Loyal Underwood

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Loyal Underwood (August 6, 1893 - September 30, 1966) was an American stock actor for Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

Underwood's movie debut was in The Count, a 1916 Chaplin short film created for the Mutual Film Industry. Underwood is uncredited as he was for the four other Mutual shorts in which he appeared.

In 1918, Chaplin started work for First National and Loyal Underwood was on hand. He was credited and appeared in all seven First National Shorts which Chaplin directed.

Underwood was a short man. Next to the short Chaplin at 5'5" (167cm), he appeared puny and weak. Hence, the comedy of a situation in which such a man is the antagonist; Chaplin's character routinely shrugged him off.

Between 1921 and 1927, Underwood appeared in several other lesser known films. In the next twenty years, he was again appearing uncredited in films, such as Arizona Bad Man, Let's Dance and The Paleface.

Underwood's final film was a credited role, albeit a small one, in Chaplin's final American film Limelight in 1952.

Underwood died in Los Angeles fourteen years later.