Loyal Underwood
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Loyal Underwood was an American
stock actor
for Charlie Chaplin
's film studio.
Underwood's movie debut was in The Count
, a 1916 Chaplin short film created for the Mutual Film Corporation. Underwood is uncredited as he was for the four other Mutual shorts in which he appeared.
In 1918, Chaplin started work for First National
and Loyal Underwood was on hand. He was credited and appeared in all seven First National Shorts which Chaplin directed.
Underwood was a short man. Next to the short Chaplin at 5'5" (167cm), he appeared puny and weak. Hence, the comedy of a situation in which such a man is the antagonist; Chaplin's character routinely shrugged him off.
Between 1921 and 1927, Underwood appeared in several other lesser known films. In the next twenty years, he was again appearing uncredited in films, such as Arizona Bad Man, Let's Dance
and The Paleface.
Underwood's final film was a credited role, albeit a small one, in Chaplin's final American film Limelight in 1952.
Underwood died in Los Angeles
fourteen years later.
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stock actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
for Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
's film studio.
Underwood's movie debut was in The Count
The Count (film)
The Count is Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Mutual Film Corporation in 1916. Released on September 4, it co-starred Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance.-Synopsis:...
, a 1916 Chaplin short film created for the Mutual Film Corporation. Underwood is uncredited as he was for the four other Mutual shorts in which he appeared.
In 1918, Chaplin started work for First National
First National
First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them, and eventually to producing them as a movie studio, called First National Pictures, Inc. It later merged with Warner Bros.-Early history:The First National...
and Loyal Underwood was on hand. He was credited and appeared in all seven First National Shorts which Chaplin directed.
Underwood was a short man. Next to the short Chaplin at 5'5" (167cm), he appeared puny and weak. Hence, the comedy of a situation in which such a man is the antagonist; Chaplin's character routinely shrugged him off.
Between 1921 and 1927, Underwood appeared in several other lesser known films. In the next twenty years, he was again appearing uncredited in films, such as Arizona Bad Man, Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1950 film)
Let's Dance is a 1950 musical romantic comedy film starring Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire. A war widow returns to work with her former dancing partner, but her upper class mother-in-law is aghast that her grandson is being exposed to show business and takes legal steps to gain custody.-Cast:*Betty...
and The Paleface.
Underwood's final film was a credited role, albeit a small one, in Chaplin's final American film Limelight in 1952.
Underwood died in Los Angeles
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Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
fourteen years later.
Selected filmography
- The Pilgrim (19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - My American WifeMy American WifeMy American Wife is a 1922 silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film is considered to be lost, since no prints seem to have survived.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Natalie Chester* Antonio Moreno - Manuel La Tessa...
(1922) - The Man Who Woke UpThe Man Who Woke UpThe Man Who Woke Up is a 1921 short Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Charles Inslee* Marcella Pershing* Artie Ortego - * Kansas Moehring...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
- writer) - A Day's PleasureA Day's PleasureA Day's Pleasure is Charlie Chaplin's fourth film for First National Films. It was created at the Chaplin Studio. It was a quickly made two-reeler to help fill a gap while working on his first feature The Kid. It is about a day outing with his wife and the kids and things don't go smoothly. Edna...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The ProfessorThe Professor (film)The Professor is a 1919 American silent comedy film made at the Chaplin Studios for the First National film company starring Charlie Chaplin. However, the film was never released or even completed. Chaplin abandoned production after finishing only one scene...
(1919) - SunnysideSunnyside (film)Sunnyside is a 1919 short silent film written, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin. It was his third film for First National Pictures.-Plot summary :...
(1919) - Shoulder ArmsShoulder ArmsShoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy set in France during World War I. The main part of the film occurs in a dream. It co-starred Edna Purviance and Sydney Chaplin, Chaplin's brother...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
)