Hank Mann

Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman, May 28, 1888 - November 25, 1971) was a comedian and silent screen star who is best known as the last surviving member of the Keystone Cops. According to fellow actor and original member of the ensemble Edgar Kennedy, Mann was the originator of the idea for the Keystone Cops.

Career

Hank Mann was born in Russia,^[1][2][3] but emigrated to New York City with his parents and siblings in 1891.^[3] He was one of the earliest of film comedians, working first for Mack Sennett as an original Keystone Cop, and later for William Fox, in silent film comedies. With the advent of motion picture sound and the "talkies", he became a popular bit player and background extra in many quintessential motion picture dramas as well as comedies, including The Maltese Falcon (one of a group of reporters) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (as a photographer). One of his most famous bits was as the "glass door man" in the Three Stooges' short Men in Black. Later in his career he continued to play bit parts in TV comedies, and made some appearances in several Jerry Lewis film comedies in the 1960s. Although he never really retired completely from the film industry, his later years were spent as an apartment building manager with his wife, Dolly, in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.

Death

Hank Mann died on 25 November 1971 in South Pasadena, California.^[4] He is interred in the Hall of David Mausoleum in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.^[5]

Awards

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Hank Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard.^[6]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Hank Mann at the Internet Movie Database
• Hank Mann at Find a Grave