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 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.

Cast

The Masquerader

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Bellboy, barber

Good Night, Nurse!

His Wedding Night

Gas station employee

Zip, the Dodger

Train Rider, Bartender

The Rough House

Mechanic / Fireman

The Butcher Boy

Fatty / Saccharine

Dr. Fatty Holepoke

Pug (uncredited)

His Favorite Pastime

His New Profession

Bartender Smoking Cigar

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

Village Blacksmith

Stars of Yesterday

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

Brewster's Millions

Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Flirt's Mistake

Husband (uncredited)

Fatty Joins the Force

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

Fatty's New Role

Leading Lizzie Astray

Murphy's I.O.U.

(uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Caught in a Flue

Love and Bullets

Film Actor (uncredited)

Those Happy Days

A Suspended Ordeal

Our Country Cousin

The Country Boy (unconfirmed)

A Rowboat Romance

Fatty and the Heiress

That Minstrel Man

The Baggage Smasher

Their Ups and Downs

A Brand New Hero

Bombs and Bangs

The Farmer's Daughter

How Old Are You?

Shotguns That Kick

Fatty's Wild Night

A Village Scandal

Eddie - the Country Boy

Mabel's New Hero

Fatty the Tramp (dual role)

A Creampuff Romance

The Late Lamented

Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)

Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)

Mailman (uncredited)

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

Finnegan's Daughter

Those Country Kids

Fatty's Magic Pants

Mabel’s Wilful Way

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

Wished on Mabel

A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition

The Little Teacher

Fat Unruly Student

That Little Band Of Gold

Fatty - the Husband

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

When Love Took Wings

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

He Did and He Didn’t

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

A Scrap of Paper

His Wife's Mistakes

Fatty's Jonah Day

A Voice from the Deep

Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Passions, He Had Three

Alas! Poor Yorick!

Player in Female Costume

Making It Pleasant for Him

Mrs. Jones' Birthday

Help! Help! Hydrophobia!

The Waiters' Picnic

Oscar - the Waiter

The Speed Kings

For the Love of Mabel

Almost a Rescue

Professor Bean's Removal

Man with Moustache

Love and Courage

The Country Boy

Rastus and the Game Cock

A Noise from the Deep

Love and Rubbish

The Telltale Light

Mabel's Dramatic Career

Man in Audience

The Fatal Taxicab

Mabel's Sweetheart

Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader

Fatty's Day Off

The Gypsy Queen

When Dreams Come True

A Quiet Little Wedding

A Small Time Act

The Milk We Drink

The Dairy Farmer

Fatty at San Diego

A Ride for a Bride

The Woman Haters

The Jealous Man

Fatty's Flirtation

His Sister's Kids

He Would a Hunting Go

A Misplaced Foot

Rebecca's Wedding Day

The Under-Sheriff

The Under-Sheriff

In the Clutches of the Gang

Twixt Love and Fire

Where Hazel Met the Villain

The Chicken Chaser

A Bath House Beauty

Barnyard Flirtations

Woman in Department Store (uncredited)

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Self (archive footage)

A Reckless Romeo

The Waiters' Ball

The Chaplin Puzzle

(archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

The Life of the Party

Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)

Traveling Salesman

The Dollar-a-Year Man

Franklin Pinney

Dr. Hobart Hupp

The Fast Freight

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

(archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

How've You Bean?

Close Relations

Character Studies

Self (uncredited)

Fatty's Wine Party

Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

(archive footage)

Looking for Mabel Normand

Self (archive footage)

Fickle Fatty's Fall

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

Fatty - Studio Janitor

The Pullman Porter

The Sheriff, the Desert Hero

An Incompetent Hero

Lovers' Post Office

Hogan's Romance Upset

Fight Spectator

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Murders of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

The Parrott Chase

Himself - archival footage

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

archive footage

Crew

The Lure of Hollywood

Good Night, Nurse!

Director, Story

His Wedding Night

Story, Director

Director, Story

Story, Screenplay, Director

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

Director, Writer

The Rough House

Story, Director

The Butcher Boy

Director, Story

Story, Screenplay, Director

Story, Director

Director, Story

A Suspended Ordeal

Those Happy Days

Fatty and the Heiress

A Rowboat Romance

Love and Bullets

That Minstrel Man

A Brand New Hero

Bombs and Bangs

Their Ups and Downs

Shotguns That Kick

A Village Scandal

Queenie of Hollywood

A Creampuff Romance

Special Delivery

Director, Writer

Dynamite Doggie

Writer, Director

One Sunday Morning

Writer, Director

His Private Life

Writer, Director

Director, Story

Director, Story

Pete and Repeat

Director, Writer

Writer, Director

Writer, Director

Up Pops the Duke

Director, Writer

Mother's Holiday

Moonlight and Cactus

The Tamale Vendor

One Quiet Night

Take 'em and Shake 'em

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

Director, Writer

The Waiters' Ball

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

Director, Writer

Fatty's New Role

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

Leading Lizzie Astray

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

He Did and He Didn’t

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

Director, Writer

The Fighting Dude

Director, Writer

A Reckless Romeo

Director, Story

Those Country Kids

Fatty's Magic Pants

Wished on Mabel

Mabel’s Wilful Way

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

That Little Band Of Gold

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

When Love Took Wings

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

His Wife's Mistakes

A Scrap of Paper

Fatty's Jonah Day

Where Hazel Met the Villain

Barnyard Flirtations

A Bath House Beauty

The Chicken Chaser

Special Delivery

Character Studies

Writer, Director

Zip, the Dodger

Three Hollywood Girls

Writer, Director

Stupid, but Brave

Fatty's Wine Party

Hollywood Lights

Crashing Hollywood

Fickle Fatty's Fall

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

Writer, Director

Director, Writer

The Pullman Porter

Director, Writer

Director, Writer

An Incompetent Hero

Director, Writer

Lovers' Post Office