Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
male
Born on March 22, 1887 (138 years old)
Passed Away on June 29, 1933
From Smith Center, Kansas, USA
Known for Acting
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.
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Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty's New Role
as
Fatty
1915
A Village Scandal
as
Eddie - the Country Boy
1915
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
as
Finnegan's Daughter
1915
Mabel’s Wilful Way
as
Fatty
1915
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as
Fatty
1915
Wished on Mabel
as
Fatty
1915
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
as
Himself
1915
The Little Teacher
as
Fat Unruly Student
1915
That Little Band Of Gold
as
Fatty - the Husband
1915
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
as
Fatty
1915
When Love Took Wings
as
Reckless Fatty
1915
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
as
Fatty
1915
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as
Roscoe
1915
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as
Fatty
1915
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
as
Himself
1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as
Fatty - Studio Janitor
1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
as
Fight Spectator
1915
- 1914
The Masquerader
as
Film actor
1914
Zip, the Dodger
as
Zip
1914
Tango Tangles
as
Clarinetist
1914
A Film Johnnie
as
Self
1914
The Knockout
as
Pug (uncredited)
1914
His Favorite Pastime
as
Shabby Drunk
1914
His New Profession
as
Bartender Smoking Cigar
1914
The Rounders
as
Mr. Fuller
1914
A Flirt's Mistake
as
Husband (uncredited)
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
as
Fatty
1914
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Caught in a Flue
as
(unconfirmed)
1914
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Love and Bullets
as
Film Actor (uncredited)
1914
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Those Happy Days
as
Fatty
1914
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Fatty's Finish
as
Fatty
1914
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A Suspended Ordeal
as
The Cop
1914
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Our Country Cousin
as
The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
1914
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A Rowboat Romance
as
(unconfirmed)
1914
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The Sky Pirate
as
The Heiress
1914
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Fatty's Gift
as
Fatty
1914
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Fatty and the Heiress
as
Fatty
1914
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That Minstrel Man
as
Belle
1914
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The Baggage Smasher
as
(unconfirmed)
1914
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Fatty Again
as
Fatty Felix
1914
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Their Ups and Downs
as
Fatty
1914
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A Brand New Hero
as
The Tramp
1914
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Bombs and Bangs
as
The Farmer's Daughter
1914
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How Old Are You?
1914
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Shotguns That Kick
as
Fatty
1914
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Fatty's Wild Night
1914
Those Country Kids
as
Fatty
1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
as
Fatty
1914
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
as
Fatty
1914
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Fatty's Jonah Day
as
Fatty
1914
Lover's Luck
as
Fatty
1914
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A Misplaced Foot
as
Fatty
1914
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Rebecca's Wedding Day
as
Rebecca
1914
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A Robust Romeo
as
Fatty
1914
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The Under-Sheriff
as
The Under-Sheriff
1914
In the Clutches of the Gang
as
Cop
1914
Twixt Love and Fire
as
The Iceman
1914
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Where Hazel Met the Villain
as
Fatty
1914
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The Chicken Chaser
as
The Hired Man
1914
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A Bath House Beauty
as
Fatty
1914
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A Rural Demon
1914
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Barnyard Flirtations
as
The Cop
1914
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Fatty's Debut
as
Fatty
1914
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Fatty's Wine Party
as
Fatty
1914
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An Incompetent Hero
as
Fatty
1914
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The Sea Nymphs
as
Fatty
1914
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Lovers' Post Office
as
Fatty
1914
The Alarm
1914
The Water Dog
as
Fatty
1914
- 1913
Fatty Joins the Force
as
Fatty
1913
Murphy's I.O.U.
as
(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1913
Peeping Pete
as
Pete's Wife
1913
Mabel's New Hero
as
Fatty
1913
A Bandit
as
Bully
1913
The Gangsters
as
Cop
1913
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Passions, He Had Three
as
Henry
1913
Alas! Poor Yorick!
as
Player in Female Costume
1913
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Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
as
Jim Brown
1913
The Waiters' Picnic
as
Oscar - the Waiter
1913
The Speed Kings
as
Masher
1913
For the Love of Mabel
as
Suitor
1913
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Almost a Rescue
as
Jimmie
1913
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Professor Bean's Removal
as
Man with Moustache
1913
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Love and Courage
as
The Country Boy
1913
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Rastus and the Game Cock
as
Spectator
1913
Safe in Jail
as
Neighbor Woman
1913
A Noise from the Deep
as
Bob
1913
Love and Rubbish
as
Fat Boy
1913
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The Telltale Light
as
Tom aka Fatty
1913
Mabel's Dramatic Career
as
Man in Audience
1913
The Fatal Taxicab
as
Mabel's Sweetheart
1913
The Riot
as
Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
1913
Fatty's Day Off
as
Fatty
1913
The Gypsy Queen
as
Fatty
1913
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When Dreams Come True
as
The Man
1913
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A Quiet Little Wedding
as
Fatty
1913
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Mother's Boy
as
Mother's Boy
1913
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A Small Time Act
as
Theatre Owner
1913
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The Milk We Drink
as
The Dairy Farmer
1913
Fatty at San Diego
as
Fatty
1913
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Two Old Tars
as
First Old Tar
1913
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Wine
as
The Waiter
1913
A Ride for a Bride
as
Fatty
1913
The Woman Haters
as
1st Old Tar
1913
Some Nerve
as
The Jealous Man
1913
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Fatty's Flirtation
as
Fatty
1913
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His Sister's Kids
as
Dr. J. Jacobs
1913
He Would a Hunting Go
as
Count Chicori
1913
- 1912
- 1910
- 1909
Crew Credits
- 1932
Bridge Wives
as
Director
1932
It's a Cinch
as
Director
1932
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Keep Laughing
as
Director
1932
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Mother's Holiday
as
Director
1932
Niagara Falls
as
Director
1932
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Moonlight and Cactus
as
Director
1932
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Gigolettes
as
Director
1932
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Anybody's Goat
as
Director
1932
Hollywood Lights
as
Director
1932
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Hollywood Luck
as
Director
1932
- 1931
The Lure of Hollywood
as
Director
1931
Queenie of Hollywood
as
Director
1931
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Marriage Rows
as
Director
1931
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Marriage Rows
as
Story
1931
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Pete and Repeat
as
Director
1931
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Ex-Plumber
as
Director
1931
That's My Line
as
Writer
1931
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The Back Page
as
Director
1931
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Ex-Plumber
as
Writer
1931
That's My Line
as
Director
1931
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Beach Pajamas
as
Writer
1931
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Beach Pajamas
as
Director
1931
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Up Pops the Duke
as
Director
1931
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The Tamale Vendor
as
Director
1931
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Smart Work
as
Director
1931
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Idle Roomers
as
Director
1931
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That's My Meat
as
Director
1931
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One Quiet Night
as
Director
1931
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Take 'em and Shake 'em
as
Director
1931
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
as
Director
1931
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Honeymoon Trio
as
Director
1931
Three Hollywood Girls
as
Director
1931
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Once a Hero
as
Director
1931
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Crashing Hollywood
as
Director
1931
- 1930
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1920
- 1919
Back Stage
as
Director
1919
The Hayseed
as
Director
1919
Love
as
Director
1919
Camping Out
as
Writer
1919
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The Bank Clerk
as
Director
1919
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The Pullman Porter
as
Director
1919
Camping Out
as
Director
1919
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The Bank Clerk
as
Writer
1919
A Desert Hero
as
Director
1919
A Desert Hero
as
Writer
1919
- no image
The Pullman Porter
as
Writer
1919
- 1918
Good Night, Nurse!
as
Director
1918
Good Night, Nurse!
as
Story
1918
The Bell Boy
as
Story
1918
The Bell Boy
as
Screenplay
1918
The Bell Boy
as
Director
1918
Out West
as
Director
1918
Out West
as
Writer
1918
Moonshine
as
Story
1918
Moonshine
as
Screenplay
1918
Moonshine
as
Director
1918
The Cook
as
Story
1918
The Cook
as
Director
1918
- no image
A Scrap of Paper
as
Director
1918
The Sheriff
as
Writer
1918
The Sheriff
as
Director
1918
- 1917
His Wedding Night
as
Story
1917
His Wedding Night
as
Director
1917
Coney Island
as
Director
1917
Coney Island
as
Story
1917
The Rough House
as
Story
1917
The Rough House
as
Director
1917
The Butcher Boy
as
Director
1917
Oh, Doctor!
as
Director
1917
The Butcher Boy
as
Story
1917
A Country Hero
as
Director
1917
A Country Hero
as
Story
1917
A Reckless Romeo
as
Director
1917
A Reckless Romeo
as
Story
1917
- 1916
- 1915
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
as
Director
1915
A Village Scandal
as
Director
1915
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
as
Director
1915
Fatty's New Role
as
Director
1915
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as
Director
1915
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
as
Director
1915
Wished on Mabel
as
Director
1915
Mabel’s Wilful Way
as
Director
1915
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
as
Director
1915
That Little Band Of Gold
as
Director
1915
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
as
Director
1915
When Love Took Wings
as
Director
1915
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as
Director
1915
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as
Director
1915
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as
Director
1915
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as
Director
1915
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as
Director
1915
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as
Director
1915
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
as
Director
1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as
Director
1915
- 1914
- no image
A Suspended Ordeal
as
Director
1914
- no image
The Sky Pirate
as
Director
1914
- no image
Those Happy Days
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty and the Heiress
as
Director
1914
- no image
A Rowboat Romance
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty's Finish
as
Director
1914
- no image
Love and Bullets
as
Director
1914
- no image
That Minstrel Man
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty's Gift
as
Director
1914
- no image
A Brand New Hero
as
Director
1914
- no image
Bombs and Bangs
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty Again
as
Director
1914
- no image
Their Ups and Downs
as
Director
1914
- no image
Shotguns That Kick
as
Director
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
as
Director
1914
Those Country Kids
as
Director
1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
as
Director
1914
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
as
Director
1914
Lover's Luck
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty's Jonah Day
as
Director
1914
- no image
Where Hazel Met the Villain
as
Director
1914
- no image
Barnyard Flirtations
as
Director
1914
- no image
A Bath House Beauty
as
Director
1914
- no image
The Chicken Chaser
as
Director
1914
Zip, the Dodger
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty's Wine Party
as
Director
1914
- no image
Fatty's Debut
as
Director
1914
- no image
An Incompetent Hero
as
Director
1914
The Alarm
as
Director
1914
The Alarm
as
Writer
1914
The Water Dog
as
Director
1914
- no image
Lovers' Post Office
as
Director
1914
