Larry Semon
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.…
Known For
Underworld
Slippy Lewis
The Wizard of Oz
Scarecrow / Toymaker
The Show
The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
The Rent Collector
Larry, the Rent Collector
The Sawmill
The Dumb-Bell
Kid Speed
The Speed Kid
Frauds and Frenzies
Larry, First Prisoner
Huns and Hyphens
Larry
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Filmography
Acting (69)
Movies (69)
A Simple Sap
1928as It
Dummies
1928as The Entertainer
The Stunt Man
1927as Larry
Underworld
1927as Slippy Lewis
Spuds
1927as Spuds
Oh, What a Man!
1927as The Detective
Go Straight!
1925as Self
The Perfect Clown
1925as Bert Larry
The Cloudhopper
1925as Borden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn
The Wizard of Oz
1925as Scarecrow / Toymaker
The Dome Doctor
1925as Peter Pep
Kid Speed
1924as The Speed Kid
The Girl in the Limousine
1924as Tony
Her Boy Friend
1924as Larry, the Chief's son
Trouble Brewing
1924as Government agent
The Barnyard
1923as Lay Zee, Farm Hand
The Midnight Cabaret
1923as Larry, a Waiter
Lightning Love
1923as Larry, a Suitor
The Gown Shop
1923as Larry, a salesman
No Wedding Bells
1923as Larry
Horseshoes
1923as Larry
The Sawmill
1922as The Dumb-Bell
The Show
1922as The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
The Counter Jumper
1922as Larry, the Counter Jumper
Golf
1922as The son
A Pair of Kings
1922as King August / Stranger
A Weakend Driver
1922
The Bell Hop
1921as The Bellhop
The Rent Collector
1921as Larry, the Rent Collector
The Bakery
1921as Larry, a Bakery Clerk
The Fall Guy
1921as Larry, the Fall Guy
The Hick
1921as Larry, the Hick
The Sportsman
1921as The Sportsman
The Fly-Cop
1920as The Fly Cop
School Days
1920as Joe
The Suitor
1920as The Suitor
The Stage Hand
1920as The Stage Hand
The Simple Life
1919as A Farmer's Boy
Between the Acts
1919as Larry, the Handy Man and a Drunkard
The Head Waiter
1919as The Head Waiter
The Star Boarder
1919as Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict
Scamps and Scandals
1919as Larry
Passing the Buck
1919as The House Detective
The Grocery Clerk
1919as The Grocery Clerk
His Home Sweet Home
1919as The Husband
Dull Care
1919as Larry, a Detective
Dew Drop Inn
1919as Larry, the Detective
Traps and Tangles
1919as Detective Sparks
Well, I'll Be
1919as The Sheriff
Bears and Bad Men
1918as Larry Cutshaw
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918as Lawrence
Frauds and Frenzies
1918as Larry, First Prisoner
Huns and Hyphens
1918as Larry
Dunces and Dangers
1918as Larry
Romans and Rascals
1918as Caesar / A Minstrel
Hindoos and Hazards
1918as Larry
Pluck and Plotters
1918as The Janitor
Somewhere in Any Place
1917
Bullies and Bullets
1917
Gall and Golf
1917as O.U. Dubb
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
1917as Larry
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917as Larry
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917 He Never Touched Me
1917 Jolts and Jewelry
1917 Turks and Troubles
1917
Risks and Roughnecks
1917as Our Hero
Footlights and Fakers
1917 Walls and Wallops
1916Crew (146)
Movies (146)
A Simple Sap
1928Director
Dummies
1928Director
The Stunt Man
1927Director
The Stunt Man
1927Writer
Spuds
1927Producer
Oh, What a Man!
1927Director
A Dozen Socks
1927Scenario Writer
The Cloudhopper
1925Director
The Cloudhopper
1925Producer
The Wizard of Oz
1925Director
The Wizard of Oz
1925Producer
The Wizard of Oz
1925Writer
The Dome Doctor
1925Director
The Dome Doctor
1925Producer
The Dome Doctor
1925Scenario Writer
Kid Speed
1924Director
Kid Speed
1924Producer
Kid Speed
1924Writer
The Girl in the Limousine
1924Director
The Girl in the Limousine
1924Producer
Her Boy Friend
1924Director
Her Boy Friend
1924Producer
Trouble Brewing
1924Director
Trouble Brewing
1924Writer
The Barnyard
1923Director
The Barnyard
1923Writer
The Midnight Cabaret
1923Director
The Midnight Cabaret
1923Producer
The Midnight Cabaret
1923Writer
Lightning Love
1923Director
Lightning Love
1923Writer
The Gown Shop
1923Director
No Wedding Bells
1923Director
No Wedding Bells
1923Producer
No Wedding Bells
1923Writer
Horseshoes
1923Director
The Sawmill
1922Director
The Sawmill
1922Executive Producer
The Sawmill
1922Writer
The Show
1922Director
The Show
1922Producer
The Show
1922Writer
The Counter Jumper
1922Director
The Counter Jumper
1922Editor
The Counter Jumper
1922Producer
The Counter Jumper
1922Writer
Golf
1922Director
Golf
1922Producer
Golf
1922Writer
A Pair of Kings
1922Director
A Pair of Kings
1922Producer
A Pair of Kings
1922Writer
A Weakend Driver
1922Director
A Weakend Driver
1922Writer
The Bell Hop
1921Director
The Bell Hop
1921Producer
The Bell Hop
1921Story
The Rent Collector
1921Director
The Rent Collector
1921Producer
The Rent Collector
1921Writer
The Bakery
1921Director
The Bakery
1921Producer
The Bakery
1921Writer
The Fall Guy
1921Director
The Fall Guy
1921Story
The Hick
1921Director
The Sportsman
1921Director
The Fly-Cop
1920Director
The Fly-Cop
1920Writer
School Days
1920Director
School Days
1920Producer
School Days
1920Writer
The Suitor
1920Director
The Stage Hand
1920Director
The Stage Hand
1920Producer
The Stage Hand
1920Writer
The Simple Life
1919Director
The Simple Life
1919Scenario Writer
Between the Acts
1919Director
Between the Acts
1919Scenario Writer
The Head Waiter
1919Director
The Head Waiter
1919Writer
The Star Boarder
1919Director
The Star Boarder
1919Writer
Scamps and Scandals
1919Director
Scamps and Scandals
1919Scenario Writer
Passing the Buck
1919Director
Passing the Buck
1919Scenario Writer
The Grocery Clerk
1919Director
The Grocery Clerk
1919Writer
His Home Sweet Home
1919Director
His Home Sweet Home
1919Scenario Writer
Dull Care
1919Director
Dull Care
1919Writer
Dew Drop Inn
1919Director
Traps and Tangles
1919Director
Well, I'll Be
1919Director
Well, I'll Be
1919Scenario Writer
Bears and Bad Men
1918Director
Bears and Bad Men
1918Writer
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918Director
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918Writer
Frauds and Frenzies
1918Director
Huns and Hyphens
1918Director
Dunces and Dangers
1918Director
Dunces and Dangers
1918Scenario Writer
Romans and Rascals
1918Director
Romans and Rascals
1918Scenario Writer
Romans and Rascals
1918Writer
Hindoos and Hazards
1918Director
Hindoos and Hazards
1918Scenario Writer
Pluck and Plotters
1918Director
Skids and Scalawags
1918Director
Somewhere in Any Place
1917Director
Somewhere in Any Place
1917Scenario Writer
Bullies and Bullets
1917Director
Bullies and Bullets
1917Writer
Gall and Golf
1917Director
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
1917Director
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917Director
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917Director
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917Scenario Writer
Flatheads and Flivvers
1917Director
Worries and Wobbles
1917Director
Rips and Rushes
1917Director
Rips and Rushes
1917Scenario Writer
He Never Touched Me
1917Director
He Never Touched Me
1917Scenario Writer
Jolts and Jewelry
1917Director
Jolts and Jewelry
1917Scenario Writer
Turks and Troubles
1917Director
Turks and Troubles
1917Scenario Writer
Risks and Roughnecks
1917Director
Footlights and Fakers
1917Director
Footlights and Fakers
1917Scenario Writer
Losing Weight
1916Director
A Villainous Villain
1916Director
A Villainous Villain
1916Story
Walls and Wallops
1916Director
There and Back
1916Director
There and Back
1916Scenario Writer
Captain Jinks' Evolution
1916Director
Hash and Havoc
1916Director
The Man from Egypt
1916Director
The Man from Egypt
1916Writer
The Baby and the Boss
1915Director
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