Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
2001
as Various
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
2001
as Various
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987
as (archive footage)
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Tomalio
1933
as Wilbur
In the Dough
1933
as Slim
Close Relations
1933
as Wilbur Wart
How've You Bean?
1933
Buzzin' Around
1933
as Cornelius
Hey, Pop!
1932
as Fatty
Stars of Yesterday
1931
as Self
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
Listen Lena
1927
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
My Stars
1926
as Mailman (uncredited)
Go West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Leap Year
1924
as Stanley Piper
Hollywood
1923
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Fast Freight
1922
as Ras Berry
Crazy to Marry
1921
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
Gasoline Gus
1921
as Gasoline Gus
Traveling Salesman
1921
as Bob Blake
The Dollar-a-Year Man
1921
as Franklin Pinney
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
Brewster's Millions
1921
as Monte Brewster
The Life of the Party
1920
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
The Round-Up
1920
as Slim Hoover
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Hayseed
1919
as Mailman
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
A Desert Hero
1919
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
The Bank Clerk
1919
Love
1919
as Fatty
The Pullman Porter
1919
Camping Out
1919
The Sheriff
1918
as Cook
A Scrap of Paper
1918
as Fatty
The Cook
1918
as The Chef
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Fatty
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
The Bell Boy
1918
as Bellboy, barber
Out West
1918
as Train Rider, Bartender
A Country Hero
1917
as Village Blacksmith
Coney Island
1917
as Fatty
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
The Late Lamented
1917
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
His Wedding Night
1917
as Gas station employee
The Rough House
1917
as Mr. Rough
A Reckless Romeo
1917
as The Husband
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Fatty / Saccharine
A Creampuff Romance
1916
The Waiters' Ball
1916
as The Cook
The Other Man
1916
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
His Wife's Mistakes
1916
as The Janitor
Bright Lights
1916
as Fatty
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
as Fatty
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
A Village Scandal
1915
as Eddie - the Country Boy
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Fatty
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
as Fatty
The Little Teacher
1915
as Fat Unruly Student
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
1915
as Finnegan's Daughter
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915
as Himself
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Fatty
When Love Took Wings
1915
as Reckless Fatty
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fatty
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Fatty - the Husband
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
1915
as Fatty
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915
as Fatty
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Himself
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915
as Fight Spectator
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Fatty
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915
as Roscoe
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Fatty
Shotguns That Kick
1914
as Fatty
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Fatty
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914
as Fatty
An Incompetent Hero
1914
as Fatty
Lovers' Post Office
1914
as Fatty
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Zip
Their Ups and Downs
1914
as Fatty
Fatty Again
1914
as Fatty Felix
Fatty's Debut
1914
as Fatty
Bombs and Bangs
1914
as The Farmer's Daughter
Lover's Luck
1914
as Fatty
The Rounders
1914
as Mr. Fuller
A Brand New Hero
1914
as The Tramp
The Baggage Smasher
1914
as (unconfirmed)
His New Profession
1914
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Fatty's Gift
1914
as Fatty
Caught in a Flue
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Those Country Kids
1914
as Fatty
That Minstrel Man
1914
as Belle
Those Happy Days
1914
as Fatty
The Sky Pirate
1914
as The Heiress
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Love and Bullets
1914
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Fatty's Finish
1914
as Fatty
Fatty and the Heiress
1914
as Fatty
The Knockout
1914
as Pug (uncredited)
Our Country Cousin
1914
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
The Alarm
1914
A Suspended Ordeal
1914
as The Cop
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
as Fatty
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Fatty
The Chicken Chaser
1914
as The Hired Man
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
as The Cop
A Rural Demon
1914
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Shabby Drunk
Tango Tangles
1914
as Clarinetist
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self (uncredited)
Twixt Love and Fire
1914
as The Iceman
A Robust Romeo
1914
as Fatty
The Water Dog
1914
as Fatty
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914
as Rebecca
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
The Under-Sheriff
1914
as The Under-Sheriff
How Old Are You?
1914
Fatty's Wild Night
1914
A Misplaced Foot
1914
as Fatty
He Would a Hunting Go
1913
as Count Chicori
Some Nerve
1913
as The Jealous Man
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Fatty
His Sister's Kids
1913
as Dr. J. Jacobs
A Ride for a Bride
1913
as Fatty
The Woman Haters
1913
as 1st Old Tar
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Fatty
Wine
1913
as The Waiter
The Milk We Drink
1913
as The Dairy Farmer
A Small Time Act
1913
as Theatre Owner
Fatty at San Diego
1913
as Fatty
The Speed Kings
1913
as Masher
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
as Fatty
Two Old Tars
1913
as First Old Tar
Mother's Boy
1913
as Mother's Boy
When Dreams Come True
1913
as The Man
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
as Mabel's Sweetheart
The Gypsy Queen
1913
as Fatty
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Man in Audience
Fatty's Day Off
1913
as Fatty
Mabel's New Hero
1913
as Fatty
Almost a Rescue
1913
as Jimmie
The Riot
1913
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
Professor Bean's Removal
1913
as Man with Moustache
Love and Courage
1913
as The Country Boy
A Noise from the Deep
1913
as Bob
Love and Rubbish
1913
as Fat Boy
The Telltale Light
1913
as Tom aka Fatty
Safe in Jail
1913
as Neighbor Woman
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
For the Love of Mabel
1913
as Suitor
Peeping Pete
1913
as Pete's Wife
A Bandit
1913
as Bully
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as Oscar - the Waiter
Passions, He Had Three
1913
as Henry
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913
as Jim Brown
The Gangsters
1913
as Cop
Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913
as Player in Female Costume
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Sanitarium
1910
as Charley Wise
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909
Ben's Kid
1909
as Fatty Carter