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 Stunt Man (1927) - Larry · Writer · DirectorSpuds (1927) - Spuds · ProducerThe Wizard of Oz (1925) - Scarecrow / Toymaker · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Perfect Clown (1925) - Bert LarryTrouble Brewing (1924) - Government agent · Director · WriterThe Show (1922) - The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Rent Collector (1921) - Larry, the Rent Collector · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Stage Hand (1920) - The Stage Hand · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Simple Life (1919) - A Farmer's Boy · Director · Scenario WriterThe Star Boarder (1919) - Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict · Director · WriterSkids and Scalawags (1918) - DirectorHindoos and Hazards (1918) - Larry · Director · Scenario WriterBig Bluffs and Bowling Balls (1917) - Director · Scenario WriterFlatheads and Flivvers (1917) - DirectorFootlights and Fakers (1917) - Director · Scenario WriterHe Never Touched Me (1917) - Director · Scenario WriterJolts and Jewelry (1917) - Director · Scenario WriterBullies and Bullets (1917) - Writer · DirectorThere and Back (1916) - Director · Scenario WriterA Villainous Villain (1916) - Story · DirectorLosing Weight (1916) - DirectorCaptain Jinks' Evolution (1916) - DirectorThe Baby and the Boss (1915) - Director