John Rand
Birthday: Born in 1871-11-19 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Deathday: 1940-01-25
TV Credits
Unknown Chaplin
Character: Self & In Out-Takes
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive....
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The Pawnshop
Character: The Other Assistant
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop....
The Count
Character: Guest (uncredited)
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…...
The Adventurer
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…...
The Circus
Character: An Assistant Property Man
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter....
The Idle Class
Character: Golfer / Guest (uncredited)
At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife....
Astray from the Steerage
Character: Man from Intellience [?] Department (as Johnny Rand)
While an immigrant couple are detained by authorities to see if they're fit, a smuggler tries to sneak a bottle into their luggage, but he accidentally gets trapped inside, and gets sent to the house where the new Americans will work....
Uncivil Warriors
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered, they hide in a cannon and are blown back to their northern headquarters....
The Cook
Character: (uncredited)
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber....
Police
Character: Policeman at House
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house....
A Burlesque on Carmen
Character: Escamillo
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run....
A Night in the Show
Character: Orchestra Conductor
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater....
Shanghaied
Character: Ship's Cook
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale....
The Cure
Character: Sanitarium Attendant
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos....
The Fireman
Character: Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance....
Pay Day
Character: Workman
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying....
Call a Cop
Character: The Justice of the Peace
Wacky shenanigans ensue when our gang of merrymakers "Call a Cop"!...
Shoulder Arms
Character: U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero....
Fast and Furious
Character: The Boss
Lige Conley stars in "Fast and Furious" (1924), a fast-paced silent comedy. Conley's sidekick in this film, as with several in this series of "Mermaid" comedies Conley made for Educational and Jack White, is African-American character actor Spencer Bell. The chase in reel two lifts a number of gags from Buster Keaton films....
Love and Rubbish
Character: Park Bystander in Straw Hat
Love and Rubbish is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Charles Avery....
Back to the Woods
Character: Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Set in colonial times, the stooges are convicted criminals who are banished from England to the American colonies. When they arrive, they find that the colonists are starving because the local Indians won't let them on their hunting grounds. The stooges go hunting any, and after a wild chase, are captured by the Indians. They escape and another wild chase ensues....
Hearts and Flowers
Character: Trumpet Player
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict....
Down on the Farm
Character: Villager
The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry....
Don't Weaken!
Character: The Cop (uncredited)
A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family....
Behind the Screen
Character: Stagehand (uncredited)
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike....
The Rink
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating....
The Vagabond
Character: Trumpeter & Band Leader (uncredited)
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition....
The Immigrant
Character: Tipsy diner
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York....
The Floorwalker
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe....
Easy Street
Character: Policeman / Tramp (uncredited)
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang....
Blondie
Character: Gardener (uncredited)
Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family....
Nothing But Pleasure
Character: Farmer
To save money, Buster and his wife decide to drive to Detroit to buy a new car, then drive it home....
City Lights
Character: Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor....
Modern Times
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.....
The Gold Rush
Character: Prospector (uncredited)
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl....
You Nazty Spy!
Character: Grey-Haired Axis Minister (uncredited)
In this satire of the Nazis the Stooges are wallpaper hangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the King, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of Propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions....
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
Character:
Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)....