Bud_Ross

Bud Ross

Bud Ross

American actor, comedian, and screenwriter


Aaron Crawford "Bud" Ross (November 8, 1868 – March 19, 1932) was an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter.[1]

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Career

Ross began his career in the 1880s, performing in musical comedies and vaudeville. He made his screen debut in the silent film The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) and had supporting roles in W. C. Fields's first two films, Pool Sharks and His Lordship's Dilemma (both 1915). He also supported Cissy Fitzgerald and starred in many comedies himself. At Vim Comedy Company and King-Bee Films starting in 1917, Ross supported a young Oliver Hardy and Chaplin impersonator Billy West in several comedies. Ross and Hardy co-wrote and appeared in the film Tootsies and Tamales (1919). He co-wrote many Peggy comedies in 1925. By the late 1920s, he was mostly playing supporting roles for Sennett, in Raymond McKee's Smith Family comedies and others.[1]

Filmography


References

  1. S.D., Trav (November 8, 2019). "In Which We Buddy up to Bud(d) Ross". Travalanche. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. December 31, 1916 via Google Books.

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