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 Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

and

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

. He made his screen debut in the silent film ''

The Burglar's Dilemma ''The Burglar's Dilemma'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as The Householder * Henry B. Walthall as Householder's Weakling Brother * Adolph Lestina as The Butler * ...

'' (1912) and had supporting roles in

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathe ...

's first two films, ''

Pool Sharks ''Pool Sharks'' (also sometimes known as ''The Pool Shark'') is a 1915 silent short film. The film is notable for being the film acting and writing debut of W. C. Fields and also features early instances of stop-motion animation during a game ...

'' and ''

His Lordship's Dilemma ''His Lordship's Dilemma'' is a 1915 silent short comedy film produced by the Gaumont Film Company and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. The film stars W.C. Fields as a remittance man, and part of the film includes an adaptation of ...

'' (both 1915). He also supported

Cissy Fitzgerald Cissy Fitzgerald (born Mary Kate Kipping; 1 February 1873 – 10 May 1941) was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerous silent and sound films. Fitzgerald acted in a popular '' Gaiety Girl'' show begi ...

and starred in many

comedies Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term origin ...

himself. At Vim Comedy Company and King-Bee Films starting in 1917, Ross supported a young Oliver Hardy and Chaplin impersonator

Billy West William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of ''Doug'' ...

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 Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...

'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 Slave'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film starring Billy West and featuring Oliver Hardy. It was unusual for a silent film in that, because it told its story so plainly, subtitles or intertitles were not considered necessary. It is n ...

'' *'' The Candy Kid'' (1917) *'' Wanted - A Bad Man'' (1917) *''

The Fly Cop ''The Fly Cop'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Like many American films of the time, ''The Fly Cop'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts in sce ...

'' (1917) *'' The Villain (1917 film)'' *'' The Pest (1917 film)'' *'' Bright and Early'' (1918) *'' Tootsies and Tamales'' (1919) *''

Hypnotized (1932 film) ''Hypnotized'' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Mack Sennett. The film presents various comic plotlines about a group of circus performers on a transatlantic crossing. The plots include a prize ticket winner being hoodwinked by a croo ...

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