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Larry Semon(1889-1928)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Larry Semon
Slapstick comedian known for his charming, white-painted face and clownish smile, mugged his way to being a very highly paid and popular actor. His career was marred by personal problems, and his fortune was lost to high spending. By the time he died, he'd already been hospitalized for a nervous breakdown and was penniless. He was 39 years old.
BornFebruary 9, 1889
DiedOctober 8, 1928(39)
BornFebruary 9, 1889
DiedOctober 8, 1928(39)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

The Wizard of Oz (1925)
The Wizard of Oz
4.9
  • Director
  • 1925
Larry Semon in The Show (1922)
The Show
5.9
Short
  • Director
  • 1922
Larry Semon in Stop, Look and Listen (1926)
Stop, Look and Listen
4.9
  • Director
  • 1926
Larry Semon in The Girl in the Limousine (1924)
The Girl in the Limousine
6.3
  • Director
  • 1924

Credits

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Director

  • Anything for Laughs
    Short
    • original version
    • 1951
  • A Simple Sap (1928)
    A Simple Sap
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Dummies (1928)
    Dummies
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Oh, What a Man! (1927)
    Oh, What a Man!
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • The Stunt Man (1927)
    The Stunt Man
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • A Dozen Socks
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • The Plumber's Daughter (1927)
    The Plumber's Daughter
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Pass the Dumplings (1927)
    Pass the Dumplings
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Larry Semon in Stop, Look and Listen (1926)
    Stop, Look and Listen
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1926
  • My Best Girl
    • Director
    • 1925
  • The Cloudhopper (1925)
    The Cloudhopper
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Larry Semon in The Dome Doctor (1925)
    The Dome Doctor
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • The Wizard of Oz (1925)
    The Wizard of Oz
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon in Kid Speed (1924)
    Kid Speed
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Her Boy Friend (1924)
    Her Boy Friend
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1924

Writer

  • Stop! Look and Laugh
    Short
    • based on the short film written by
    • 1951
  • A Simple Sap (1928)
    A Simple Sap
    6.4
    Short
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Dummies (1928)
    Dummies
    6.0
    Short
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Oh, What a Man! (1927)
    Oh, What a Man!
    7.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • The Stunt Man (1927)
    The Stunt Man
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • William Powell, Eddie Cantor, and Jobyna Ralston in Special Delivery (1927)
    Special Delivery
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • A Dozen Socks
    6.5
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1927
  • Larry Semon in Stop, Look and Listen (1926)
    Stop, Look and Listen
    4.9
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • The Cloudhopper (1925)
    The Cloudhopper
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Larry Semon in The Dome Doctor (1925)
    The Dome Doctor
    6.6
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1925
  • The Wizard of Oz (1925)
    The Wizard of Oz
    4.9
    • adapted by
    • 1925
  • Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon in Kid Speed (1924)
    Kid Speed
    5.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1924
  • Her Boy Friend (1924)
    Her Boy Friend
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Trouble Brewing (1924)
    Trouble Brewing
    6.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1924
  • Kathleen Myers and Larry Semon in Horseshoes (1923)
    Horseshoes
    6.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1923

Actor

  • A Simple Sap (1928)
    A Simple Sap
    6.4
    Short
    • It
    • 1928
  • Dummies (1928)
    Dummies
    6.0
    Short
    • The Entertainer
    • 1928
  • Oh, What a Man! (1927)
    Oh, What a Man!
    7.6
    Short
    • The Detective
    • 1927
  • The Stunt Man (1927)
    The Stunt Man
    6.9
    Short
    • Larry
    • 1927
  • Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook in Underworld (1927)
    Underworld
    7.5
    • 'Slippy' Lewis
    • 1927
  • Spuds (1927)
    Spuds
    • Spuds
    • 1927
  • Larry Semon in Stop, Look and Listen (1926)
    Stop, Look and Listen
    4.9
    • Luther Meek
    • 1926
  • My Best Girl
    • 1925
  • The Perfect Clown (1925)
    The Perfect Clown
    6.2
    • Bert Larry
    • 1925
  • The Cloudhopper (1925)
    The Cloudhopper
    6.8
    Short
    • Borden Rhoom
    • Getz A. Bunn
    • 1925
  • Larry Semon in The Dome Doctor (1925)
    The Dome Doctor
    6.6
    Short
    • Peter Pep
    • 1925
  • The Wizard of Oz (1925)
    The Wizard of Oz
    4.9
    • Scarecrow
    • Toymaker
    • Farmhand
    • 1925
  • Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon in Kid Speed (1924)
    Kid Speed
    5.8
    Short
    • The Speed Kid
    • 1924
  • Her Boy Friend (1924)
    Her Boy Friend
    5.8
    Short
    • Larry, the Chief's son
    • 1924
  • Larry Semon in The Girl in the Limousine (1924)
    The Girl in the Limousine
    6.3
    • Tony
    • 1924

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lawrence Semon
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • February 9, 1889
    • West Point, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • October 8, 1928
    • Gracelon Ranch, near Victorville, California, USA(lobar pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy DwanJanuary 22, 1925 - October 8, 1928 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 27 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The somewhat mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have led some to believe that he faked his own demise.
  • Nickname
    • Ridolini
  • Salaries
      Lightning Love
      (1923)
      $5,000 /week

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