Roscoe Arbuckle
Known for Acting · 190 credits
- Born
- 1887-03-22
- Died
- 1933-06-29
- Place of birth
- Smith Center, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Fatty Arbuckle · Roscoe Arbuckle · William Goodrich · William B. Goodrich · روسكو آرباكل
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.
Known For
Movies (190)
Love
1919
as Fatty
The Alarm
1914
The Sanitarium
1910
as Charley Wise
Bright Lights
1916
as Fatty
Wine
1913
as The Waiter
Gasoline Gus
1921
as Gasoline Gus
Listen Lena
1927
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Peeping Pete
1913
as Pete's Wife
Tomalio
1933
as Wilbur
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
as The Cop
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Himself
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as Fatty
The Hayseed
1919
as Mailman
Making a Living
1914
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
The Casting Couch
1995
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
My Stars
1926
as Mailman (uncredited)
In the Dough
1933
as Slim
A Desert Hero
1919
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
His Wife's Mistakes
1916
as The Janitor
A Robust Romeo
1914
as Fatty
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor
His Sister's Kids
1913
as Dr. J. Jacobs
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914
as Fatty
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
The Waiters' Ball
1916
as The Cook
The Under-Sheriff
1914
as The Under-Sheriff
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Fatty at San Diego
1913
as Fatty
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Zip
Those Country Kids
1914
as Fatty
The Water Dog
1914
as Fatty
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909
The Life of the Party
1920
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
A Suspended Ordeal
1914
as The Cop
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915
as Fight Spectator
Fatty's Debut
1914
as Fatty
Their Ups and Downs
1914
as Fatty
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fatty
Go West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Ben's Kid
1909
as Fatty Carter
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Round-Up
1920
as Slim Hoover
When Love Took Wings
1915
as Reckless Fatty
Two Old Tars
1913
as First Old Tar
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
as Fatty
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Fatty / Saccharine
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914
as Fatty
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Fatty
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Shabby Drunk
His New Profession
1914
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Rough House
1917
as Mr. Rough
An Incompetent Hero
1914
as Fatty
The Knockout
1914
as Pug (uncredited)
The Rounders
1914
as Mr. Fuller
Lover's Luck
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Fatty
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Fatty
A Small Time Act
1913
as Theatre Owner
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Sky Pirate
1914
as The Heiress
The Cook
1918
as The Chef
How Old Are You?
1914
Caught in a Flue
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Tango Tangles
1914
as Clarinetist
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909
A Village Scandal
1915
as Eddie - the Country Boy
A Brand New Hero
1914
as The Tramp
Shotguns That Kick
1914
as Fatty
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
The Speed Kings
1913
as Masher
Out West
1918
as Train Rider, Bartender
The Pullman Porter
1919
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Fatty
Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913
as Player in Female Costume
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Woman Haters
1913
as 1st Old Tar
Love and Rubbish
1913
as Fat Boy
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as Fatty
Lovers' Post Office
1914
as Fatty
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Fatty
Brewster's Millions
1921
as Monte Brewster
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Man in Audience
Love and Bullets
1914
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Coney Island
1917
as Fatty
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Fatty - the Husband
His Wedding Night
1917
as Gas station employee
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
as Fatty
A Creampuff Romance
1916
as Fatty
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914
as Rebecca
Fatty's Gift
1914
as Fatty
Our Country Cousin
1914
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Fatty
Those Happy Days
1914
as Fatty
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Fatty
A Country Hero
1917
as Village Blacksmith
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
as Fatty
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
Mabel's New Hero
1913
as Fatty
The Little Teacher
1915
as Fat Unruly Student
The Gangsters
1913
as Cop
Close Relations
1933
as Wilbur Wart
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
About Roscoe 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 t… With 190 credits spanning from 1909 to 2026, Roscoe Arbuckle has appeared in 190 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Love (1919) — as Fatty
- The Alarm (1914)
- The Sanitarium (1910) — as Charley Wise
- Bright Lights (1916) — as Fatty
- Wine (1913) — as The Waiter
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