Bud Ross
American actor

Bud Ross

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American actor
A.K.A.
Aaron Crawford Ross
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
ActorScreenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
8 November 1868(Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA)
Death:
19 March 1932(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Star sign:
Scorpio
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Aaron Crawford "Bud" Ross (November 8, 1868 – March 19, 1932) was an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter.

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.

Filmography

  • The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)
  • A Sprig of Shamrock (1913)
  • Ethel's Romeos (1915)
  • His Lordship’s Dilemma (1915)
  • Alias Mr. Jones (1916)
  • The Slave (1917 comedy film)
  • The Candy Kid (1917)
  • Wanted - A Bad Man (1917)
  • The Fly Cop (1917)
  • The Villain (1917 film)
  • The Pest (1917 film)
  • Bright and Early (1918)
  • Tootsies and Tamales (1919)
  • Hypnotized (1932 film)