Acting
Roscoe Arbuckle
EN, FR, ES cinema · 247 credits
Born
22 March 1887
Died
29 June 1933 (aged 46)
Birthplace
Smith Center, Kansas, USA
Also known as 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Fatty Arbuckle · Roscoe Arbuckle · William Goodrich · William B. Goodrich · روسكو آرباكل
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
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
as Self (Archival)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
Looking for Mabel Normand
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaplin Puzzle
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
Buzzin' Around
as Cornelius
In the Dough
as Slim
Close Relations
as Wilbur Wart
Tomalio
as Wilbur
Hey, Pop!
as Fatty
Bridge Wives
Director
It's a Cinch
Director
Niagara Falls
Director
Hollywood Lights
Director
Marriage Rows
1931
Marriage Rows
Director, Story
Ex-Plumber
Director, Writer
That's My Line
Writer, Director
Beach Pajamas
1931
Beach Pajamas
Writer, Director
Up a Tree
1930
Up a Tree
Director, Story
The Cuckoos
Writer
Listen Lena
1927
Listen Lena
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited), Director
The Red Mill
Director
Special Delivery
Director
My Stars
as Mailman (uncredited), Writer, Director
One Sunday Morning
1926
One Sunday Morning
Writer, Director
His Private Life
Writer, Director
Fool's Luck
Director, Writer
Home Cured
Director
Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Cleaning Up
Director
Dynamite Doggie
Writer, Director
The Tourist
Director
The Movies
Director, Writer
The Iron Mule
Director
Curses
Director, Writer
The Fighting Dude
Director, Writer
Leap Year
as Stanley Piper
His First Car
Director, Writer
Lovemania
Director
Stupid, but Brave
Director
Hollywood
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Fast Freight
as Ras Berry
Brewster's Millions
as Monte Brewster
Traveling Salesman
as Bob Blake
The Dollar-a-Year Man
as Franklin Pinney
Gasoline Gus
as Gasoline Gus
Crazy to Marry
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman, Director
The Life of the Party
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
The Round-Up
as Slim Hoover
Back Stage
as Stagehand, Director
The Hayseed
as Mailman, Director
Love
as Fatty, Director
Camping Out
Actor, Writer, Director
The Pullman Porter
1919
The Pullman Porter
Actor, Director, Writer
The Bank Clerk
1919
The Bank Clerk
Actor, Director, Writer
A Desert Hero
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero, Director, Writer
The Bell Boy
as Bellboy, barber, Story, Screenplay, Director
Good Night, Nurse!
as Fatty, Director, Story
Out West
as Train Rider, Bartender, Director, Writer
The Cook
as The Chef, Story, Director
Moonshine
as Revenue Agent, Story, Screenplay, Director
A Scrap of Paper
1918
A Scrap of Paper
as Fatty, Director
The Sheriff
as Cook, Writer, Director
Coney Island
as Fatty, Director, Story
His Wedding Night
as Gas station employee, Story, Director
The Rough House
as Mr. Rough, Story, Director
The Butcher Boy
as Fatty / Saccharine, Director, Story
Oh, Doctor!
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke, Director
A Country Hero
as Village Blacksmith, Director, Story
The Late Lamented
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
A Reckless Romeo
as The Husband, Director, Story
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
as Fatty, Director, Writer
The Other Man
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
A Creampuff Romance
as Fatty, Director
He Did and He Didn’t
as The Doctor, Director
His Wife's Mistake
as The Janitor, Director
The Waiters' Ball
as The Cook, Director
Bright Lights
as Fatty, Director
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
as Fatty, Director
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's New Role
as Fatty, Director
A Village Scandal
as Eddie - the Country Boy, Director
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
as Finnegan's Daughter, Director
Mabel’s Wilful Way
as Fatty, Director
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as Fatty, Director
Wished on Mabel
as Fatty, Director
The Little Teacher
as Fat Unruly Student
That Little Band Of Gold
as Fatty - the Husband, Director
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
as Fatty, Director
When Love Took Wings
as Reckless Fatty, Director
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
as Fatty, Director
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as Roscoe, Director
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as Fatty, Director
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
as Himself, Director
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Fatty - Studio Janitor, Director
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Fight Spectator
The Masquerader
as Film actor
Zip, the Dodger
as Zip, Director
Tango Tangles
as Clarinetist
A Film Johnnie
as Self
The Knockout
as Pug (uncredited)
His Favorite Pastime
as Shabby Drunk
His New Profession
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Rounders
as Mr. Fuller
A Flirt's Mistake
as Husband (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Fatty, Director
Caught in a Flue
1914
Caught in a Flue
as (unconfirmed)
Love and Bullets
1914
Love and Bullets
as Film Actor (uncredited), Director
Those Happy Days
1914
Those Happy Days
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's Finish
1914
Fatty's Finish
as Fatty, Director
A Suspended Ordeal
1914
A Suspended Ordeal
as The Cop, Director
Our Country Cousins
1914
Our Country Cousin
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
A Rowboat Romance
1914
A Rowboat Romance
as (unconfirmed), Director
The Sky Pirate
1914
The Sky Pirate
as The Heiress, Director
Fatty's Gift
1914
Fatty's Gift
as Fatty, Director
Fatty and the Heiress
1914
Fatty and the Heiress
as Fatty, Director
That Minstrel Man
1914
That Minstrel Man
as Belle, Director
The Baggage Smasher
1914
The Baggage Smasher
as (unconfirmed)
Fatty Again
1914
Fatty Again
as Fatty Felix, Director
Their Ups and Downs
1914
Their Ups and Downs
as Fatty, Director
A Brand New Hero
1914
A Brand New Hero
as The Tramp, Director
Bombs and Bangs
1914
Bombs and Bangs
as The Farmer's Daughter, Director
Shotguns That Kick
1914
Shotguns That Kick
as Fatty, Director
Those Country Kids
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Fatty, Director
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914
Fatty's Jonah Day
as Fatty, Director
Lover's Luck
as Fatty, Director
The Under-Sheriff
1914
The Under-Sheriff
as The Under-Sheriff
Twixt Love and Fire
as The Iceman
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
Where Hazel Met the Villain
as Fatty, Director
The Chicken Chaser
1914
The Chicken Chaser
as The Hired Man, Director
A Bath House Beauty
1914
A Bath House Beauty
as Fatty, Director
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
Barnyard Flirtations
as The Cop, Director
Fatty's Debut
1914
Fatty's Debut
as Fatty, Director
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
Fatty's Wine Party
as Fatty, Director
An Incompetent Hero
1914
An Incompetent Hero
as Fatty, Director
Lovers' Post Office
1914
Lovers' Post Office
as Fatty, Director
The Alarm
Actor, Director, Writer
The Water Dog
as Fatty, Director
Making a Living
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Murphy's I.O.U.
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Peeping Pete
as Pete's Wife
Mabel's New Hero
as Fatty
A Bandit
as Bully
Alas! Poor Yorick!
as Player in Female Costume
The Waiters' Picnic
as Oscar - the Waiter
The Speed Kings
as Masher
Professor Bean's Removal
1913
Professor Bean's Removal
as Man with Moustache
Love and Courage
1913
Love and Courage
as The Country Boy
Safe in Jail
as Neighbor Woman
Love and Rubbish
as Fat Boy
The Telltale Light
1913
The Telltale Light
as Tom aka Fatty
Mabel's Dramatic Career
as Man in Audience
The Fatal Taxicab
as Mabel's Sweetheart
The Riot
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
Fatty's Day Off
as Fatty
Mother's Boy
1913
Mother's Boy
as Mother's Boy
A Small Time Act
1913
A Small Time Act
as Theatre Owner
The Milk We Drink
1913
The Milk We Drink
as The Dairy Farmer
Two Old Tars
1913
Two Old Tars
as First Old Tar
Wine
1913
Wine
as The Waiter
A Ride for a Bride
as Fatty
The Woman Haters
as 1st Old Tar
Some Nerve
as The Jealous Man
His Sister's Kids
1913
His Sister's Kids
as Dr. J. Jacobs
He Would a Hunting Go
as Count Chicori
A Voice from the Deep
1912
A Voice from the Deep
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Sanitarium
as Charley Wise
Ben's Kid
as Fatty Carter