Al St. John
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al St. John (September 10, 1893 – January 21, 1963) in his persona of Fuzzy Q. Jones basically defined the role and concept of "comical sidekick" to cowboy heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John also created a character, "Stoney," in the first of a continuing Western film series, The Three Mesquiteers, that was later played (at a low point in his own career) by John Wayne. Born in Santa Ana, California, St. John entered silent films around 1912 and soon rose to co-starring and starring roles in short comic films from a variety of studios. His uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, may have helped him in his early days at Mack Sennett Studios, but talent kept him working. He was slender, sandy-haired, handsome and a remarkable acrobat. St. John frequently appeared as Arbuckle's mischievously villainous rival for the attentions of leading ladies like Mabel Normand, and worked with Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin in The Rounders (1914). The most critically praised film from St. John's period with Arbuckle remains Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) with Normand. The name Fuzzy originally belonged to a different actor, John Forrest “Fuzzy“ Knight, who took on the role of cowboy sidekick before St. John. As the studio first intended to hire Knight for the western series but then gave the role to St. John instead, he took on the nickname of his rival for his screen character. In most of his films, screen time was set aside for St. John to do a sort of solo comedy act, emphasizing amazing pratfalls and acrobatics. He might "find" a bicycle on a fairground set, and do an astonishing sequence of acrobatic stunts on the cycle, or he might try to capture a rat, bat, skunk, gopher, or bug with hilarious and chaotic consequences. Another stunt which he used in nearly every Western was virtually his trademark: he would mount his horse in apparently the standard manner, but somehow wind up sitting facing backward, and often would ride off with the hero in this unusual orientation. When Crabbe left PRC (according to interviews, in disgust at their increasingly low budgets), St. John was paired with new star Lash LaRue. Ultimately, St. John made more than 80 Westerns as Fuzzy. His last film was released in 1952. From that time on until his death in 1963 in Lyons, Georgia, he made personal appearances at fairs and rodeos, and travelled with the Tommy Scott Wild West Show. Altogether, Al St. John acted in 346 movies, spanning four decades from 1912 to 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Arizona Terrors
(Hardtack)
Mabel's Busy Day
(Policeman)
The New Janitor
(Elevator boy)
The Voice of Hollywood
Back Stage
(Stagehand)
The Bell Boy
(Desk Clerk)
Coney Island
(Old Friend of Fatty's Wife)
Good Night, Nurse!
(Surgeon's Assistant)
His Wedding Night
(Rival employee)
The High Sign
(Man On Beach)
A Punch in the Nose
The Garden of Weeds
(Nat Barlow)
Sing Cowboy Sing
(Duke Evans)
Billy the Kid Trapped
(Fuzzy Jones)
Soldiers of Misfortune
The Anglers
The Love Thief
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
The Plumber
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
(Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited))
Stagecoach Outlaws
(Fuzzy Jones)
Fuzzy Settles Down
(Fuzzy Jones)
Out West
(Wild Bill Hickup)
The Rough House
(Cook)
The Scarecrow
(Man with Motorbike (uncredited))
Love Nest on Wheels
(Uncle Jed)
The Butcher Boy
(Alum)
Oh, Doctor!
(Gambler)
Moonshine
(Mountain Man)
The Cook
(Holdup Man (uncredited))
The Knockout
(Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited))
Mabel's Married Life
(Delivery Boy (uncredited))
The Rounders
(Bellhop / Waiter)
His Prehistoric Past
(Caveman)
Mabel's Blunder
(Mabel's Brother)
A Country Hero
(City Gent)
The Kid Rides Again
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Bridge Wives
(Al Smith)
The Iron Mule
(The Engineer)
Along the Sundown Trail
(Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited))
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(Morgue Attendant (uncredited))
Won in a Closet
Frontier Scout
(Whiney Roberts)
Devil Riders
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Crazy Days
(Various (archive footage) (uncredited))
Lightning Raiders
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Billy the Kid's Range War
(Fuzzy)
Fatty's Finish
Fatty's Debut
((unconfirmed))
Law of the Lash
(Fuzzy)
A Village Scandal
(Sword Swallower)
His Brother's Ghost
(Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones)
Buzzin' Around
(Al)
Trigger Tom
(Stub Macey)
Midnight Phantom
(Radio Officer Jones)
The Law of 45's
(Stoney Martin)
Two Fresh Eggs
The Land of Missing Men
(Buckshot)
Hell Harbor
(Bunion)
Curses
(Buttonshoe Bill)
Harem Scarem
The Other Man
A Creampuff Romance
Coney Island
(Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited))
The Grab Bag Bride
(The Villain)
Special Delivery
His First Car
(1st Camping Husband)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(Uncle Billy)
Fighting Bill Carson
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Marriage Rows
(Al)
Honeymoon Trio
(The Newlywed Husband)
Overland Riders
(Fuzzy Jones)
Mlle. Irene The Great
That's My Meat
The Stunt Man
(Second-Unit Director)
Those Country Kids
(Mr. Reddy)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
(The Squire's Son)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
(Fatty's Rival)
Trouble
Listen Lena
(Al Adams)
Hot or Cold
King of the Bullwhip
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
West of Nevada
(Walla Walla Wiggins)
A Face in the Fog
(Elmer)
The Millionaire Kid
(Matthews)
Western Knights
(Al)
The Door Knocker
(The Door Knocker)
Border Feud
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Stage to Mesa City
(Fuzzy Jones)
Oath of Vengeance
(Fuzzy Jones)
Frontier Outlaws
(Fuzzy Jones)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
((archive footage))
A Scrap of Paper
(The Crown Prince)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
His Wife's Mistakes
(The Office Boy)
Law and Order
(Fuzzy Jones)
A Lawman Is Born
(Eli Root)
Out of Place
The Fighting Deputy
(Fuzzy)
Dynamite Doggie
(Al)
Fire Away
Lover's Luck
(Fatty's Rival)
Fatty's Jonah Day
(Fatty's Rival)
Knight of the Plains
(Fuzzy)
Crossed Love and Swords
(A Bosom Friend)
Exposed
(Flophouse Bum)
Droppington's Family Tree
(Waiter)
Billy the Kid Outlawed
(Fuzzy Jones)
Border Badmen
(Fuzzy Jones)
Wild Horse Phantom
(Fuzzy Jones)
Unreal News Reel No. 2
(Man on stationary bicycle)
Cheyenne Takes Over
(Al 'Fuzzy' St. John)
A Noise from the Deep
The Riot
(Man in Pool Hall)
Mother's Boy
(Cop)
His Sister's Kids
(Cop)
In the Clutches of the Gang
(Cop)
Tango Tangles
(Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited))
Raiders of Red Gap
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Her Birthday Present
Call of The Yukon
(Joe)
The Frontier Phantom
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
I'm from Arkansas
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Painted Desert
(Buck)
The Mysterious Rider
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
(Fuzzy)
Billy the Kid in Texas
(Fuzzy)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
(Fuzzy Jones)
The General
(Officer on Horseback (uncredited))
Shot in the Excitement
(The Daughter's Suitor)
A Bird's a Bird
The Rangers' Round-Up
(Fuzzy)
A Reckless Romeo
(The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend)
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
(Hiram Perkins' Son)
She Goes to War
(Bill)
His Taking Ways
Caught in a Cabaret
(Singer (uncredited))
Mabel's Strange Predicament
(Bellboy (uncredited))
The Star Boarder
(Boarder (uncredited))
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(Keystone Kop (uncredited))
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
(Dog Catcher (uncredited))
Fatty's New Role
(Cop (uncredited))
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
(Lead Cop (uncredited))
Love
(Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited))
Leading Lizzie Astray
(Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited))
He Did and He Didn’t
(The Bounding Burglar)
When Love Took Wings
(Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival)
The Waiters' Ball
(The Waiter)
That Little Band Of Gold
(Waiter (uncredited))
Jungle Heat
Gunsmoke Trail
(Fuzzy)
The Dance of Life
(Bozo)
Songs and Bullets
(Fuzzy Martin)
Thundering Gun Slingers
(Doc Jones)
Lovemania
Start Cheering
(Station Master)
Trail Dust
(Al)
Oklahoma Terror
(Fuzzy Glass)
Trigger Pals
(Fuzzy)
The Drifter
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
His Private Secretary
(Tom - Garage Owner)
Bar 20 Rides Again
(Cinco)
Painted Post
(Joe Nimble)
Outlaws of the Plains
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
All Wet
The Daltons' Women
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
A Studio Rube
Billy the Kid Wanted
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Shadows of Death
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Prairie Badmen
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Overland Stagecoach
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Jesse James, Jr.
(Pop Sawyer)
Murder on the Yukon
(Bill Smithers)
Death Rides the Plains
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
((archive footage))
Frontier Revenge
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
A Missouri Outlaw
(Dan Willoughby)
The Apache Kid
(Stage Guard Dangle)
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Dead Man's Gold
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Wild Horse Rustlers
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(Self (archive footage))
Rustlers' Hideout
(Fuzzy Jones)
Stagecoach Express
(Dusty Jenkins)
Wolves of the Range
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
(Fuzzy Jones)
High Sea Blues
(Bill Brown)
Mark of the Lash
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Outlaw Country
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Speed
Police Court
(Skid)
Prairie Rustlers
(Fuzzy Jones)
Gangster's Den
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Terrors on Horseback
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Son of a Badman
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Son of Billy the Kid
(Sheriff Fuzzy)
The Roaming Cowboy
(Fuzzy)
Marked Men
(Gimpy - a thug)
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
(Fuzzy)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
(Fuzzy)
Aloha
(Sailor)
Ghost Town Renegades
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Blazing Frontier
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Li'l Abner
(Joe Smithpan)
Friendly Neighbors
(Smokey)
Melody of the Plains
(Fuzzy)
The Thundering Trail
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Renegade
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
From Headquarters
(Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited))
Fair Warning
(Jay Walker)
Red Pepper
(Tom Katt)
The Vanishing Outpost
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Texas Terrors
(Frosty Larson)
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Black Lash
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Cattle Stampede
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Border Roundup
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Texas Justice
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
(Fuzzy Jones)
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Lone Rider Ambushed
(Fuzzy Jones)
Fugitive of the Plains
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Law of the Saddle
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Lone Rider Fights Back
(Fuzzy Jones)
The Lone Rider Rides On
(Fuzzy)
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Dead Men Walk
(Townsman Finding Kate's Body)
Western Cyclone
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Valley Of Vengeance
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
The Fighting Vigilantes
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Gentlemen With Guns
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Pioneer Justice
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Return of the Lash
(Fuzzy Q. Jones)
Valley of the Sun
(Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding)
Prairie Pals
(Hank Stoner)
My Dog Shep
(Deputy Sheriff)
Stupid, but Brave
(The Bum)
Fatty's Magic Pants
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Skybound
(The Boy)
American Beauty
(Waiter)
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Ship Ahoy
Hello Cheyenne!
(Zip Coon)
The Golden Age of Comedy
(archive footage)
Spring Fever
Moonlight on the Range
(Fuzzy Jones)
Riders of Destiny
(Bert - Henchman)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
(Butcher Boy)
Public Stenographer
(Elmer)
The Oklahoma Cyclone
(Slim)
Bombs!
(Bicycle Messenger)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
(Studio Janitor)
Pinto Rustlers
(Mack)
Camping Out
The Pullman Porter
A Desert Hero
(The Bad Man)
An Incompetent Hero
(The Burglar)
Bright Lights
(The Bartender)
The Alarm
Riders of the Desert
(Slim - A Ranger)
Life in Hollywood No. 2
(Himself)
Hogan's Romance Upset
(Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited))
Law of the North
(Jailbird)
Our Dare-Devil Chief
(Gang Leader's Accomplice)
Who Hit Me?
(Al)
