7.1
Film
Regie
Larry Semon
- Geboren
- Gestorben
- (im Alter von 39)
- Geburtsort
- West Point, Mississippi, USA
- Mitwirkende
- 83 Titel
Biografie
Der Sohn eines Zauberers begann seine berufliche Laufbahn im ersten Jahrzehnt des 20. Jahrhunderts als Zeichner von Comics bei der Zeitung New York Sun. 1915 engagierte ihn die Produktionsfirma Vitagraph als Regisseur, Drehbuch- und Gagschreiber von Filmen.
Noch während des Ersten Weltkrieges erreichte Semon ein Höchstmaß an Popularität. Schon bald fand er seinen ureigenen, unverwechselbaren Stil: Mit käsebleichem Gesicht und weit aufgerissenen Augen, einem breitkrempigen Hut auf dem Kopf und stark ausgebeulten Hosen, die durch große Hosenträger bis weit über seine schmale Brust hochgezogen wurden, verkörperte er muntere Dorftrottel, die Ärger magisch anzogen. Semons Spezialität waren haarsträubende Verfolgungsjagden von burlesker Komik und nervenzerrender Spannung.
Nach Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton und Harold Lloyd galt Larry Semon bis in die 1920er Jahre hinein als Amerikas begabtester und erfolgreichster Filmkomiker und Slapstick-Artist. Mehrere seiner Kurzfilminszenierungen Anfang der 1920er Jahre realisierte er zusammen mit dem späteren Elvis-Presley-Regisseur Norman Taurog. Bevor beide zu einem Team zusammengeschweißt wurden, stand Semon auch mehrfach mit den Kollegen Stan Laurel und Oliver Hardy vor der Kamera.
Erst mit dem Ende seines Vitagraph-Vertrages – Semon pflegte die Produktionsbudgets massiv zu überziehen – begann sein Stern allmählich zu sinken. Er drehte nunmehr auch abendfüllende Kinofilme, die zwar ihr Publikum fanden, aber nicht mehr die beträchtlichen Investitionen rechtfertigten. 1925 übernahm er die Rolle der Vogelscheuche in der Erstverfilmung von Lyman Frank Baums Kinderbuchklassiker Der Zauberer von Oz. Nach seinem letzten bedeutenden Film-Auftritt (in Josef von Sternbergs Gangsterdrama Unterwelt) ging Semon auf Vaudeville-Tour.
Er starb 1928 im Sanatorium Gracelon Ranch, von der Filmbranche weitgehend vergessen, bankrott und beruflich am Ende. Seine Kurzfilme liefen im deutschen Fernsehen der 1970er Jahre im Vorabendprogramm der ARD im Rahmen einer Slapstickfilmreihe.
Am 8. Februar 1960 wurde ihm ein Stern auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame verliehen, Höhe 6933 Hollywood Blvd
Bekanntestes Werk
Bekannt für
7.1
Film
5.5
Film
Der Zauberer von Oz
5.4
Film
The Sawmill
5.7
Film
Kid Speed
7.0
Film
The Show
6.7
Film
Larry Semon kassiert die Miete
5.8
Film
Betrug & Ekstase
4.9
Film
Horseshoes
5.8
Film
The Grocery Clerk
5.7
Film
The Cloudhopper
5.9
Film
Huns and Hyphens
5.8
Film
Her Boy Friend
6.4
Film
Eine würzige Gulaschsuppe
6.8
Film
School Days
4.7
Film
The Bakery
6.8
Film
The Bell Hop
6.4
Film
Lightning Love
5.0
Film
The Man from Egypt
Schauspielerische Mitwirkung 71
| Jahr | Titel | Rolle |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | A Simple Sap Film | It |
| 1928 | Dummies Film | The Entertainer |
| 1927 | Oh, What a Man! Film | The Detective |
| 1927 | The Stunt Man Film | Larry |
| 1927 | Unterwelt Film | Slippy Lewis |
| 1927 | Spuds Film | Spuds |
| 1925 | The Perfect Clown Film | Bert Larry |
| 1925 | The Cloudhopper Film | Borden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn |
| 1925 | Go Straight! Film | Self |
| 1925 | The Dome Doctor Film | Peter Pep |
| 1925 | Der Zauberer von Oz Film | Scarecrow / Toymaker |
| 1924 | Kid Speed Film | The Speed Kid |
| 1924 | Her Boy Friend Film | Larry, the Chief's son |
| 1924 | The Girl in the Limousine Film | Tony |
| 1924 | Trouble Brewing Film | Government agent |
| 1923 | Horseshoes Film | Larry |
| 1923 | Lightning Love Film | Larry, a Suitor |
| 1923 | The Gown Shop Film | Larry, a salesman |
| 1923 | The Barnyard Film | Lay Zee, Farm Hand |
| 1923 | The Midnight Cabaret Film | Larry, a Waiter |
| 1923 | No Wedding Bells Film | Larry |
| 1922 | The Counter Jumper Film | Larry, the Counter Jumper |
| 1922 | Eine würzige Gulaschsuppe Film | The son |
| 1922 | A Pair of Kings Film | King August / Stranger |
| 1922 | A Weakend Driver Film | |
| 1922 | The Show Film | The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker |
| 1922 | The Sawmill Film | The Dumb-Bell |
| 1921 | The Bell Hop Film | The Bellhop |
| 1921 | The Fall Guy Film | Larry, the Fall Guy |
| 1921 | The Bakery Film | Larry, a Bakery Clerk |
| 1921 | Larry Semon kassiert die Miete Film | Larry, the Rent Collector |
| 1921 | The Hick Film | Larry, the Hick |
| 1921 | The Sportsman Film | The Sportsman |
| 1920 | The Suitor Film | The Suitor |
| 1920 | The Stage Hand Film | The Stage Hand |
| 1920 | School Days Film | Joe |
| 1920 | The Fly-Cop Film | The Fly Cop |
| 1919 | The Grocery Clerk Film | The Grocery Clerk |
| 1919 | The Head Waiter Film | The Head Waiter |
| 1919 | Dew Drop Inn Film | Larry, the Detective |
| 1919 | Dull Care Film | Larry, a Detective |
| 1919 | Between the Acts Film | Larry, the Handy Man and a Drunkard |
| 1919 | The Simple Life Film | A Farmer's Boy |
| 1919 | His Home Sweet Home Film | The Husband |
| 1919 | The Star Boarder Film | Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict |
| 1919 | Passing the Buck Film | The House Detective |
| 1919 | Well, I'll Be Film | The Sheriff |
| 1919 | Scamps and Scandals Film | Larry |
| 1919 | Traps and Tangles Film | Detective Sparks |
| 1918 | Pluck and Plotters Film | The Janitor |
| 1918 | Betrug & Ekstase Film | Larry, First Prisoner |
| 1918 | Bears and Bad Men Film | Larry Cutshaw |
| 1918 | Huns and Hyphens Film | Larry |
| 1918 | Dunces and Dangers Film | Larry |
| 1918 | Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs Film | Lawrence |
| 1918 | Hindoos and Hazards Film | Larry |
| 1918 | Romans and Rascals Film | Caesar / A Minstrel |
| 1918 | Babes and Boobs Film | A Boob |
| 1917 | Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies Film | Larry |
| 1917 | Plagues And Puppy Love Film | Larry |
Filmstab 79
| Jahr | Titel | Tätigkeit |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | A Simple Sap Film | Director |
| 1928 | Dummies Film | Director |
| 1927 | Oh, What a Man! Film | Director |
| 1927 | The Stunt Man Film | Writer, Director |
| 1927 | Spuds Film | Producer |
| 1927 | A Dozen Socks Film | Scenario Writer |
| 1925 | The Cloudhopper Film | Director, Producer |
| 1925 | The Dome Doctor Film | Producer, Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1925 | Der Zauberer von Oz Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1924 | Kid Speed Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1924 | Her Boy Friend Film | Producer, Director |
| 1924 | The Girl in the Limousine Film | Director, Producer |
| 1924 | Trouble Brewing Film | Director, Writer |
| 1923 | Horseshoes Film | Director |
| 1923 | Lightning Love Film | Director, Writer |
| 1923 | The Gown Shop Film | Director |
| 1923 | The Barnyard Film | Director, Writer |
| 1923 | The Midnight Cabaret Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1923 | No Wedding Bells Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1922 | The Counter Jumper Film | Director, Writer, Producer, Editor |
| 1922 | Eine würzige Gulaschsuppe Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1922 | A Pair of Kings Film | Producer, Writer, Director |
| 1922 | A Weakend Driver Film | Director, Writer |
| 1922 | The Show Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1922 | The Sawmill Film | Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
| 1921 | The Bell Hop Film | Director, Producer, Story |
| 1921 | The Fall Guy Film | Director, Story |
| 1921 | The Bakery Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1921 | Larry Semon kassiert die Miete Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1921 | The Hick Film | Director |
| 1921 | The Sportsman Film | Director, Story, Scenario Writer |
| 1920 | The Suitor Film | Director |
| 1920 | The Stage Hand Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1920 | School Days Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1920 | The Fly-Cop Film | Writer, Director |
| 1919 | The Grocery Clerk Film | Writer, Director |
| 1919 | The Head Waiter Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Dew Drop Inn Film | Director |
| 1919 | Dull Care Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Between the Acts Film | Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1919 | The Simple Life Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1919 | His Home Sweet Home Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1919 | The Star Boarder Film | Director, Writer |
| 1919 | Passing the Buck Film | Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1919 | Well, I'll Be Film | Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1919 | Scamps and Scandals Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1919 | Traps and Tangles Film | Director |
| 1918 | Pluck and Plotters Film | Director |
| 1918 | Betrug & Ekstase Film | Director |
| 1918 | Bears and Bad Men Film | Director, Writer |
| 1918 | Huns and Hyphens Film | Director |
| 1918 | Dunces and Dangers Film | Scenario Writer, Director |
| 1918 | Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs Film | Writer, Director |
| 1918 | Skids and Scalawags Film | Director |
| 1918 | Hindoos and Hazards Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1918 | Romans and Rascals Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1918 | Babes and Boobs Film | Director |
| 1917 | Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies Film | Director |
| 1917 | Plagues And Puppy Love Film | Director |
| 1917 | Risks and Roughnecks Film | Director |