Loves Finds Loyal Underwood

 Though his name may not be known to a lot of you, if you are a Charlie Chaplin fan you have probably seen Loyal Underwood. He was briefly a member of Charlie Chaplin's stock company and appeared in numerous of the great comedian's silent films, including The Count (1916), Easy Street (1917), The Cure (1917), The Immigrant (1917), Shoulder Arms (1918), Sunnyside (1919), Pay Day (1922), The Pilgrim (1923). He would later return to Charlie Chaplin to play a brief role in Charlie's talkie feature film, Limelight (1952). After his original stint with Charlie Chaplin, he would work for the radio station, KNX. This following article fills in some other parts of his career. If you have any trouble reading it click on the page below and use your touch screen to zoom in. Also, his favorite movie actor in the talkies was Rin-Tin-Tin, of course. It is of course always worth noting that magazine articles like these should be taken with a grain of salt. 

Radio Doings, 1930


The following article tells a love story involving Loyal Underwood. Again things you read in these articles should be taken with a grain of salt. Also I disagree heavily with the author's view that even the serious films of the silent era were laughable. Click on the pages and use your touch screen to zoom in, if you have trouble reading. 

Radio Doings, 1931

The following article about silent film comedian Harry Langdon, mentions a Loyal Underwood from KNX. HMMMM.... 

Exhibitors Herald, 1926

Here is an example of Loyal Underwood in a Charlie Chaplin film. Loyal has a dual role in this picture. He plays the small father of the big brood and one of the policemen.