Roscoe Arbuckle

ActorDirectorWriter Mar 22 (died age 46) Smith Center, Kansas, USA 1909–2020 (111 year career)

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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 mo…

Known For

Film

Go West

Woman in Department Store (uncredited)

Film

Day Dreams

Story

Film

The Cook

The Chef

Film

The Rounders

Mr. Fuller

Film

The Bell Boy

Bellboy, barber

Film

The Butcher Boy

Fatty / Saccharine

Film

Coney Island

Fatty

Film

The Garage

Mechanic / Fireman

Filmography

Acting (187)

Movies (187)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as archive footage

7.8

Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

2016

7.0

Looking for Mabel Normand

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

as Self (archive footage)

4.3

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006

as (archive footage)

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Murders of Hollywood

2003

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

2003

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

2001

as Various

5.0

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

2001

as Various

5.0

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Crazy Days

1962

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

When Comedy Was King

1960

as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)

6.7

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

Buzzin' Around

as Cornelius

Tomalio

as Wilbur

Close Relations

as Wilbur Wart

In the Dough

as Slim

How've You Bean?

Hey, Pop!

as Fatty

Stars of Yesterday

as Self

Character Studies

1927

as Self (uncredited)

6.0

Listen Lena

1927

as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)

6.0

My Stars

1926

as Mailman (uncredited)

5.7

Go West

1925

as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)

Leap Year

as Stanley Piper

Hollywood

as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

8.5

The Fast Freight

1922

as Ras Berry

The Dollar-a-Year Man

1921

as Franklin Pinney

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921

as Himself

Gasoline Gus

1921

as Gasoline Gus

Brewster's Millions

1921

as Monte Brewster

6.0

Traveling Salesman

1921

as Bob Blake

Crazy to Marry

1921

as Dr. Hobart Hupp

8.5

The Garage

1920

as Mechanic / Fireman

6.1

The Life of the Party

1920

as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)

The Round-Up

as Slim Hoover

Love

as Fatty

The Hayseed

as Mailman

Back Stage

as Stagehand

Camping Out

A Desert Hero

as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero

The Pullman Porter

The Bank Clerk

The Bell Boy

as Bellboy, barber

Moonshine

as Revenue Agent

Out West

as Train Rider, Bartender

The Cook

as The Chef

Good Night, Nurse!

as Fatty

The Sheriff

as Cook

A Scrap of Paper

as Fatty

Coney Island

as Fatty

Oh, Doctor!

as Dr. Fatty Holepoke

5.6

A Country Hero

1917

as Village Blacksmith

5.5

The Late Lamented

1917

as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)

The Rough House

1917

as Mr. Rough

5.5

The Butcher Boy

1917

as Fatty / Saccharine

A Reckless Romeo

as The Husband

His Wedding Night

as Gas station employee

5.6

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

as Fatty

He Did and He Didn’t

as The Doctor

The Waiters' Ball

as The Cook

Bright Lights

as Fatty

His Wife's Mistakes

1916

as The Janitor

5.2

The Other Man

1916

as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)

A Creampuff Romance

1916

A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition

as Himself

Fatty's New Role

as Fatty

Wished on Mabel

as Fatty

Fickle Fatty's Fall

as Fatty

The Little Teacher

1915

as Fat Unruly Student

5.7

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

as Fatty - Studio Janitor

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

1915

as Fatty

5.5

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

as Fatty

Mabel’s Wilful Way

as Fatty

A Village Scandal

as Eddie - the Country Boy

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

as Fatty

When Love Took Wings

as Reckless Fatty

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

as Fatty

5.6

Hogan's Romance Upset

1915

as Fight Spectator

5.0

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

as Fatty

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

as Fatty

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

as Fatty - the Husband

5.1

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

as Fatty

4.9

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915

as Roscoe

5.2

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915

as Fatty

3.9

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915

as Finnegan's Daughter

4.5

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

as Fatty

5.9

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

1915

as Himself

5.5

Twixt Love and Fire

1914

as The Iceman

The Chicken Chaser

1914

as The Hired Man

That Minstrel Man

1914

as Belle

A Misplaced Foot

1914

as Fatty

Fatty and the Heiress

1914

as Fatty

A Bath House Beauty

1914

as Fatty

Those Country Kids

as Fatty

How Old Are You?

Fatty's Debut

as Fatty

Tango Tangles

1914

as Clarinetist

5.1

Barnyard Flirtations

1914

as The Cop

The Water Dog

as Fatty

A Film Johnnie

as Self

Fatty Again

as Fatty Felix

A Suspended Ordeal

1914

as The Cop

Zip, the Dodger

1914

as Zip

The Rounders

1914

as Mr. Fuller

6.1

The Under-Sheriff

1914

as The Under-Sheriff

The Alarm

1914

The Baggage Smasher

1914

as (unconfirmed)

The Knockout

as Pug (uncredited)

The Masquerader

as Film actor

Love and Bullets

as Film Actor (uncredited)

Bombs and Bangs

1914

as The Farmer's Daughter

The Sky Pirate

1914

as The Heiress

His Favorite Pastime

1914

as Shabby Drunk

5.2

Fatty's Finish

1914

as Fatty

Lover's Luck

1914

as Fatty

3.9

His New Profession

1914

as Bartender Smoking Cigar

5.8

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

as Fatty

Fatty's Magic Pants

as Fatty

Their Ups and Downs

as Fatty

A Brand New Hero

1914

as The Tramp

Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914

as Rebecca

Lovers' Post Office

1914

as Fatty

Shotguns That Kick

1914

as Fatty

Fatty's Jonah Day

1914

as Fatty

4.5

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

as Fatty

Fatty's Wine Party

1914

as Fatty

An Incompetent Hero

1914

as Fatty

Caught in a Flue

1914

as (unconfirmed)

Fatty's Gift

1914

as Fatty

Those Happy Days

1914

as Fatty

A Flirt's Mistake

1914

as Husband (uncredited)

5.4

A Robust Romeo

1914

as Fatty

Our Country Cousin

1914

as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)

Fatty's Wild Night

1914

In the Clutches of the Gang

1914

as Cop

A Rural Demon

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

as Fatty

4.2

A Rowboat Romance

1914

as (unconfirmed)

The Sea Nymphs

1914

as Fatty

A Quiet Little Wedding

1913

as Fatty

Safe in Jail

as Neighbor Woman

Mabel's New Hero

as Fatty

The Milk We Drink

as The Dairy Farmer

Almost a Rescue

1913

as Jimmie

A Ride for a Bride

1913

as Fatty

Two Old Tars

1913

as First Old Tar

Fatty's Day Off

1913

as Fatty

6.0

The Gypsy Queen

1913

as Fatty

When Dreams Come True

1913

as The Man

Love and Courage

1913

as The Country Boy

A Bandit

1913

as Bully

5.5

The Waiters' Picnic

1913

as Oscar - the Waiter

The Gangsters

as Cop

Wine

as The Waiter

The Telltale Light

1913

as Tom aka Fatty

Peeping Pete

1913

as Pete's Wife

6.0

A Small Time Act

1913

as Theatre Owner

Fatty at San Diego

1913

as Fatty

His Sister's Kids

1913

as Dr. J. Jacobs

Rastus and the Game Cock

1913

as Spectator

Mother's Boy

1913

as Mother's Boy

Fatty's Flirtation

1913

as Fatty

Alas! Poor Yorick!

1913

as Player in Female Costume

5.0

Passions, He Had Three

1913

as Henry

Love and Rubbish

1913

as Fat Boy

4.5

Some Nerve

1913

as The Jealous Man

A Noise from the Deep

1913

as Bob

5.5

Murphy's I.O.U.

1913

as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Woman Haters

1913

as 1st Old Tar

The Speed Kings

1913

as Masher

4.6

Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

as Man in Audience

5.5

Help! Help! Hydrophobia!

1913

as Jim Brown

8.0

The Fatal Taxicab

1913

as Mabel's Sweetheart

For the Love of Mabel

1913

as Suitor

He Would a Hunting Go

1913

as Count Chicori

Fatty Joins the Force

1913

as Fatty

5.4

The Riot

1913

as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader

Professor Bean's Removal

1913

as Man with Moustache

A Voice from the Deep

1912

as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Sanitarium

as Charley Wise

Ben's Kid

as Fatty Carter

Making It Pleasant for Him

Mrs. Jones' Birthday

Crew (169)

Movies (169)

Gigolettes

1932

Director

1.0

Hollywood Luck

1932

Director

Hollywood Lights

Director

Mother's Holiday

Director

Keep Laughing

Director

Anybody's Goat

Director

Bridge Wives

Director

Moonlight and Cactus

Director

Niagara Falls

1932

Director

It's a Cinch

1932

Director

Ex-Plumber

Director

Ex-Plumber

Writer

The Lure of Hollywood

1931

Director

2.0

The Back Page

1931

Director

Crashing Hollywood

1931

Director

1.0

Once a Hero

1931

Director

Smart Work

1931

Director

Idle Roomers

1931

Director

The Tamale Vendor

1931

Director

Queenie of Hollywood

1931

Director

One Quiet Night

1931

Director

Marriage Rows

1931

Director

Marriage Rows

1931

Story

Three Hollywood Girls

1931

Director

1.0

That's My Line

1931

Director

That's My Line

1931

Writer

Pete and Repeat

1931

Director

Beach Pajamas

1931

Director

Beach Pajamas

1931

Writer

Up Pops the Duke

1931

Director

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

1931

Director

5.0

Take 'em and Shake 'em

1931

Director

That's My Meat

1931

Director

Honeymoon Trio

Director

The Cuckoos

Writer

Si Si Senor

Director

Up a Tree

1930

Director

Up a Tree

1930

Story

Won by a Neck

1930

Director

Special Delivery

Director

Character Studies

Director

The Red Mill

Director

Peaceful Oscar

Director

Fool's Luck

Director

Fool's Luck

Writer

My Stars

Director

My Stars

Writer

Home Cured

Director

His Private Life

1926

Director

His Private Life

1926

Writer

One Sunday Morning

1926

Director

One Sunday Morning

1926

Writer

The Iron Mule

Director

The Movies

Director

The Movies

Writer

Curses

Director

Curses

Writer

Cleaning Up

Director

The Tourist

1925

Director

Dynamite Doggie

1925

Director

Dynamite Doggie

1925

Writer

The Fighting Dude

1925

Director

The Fighting Dude

1925

Writer

Lovemania

Director

His First Car

Director

His First Car

Writer

Stupid, but Brave

Director

No Loafing

1923

Director

Day Dreams

1922

Story

6.5

Special Delivery

1922

Director

The Garage

Director

Love

Director

The Hayseed

Director

Back Stage

Director

Camping Out

Director

Camping Out

Writer

A Desert Hero

Director

A Desert Hero

1919

Writer

The Pullman Porter

1919

Director

The Pullman Porter

1919

Writer

The Bank Clerk

1919

Director

The Bank Clerk

1919

Writer

The Bell Boy

Director

The Bell Boy

Screenplay

The Bell Boy

Story

Moonshine

Director

Moonshine

Screenplay

Moonshine

Story

Out West

Director

Out West

Writer

The Cook

Director

The Cook

Story

Good Night, Nurse!

Director

Good Night, Nurse!

Story

The Sheriff

Director

The Sheriff

1918

Writer

A Scrap of Paper

Director

Coney Island

Director

Coney Island

Story

Oh, Doctor!

Director

A Country Hero

Director

A Country Hero

Story

The Rough House

Director

The Rough House

Story

The Butcher Boy

Director

The Butcher Boy

Story

A Reckless Romeo

Director

A Reckless Romeo

Story

His Wedding Night

Director

His Wedding Night

Story

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1916

Director

6.0

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

Writer

He Did and He Didn’t

Director

The Waiters' Ball

Director

Bright Lights

Director

His Wife's Mistakes

1916

Director

5.2

A Creampuff Romance

1916

Director

Fatty's New Role

Director

Wished on Mabel

Director

Fickle Fatty's Fall

Director

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

Director

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

1915

Director

5.5

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

Director

Mabel’s Wilful Way

Director

A Village Scandal

Director

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

Director

When Love Took Wings

Director

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

Director

5.6

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

Director

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

Director

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

Director

5.1

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

Director

4.9

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915

Director

5.2

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915

Director

3.9

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915

Director

4.5

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

Director

5.9

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

1915

Director

5.5

The Chicken Chaser

1914

Director

That Minstrel Man

1914

Director

Fatty and the Heiress

1914

Director

A Bath House Beauty

1914

Director

Those Country Kids

1914

Director

4.1

Fatty's Debut

1914

Director

Barnyard Flirtations

1914

Director

The Water Dog

1914

Director

5.0

Fatty Again

1914

Director

A Suspended Ordeal

1914

Director

Zip, the Dodger

1914

Director

The Alarm

1914

Director

The Alarm

1914

Writer

Love and Bullets

1914

Director

Bombs and Bangs

1914

Director

The Sky Pirate

1914

Director

Fatty's Finish

1914

Director

Lover's Luck

1914

Director

3.9

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

Director

Fatty's Magic Pants

Director

Their Ups and Downs

Director

A Brand New Hero

1914

Director

Lovers' Post Office

1914

Director

Shotguns That Kick

1914

Director

Fatty's Jonah Day

1914

Director

4.5

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Director

Fatty's Wine Party

1914

Director

An Incompetent Hero

1914

Director

Fatty's Gift

1914

Director

Those Happy Days

1914

Director

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Director

4.2

A Rowboat Romance

1914

Director