Veteran film actor, McCoy was once a Keystone Kop and one of the Hallroom Boys in silent comedies. He later worked in radio and three months prior to his death from a heart attack, he joined Walt Disney pictures as a writer and gagman. Funeral held in Glendale, cremation followed.
One of Sennett's most versatile comics during the Keystone years of 1913-1916, McCoy appeared in more than 75 shorts during this time, playing comics, juveniles and sometimes heavies. He directed occasionally, and made a return appearance at Sennett in 1918. Years Later, during 1927-1932, he was one of Sennett's key staff writers. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCoy had his first theatrical engagement with the Corse Payton Stock Company in New York, with whom he spent a year. He then worked in Vaudeville for eight years, first on the East Coast and then the West. McCoy joined Universal's Joker Comedy brand in 1912, and the following year teamed with Max Asher as the popular Mike and Jake for Joker. McCoy had also worked at Selig and American. He directed and appeared in Triangle Comedies, stayed with the post-Sennett Keystone until August 1917, then made a brief return to vaudeville with the Pantages circuit. McCoy joined Fox Sunshine in 1919, supported Fatty Arbuckle in The Garage(1920), and appeared in Henry Lehrman's A Twilight Baby(1919). In 1920, McCoy played opposite Sid Smith as one of CBC/Federated's "Hall-room Boys" before being replaced by Jimmy Adams. He appeared in the Stern Bros. Century Comedies for Universal from 1924 to 1925 and Stick Around(1925) with Oliver Hardy and Bobby Ray. Just before rejoining Sennett, McCoy directed a couple of McDougall Alley Comedies for Joe Rock-Bray(1927). Feature appearances included A Hoosier Romance(1918), Sis Hopkins(1919), Skirts(1921), Heads Up(1925), and Hearts of Men(1928). McCoy also was a writer in films like Harry Langdon's The Chaser(1928), and Call it Luck(1934). A piano player and songwriter, McCoy sued Sennett over some music he wrote in 1930, but the dispute apparently settled before it came to court. He also wrote for Educational comedy shorts, and later for radio, and in the mid-1930s played piano at Frank Kerwin's Merry-Go-Round nightclub. He joined Disney studio as writer and gagman just months before his death from a heart attack at 43 in Hollywood. McCoy left his wife Mercedes and sister Alberta, and is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
-Mack Sennett's Fun Factory
One of Sennett's most versatile comics during the Keystone years of 1913-1916, McCoy appeared in more than 75 shorts during this time, playing comics, juveniles and sometimes heavies. He directed occasionally, and made a return appearance at Sennett in 1918. Years Later, during 1927-1932, he was one of Sennett's key staff writers. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCoy had his first theatrical engagement with the Corse Payton Stock Company in New York, with whom he spent a year. He then worked in Vaudeville for eight years, first on the East Coast and then the West. McCoy joined Universal's Joker Comedy brand in 1912, and the following year teamed with Max Asher as the popular Mike and Jake for Joker. McCoy had also worked at Selig and American. He directed and appeared in Triangle Comedies, stayed with the post-Sennett Keystone until August 1917, then made a brief return to vaudeville with the Pantages circuit. McCoy joined Fox Sunshine in 1919, supported Fatty Arbuckle in The Garage(1920), and appeared in Henry Lehrman's A Twilight Baby(1919). In 1920, McCoy played opposite Sid Smith as one of CBC/Federated's "Hall-room Boys" before being replaced by Jimmy Adams. He appeared in the Stern Bros. Century Comedies for Universal from 1924 to 1925 and Stick Around(1925) with Oliver Hardy and Bobby Ray. Just before rejoining Sennett, McCoy directed a couple of McDougall Alley Comedies for Joe Rock-Bray(1927). Feature appearances included A Hoosier Romance(1918), Sis Hopkins(1919), Skirts(1921), Heads Up(1925), and Hearts of Men(1928). McCoy also was a writer in films like Harry Langdon's The Chaser(1928), and Call it Luck(1934). A piano player and songwriter, McCoy sued Sennett over some music he wrote in 1930, but the dispute apparently settled before it came to court. He also wrote for Educational comedy shorts, and later for radio, and in the mid-1930s played piano at Frank Kerwin's Merry-Go-Round nightclub. He joined Disney studio as writer and gagman just months before his death from a heart attack at 43 in Hollywood. McCoy left his wife Mercedes and sister Alberta, and is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
-Mack Sennett's Fun Factory
Veteran film actor, McCoy was once a Keystone Kop and one of the Hallroom Boys in silent comedies. He later worked in radio and three months prior to his death from a heart attack, he joined Walt Disney pictures as a writer and gagman. Funeral held in Glendale, cremation followed.
One of Sennett's most versatile comics during the Keystone years of 1913-1916, McCoy appeared in more than 75 shorts during this time, playing comics, juveniles and sometimes heavies. He directed occasionally, and made a return appearance at Sennett in 1918. Years Later, during 1927-1932, he was one of Sennett's key staff writers. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCoy had his first theatrical engagement with the Corse Payton Stock Company in New York, with whom he spent a year. He then worked in Vaudeville for eight years, first on the East Coast and then the West. McCoy joined Universal's Joker Comedy brand in 1912, and the following year teamed with Max Asher as the popular Mike and Jake for Joker. McCoy had also worked at Selig and American. He directed and appeared in Triangle Comedies, stayed with the post-Sennett Keystone until August 1917, then made a brief return to vaudeville with the Pantages circuit. McCoy joined Fox Sunshine in 1919, supported Fatty Arbuckle in The Garage(1920), and appeared in Henry Lehrman's A Twilight Baby(1919). In 1920, McCoy played opposite Sid Smith as one of CBC/Federated's "Hall-room Boys" before being replaced by Jimmy Adams. He appeared in the Stern Bros. Century Comedies for Universal from 1924 to 1925 and Stick Around(1925) with Oliver Hardy and Bobby Ray. Just before rejoining Sennett, McCoy directed a couple of McDougall Alley Comedies for Joe Rock-Bray(1927). Feature appearances included A Hoosier Romance(1918), Sis Hopkins(1919), Skirts(1921), Heads Up(1925), and Hearts of Men(1928). McCoy also was a writer in films like Harry Langdon's The Chaser(1928), and Call it Luck(1934). A piano player and songwriter, McCoy sued Sennett over some music he wrote in 1930, but the dispute apparently settled before it came to court. He also wrote for Educational comedy shorts, and later for radio, and in the mid-1930s played piano at Frank Kerwin's Merry-Go-Round nightclub. He joined Disney studio as writer and gagman just months before his death from a heart attack at 43 in Hollywood. McCoy left his wife Mercedes and sister Alberta, and is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
-Mack Sennett's Fun Factory
One of Sennett's most versatile comics during the Keystone years of 1913-1916, McCoy appeared in more than 75 shorts during this time, playing comics, juveniles and sometimes heavies. He directed occasionally, and made a return appearance at Sennett in 1918. Years Later, during 1927-1932, he was one of Sennett's key staff writers. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCoy had his first theatrical engagement with the Corse Payton Stock Company in New York, with whom he spent a year. He then worked in Vaudeville for eight years, first on the East Coast and then the West. McCoy joined Universal's Joker Comedy brand in 1912, and the following year teamed with Max Asher as the popular Mike and Jake for Joker. McCoy had also worked at Selig and American. He directed and appeared in Triangle Comedies, stayed with the post-Sennett Keystone until August 1917, then made a brief return to vaudeville with the Pantages circuit. McCoy joined Fox Sunshine in 1919, supported Fatty Arbuckle in The Garage(1920), and appeared in Henry Lehrman's A Twilight Baby(1919). In 1920, McCoy played opposite Sid Smith as one of CBC/Federated's "Hall-room Boys" before being replaced by Jimmy Adams. He appeared in the Stern Bros. Century Comedies for Universal from 1924 to 1925 and Stick Around(1925) with Oliver Hardy and Bobby Ray. Just before rejoining Sennett, McCoy directed a couple of McDougall Alley Comedies for Joe Rock-Bray(1927). Feature appearances included A Hoosier Romance(1918), Sis Hopkins(1919), Skirts(1921), Heads Up(1925), and Hearts of Men(1928). McCoy also was a writer in films like Harry Langdon's The Chaser(1928), and Call it Luck(1934). A piano player and songwriter, McCoy sued Sennett over some music he wrote in 1930, but the dispute apparently settled before it came to court. He also wrote for Educational comedy shorts, and later for radio, and in the mid-1930s played piano at Frank Kerwin's Merry-Go-Round nightclub. He joined Disney studio as writer and gagman just months before his death from a heart attack at 43 in Hollywood. McCoy left his wife Mercedes and sister Alberta, and is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
-Mack Sennett's Fun Factory
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