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Larry Semon

Larry Semon
  • Name: Larry Semon
  • Birthday: 1889-07-14
  • Also known as: Lawrence Semon,Ларри Симон,Lawrence "Larry" Semon
  • Place of birth: West Point, Mississippi, USA
  • Popularity: 0.019
Biography: American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics. A talent for drawing and cartooning led to art school and then work as a cartoonist for various New York City newspapers. The humor evident in his published cartoons prompted executives at New York's Vitagraph Studios to hire him as a gag writer in 1916. He quickly proved himself and was promoted to director for the Hughie Mack series of comedies. His background in magic helped him create interesting new gags for the comedian. When Mack left the... Read More

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Title Release date
A Simple Sap   as  It 1928-02-11
Dummies   as  The Entertainer 1928-01-01
Oh, What a Man!   as  The Detective 1927-12-04
The Stunt Man   as  Larry 1927-10-22
Underworld   as  Slippy Lewis 1927-08-20
Spuds   as  Spuds 1927-04-10
The Perfect Clown   as  Bert Larry 1925-12-14
The Cloudhopper   as  Borden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn 1925-06-06
Go Straight!   as  Self 1925-04-27
The Dome Doctor   as  Peter Pep 1925-04-18
The Wizard of Oz   as  Scarecrow 1925-02-12
Kid Speed   as  The Speed Kid 1924-11-16
Her Boy Friend   as  Larry, the Chief's son 1924-09-27
The Girl in the Limousine   as  Tony 1924-07-20
Trouble Brewing   as  Government agent 1924-03-12
Horseshoes   as  Larry 1923-12-09
Lightning Love   as  Larry, a Suitor 1923-10-22
The Gown Shop   as  Larry, a salesman 1923-08-13
The Barnyard   as  Lay Zee, Farm Hand 1923-06-11
The Midnight Cabaret   as  Larry, a Waiter 1923-05-09
No Wedding Bells   as  Larry 1923-01-09
The Counter Jumper   as  Larry, the Counter Jumper 1922-12-08
Golf   as  The son 1922-09-03
A Pair of Kings   as  King August / Stranger 1922-06-10
A Weakend Driver 1922-05-04
The Show   as  The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker 1922-03-19
The Sawmill   as  The Dumb-Bell 1922-01-01
The Bell Hop   as  The Bellhop 1921-09-17
The Fall Guy   as  Larry, the Fall Guy 1921-07-15
The Bakery   as  Larry, a Bakery Clerk 1921-06-19
The Rent Collector   as  Larry, the Rent Collector 1921-05-22
The Hick   as  Larry, the Hick 1921-03-09
The Sportsman   as  The Sportsman 1921-01-08
The Suitor   as  The Suitor 1920-11-01
The Stage Hand   as  The Stage Hand 1920-09-20
School Days   as  Joe 1920-05-03
The Fly-Cop   as  The Fly Cop 1920-03-28
The Grocery Clerk   as  The Grocery Clerk 1919-12-01
The Head Waiter   as  The Head Waiter 1919-12-01
Dew Drop Inn   as  Larry, the Detective 1919-11-02
Dull Care   as  Larry, a Detective 1919-10-05
Between the Acts   as  Larry, the Handy Man and a Drunkard 1919-09-07
The Simple Life   as  A Farmer's Boy 1919-08-04
His Home Sweet Home   as  The Husband 1919-07-06
The Star Boarder   as  Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict 1919-05-26
Passing the Buck   as  The House Detective 1919-05-18
Well, I'll Be   as  The Sheriff 1919-04-14
Scamps and Scandals   as  Larry 1919-02-16
Traps and Tangles   as  Detective Sparks 1919-01-19
Pluck and Plotters   as  The Janitor 1918-12-22
Frauds and Frenzies   as  Larry, First Prisoner 1918-11-17
Bears and Bad Men   as  Larry Cutshaw 1918-10-07
Huns and Hyphens   as  Larry 1918-09-22
Dunces and Dangers   as  Larry 1918-08-04
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs   as  Lawrence 1918-07-22
Hindoos and Hazards   as  Larry 1918-06-29
Romans and Rascals   as  Caesar / A Minstrel 1918-05-27
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies   as  Larry 1917-10-22
Plagues And Puppy Love   as  Larry 1917-10-01
Risks and Roughnecks   as  Our Hero 1917-09-17
Gall and Golf   as  O.U. Dubb 1917-09-03
Turks and Troubles 1917-03-26
Footlights and Fakers 1917-03-12
He Never Touched Me 1917-02-12
Somewhere in Any Place 1917-01-29
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls 1917-01-22
Jolts and Jewelry 1917-01-15
Bullies and Bullets 1917-01-08
Walls and Wallops 1916-11-13