20th-century dog actor
Teddy the Dog or Keystone Teddy (1910/11 – May 17, 1925) was the most famous animal actor associated with the Mack Sennett studios. The Great Dane was one of only three (with Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle ) of the studio's stars whose name appeared in the title of a film (Teddy at the Throttle ). He performed chiefly in Sennett comedies, but he also appeared in dramatic films including Stella Maris (1918), The Strangers' Banquet (1922) and A Boy of Flanders (1924).[ 1] : 549
According to film crews and fellow cast members, Teddy behaved on set as professionally as any human actor.[ 2] [ 3] He is credited with appearing in at least 60 films, nearly all shorts , between 1915 and 1924.[ 4] [ 5]
Owned and trained by Joseph E. Simkins, Teddy weighed 145 pounds (66 kg) and stood 42 inches (110 cm) tall.[ 1] : 76, 549 He died May 17, 1925, aged 14, at Simkins's home in Hollywood.
Select filmography
Bobby Vernon , Gloria Swanson and Teddy the Dog in Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
Claire Windsor , Hobart Bosworth and Teddy in Marshall Neilan 's The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
Year
Title
Notes
1916
The Road Agent
[ 1] : 343
1916
The Feathered Nest
[ 1] : 335
1917
The Nick of Time Baby
[ 1] : 337
1917
Teddy at the Throttle
[ 1] : 338
1917
The Betrayal of Maggie
[ 1] : 340
1917
A Dog Catcher's Love
[ 1] : 340
1917
The Sultan's Wife
[ 1] : 342
1917
A Bedroom Blunder
[ 1] : 348
1917
Roping Her Romeo
[ 1] : 349
1917
Are Waitresses Safe?
[ 1] : 350
1918
Stella Maris
[ 1] : 549
1918
It Pays to Exercise
[ 1] : 351
1918
Those Athletic Girls
[ 1] : 352
1918
Friend Husband
[ 1] : 352
1918
His Smothered Love
[ 1] : 353
1918
The Battle Royal
[ 1] : 353
1918
Her Screen Idol
[ 1] : 353
1918
Her Blighted Love
[ 1] : 354
1918
Whose Little Wife Are You?
[ 1] : 354
1918
Her First Mistake
[ 1] : 355
1919
Rip & Stitch, Tailors
[ 1] : 356
1919
Reilly's Wash Day
[ 1] : 357
1919
The Little Widow
[ 1] : 358
1919
Trying to Get Along
[ 1] : 360
1919
Treating 'em Rough
[ 1] : 361
1919
Uncle Tom Without the Cabin
[ 1] : 361
1919
Back to the Kitchen
[ 1] : 361
1920
The Star Boarder
[ 1] : 364
1920
Down on the Farm
[ 1] : 462
1920
Fresh from the City
[ 1] : 364
1920
Let 'er Go!
[ 1] : 365
1920
Great Scott!
[ 1] : 365
1920
It's a Boy!
[ 1] : 365
1920
My Goodness
[ 1] : 365
1921
A Fireside Brewer
[ 1] : 366
1921
Dabbling in Art
[ 1] : 367
1921
On a Summer's Day
[ 1] : 367
1921
The Unhappy Finish
[ 1] : 368
1921
Made in the Kitchen
[ 1] : 369
1922
The Duck Hunter
[ 1] : 371
1922
Step Forward
[ 1] : 372
1922
Ma and Pa
[ 1] : 374
1922
Bow Wow
[ 1] : 375
1922
The Strangers' Banquet
[ 1] : 549
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
[ 1] : 378
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
[ 1] : 378
1923
Skylarking
[ 1] : 378
1923
Asleep at the Switch
[ 1] : 378
1923
The Extra Girl
[ 1] : 466
1924
A Boy of Flanders
[ 1] : 549
1924
The Hollywood Kid
[ 1] : 383
See also
References and notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel . McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7711-1 .
^ "The Dog Fancier - Google Books" . 1918. Retrieved 2015-11-29 .
^ "The National Geographic Magazine - Google Books" . 1919. Retrieved 2015-11-29 .
^ "Teddy the Dog" , filmography, Internet Movie Database (IMDb), a subsidiary of Amazon , Seattle, Washington. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Although Teddy’s IMDb filmography includes the 1913 short A Little Hero , a Dutch copy of the film that is available for viewing shows no great dane breed in the story. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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