Cast
Roscoe Arbuckle
Acting
Cast
Roscoe Arbuckle
Known for
Acting
Born
1887-03-22
From
Smith Center, Kansas, USA
Died
1933-06-29
Also known as 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Fatty Arbuckle, Roscoe Arbuckle
Biography
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.
The Cook
as The Chef
Tango Tangles
as Clarinetist
The Knockout
as Pug (uncredited)
Listen Lena
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)
Gasoline Gus
as Gasoline Gus
Wine
as The Waiter
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor!
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
My Stars
as Mailman (uncredited)
Bright Lights
as Fatty
Good Night, Nurse!
as Fatty
Love
as Fatty
Camping Out
The Rounders
as Mr. Fuller
Hey, Pop!
as Fatty
A Village Scandal
as Eddie - the Country Boy
Ben's Kid
as Fatty Carter
The Casting Couch
A Flirt's Mistake
as Husband (uncredited)
Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Making a Living
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
The Alarm
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Masquerader
as Film actor
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Back Stage
as Stagehand
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Hollywood
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Butcher Boy
as Fatty / Saccharine
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
as Fatty
Zip, the Dodger
as Zip
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
as Himself
The Chicken Chaser
as The Hired Man
The Rough House
as Mr. Rough
Barnyard Flirtations
as The Cop
Fatty at San Diego
as Fatty
A Voice from the Deep
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Bath House Beauty
as Fatty
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
A Bandit
as Bully
A Small Time Act
as Theatre Owner
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
Mabel's Dramatic Career
as Man in Audience
The Chaplin Puzzle
as (archive footage)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fatty
His New Profession
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty
Brewster's Millions
as Monte Brewster
The Riot
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
The Round-Up
as Slim Hoover
Moonshine
as Revenue Agent
Some Nerve
as The Jealous Man
Buzzin' Around
as Cornelius
Out West
as Train Rider, Bartender
Those Country Kids
as Fatty
His Favorite Pastime
as Shabby Drunk
Close Relations
as Wilbur Wart
Wished on Mabel
as Fatty
The Waiters' Picnic
as Oscar - the Waiter
The Waiters' Ball
as The Cook
The Gangsters
as Cop
A Quiet Little Wedding
as Fatty
His Wedding Night
as Gas station employee
Coney Island
as Fatty
The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as Fatty
Fatty's Flirtation
as Fatty
Traveling Salesman
as Bob Blake
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as Roscoe
A Film Johnnie
as Self
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as Fatty
The Bell Boy
as Bellboy, barber
Peeping Pete
as Pete's Wife
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
as Self (Archival)
The Other Man
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
Two Old Tars
as First Old Tar
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
Love and Bullets
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
In the Dough
as Slim
Rastus and the Game Cock
as Spectator
In the Clutches of the Gang
as Cop
The Sea Nymphs
as Fatty
The Hayseed
as Mailman
Crazy to Marry
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
A Country Hero
as Village Blacksmith
Mabel’s Wilful Way
as Fatty
When Dreams Come True
as The Man
The Late Lamented
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
Passions, He Had Three
as Henry
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Teacher
as Fat Unruly Student
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
as Himself
The Fast Freight
as Ras Berry
The Sheriff
as Cook
The Sanitarium
as Charley Wise
Love and Rubbish
as Fat Boy
Looking for Mabel Normand
as Self (archive footage)
Tomalio
as Wilbur
Murphy's I.O.U.
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Safe in Jail
as Neighbor Woman
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Fatty
The Milk We Drink
as The Dairy Farmer
Fatty's Day Off
as Fatty
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Fatty
He Did and He Didn’t
as The Doctor
The Life of the Party
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
A Desert Hero
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
A Brand New Hero
as The Tramp
Making It Pleasant for Him
Lovers' Post Office
as Fatty
Mother's Boy
as Mother's Boy
The Fatal Taxicab
as Mabel's Sweetheart
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
as Jim Brown
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
A Noise from the Deep
as Bob
Leap Year
as Stanley Piper
The Speed Kings
as Masher
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
as Fatty
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
The Telltale Light
as Tom aka Fatty
When Love Took Wings
as Reckless Fatty
A Reckless Romeo
as The Husband
Mabel's New Hero
as Fatty
A Misplaced Foot
as Fatty
The Gypsy Queen
as Fatty
A Rural Demon
Stars of Yesterday
as Self
His Sister's Kids
as Dr. J. Jacobs
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
as Fatty
Fatty Again
as Fatty Felix
A Scrap of Paper
as Fatty
That Little Band Of Gold
as Fatty - the Husband
Fatty's Gift
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
as Fatty
The Water Dog
as Fatty
He Would a Hunting Go
as Count Chicori
Where Hazel Met the Villain
as Fatty
The Sky Pirate
as The Heiress
A Suspended Ordeal
as The Cop
Our Country Cousin
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
An Incompetent Hero
as Fatty
A Rowboat Romance
as (unconfirmed)
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
as Finnegan's Daughter
The Dollar-a-Year Man
as Franklin Pinney
How've You Bean?
His Wife's Mistakes
as The Janitor
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Fight Spectator
Fatty's New Role
as Fatty
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
as Various
Fatty's Wine Party
as Fatty
A Ride for a Bride
as Fatty
The Woman Haters
as 1st Old Tar
A Robust Romeo
as Fatty
Professor Bean's Removal
as Man with Moustache
Fatty's Debut
as Fatty
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Love and Courage
as The Country Boy
Fatty's Wild Night
Alas! Poor Yorick!
as Player in Female Costume
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as Fatty
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
as Fatty
Lover's Luck
as Fatty
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
as Fatty
Fatty's Finish
as Fatty
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Baggage Smasher
as (unconfirmed)
Bombs and Bangs
as The Farmer's Daughter
Their Ups and Downs
as Fatty
The Under-Sheriff
as The Under-Sheriff
Caught in a Flue
as (unconfirmed)
For the Love of Mabel
as Suitor
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as Fatty
Fatty and the Heiress
as Fatty
Twixt Love and Fire
as The Iceman
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
as Various
Fatty's Jonah Day
as Fatty
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
Rebecca's Wedding Day
as Rebecca
Shotguns That Kick
as Fatty
Those Happy Days
as Fatty
A Creampuff Romance
as Fatty
That Minstrel Man
as Belle
The Pullman Porter
Almost a Rescue
as Jimmie
The Bank Clerk