A Family Mixup

  • Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

    Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

  • A Healthy Neighborhood

    A Healthy Neighborhood

  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

  • The New Neighbor

    The New Neighbor

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

    The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

  • A Midnight Cupid

    A Midnight Cupid

  • Leather Stocking

    Leather Stocking

  • The Hollywood Kid

    The Hollywood Kid

  • Mr. Fixit

    Mr. Fixit

  • The Wooden Leg

    The Wooden Leg

  • The Girl and the Outlaw

    The Girl and the Outlaw

  • The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

  • The Red Girl

    The Red Girl

  • Her New Beau

    Her New Beau

  • Jones and the Lady Book Agent

    Jones and the Lady Book Agent

  • At the Altar

    At the Altar

  • All on Account of the Milk

    All on Account of the Milk

  • The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

    The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

  • Thompson's Night Out

    Thompson's Night Out

  • Betrayed by a Handprint

    Betrayed by a Handprint

  • Money Mad

    Money Mad

  • D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

    D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • Over Silent Paths

    Over Silent Paths

  • Over the Hills to the Poor House

    Over the Hills to the Poor House

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • As It Is in Life

    As It Is in Life

  • The Newlyweds

    The Newlyweds

  • Fisher Folks

    Fisher Folks

  • Rastus and the Game Cock

    Rastus and the Game Cock

  • The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

    The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

  • The Invisible Fluid

    The Invisible Fluid

  • The Converts

    The Converts

  • The Pirate's Gold

    The Pirate's Gold

  • The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

  • The Italian Barber

    The Italian Barber

  • The Fatal Hour

    The Fatal Hour

  • A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

  • An Awful Moment

    An Awful Moment

  • The Thread of Destiny

    The Thread of Destiny

  • The Faded Lilies

    The Faded Lilies

  • The Two Brothers

    The Two Brothers

  • Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

    Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court

  • The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

  • The Winning Coat

    The Winning Coat

  • The New Baby

    The New Baby

  • Mr. Jones at the Ball

    Mr. Jones at the Ball

  • The Ambitious Butler

    The Ambitious Butler

  • The Fascinating Mrs. Francis

    The Fascinating Mrs. Francis

  • Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

    Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

  • The King's Messenger

    The King's Messenger

  • The Sculptor's Nightmare

    The Sculptor's Nightmare

  • A Wreath in Time

    A Wreath in Time

  • Oh, Mabel Behave

    Oh, Mabel Behave

  • The Politician's Love Story

    The Politician's Love Story

  • The Rube and the Baron

    The Rube and the Baron

  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

  • Deceived Slumming Party

    Deceived Slumming Party

  • The Duel

    The Duel

  • A Victim of Jealousy

    A Victim of Jealousy