--- name: "Hank Mann" canonical: "https://film.one/person/hank-mann" fi1m_id: "hank-mann" imdb_id: "nm0003424" tmdb_id: 13856 wikidata_id: "Q3126801" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 May 1887" died: "25 November 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-07T09:52:56.896421+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Hank Mann ## Identity Hank Mann - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hank-mann - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** hank-mann - **IMDb ID:** nm0003424 - **TMDB ID:** 13856 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3126801 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Mann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13856 Actor. Born 27 May 1887 in New York, New York, U.S.. Died 25 November 1971. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 May 1887, New York, New York, U.S. - **Died:** 25 November 1971 - **Active:** 1931–1940 - **Also known as:** Hanke Mann, David William Lieberman - **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 3 acting, 7 other - **Frequently works with:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://film.one/person/charlie-chaplin.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 81 (4), 1940s 81 (5), 1950s 81 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 80 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Romance 2, War 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $17m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Mann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126801, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13856 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*City Lights*](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md) (89), [*Modern Times*](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Hank Mann > Hank Mann makes a comic opponent worth watching in his own right, as his prizefighter in *City Lights* shows. We value the timing more than the long list of appearances; the smallest parts tell us little. Watch Hank Mann's prizefighter in *City Lights* (1931) for the timing: a boxing opponent has work to do in a comedy, too. We laughed at the boxing sequence, and Mann's timing opposite Charlie Chaplin is part of the reason. The comedy needs both performers, and Mann deserves credit for its precision even when Chaplin is the reason we are watching. It is the clearest place to appreciate him as a comic performer, rather than merely recognise a face in the cast. He had been a leading comedian before becoming a recurring supporting player for Chaplin. An original Keystone Cop working for Mack Sennett, Mann came out of the chaotic chases and physical slapstick of the early shorts, then starred in his own L-KO and Fox series during the 1910s. The push-broom moustache and bashful eyes supplied a recognisable comic face; acrobatics and pantomime gave him more to offer than the face alone. His later move into supporting and bit parts makes it worth looking beyond the familiar feature credits to those earlier comedies. *Modern Times* (1936) casts him as a burglar, another supporting assignment for Chaplin. We recommend the film warmly for the precision of its physical comedy, though the story wanders and the romance gets less attention than it needs. That judgement should not be mistaken for a claim that Mann is its principal attraction. The part offers less to get hold of than the prizefighter, and we would not send someone to it expecting an equally revealing account of his comic skill. The smaller assignments took him through comedies and dramas: a window glass installer in the Three Stooges short *Men in Black* (1934), an uncredited reporter in *The Maltese Falcon* (1941). These appearances tell us about the work he was getting, but a list of credits cannot explain how funny an actor is. With Mann, it is worth resisting the temptation to praise every appearance simply because we recognise him. Start with *City Lights*, where he has enough to do for the recommendation to mean something. ## Biography Hank Mann was an American actor and comedian. Born David William Lieberman, he entered films in 1912 and became one of the original Keystone Cops for Mack Sennett. He later appeared as a supporting player in several Charlie Chaplin films. Mann played the prizefighter in *City Lights* (1931) and the burglar in *Modern Times* (1936). He took numerous uncredited bit parts in sound-era films including *The Great Dictator* (1940), *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939) and *The Maltese Falcon* (1941). The last survivor of the original Keystone Cops, he worked until around 1960. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) ### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these - *The Great Dictator* (1940), Fi1m 80, as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-dictator.md) - *Modern Times* (1936), Fi1m 88, as Burglar — [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md) - *City Lights* (1931), Fi1m 89, as A Prizefighter — [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md) ### Also credited (7) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) - *On the Town* (1949), Fi1m 84, as Max the Photographer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md) - *Arsenic and Old Lace* (1944), Fi1m 82, as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/arsenic-and-old-lace.md) - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Sam (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Fi1m 87, as Reporter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md) - *Me and My Gal* (1932), Fi1m 61, as Hank (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md) - *Scarface* (1932), Fi1m 85, as Stag Party Janitor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface-1932.md) ## Complete filmography (207) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Muppets Go to the Movies* (1981), as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as Townsman (uncredited) - *Some Like It Hot* (1959), as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/some-like-it-hot.md) - *The Last Hurrah* (1958), as Man (uncredited) - *The High Cost of Loving* (1958), as Office Door Sign Painter (uncredited) - *Daddy-O* (1958), as Barney Waters - *Man of a Thousand Faces* (1957), as Comedy Waiter #1 - *The Quiet Gun* (1957), as Townsman (uncredited) - *Not of This Earth* (1957), as Lead Bum (uncredited) - *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Carnival Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md) - *Pardners* (1956), as Townsman (uncredited) - *Pete Kelly's Blues* (1955), as Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited) - *Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy* (1955), as Waiter with Flaming Kabob (uncredited) - *Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops* (1955), as Prop Man - *Brigadoon* (1954), as Toy Booth Vendor (uncredited) - *Living It Up* (1954), as Busboy (uncredited) - *River of No Return* (1954), as Council City Townsman (uncredited) - *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), as Coachman (uncredited) - *It Should Happen to You* (1954), as Bar Patron (uncredited) - *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as Man at Auction - *Rancho Notorious* (1952), as Man on Porch (uncredited) - *Flaming Feather* (1952), Actor - *The Stooge* (1951), as Stagehand (uncredited) - *Come Fill the Cup* (1951), as Newspaper Staffer (uncredited) - *The Lady and the Bandit* (1951), as Man Outside Newgate Prison - *Best of the Badmen* (1951), as Quinto Barfly (uncredited) - *The Big Gusher* (1951), as Barfly - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) - *Life with Buster Keaton* (1951), Actor - *The Misadventures of Buster Keaton* (1950), as Hank (uncredited) - *The Toast of New Orleans* (1950), as Bar Patron (uncredited) - *711 Ocean Drive* (1950), as Counterman (uncredited) - *Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance* (1950), as Hiram - *When Willie Comes Marching Home* (1950), as American Legionnaire at Dance (uncredited) - *The Nevadan* (1950), as Saloon Waiter / Barfly (uncredited) - *On the Town* (1949), as Max the Photographer (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md) - *Miss Grant Takes Richmond* (1949), as Workmen (uncredited) - *Always Together* (1947), as Pedestrian Bystander (uncredited) - *The Perils of Pauline* (1947), as Comic Chef - *Crime by Night* (1944), as Mr. Dinwiddle - Desk Clerk (uncredited) - *Arsenic and Old Lace* (1944), as Photographer at Marriage License Office (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/arsenic-and-old-lace.md) - *Crazy House* (1943), as Keystone Kop - *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), as Assistant Photographer in "Ice Cold Katie" Number (uncredited) - *Phantom of the Opera* (1943), as Stagehand (uncredited) - *Here Comes Mr. Zerk* (1943), as Tenent - *The Mysterious Doctor* (1943), as Roger Porley - *The Hard Way* (1943), as Backstage Janitor (Uncredited) - *Escape from Crime* (1942), as Pete - *Men of the Sky* (1942), as Storekeeper (uncredited) - *Spy Ship* (1942), as News Office Worker - *Murder in the Big House* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *I Was Framed* (1942), as Drunk - *Always in My Heart* (1942), as Truck Driver (uncredited) - *The Male Animal* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Bullet Scars* (1942), as Gilly, lodge gate guard - *Wild Bill Hickok Rides* (1942), as Salesman on Train - *Sweet Spirits of the Nighter* (1941), as Policeman - *The Man Who Came to Dinner* (1941), as Expressman (uncredited) - *Steel Against the Sky* (1941), as Worker Who Lived in Missouri (uncredited) - *Honolulu Lu* (1941), as Comedian - *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Sam (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md) - *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), as Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md) - *Nine Lives Are Not Enough* (1941), as City Room Worker (uncredited) - *Bad Men of Missouri* (1941), as Man Robbed on Trail - *Bullets for O'Hara* (1941), as Swartzman - *Melody for Three* (1941), as Man at Musicale (uncredited) - *Meet John Doe* (1941), as Eddie (uncredited) - *So You Won't Squawk* (1941), as A workman - *Baby Blues* (1941), as Zoo Attendant - *Charter Pilot* (1940), as Sand Sifter at Beach - *American Spoken Here* (1940), as Drunk (uncredited) - *Li'l Abner* (1940), as Bachelor, Sadies Hawkins Day Race - *The Great Dictator* (1940), as Storm Trooper Stealing Fruit — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-dictator.md) - *Bubbling Troubles* (1940), as Butch's Dad (uncredited) - *Irene* (1940), as Sam (uncredited) - *Alfalfa's Double* (1940), as Railway Agent - *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Photographer (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md) - *Hollywood Cavalcade* (1939), as Keystone Cop - *Charlie Chan at Treasure Island* (1939), as Second Taxicab Driver - *Frontier Marshal* (1939), as Drunk - *Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation* (1939), as Minor Role (uncredited) - *Charlie Chan in Reno* (1939), as 'Injured' Con Man / Casino Extra - *The Stranger from Arizona* (1938), as Sam Garrison - *Josette* (1938), as Charlie, Stagehand (uncredited) - *Sally, Irene and Mary* (1938), as Messenger - *Wife, Doctor and Nurse* (1937), as Taxi Driver - *You Can't Have Everything* (1937), as Cab Driver (uncredited) - *Fair Warning* (1937), as Hotel Employee - *Time Out for Romance* (1937), as Rube - *Call of the Prairie* (1936), as Tom - *Give Us This Night* (1936), as Fisherman - *The Preview Murder Mystery* (1936), as Comedian - *Modern Times* (1936), as Burglar — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md) - *Chatterbox* (1936), as Laughing Stagehand (uncredited) - *Keystone Hotel* (1935), as House Detective - *The Devil Is a Woman* (1935), as Foreman on Snowbound Train (uncredited) - *Caravan* (1934), as Clothier (Uncredited) - *Men in Black* (1934), as Glass Door Man (uncredited) - *Smoky* (1933), as Buck - *The Big Chance* (1933), as Tugboat - *Sailor's Luck* (1933), as Ukelele Player - *Pleasure Island* (1933), Actor - *Me and My Gal* (1932), as Hank (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md) - *The Fourth Horseman* (1932), as Tax Clerk - *The Strange Love of Molly Louvain* (1932), as Harley, a Reporter (uncredited) - *Scarface* (1932), as Stag Party Janitor (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/scarface-1932.md) - *Are You Listening?* (1932), as Radio station sound effects man - *Ridin' for Justice* (1932), as Pete - The Drunk - *Easy to Get* (1931), as Hotel Detective - *Stout Hearts and Willing Hands* (1931), as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops) - *City Lights* (1931), as A Prizefighter — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md) - *Their Wives' Vacation* (1930), as Mr. Smith - *The Dawn Trail* (1930), as Cock-Eye - *Sinners' Holiday* (1930), as Happy - *The Arizona Kid* (1930), as Bartender Bill - *The Donovan Affair* (1929), as Dr. Lindsey - *Spite Marriage* (1929), as Stage Manager - *Morgan's Last Raid* (1929), as Tex - *Fazil* (1928), as Ali - the Eunuch - *Should Women Drive?* (1928), Actor - *Broadway After Midnight* (1927), Actor - *When Danger Calls* (1927), as Tommy Schultz - *The Patent Leather Kid* (1927), as Sergeant - *Paid to Love* (1927), as Servant - *Wings of the Storm* (1926), as Red Jones - *The Better 'Ole* (1926), as German Soldier Tying Up Horse (uncredited) - *The Flying Horseman* (1926), as Newton Carey - *Mister Wife* (1926), as The Plasterer - *Papa's Pest* (1926), Actor - *The Boob* (1926), as The Village Soda Clerk - *Whoa, Emma!* (1926), as Jimmie's Valet - *The Skyrocket* (1926), as Comedy Producer - *Yes, Yes, Babette* (1925), Actor - *The Sporting Venus* (1925), as Carlos' Valet - *The Arizona Romeo* (1925), as Deputy - *The Man Who Played Square* (1924), as The Cook - *Empty Hands* (1924), as Spring Water Man - *A Woman Who Sinned* (1924), as Tattu - *Riders Up* (1924), as Boarder - *One Day in Hollywood* (1924), Actor - *Neck and Neck* (1924), Actor - *The Near Lady* (1923), as Lodger - *The Wanters* (1923), as Star boarder - *Lights Out* (1923), as Ben - *Desire* (1923), as E.Z. Pickens - *Hollywood* (1923), as Hank Mann - *Don't Marry for Money* (1923), as An explorer - *Quincy Adams Sawyer* (1922), as Ben Bates - *An Eye for Figures* (1920), Actor - *A Harem Hero* (1920), Actor - *Hot Dogs* (1920), Actor - *Hopping Bells* (1920), Actor - *J-U-N-K* (1920), as The Junk Dealer's Helper - *Broken Bubbles* (1920), Director - *The Messenger* (1920), Actor - *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1920), Actor - *Mystic Mush* (1920), Actor - *The Gum Riot* (1920), Actor - *Naughty Nurses* (1920), Actor - *The Nickel Snatcher* (1920), Actor - *Roaming Romeo* (1920), Actor - *When Spirits Move* (1920), Actor - *Way Out West* (1920), Actor - *The Janitor* (1919), as The Janitor - *The Flirts* (1919), as A flirt - *Herman Hero* (1919), Actor - *There's Many a Fool* (1917), as The Fool - *The Cloud Puncher* (1917), as The Artist - *Chased Into Love* (1917), as The Bridegroom-to-Be - *Hearts and Sparks* (1916), as The Moneylender - *Sunshine* (1916), Actor - *His Bread and Butter* (1916), as The Jealous Waiter - *Fatty and the Broadway Stars* (1915), as Keystone Performer - *Gertie's Joy Ride* (1915), as Hank - *Their Last Haul* (1915), as Crook - *Almost a Scandal* (1915), Actor - *Father Was a Loafer* (1915), as The Doctor - *A Bird's a Bird* (1915), Actor - *Tillie's Punctured Romance* (1914), as Keystone Kop / Waiter in Movie (uncredited) - *Mabel’s Latest Prank* (1914), as Hank - *A Brand New Hero* (1914), Actor - *The Face on the Barroom Floor* (1914), as Drinker - *The Sky Pirate* (1914), Actor - *Mabel's Married Life* (1914), as Tough in Bar - *The Knockout* (1914), as Tramp in Eyepatch / Cop (uncredited) - *The Alarm* (1914), Actor - *Caught in a Cabaret* (1914), as Cabaret Patron (uncredited) - *Twenty Minutes of Love* (1914), as Sleeper - *A Bath House Beauty* (1914), Actor - *Tango Tangles* (1914), as Guest in Overalls (uncredited) - *A Film Johnnie* (1914), as Prop Boy in Overalls (uncredited) - *Won in a Closet* (1914), as A Rival Suitor / Farmhand - *In the Clutches of the Gang* (1914), as Cop - *He Would a Hunting Go* (1913), as The Sheriff - *Fatty's Flirtation* (1913), as Cop - *The Gusher* (1913), as 2nd Henchman - *His Sister's Kids* (1913), as Cop - *Fatty Joins the Force* (1913), as Cop at Station House - *A Muddy Romance* (1913), as Land Policeman - *A Quiet Little Wedding* (1913), as Wedding Guest - *When Dreams Come True* (1913), as The Cop - *Mabel's Dramatic Career* (1913), as Audience Member - *Mabel's New Hero* (1913), as Cop - *The Riot* (1913), as Man in Pool Hall - *Safe in Jail* (1913), as Villager - *The Gangsters* (1913), as Cop - *Love and Pain* (1913), as Hank ## Gallery - ![Hank Mann](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-ed51b3064ff9.jpg) Hank Mann — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Hank_Mann_-_Nov_1920_EH.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A scene from the American comedy film Married Life (1920). Includes Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Ben Turpin, and Phyllis Haver. Subjects: motion pictures, actors](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-2bf3709119bc.jpg) A scene from the American comedy film Married Life (1920). Includes Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Ben Turpin, and Phyllis Haver. Subjects: motion pictures, actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/A_scene_from_%22Married_Life%22_Includes_Chester_Conklin_%28SAYRE_14632%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22Married_Life%22_Includes_Chester_Conklin_%28SAYRE_14632%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Advertisement for the American comedy short film Broken Bubbles (1920) with Hank Mann and Madge Kirby, on pages 28 and 29 of the February 21, 1920 Exhibitors He](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-9e609e2ebe8a.jpg) Advertisement for the American comedy short film Broken Bubbles (1920) with Hank Mann and Madge Kirby, on pages 28 and 29 of the February 21, 1920 Exhibitors He — Hank Mann Comedies / Arrow Film Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Broken_Bubbles_%281920%29_-_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Hank Mann, film comedian. From the back: "'Hank Mann, in 'Desire' To bear the name of E.Z. Pickins with a smile is an almost heroic task - yet Hank Mann, appear (1925)](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-808c1e338e29.jpg) Hank Mann, film comedian. From the back: "'Hank Mann, in 'Desire' To bear the name of E.Z. Pickins with a smile is an almost heroic task - yet Hank Mann, appear (1925) — Brown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Hank_Mann%2C_film_comedian_%28SAYRE_6588%29.jpg/1280px-Hank_Mann%2C_film_comedian_%28SAYRE_6588%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Hank Mann](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-d9e87ace28ee.jpg) Hank Mann — Image via TMDB - ![Advertising promoting comedy short films starring Hank Mann, with still from an unidentified film, on page 78 of the January 3, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.](https://film.one/media/person/102590/gallery-74e212246b99.jpg) Advertising promoting comedy short films starring Hank Mann, with still from an unidentified film, on page 78 of the January 3, 1920 Exhibitors Herald. — Hank Mann Comedies / Arrow Film Corporation / Celebrated Players Film Corp. (Chicago), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Hank_Mann_-_Jan_1920_EH.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/hank-mann