Josef Swickard

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 24, 1866 (73 years old)
Died
March 1, 1940
Place of Birth
Koblenz, Germany
Popular Genres
Comedy Romance Action
Career Span
1913 – 1939

Josef Swickard

2 wins
7 nominations
2 Oscars
133 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 24, 1866
From
Koblenz, Germany
Known For
Acting
Career
1913 – 1939

Known For

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Professor
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Marcelo Desnoyers
Caryl of the Mountains
Caryl of the Mountains
1936
as Jean Foray
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
1925
as Prime Minister Kruel
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Movie Spectator (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Say It in French
Say It in French
1938
as Old Man
$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Hamilton McGlen Sr. (uncredited)
Don Juan
Don Juan
1926
as Duke Della Varnese
Chandu on the Magic Island
Chandu on the Magic Island
1935
as Tyba, the White Magician
The Property Man
The Property Man
1914
as Old Stagehand (uncredited)
Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose
1939
as Gonzales

Frequent Collaborators

Louise Emmons
Louise Emmons
2 shared projects
in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Charles Murray
Charles Murray
2 shared projects
in "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
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William Hauber
2 shared projects
in "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
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Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
2 shared projects
in "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
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Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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James Stewart
James Stewart
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Ann Miller
Ann Miller
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Spring Byington
Spring Byington
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
1 shared project
in "You Can't Take It with You"
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Award Recognition

2
Wins
7
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown as Hamilton McGlen Sr. (uncredited) Award
Mexicali Rose as Gonzales Award
Dick Tracy's G-Men as Presidente Huenemo Mendoza Award
The Pal from Texas as Texas Malden

1938

You Can't Take It with You as Professor Award
Say It in French as Old Man Award

1937

The Girl Said No as Jonesy
The Sheik Steps Out as Mohammedan Priest
Sandflow as Banker Porter

1936

Caryl of the Mountains as Jean Foray Award
Under Your Spell as Amigo (uncredited) Award
Custer's Last Stand as Major Henry Trent MD Award
Custer's Last Stand as Maj. Henry Trent MD
Lash of the Penitentes as Dr. Andrew Robert Taylor
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek as Lafe Turner
The Millionaire Kid as The Tutor
The Black Coin as Don Pedro Navarro

1935

Chandu on the Magic Island as Tyba, the White Magician Award
The Lost City as Dr. Manyus

1934

Beloved as Revolutionist Award
The Return of Chandu as Tyba, The White Magician [Chs. 8-12]
Cross Streets as Dean Todd

1933

The Narrow Corner as Dutch Constable Award
Perils of Pauline as Haggins, Foreign Consul Award
Narcotic as Federal narcotics agent

1930

Mamba
Phantom of the Desert as Colonel Van Horn
Song of the Caballero as Manuel
The Lone Defender as Juan Valdez

1929

Frozen River as Hazy
The Devil's Chaplain as The King
The Veiled Woman as Col. De Selincourt
The Phantom of the North as Colonel Rayburn
The Eternal Woman as Ovaldo

1928

Sharp Shooters as Grandpère
Turn Back the Hours as Colonel Torreon
Compassion as Judge Henning
Eagle of the Night
The Toy Shop as The toymaker (as Joseph Swickard)

1927

Old San Francisco as Don Hernandez de Vasquez Award
Senorita as Don Francisco Hernandez
The Golden Stallion as John Forsythe
Get Your Man as Duke of Albin
Time to Love as Elvire's father
One Increasing Purpose as Old Gand

1926

Don Juan as Duke Della Varnese Award
Desert Gold as Sebastian Castaneda
Three Pals as Col. Girard
The Border Whirlwind as Señor Jose Cordova
Senor Daredevil as Juan Estrada
The Unknown Cavalier as Lingo

1925

The Wizard of Oz as Prime Minister Kruel Award
The Northern Code as Père Le Blanc
The Mysterious Stranger as Raoul Lesage
Fifth Avenue Models as Josef Ludant
Playing with Souls as Monsieur Jomier
The Keeper of the Bees as Bee Master

1924

The Shadow of the East as John Locke
Men as Cleo's Father
Dante's Inferno as Eugene Craig
Pal o' Mine as Verdugo Montford
North of Nevada as Mark Ridgeway
Defying the Law as Michelo Brescia

1923

The Age of Desire as Marcio
The Eternal Struggle as Pierre Grange
Maytime as Colonel Van Zandt
Mr. Billings Spends His Dime as Estaban Juárez
Bavu as Prince Markoff
Mothers-in-Law as Newton Wingate

1922

The Young Rajah as Narada - the Mystic
The Storm as Jacques Fachard
My American Wife as Don Fernando DeContas
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Across the Dead-Line as Abel
Another Man's Shoes as Gouret
The Golden Gift as Leonati

1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Marcelo Desnoyers Award
No Woman Knows as The Great Schabelitz
Sowing the Wind as Petworth
Cheated Hearts as Colonel Fairfax Gordon
Opened Shutters
Serenade as Domingo Maticas

1920

Trumpet Island as Jacques de Merincourt
The Heart Snatcher

1919

A Woman of Pleasure as Reverend Goddard

1918

The Light of Western Stars as Padre Marcos
The White Man's Law as Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard)
When a Woman Sins as Mortimer

1917

A Tale of Two Cities as Dr. Alexandre Manette
His Mother's Boy as Tom Glenny (as Joseph Swickard)

1916

The Danger Girl as Old Man in Lobby (uncredited)
Haystacks and Steeples as The Minister
A Social Cub as The Knight of Old

1915

A Lover's Lost Control as Customer Award
Fatty's Tintype Tangle as The Photographer
A Submarine Pirate as Surplus Store Owner (uncredited)
Love, Speed and Thrills as Police Chief
A Versatile Villain as The Sheriff
A Favorite Fool as The Farmer
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life as Mabel's Father
Mabel, Fatty and the Law as Desk Sergeant
Only a Messenger Boy as The Chief of Police
Dirty Work in a Laundry as The Police Chief
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hogan the Porter as Drunk
The Rent Jumpers as Restaurant Manager
Love, Loot and Crash as Mary's Father, a Banker
Droppington's Family Tree as Justice of the Peace / Diner in Booth
Hogan's Romance Upset as The Rival
Willful Ambrose as O. Schmidt - Stein Dealer
Hearts and Planets as The Sky Gazer
Ambrose's Nasty Temper as Police Chief

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance as Movie Spectator (uncredited) Award
Caught in a Cabaret as Mabel's Father (uncredited) Award
The Property Man as Old Stagehand (uncredited) Award
The Noise of Bombs as Desk Sergeant
The Face on the Barroom Floor as Drinker (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love as Victim
Ambrose's First Falsehood as Funeral Director
Laughing Gas as Patient
Lover's Luck as The Girl's Father
He Loved the Ladies
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw as Minta's Father
The Plumber as Mr. Felix - Home Owner
A Sorority Initiation as John Adair - Mary's Father
Those Country Kids as Grandfather
Zip, the Dodger as Ball Toss Operator
An Incompetent Hero as The Police Chief
A Rowboat Romance as (unconfirmed)
Shot in the Excitement as The Father
The Thief and the Book as Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather

1913

Their First Execution
Cupid in a Dental Parlor as Ethel's Father

Photos & Videos

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You Can't Take It with You

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