Thanks to Melissa for the following biography:
"Wayland Trask, Jr. was born in New York City to Wayland and Mary Malvina Murphy Trask. His father was a member of the NY Stock Exchange as well as a prominent financier and president of Wayland Trask and Company, Bankers and Brokers of 18 Wall Street. After appearing in at least two Broadway productions between 1910 and 1912, by 1915 he was on the West Coast acting in silent comedies. Because of his size and expressive face, Wayland "Tiny" Trask was soon costarring in Mack Sennett and Keystone Comedies, most often as a villain. He supported such comedy legends as Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand and Ben Turpin. He continued with Sennett until his death, completing 43 shorts, including the popular FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT and it is this film for which Trask is best remembered. Trask's mother Mary died of Spanish Influenza on January 21, 1918 and was buried with her brother William. At the age of 31, this much loved member of the Mack Sennett Company was to also die from the pandemic which had previously taken his mother and is interred with her and his uncle.
- In Memory~Melissa"
∼Actor. He is best remembered for his association with Mack Sennett and his appearances in several of the director's comedy short films that were popular in the 1910s, most notably in the role of 'The Mayor's Stenographer' in "Bombs!" (1916, aka "Bombs And Brides). Born in New York City to a stockbroker and his wife, he began his acting career by appearing in stage plays on Broadway, including "Welcome To Our City" (1910) and "The Truth Wagon" (1912). He later relocated to California and settled in Los Angeles, where he began working in films. He made his film debut playing the role of 'Janitor' in the comedy, "A Lover's Lost Control" (1915), which was directed by Syd Chaplin and Charles Avery. He then became involved with director Mack Sennett and joined his Keystone Comedies often playing villains opposite such personalities as Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Ben Turpin, and others. On screen, he became well-known for facial expressions and rotund size and was even given the nickname of "Tiny" because of this. His other films include, "My Valet" (1915), "A Game Old Knight" (1915), "Fatty And Mabel Adrift" (1916), "His Hereafter" (1916), "His Auto Ruination" (1916), "His Busted Trust" (1916), "The Judge" (1916), "Fido's Fate" (1916), "Her Torpedoed Love" (1917), "His Precious Life" (1917), "Thirst" (1917), "The Grab Bag Bride" (1917), "The Pullman Bride" (1917), "That Night" (1917), "Roping Her Romeo" (1917), "Watch Your Neighbor" (1918), "His Smothered Love" (1918), "Saucy Madeline" (1918), "Two Tough tenderfeet" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "Her Blighted Love" (1918). His last film was in the role of 'Large German Officer / Large American Soldier' in the war comedy, "Yankee Doodle In Berlin" (1919). His promising career was cut short when he died on November 18, 1918, at the age of 31, from the effects of the Spanish Flu during the epidemic that ravaged the United States and other countries between 1918 and 1920. The disease also took the life of his mother in January of 1918. He was buried with her and his brother.
"Wayland Trask, Jr. was born in New York City to Wayland and Mary Malvina Murphy Trask. His father was a member of the NY Stock Exchange as well as a prominent financier and president of Wayland Trask and Company, Bankers and Brokers of 18 Wall Street. After appearing in at least two Broadway productions between 1910 and 1912, by 1915 he was on the West Coast acting in silent comedies. Because of his size and expressive face, Wayland "Tiny" Trask was soon costarring in Mack Sennett and Keystone Comedies, most often as a villain. He supported such comedy legends as Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand and Ben Turpin. He continued with Sennett until his death, completing 43 shorts, including the popular FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT and it is this film for which Trask is best remembered. Trask's mother Mary died of Spanish Influenza on January 21, 1918 and was buried with her brother William. At the age of 31, this much loved member of the Mack Sennett Company was to also die from the pandemic which had previously taken his mother and is interred with her and his uncle.
- In Memory~Melissa"
∼Actor. He is best remembered for his association with Mack Sennett and his appearances in several of the director's comedy short films that were popular in the 1910s, most notably in the role of 'The Mayor's Stenographer' in "Bombs!" (1916, aka "Bombs And Brides). Born in New York City to a stockbroker and his wife, he began his acting career by appearing in stage plays on Broadway, including "Welcome To Our City" (1910) and "The Truth Wagon" (1912). He later relocated to California and settled in Los Angeles, where he began working in films. He made his film debut playing the role of 'Janitor' in the comedy, "A Lover's Lost Control" (1915), which was directed by Syd Chaplin and Charles Avery. He then became involved with director Mack Sennett and joined his Keystone Comedies often playing villains opposite such personalities as Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Ben Turpin, and others. On screen, he became well-known for facial expressions and rotund size and was even given the nickname of "Tiny" because of this. His other films include, "My Valet" (1915), "A Game Old Knight" (1915), "Fatty And Mabel Adrift" (1916), "His Hereafter" (1916), "His Auto Ruination" (1916), "His Busted Trust" (1916), "The Judge" (1916), "Fido's Fate" (1916), "Her Torpedoed Love" (1917), "His Precious Life" (1917), "Thirst" (1917), "The Grab Bag Bride" (1917), "The Pullman Bride" (1917), "That Night" (1917), "Roping Her Romeo" (1917), "Watch Your Neighbor" (1918), "His Smothered Love" (1918), "Saucy Madeline" (1918), "Two Tough tenderfeet" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "Her Blighted Love" (1918). His last film was in the role of 'Large German Officer / Large American Soldier' in the war comedy, "Yankee Doodle In Berlin" (1919). His promising career was cut short when he died on November 18, 1918, at the age of 31, from the effects of the Spanish Flu during the epidemic that ravaged the United States and other countries between 1918 and 1920. The disease also took the life of his mother in January of 1918. He was buried with her and his brother.
Thanks to Melissa for the following biography:
"Wayland Trask, Jr. was born in New York City to Wayland and Mary Malvina Murphy Trask. His father was a member of the NY Stock Exchange as well as a prominent financier and president of Wayland Trask and Company, Bankers and Brokers of 18 Wall Street. After appearing in at least two Broadway productions between 1910 and 1912, by 1915 he was on the West Coast acting in silent comedies. Because of his size and expressive face, Wayland "Tiny" Trask was soon costarring in Mack Sennett and Keystone Comedies, most often as a villain. He supported such comedy legends as Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand and Ben Turpin. He continued with Sennett until his death, completing 43 shorts, including the popular FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT and it is this film for which Trask is best remembered. Trask's mother Mary died of Spanish Influenza on January 21, 1918 and was buried with her brother William. At the age of 31, this much loved member of the Mack Sennett Company was to also die from the pandemic which had previously taken his mother and is interred with her and his uncle.
- In Memory~Melissa"
∼Actor. He is best remembered for his association with Mack Sennett and his appearances in several of the director's comedy short films that were popular in the 1910s, most notably in the role of 'The Mayor's Stenographer' in "Bombs!" (1916, aka "Bombs And Brides). Born in New York City to a stockbroker and his wife, he began his acting career by appearing in stage plays on Broadway, including "Welcome To Our City" (1910) and "The Truth Wagon" (1912). He later relocated to California and settled in Los Angeles, where he began working in films. He made his film debut playing the role of 'Janitor' in the comedy, "A Lover's Lost Control" (1915), which was directed by Syd Chaplin and Charles Avery. He then became involved with director Mack Sennett and joined his Keystone Comedies often playing villains opposite such personalities as Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Ben Turpin, and others. On screen, he became well-known for facial expressions and rotund size and was even given the nickname of "Tiny" because of this. His other films include, "My Valet" (1915), "A Game Old Knight" (1915), "Fatty And Mabel Adrift" (1916), "His Hereafter" (1916), "His Auto Ruination" (1916), "His Busted Trust" (1916), "The Judge" (1916), "Fido's Fate" (1916), "Her Torpedoed Love" (1917), "His Precious Life" (1917), "Thirst" (1917), "The Grab Bag Bride" (1917), "The Pullman Bride" (1917), "That Night" (1917), "Roping Her Romeo" (1917), "Watch Your Neighbor" (1918), "His Smothered Love" (1918), "Saucy Madeline" (1918), "Two Tough tenderfeet" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "Her Blighted Love" (1918). His last film was in the role of 'Large German Officer / Large American Soldier' in the war comedy, "Yankee Doodle In Berlin" (1919). His promising career was cut short when he died on November 18, 1918, at the age of 31, from the effects of the Spanish Flu during the epidemic that ravaged the United States and other countries between 1918 and 1920. The disease also took the life of his mother in January of 1918. He was buried with her and his brother.
"Wayland Trask, Jr. was born in New York City to Wayland and Mary Malvina Murphy Trask. His father was a member of the NY Stock Exchange as well as a prominent financier and president of Wayland Trask and Company, Bankers and Brokers of 18 Wall Street. After appearing in at least two Broadway productions between 1910 and 1912, by 1915 he was on the West Coast acting in silent comedies. Because of his size and expressive face, Wayland "Tiny" Trask was soon costarring in Mack Sennett and Keystone Comedies, most often as a villain. He supported such comedy legends as Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand and Ben Turpin. He continued with Sennett until his death, completing 43 shorts, including the popular FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT and it is this film for which Trask is best remembered. Trask's mother Mary died of Spanish Influenza on January 21, 1918 and was buried with her brother William. At the age of 31, this much loved member of the Mack Sennett Company was to also die from the pandemic which had previously taken his mother and is interred with her and his uncle.
- In Memory~Melissa"
∼Actor. He is best remembered for his association with Mack Sennett and his appearances in several of the director's comedy short films that were popular in the 1910s, most notably in the role of 'The Mayor's Stenographer' in "Bombs!" (1916, aka "Bombs And Brides). Born in New York City to a stockbroker and his wife, he began his acting career by appearing in stage plays on Broadway, including "Welcome To Our City" (1910) and "The Truth Wagon" (1912). He later relocated to California and settled in Los Angeles, where he began working in films. He made his film debut playing the role of 'Janitor' in the comedy, "A Lover's Lost Control" (1915), which was directed by Syd Chaplin and Charles Avery. He then became involved with director Mack Sennett and joined his Keystone Comedies often playing villains opposite such personalities as Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Ben Turpin, and others. On screen, he became well-known for facial expressions and rotund size and was even given the nickname of "Tiny" because of this. His other films include, "My Valet" (1915), "A Game Old Knight" (1915), "Fatty And Mabel Adrift" (1916), "His Hereafter" (1916), "His Auto Ruination" (1916), "His Busted Trust" (1916), "The Judge" (1916), "Fido's Fate" (1916), "Her Torpedoed Love" (1917), "His Precious Life" (1917), "Thirst" (1917), "The Grab Bag Bride" (1917), "The Pullman Bride" (1917), "That Night" (1917), "Roping Her Romeo" (1917), "Watch Your Neighbor" (1918), "His Smothered Love" (1918), "Saucy Madeline" (1918), "Two Tough tenderfeet" (1918), "She Loved Him Plenty" (1918), "His Wife's Friend" (1918), and "Her Blighted Love" (1918). His last film was in the role of 'Large German Officer / Large American Soldier' in the war comedy, "Yankee Doodle In Berlin" (1919). His promising career was cut short when he died on November 18, 1918, at the age of 31, from the effects of the Spanish Flu during the epidemic that ravaged the United States and other countries between 1918 and 1920. The disease also took the life of his mother in January of 1918. He was buried with her and his brother.
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