There in 1912 he met actor Edgar Kennedy, who took him to see Mack Sennett, the  head of Keystone Studios in Edendale. Sennett immediately hired him for $3.50 per day to perform in bit parts, his first being in the role of a "Keystone Kop" in the short Hoffmeyer's Legacy.
In 1912, he met actor Edgar Kennedy, who introduced him to Mack Sennett, the head of Keystone Studios in Edendale. Sennett hired him for $3.50 per day to perform minor roles, with his first role being as a "Keystone Kop" in the short film Hoffmeyer's Legacy.