Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 - June 29, 1933), widely known to audiences as “Fatty” Arbuckle, was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd as well as with his nephew, Al St. John. He also mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood at the time. In one of the earliest Hollywood scandals, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel in September 1921, and died four days later. A friend of Rappe accused Arbuckle of raping and accidentally killing her. The first two trials resulted in hung juries, but the third acquitted Arbuckle. The third jury took the unusual step of giving Arbuckle a written statement of apology for his treatment by the justice system. Despite Arbuckle's acquittal, the scandal largely halted his career and has mostly overshadowed his legacy as a pioneering comedian.
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- Born:
- Mar 22, 1887 In Smith Center, Kansas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 187
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Ben's Kid 1909-07-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Disclosure 2020-06-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Disclosure | (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
| Movie | Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 | 2016-07-17 | |
| Movie | Looking for Mabel Normand | Self (archive footage) | 2015-07-12 |
| Movie | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
| Movie | Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts | (archive footage) | 2006-03-07 |
| Movie | So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-07 |
| Movie | Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-01 |
| Movie | Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two | Various | 2001-09-05 |
| Movie | Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One | Various | 2001-09-05 |
| Movie | The Casting Couch | (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The Chaplin Puzzle | (archive footage) | 1992-02-28 |
| Movie | Hollywood's Hidden Secrets | Archival Footage | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | Crazy Days | Various (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1962-07-12 |
| Movie | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961-03-21 |
| Movie | When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage) | 1960-03-29 |
| Movie | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | How've You Bean? | 1933-06-24 | |
| Movie | Close Relations | Wilbur Wart | 1933-09-30 |
| Movie | Buzzin' Around | Cornelius | 1933-02-04 |
| Movie | In the Dough | Slim | 1933-11-15 |
| Movie | Tomalio | Wilbur | 1933-11-30 |
| Movie | Hey, Pop! | Fatty | 1932-11-12 |
| Movie | Stars of Yesterday | Self | 1931-12-31 |
| Movie | Character Studies | Himself (uncredited) | 1927-11-20 |
| Movie | Listen Lena | Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed) | 1927-02-12 |
| Movie | My Stars | Mailman (uncredited) | 1926-01-17 |
| Movie | Go West | Woman in Department Store (uncredited) | 1925-11-01 |
| Movie | Leap Year | Stanley Piper | 1924-01-11 |
| Movie | Hollywood | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | 1923-08-19 |
| Movie | The Fast Freight | Ras Berry | 1922-06-18 |
| Movie | Brewster's Millions | Monte Brewster | 1921-01-28 |
| Movie | The Dollar-a-Year Man | Franklin Pinney | 1921-04-02 |
| Movie | Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | 1921-02-22 |
| Movie | Gasoline Gus | Gasoline Gus | 1921-08-20 |
| Movie | Crazy to Marry | Dr. Hobart Hupp | 1921-08-28 |
| Movie | Traveling Salesman | Bob Blake | 1921-06-05 |
| Movie | The Garage | Mechanic / Fireman | 1920-01-11 |
| Movie | The Round-Up | Slim Hoover | 1920-10-10 |
| Movie | The Life of the Party | Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle) | 1920-11-21 |
| Movie | Love | Fatty | 1919-03-01 |
| Movie | Camping Out | 1919-01-05 | |
| Movie | The Pullman Porter | 1919-02-16 | |
| Movie | A Desert Hero | The Sheriff, the Desert Hero | 1919-06-15 |
| Movie | The Bank Clerk | 1919-04-05 | |
| Movie | The Hayseed | Mailman | 1919-10-26 |
| Movie | Back Stage | Stagehand | 1919-09-07 |
| Movie | Moonshine | Revenue Agent | 1918-05-12 |
| Movie | Out West | Train Rider, Bartender | 1918-01-20 |
| Movie | The Bell Boy | Bellboy, barber | 1918-03-18 |
| Movie | Good Night, Nurse! | Fatty | 1918-06-30 |
| Movie | The Cook | The Chef | 1918-09-15 |
| Movie | The Sheriff | Cook | 1918-11-24 |
| Movie | A Scrap of Paper | Fatty | 1918-10-13 |
| Movie | A Reckless Romeo | The Husband | 1917-05-21 |
| Movie | His Wedding Night | Gas station employee | 1917-08-20 |
| Movie | The Butcher Boy | Fatty / Saccharine | 1917-04-23 |
| Movie | The Rough House | Mr. Rough | 1917-06-25 |
| Movie | The Late Lamented | Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed) | 1917-09-23 |
| Movie | Oh, Doctor! | Dr. Fatty Holepoke | 1917-09-30 |
| Movie | Coney Island | Fatty | 1917-10-29 |
| Movie | A Country Hero | Village Blacksmith | 1917-12-10 |
| Movie | Bright Lights | Fatty | 1916-02-20 |
| Movie | He Did and He Didn’t | The Doctor | 1916-01-29 |
| Movie | His Wife's Mistakes | The Janitor | 1916-04-02 |
| Movie | Fatty and Mabel Adrift | Fatty | 1916-01-09 |
| Movie | The Other Man | Fatty the Tramp (dual role) | 1916-04-16 |
| Movie | A Creampuff Romance | 1916-07-05 | |
| Movie | The Waiters' Ball | The Cook | 1916-06-25 |
| Movie | A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition | Himself | 1915-02-18 |
| Movie | Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Fatty | 1915-03-07 |
| Movie | That Little Band Of Gold | Fatty - the Husband | 1915-03-14 |
| Movie | Hogan's Romance Upset | Fight Spectator | 1915-02-13 |
| Movie | Fatty’s Reckless Fling | Fatty | 1915-03-04 |
| Movie | Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | Fatty | 1915-01-23 |
| Movie | Fatty’s Faithful Fido | Fatty | 1915-03-19 |
| Movie | Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day | Fatty | 1915-01-14 |
| Movie | Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life | Roscoe | 1915-01-17 |
| Movie | Mabel, Fatty and the Law | Fatty | 1915-01-18 |
| Movie | Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Fatty | 1915-02-10 |
| Movie | Fatty's New Role | Fatty | 1915-02-01 |
| Movie | Fatty's Tintype Tangle | Fatty | 1915-07-26 |
| Movie | A Village Scandal | Eddie - the Country Boy | 1915-12-12 |
| Movie | Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Fatty - Studio Janitor | 1915-12-15 |
| Movie | When Love Took Wings | Reckless Fatty | 1915-04-01 |
| Movie | Fatty’s Plucky Pup | Fatty | 1915-06-27 |
| Movie | Fickle Fatty's Fall | Fatty | 1915-11-14 |
| Movie | The Little Teacher | Fat Unruly Student | 1915-06-20 |
| Movie | Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco | Himself | 1915-04-22 |
| Movie | Mabel’s Wilful Way | Fatty | 1915-05-01 |
| Movie | Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Finnegan's Daughter | 1915-05-14 |
| Movie | Wished on Mabel | Fatty | 1915-04-19 |
| Movie | Where Hazel Met the Villain | Fatty | 1914-04-22 |
| Movie | A Bath House Beauty | Fatty | 1914-04-12 |
| Movie | A Rural Demon | 1914-03-19 | |
| Movie | A Suspended Ordeal | The Cop | 1914-05-09 |
| Movie | Barnyard Flirtations | The Cop | 1914-03-28 |
| Movie | The Chicken Chaser | The Hired Man | 1914-04-01 |
| Movie | Love and Bullets | Film Actor (uncredited) | 1914-07-04 |
| Movie | Fatty's Finish | Fatty | 1914-07-02 |
| Movie | His Favorite Pastime | Shabby Drunk | 1914-03-16 |
| Movie | Fatty and the Heiress | Fatty | 1914-06-25 |
| Movie | The Knockout | Pug (uncredited) | 1914-06-11 |
| Movie | Our Country Cousin | The Country Boy (unconfirmed) | 1914-06-06 |
| Movie | The Alarm | 1914-05-28 | |
| Movie | Rebecca's Wedding Day | Rebecca | 1914-01-24 |
| Movie | A Misplaced Foot | Fatty | 1914-01-01 |
| Movie | The Under-Sheriff | The Under-Sheriff | 1914-01-08 |
| Movie | A Rowboat Romance | (unconfirmed) | 1914-07-06 |
| Movie | How Old Are You? | 1914-01-01 | |
| Movie | Fatty's Wild Night | Unknown | 1914-01-01 |
| Movie | A Flirt's Mistake | Husband (uncredited) | 1914-01-12 |
| Movie | In the Clutches of the Gang | Cop | 1914-01-17 |
| Movie | A Film Johnnie | Self (uncredited) | 1914-03-02 |
| Movie | Twixt Love and Fire | The Iceman | 1914-02-23 |
| Movie | A Robust Romeo | Fatty | 1914-02-12 |
| Movie | The Water Dog | Fatty | 1914-02-11 |
| Movie | Tango Tangles | Clarinetist | 1914-03-09 |
| Movie | Shotguns That Kick | Fatty | 1914-12-03 |
| Movie | Lovers' Post Office | Fatty | 1914-11-02 |
| Movie | An Incompetent Hero | Fatty | 1914-11-12 |
| Movie | Zip, the Dodger | Zip | 1914-10-17 |
| Movie | Their Ups and Downs | Fatty | 1914-10-05 |
| Movie | Fatty Again | Fatty Felix | 1914-10-03 |
| Movie | Fatty's Jonah Day | Fatty | 1914-11-15 |
| Movie | Fatty's Wine Party | Fatty | 1914-11-21 |
| Movie | The Sky Pirate | The Heiress | 1914-07-18 |
| Movie | Fatty and Minnie He-Haw | Fatty | 1914-12-20 |
| Movie | Fatty's Magic Pants | Fatty | 1914-12-13 |
| Movie | Leading Lizzie Astray | Fatty | 1914-11-30 |
| Movie | Fatty's Debut | Fatty | 1914-09-26 |
| Movie | The Sea Nymphs | Fatty | 1914-11-23 |
| Movie | Caught in a Flue | (unconfirmed) | 1914-08-22 |
| Movie | Fatty's Gift | Fatty | 1914-08-24 |
| Movie | Those Happy Days | Fatty | 1914-07-23 |
| Movie | That Minstrel Man | Belle | 1914-08-17 |
| Movie | Bombs and Bangs | The Farmer's Daughter | 1914-09-17 |
| Movie | The Masquerader | Film actor | 1914-08-27 |
| Movie | Those Country Kids | Fatty | 1914-08-19 |
| Movie | His New Profession | Bartender Smoking Cigar | 1914-08-31 |
| Movie | Lover's Luck | Fatty | 1914-09-15 |
| Movie | A Brand New Hero | The Tramp | 1914-09-05 |
| Movie | The Rounders | Mr. Fuller | 1914-09-07 |
| Movie | The Baggage Smasher | (unconfirmed) | 1914-09-03 |
| Movie | Rastus and the Game Cock | Spectator | 1913-07-03 |
| Movie | The Telltale Light | Tom aka Fatty | 1913-07-10 |
| Movie | Love and Rubbish | Fat Boy | 1913-07-14 |
| Movie | Safe in Jail | Neighbor Woman | 1913-07-07 |
| Movie | Professor Bean's Removal | Man with Moustache | 1913-07-31 |
| Movie | Almost a Rescue | Jimmie | 1913-08-08 |
| Movie | The Riot | Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader | 1913-08-07 |
| Movie | Love and Courage | The Country Boy | 1913-07-21 |
| Movie | A Noise from the Deep | Bob | 1913-07-17 |
| Movie | Help! Help! Hydrophobia! | Jim Brown | 1913-06-05 |
| Movie | Alas! Poor Yorick! | Player in Female Costume | 1913-04-21 |
| Movie | Murphy's I.O.U. | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1913-04-17 |
| Movie | Mabel's New Hero | Fatty | 1913-08-27 |
| Movie | The Gangsters | Cop | 1913-05-29 |
| Movie | Passions, He Had Three | Henry | 1913-06-05 |
| Movie | Peeping Pete | Pete's Wife | 1913-06-22 |
| Movie | A Bandit | Bully | 1913-06-22 |
| Movie | The Waiters' Picnic | Oscar - the Waiter | 1913-06-16 |
| Movie | For the Love of Mabel | Suitor | 1913-06-30 |
| Movie | A Small Time Act | Theatre Owner | 1913-11-10 |
| Movie | The Woman Haters | 1st Old Tar | 1913-12-01 |
| Movie | Fatty Joins the Force | Fatty | 1913-11-23 |
| Movie | Fatty's Day Off | Fatty | 1913-09-01 |
| Movie | A Ride for a Bride | Fatty | 1913-12-08 |
| Movie | His Sister's Kids | Dr. J. Jacobs | 1913-12-13 |
| Movie | He Would a Hunting Go | Count Chicori | 1913-12-29 |
| Movie | Some Nerve | The Jealous Man | 1913-12-25 |
| Movie | Fatty's Flirtation | Fatty | 1913-12-18 |
| Movie | The Milk We Drink | The Dairy Farmer | 1913-11-10 |
| Movie | Wine | The Waiter | 1913-11-13 |
| Movie | Fatty at San Diego | Fatty | 1913-11-03 |
| Movie | The Gypsy Queen | Fatty | 1913-09-11 |
| Movie | Mabel's Dramatic Career | Man in Audience | 1913-09-08 |
| Movie | When Dreams Come True | The Man | 1913-09-22 |
| Movie | The Fatal Taxicab | Mabel's Sweetheart | 1913-09-18 |
| Movie | The Speed Kings | Masher | 1913-10-30 |
| Movie | A Quiet Little Wedding | Fatty | 1913-10-23 |
| Movie | Two Old Tars | First Old Tar | 1913-10-20 |
| Movie | Mother's Boy | Mother's Boy | 1913-09-25 |
| Movie | A Voice from the Deep | Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1912-03-21 |
| Movie | The Sanitarium | Charley Wise | 1910-10-10 |
| Movie | Ben's Kid | Fatty Carter | 1909-07-01 |
| Movie | Making It Pleasant for Him | 1909-11-29 | |
| Movie | Mrs. Jones' Birthday | Unknown | 1909-08-30 |