Loyal Underwood

Loyal Underwood (August 6, 1893 - September 30, 1966) was an American stock actor for Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

Loyal Underwood
BornAugust 6, 1893
Rockford, Illinois
DiedSeptember 30, 1966 (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California

Biography

Born in 1893 in Rockford, Illinois, Underwood's movie debut was in The Count, a 1916 Chaplin short film created for the Mutual Film Corporation. Underwood is uncredited as he was for the four other Mutual shorts in which he appeared.

In 1918, Chaplin started work for First National and Loyal Underwood was on hand. He was credited and appeared in all seven First National Shorts which Chaplin directed.

Underwood was a short man. Next to the short Chaplin at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), he appeared puny and weak. Hence, the comedy of a situation in which such a man is the antagonist; Chaplin's character routinely shrugged him off.

Between 1921 and 1927, Underwood appeared in several other lesser known films. In the next twenty years, he was again appearing uncredited in films, such as Arizona Bad Man, Let's Dance and The Paleface.

In 1928, Underwood worked as a writer and director at radio station KNX in Los Angeles.[1]

Underwood's final film was a credited role, albeit a small one, as a Street Musician in Chaplin's final American film Limelight in 1952.

Underwood died in Los Angeles on September 30, 1966, in Southern California, and is buried in the Sheltering Hills section at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. He was 73. Decades after his death, he lies in a still-unmarked curbside grave.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1916The CountSmall GuestShort, Uncredited
1918A Dog's LifeMan in Dance HallShort, Uncredited
1918Shoulder ArmsShort German Officer
1919SunnysideFat Boy's FatherShort, Uncredited
1919A Day's PleasureAngry Little Man in StreetShort, Uncredited
1919The ProfessorFlophouse ProprietorShort, Uncredited
1921The Man Who Woke UpWriter
1921Lucky Carson'Runt' Sloan
1922Pay DayWorkman #3Short
1922My American WifeDanny O'Hare
1923The PilgrimSmall Deacon
1924The Dixie HandicapLosing Jones
1927Shootin' IronsBlinky
1935Arizona Bad ManSquare Dance CallerUncredited
1935Fighting CaballeroMusicianUncredited
1948Isn't It Romantic?TownsmanUncredited
1948The PalefaceBearded CharacterUncredited
1950Let's DanceCowboyUncredited
1951My Favorite SpyBeggarUncredited
1952LimelightStreet Musician(final film role)

References

  1. "Radio ride to Hawaii is on KNX program". Los Angeles Evening Express. May 14, 1928. p. 22. Retrieved March 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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