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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1866-06-24

Day of Death

1940-03-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Koblenz, Germany

Also Known As

Joe Swickard

Joseph Swickard

Joseph Swickart

Peter Josef Schwickerath

Josef Swickard

Biography

Known For

Acting

Laughing Gas

1914

Laughing Gas

as

Patient

Cheated Hearts

1921

Cheated Hearts

as

Colonel Fairfax Gordon

Sharp Shooters

1928

Sharp Shooters

as

Grandpère

The Devil's Chaplain

1929

The Devil's Chaplain

as

The King

The White Man's Law

1918

The White Man's Law

as

Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard)

No Woman Knows

1921

No Woman Knows

as

The Great Schabelitz

Phantom of the Desert

1930

Phantom of the Desert

as

Colonel Van Horn

North of Nevada

1924

North of Nevada

as

Mark Ridgeway

Playing with Souls

1925

Playing with Souls

as

Monsieur Jomier

The Lost City

1935

The Lost City

as

Dr. Manyus

Bavu

1923

Bavu

as

Prince Markoff

Haystacks and Steeples

1916

Haystacks and Steeples

as

The Minister

Frozen River

1929

Frozen River

as

Hazy

Those Country Kids

1914

Those Country Kids

as

Grandfather

Zip, the Dodger

1914

Zip, the Dodger

as

Ball Toss Operator

The Plumber

1914

The Plumber

as

Mr. Felix - Home Owner

A Favorite Fool

1915

A Favorite Fool

as

The Farmer

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

as

Desk Sergeant

Ambrose's Nasty Temper

1915

Ambrose's Nasty Temper

as

Police Chief

Willful Ambrose

1915

Willful Ambrose

as

O. Schmidt - Stein Dealer

The Return of Chandu

1934

The Return of Chandu

as

Tyba, The White Magician [Chs. 8-12]

The Veiled Woman

1929

The Veiled Woman

as

Col. De Selincourt

Under Your Spell

1936

Under Your Spell

as

Amigo (uncredited)

Hearts and Planets

1915

Hearts and Planets

as

The Sky Gazer

Chandu on the Magic Island

1935

Chandu on the Magic Island

as

Tyba, the White Magician

Dirty Work in a Laundry

1915

Dirty Work in a Laundry

as

The Police Chief

A Rowboat Romance

1914

A Rowboat Romance

as

(unconfirmed)

An Incompetent Hero

1914

An Incompetent Hero

as

The Police Chief

Cross Streets

1934

Cross Streets

as

Dean Todd

Cupid in a Dental Parlor

1913

Cupid in a Dental Parlor

as

Ethel's Father

The Light of Western Stars

1918

The Light of Western Stars

as

Padre Marcos

The Millionaire Kid

1936

The Millionaire Kid

as

The Tutor

Caryl of the Mountains

1936

Caryl of the Mountains

as

Jean Foray

Sowing the Wind

1921

Sowing the Wind

as

Petworth

The Girl Said No

1937

The Girl Said No

as

Jonesy

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

1914

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

as

Minta's Father

The Black Coin

1936

The Black Coin

as

Don Pedro Navarro

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as

Major Henry Trent MD

Lover's Luck

1914

Lover's Luck

as

The Girl's Father

Droppington's Family Tree

1915

Droppington's Family Tree

as

Justice of the Peace / Diner in Booth

The Lone Defender

1930

The Lone Defender

as

Juan Valdez

Narcotic

1933

Narcotic

as

Federal narcotics agent

The Golden Gift

1922

The Golden Gift

as

Leonati

Mr. Billings Spends His Dime

1923

Mr. Billings Spends His Dime

as

Estaban Juárez

Serenade

1921

Serenade

as

Domingo Maticas

Senor Daredevil

1926

Senor Daredevil

as

Juan Estrada

Maytime

1923

Maytime

as

Colonel Van Zandt

Mamba

1930

Mamba

as

Old San Francisco

1927

Old San Francisco

as

Don Hernandez de Vasquez

Shot in the Excitement

1914

Shot in the Excitement

as

The Father

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as

Funeral Director

A Submarine Pirate

1915

A Submarine Pirate

as

Surplus Store Owner (uncredited)

The Noise of Bombs

1914

The Noise of Bombs

as

Desk Sergeant

Lash of the Penitentes

1936

Lash of the Penitentes

as

Dr. Andrew Robert Taylor

The Mysterious Stranger

1925

The Mysterious Stranger

as

Raoul Lesage

Three Pals

1926

Three Pals

as

Col. Girard

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

Caught in a Cabaret

as

Mabel's Father (uncredited)

The Property Man

1914

The Property Man

as

Old Stagehand (uncredited)

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1914

The Face on the Barroom Floor

as

Drinker (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as

Movie Spectator (uncredited)

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

as

The Photographer

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

as

Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Toy Shop

1928

The Toy Shop

as

The toymaker (as Joseph Swickard)

Dick Tracy's G-Men

1939

Dick Tracy's G-Men

as

Presidente Huenemo Mendoza

Get Your Man

1927

Get Your Man

as

Duke of Albin

The Young Rajah

1922

The Young Rajah

as

Narada - the Mystic

Only a Messenger Boy

1915

Only a Messenger Boy

as

The Chief of Police

The Pal from Texas

1939

The Pal from Texas

as

Texas Malden

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

as

Mary's Father, a Banker

Mexicali Rose

1939

Mexicali Rose

as

Gonzales

The Sheik Steps Out

1937

The Sheik Steps Out

as

Mohammedan Priest

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills

as

Police Chief

A Versatile Villain

1915

A Versatile Villain

as

The Sheriff

The Rent Jumpers

1915

The Rent Jumpers

as

Restaurant Manager

The Northern Code

1925

The Northern Code

as

Père Le Blanc

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as

Duke Della Varnese

Hogan the Porter

1915

Hogan the Porter

as

Drunk

The Wizard of Oz

1925

The Wizard of Oz

as

Prime Minister Kruel

A Woman of Pleasure

1919

A Woman of Pleasure

as

Reverend Goddard

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as

Maj. Henry Trent MD

Say It in French

1938

Say It in French

as

Old Man

Time to Love

1927

Time to Love

as

Elvire's father

The Border Whirlwind

1926

The Border Whirlwind

as

Señor Jose Cordova

The Age of Desire

1923

The Age of Desire

as

Marcio

My American Wife

1922

My American Wife

as

Don Fernando DeContas

Dante's Inferno

1924

Dante's Inferno

as

Eugene Craig

The Danger Girl

1916

The Danger Girl

as

Old Man in Lobby (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities

1917

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Dr. Alexandre Manette

Senorita

1927

Senorita

as

Don Francisco Hernandez

The Eternal Struggle

1923

The Eternal Struggle

as

Pierre Grange

The Keeper of the Bees

1925

The Keeper of the Bees

as

Bee Master

Hogan's Romance Upset

1915

Hogan's Romance Upset

as

The Rival

When a Woman Sins

1918

When a Woman Sins

as

Mortimer

The Narrow Corner

1933

The Narrow Corner

as

Dutch Constable

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

as

Hamilton McGlen Sr. (uncredited)

The Storm

1922

The Storm

as

Jacques Fachard

Fifth Avenue Models

1925

Fifth Avenue Models

as

Josef Ludant

Turn Back the Hours

1928

Turn Back the Hours

as

Colonel Torreon

His Mother's Boy

1917

His Mother's Boy

as

Tom Glenny (as Joseph Swickard)

A Social Cub

1916

A Social Cub

as

The Knight of Old

Pal o' Mine

1924

Pal o' Mine

as

Verdugo Montford

The Phantom of the North

1929

The Phantom of the North

as

Colonel Rayburn

Trumpet Island

1920

Trumpet Island

as

Jacques de Merincourt

Defying the Law

1924

Defying the Law

as

Michelo Brescia

Men

1924

Men

as

Cleo's Father

The Golden Stallion

1927

The Golden Stallion

as

John Forsythe

Sandflow

1937

Sandflow

as

Banker Porter

Beloved

1934

Beloved

as

Revolutionist

Desert Gold

1926

Desert Gold

as

Sebastian Castaneda

Perils of Pauline

1933

Perils of Pauline

as

Haggins, Foreign Consul

The Eternal Woman

1929

The Eternal Woman

as

Ovaldo

The Shadow of the East

1924

The Shadow of the East

as

John Locke

The Thief and the Book

1914

The Thief and the Book

as

Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather

A Sorority Initiation

1914

A Sorority Initiation

as

John Adair - Mary's Father

Mothers-in-Law

1923

Mothers-in-Law

as

Newton Wingate

Compassion

1928

Compassion

as

Judge Henning

Production

Crew

Directing