Roscoe Arbuckle
Known for Acting · 192 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 (192)
The Cook
1918
as The Chef
Tango Tangles
1914
as Clarinetist
Listen Lena
1927
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
The Knockout
1914
as Pug (uncredited)
Gasoline Gus
1921
as Gasoline Gus
My Stars
1926
as Mailman (uncredited)
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wine
1913
as The Waiter
Hey, Pop!
1932
as Fatty
Love
1919
as Fatty
Bright Lights
1916
as Fatty
The Rounders
1914
as Mr. Fuller
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
The Alarm
1914
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
Camping Out
1919
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Fatty
Go West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Making a Living
1914
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
A Village Scandal
1915
as Eddie - the Country Boy
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Fatty / Saccharine
Hollywood
1923
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Ben's Kid
1909
as Fatty Carter
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Fatty
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
Out West
1918
as Train Rider, Bartender
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Chicken Chaser
1914
as The Hired Man
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Fatty
The Riot
1913
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
as Fatty
The Casting Couch
1995
The Rough House
1917
as Mr. Rough
Fatty at San Diego
1913
as Fatty
Brewster's Millions
1921
as Monte Brewster
Buzzin' Around
1933
as Cornelius
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Shabby Drunk
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Himself
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Close Relations
1933
as Wilbur Wart
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Fatty
Coney Island
1917
as Fatty
His New Profession
1914
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
Those Country Kids
1914
as Fatty
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Zip
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Fatty
Traveling Salesman
1921
as Bob Blake
The Gangsters
1913
as Cop
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Fatty
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as Oscar - the Waiter
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Man in Audience
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Love and Rubbish
1913
as Fat Boy
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fatty
The Waiters' Ball
1916
as The Cook
The Round-Up
1920
as Slim Hoover
A Small Time Act
1913
as Theatre Owner
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Fatty
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
His Wedding Night
1917
as Gas station employee
A Bandit
1913
as Bully
The Sheriff
1918
as Cook
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
The Hayseed
1919
as Mailman
A Country Hero
1917
as Village Blacksmith
The Fast Freight
1922
as Ras Berry
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Fatty
The Bell Boy
1918
as Bellboy, barber
Passions, He Had Three
1913
as Henry
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915
as Roscoe
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915
as Himself
Two Old Tars
1913
as First Old Tar
The Life of the Party
1920
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
Some Nerve
1913
as The Jealous Man
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
Stars of Yesterday
1931
as Self
The Other Man
1916
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
When Dreams Come True
1913
as The Man
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
as The Cop
The Late Lamented
1917
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
Safe in Jail
1913
as Neighbor Woman
Crazy to Marry
1921
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
A Brand New Hero
1914
as The Tramp
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913
as Jim Brown
A Desert Hero
1919
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
Love and Bullets
1914
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Peeping Pete
1913
as Pete's Wife
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Fatty
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Fatty
Mother's Boy
1913
as Mother's Boy
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Fatty
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as Fatty
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Teacher
1915
as Fat Unruly Student
Fatty's Day Off
1913
as Fatty
The Speed Kings
1913
as Masher
A Noise from the Deep
1913
as Bob
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
as Mabel's Sweetheart
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Fatty - the Husband
Lovers' Post Office
1914
as Fatty
Tomalio
1933
as Wilbur
The Sanitarium
1910
as Charley Wise
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 192 credits spanning from 1909 to 2026, Roscoe Arbuckle has appeared in 192 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Cook (1918) — as The Chef
- Tango Tangles (1914) — as Clarinetist
- Listen Lena (1927) — as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
- The Knockout (1914) — as Pug (uncredited)
- Gasoline Gus (1921) — as Gasoline Gus
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