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