Larry Semon
Directing · Director · Scenario Writer · Writer
Born Feb 9, 1889 · West Point, Mississippi, USA
Active 1915–1928 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great.
Filmography
Underworld (1927) — Slippy LewisThe Simple Life (1919) — A Farmer's Boy · Director · Scenario WriterBig Bluffs and Bowling Balls (1917) — Director · Scenario WriterFlatheads and Flivvers (1917) — DirectorThere and Back (1916) — Director · Scenario WriterA Villainous Villain (1916) — Story · DirectorThe Baby and the Boss (1915) — DirectorThe Wizard of Oz (1925) — Scarecrow / Toymaker · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Show (1922) — The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker · Director · Writer · ProducerSkids and Scalawags (1918) — DirectorHindoos and Hazards (1918) — Larry · Director · Scenario WriterThe Stage Hand (1920) — The Stage Hand · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Rent Collector (1921) — Larry, the Rent Collector · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Perfect Clown (1925) — Bert LarryThe Stunt Man (1927) — Larry · Writer · DirectorSpuds (1927) — Spuds · ProducerFootlights and Fakers (1917) — Director · Scenario WriterHe Never Touched Me (1917) — Director · Scenario WriterJolts and Jewelry (1917) — Director · Scenario WriterBullies and Bullets (1917) — Writer · DirectorLosing Weight (1916) — DirectorCaptain Jinks' Evolution (1916) — DirectorThe Star Boarder (1919) — Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict · Director · WriterTrouble Brewing (1924) — Government agent · Director · Writer