Hank Mann

Hank Mann
280px Hank Mann as the boxer in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931)
Born	David William Lieberman (1888-05-28)May 28, 1888 Russia
Died	South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1960
Spouse(s)	Dolly Myers Robinson (1948-1971) (his death)

Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman, May 28, 1888 – November 25, 1971) was a comedian and silent screen star who was the last surviving member of the Keystone Cops. According to fellow actor and original member of the ensemble Edgar Kennedy, Mann was the originator of the idea for the Keystone Cops.

Career

Hank Mann was born in Russia but emigrated to New York City with his parents and siblings in 1891. Other sources list his birthdate as May 28, 1887 in New York City, New York, USA

Mann was one of the earliest of film comedians, working first for Mack Sennett as an original Keystone Cop, and later for producers William Fox and Morris R. Schlank in silent film comedies. With the advent of motion picture sound and the "talkies", he became a popular bit player and background extra in many quintessential motion picture dramas as well as comedies, including The Maltese Falcon (one of a group of reporters) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (as a photographer).

One of Mann's most famous bits was as the "glass door man" in the Three Stooges' short Men in Black. Later in his career he continued to play bit parts in TV comedies, and made some appearances in several Jerry Lewis film comedies in the 1960s. Although he never really retired completely from the film industry, his later years were spent as an apartment building manager with his wife, Dolly, in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.

Death

Hank Mann died on 25 November 1971 in South Pasadena, California. He is interred in the Hall of David Mausoleum in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Awards

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Hank Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard.

Selected filmography

• Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
• Safe in Jail (1913)
• Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
• The Bangville Police (1913)
• That Ragtime Band (1913)
• His Chum the Baron (1913)
• The Foreman of the Jury (1913)
• The Gangsters (1913)
• Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
• The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
• The Riot (1913)
• Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
• Fatty's Flirtation (1913)
• He Would a Hunting Go (1913)
• A Misplaced Foot (1914)
• In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
• Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)
• Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
• Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
• The Alarm (1914)
• The Knockout (1914)
• Mabel's Married Life (1914)
• Fatty's Finish (1914)
• The Sky Pirate (1914)
• The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914)
• Fatty's Gift (1914)
• Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
• Fatty's New Role (1915)
• That Little Band of Gold (1915)
• Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco (1915)
• Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915)
• Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
• A Dash of Courage (1916)
• Hearts and Sparks (1916)
• J-U-N-K (1920)
• The Wanters (1923)
• The Fighting Heart (1925)
• The Skyrocket (1926)
• The Ladybird (1927)
• Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
• Sinners' Holiday (1930)
• City Lights (1931) - as the prizefighter who boxes in the ring with Charlie Chaplin
• Annabelle's Affairs (1931)
• Ridin' for Justice (1932)
• The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
• Modern Times (1936) as Burglar with Big Bill
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
• The Great Dictator (1940)
• The Dancing Masters (1943)
• The Perils of Pauline (1947)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
• Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)

External links

• Hank Mann at the Internet Movie Database
• Hank Mann at Find a Grave