Josef Swickard

Infobox Actor
name = Josef Swickard


imagesize = 200px
caption = Annette DeFoe and Josef Swickard
birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1866|6|26|mf=y
birthplace = Coblenz, Germany
deathdate = death date and age|1940|2|29|1866|6|26|mf=y
deathplace = Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
othername = Joe Swickard
Joseph Swickard
spouse = Margaret Campbell

Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 - 29 February 1940) was a German-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.

Career

Swickard entered films with D.W. Griffith in 1912 and by 1914 was playing supporting roles for Mack Sennett. He appeared in Charles Chaplin's "Laughing Gas" and "Caught in a Cabaret". He remained with Sennett until 1917, when he settled into his prolific career of playing mostly aristocratic characters. Modern audiences are perhaps most familiar with his role of Marcelo Desnoyers, the well intentioned but impractical French upper class father in Rex Ingram's 1921 film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". His career in sound films was somewhat limited and he played in low-budget and action serial type films. He played the villainous Prime Minister Kruel in "Wizard of Oz".

Family

Swickard was the brother of actor Charles Swickard and the husband of Broadway actress Margaret Campbell.

Death

Despite rumors that Swickard committed suicide by jumping from the Hollywood sign, in fact he died from natural causes. [cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:69372|title=Josef Swickard: Biography|last=Wollstein|first=Hans J. |publisher=allmovie.com|accessdate=2008-07-16]

elected filmography

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External links

*imdb name|id=0842522|name=Josef Swickard
*findagrave|6643816

Persondata
NAME= Swickard, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Swickard, Joe; Swickard, Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 26 June 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH= Coblenz, Germany
DATE OF DEATH= 29 February 1940
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, Los Angeles, California