Josef Swickard

born: 26 June 1866
Coblenz,
Germany
died: 29 February 1940
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(natural causes, age 73)

Versatile German actor who had a spell in Mack Sennett comedies from 1914. He apparently died from "natural causes" one year after his ex-wife, Margaret Campbell was murdered by her son from her previous marriage, Campbell McDonald (a pretty interesting read - link is below).
Some sources suggest he died from suicide, after jumping from the Hollywood sign.

Height: 5'10"
Films listed on this page: all films with Charley Chae;
plus 1 film with Babe Hardy.

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NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1914
Those Country Kids
[?]

1914
He Loved The Ladies
[?]

1914
Hello, Mabel
Man in lobby

1914
Zip, The Dodger
[?]

1914
The Noise Of Bombs
Desk sergeant

1914
The Plumber
Mr. Felix, home owner

1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Funeral director

1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie spectator

1915
The Rent Jumpers
Restaurant manager

1915
A Human Hound's Triumph
Justice of the Peace

1915
A Versatile Villain
The sheriff

1915
A Favorite Fool
Farmer

1916
An Aerial Joyride
[?]

1925
The Wizard Of Oz
Prime Minister Kruel

Acknowledgements & sources:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132699/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm (Trivia section; IMDb)
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7141470/echo_of_murder_of_bahai_actress/
Jim Jarvis (information)

This page was last updated on: 29 June 2021