John Rand
John Rand (born November 19, 1871 in New Haven , Connecticut , † January 25, 1940 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
Long-time circus clown John Rand regularly took on minor supporting roles in Charlie Chaplin films between 1915 and 1936 . He was a permanent member of Chaplin's drama company and often played policemen, waiters or guests. He worked in four Chaplin feature films, including as a prop master in Der Zirkus (1928) and as a waiter in Modern Times . Rand also appeared in the films of other silent film comedians , for example, he played the boss of Buster Keaton and Roscoe Arbuckle in The Cook of 1918. In the sound film era, Rand only got smaller roles, but played in a few short film comedies in the 1930s Three stoges .
Rand played his last of around 85 film roles in the year he died as a farmer in the Buster Keaton comedy Nothing But Pleasure . He died in November 1940 at the age of 68.
Filmography (selection)
- 1913: Love and Rubbish
- 1915: The Bank (The Bank)
- 1915: A Night in the Show
- 1915: Kidnapped (Shanghai)
- 1916: The Tramp (The Vagabond)
- 1916: Charlie Chaplin's Carmen parody (A Burlesque on Carmen)
- 1916: The Pawn Shop (The Pawnshop)
- 1916: Police (Police)
- 1916: The store supervisor (The Floor Walker)
- 1916: The Rink (The Rink)
- 1916: The Count (The Count)
- 1916: Behind the screen (behind the screen)
- 1916: The firefighter (The Fireman)
- 1917: Easy Street (Easy Street)
- 1917: The Cure (The Cure)
- 1917: The Immigrant (The Immigrant)
- 1917: The Adventurer (The Adventurer)
- 1918: rifle over (shoulder arms)
- 1918: The chef (The Cook)
- 1919: Hearts and Flowers
- 1920: Down on the Farm
- 1921: The Fine People (The Idle Class)
- 1922: Payday (Pay Day)
- 1925: Gold Rush (The Gold Rush)
- 1928: The Circus (The Circus)
- 1931: City Lights (City Lights)
- 1936: Modern Times (Modern Times)
- 1938: Blondie
- 1940: The Three Stooges - You Nazty Spy!
- 1940: Nothing But Pleasure
Web links
- John edge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Rand | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved December 7, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rand, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven , Connecticut , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1940 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |