Acting
Al St. John
EN, FR, NL cinema · 274 credits
Born
9 September 1893
Died
21 January 1963 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Santa Ana, California, USA
Also known as Alfred St. John · Al St John · Fuzzy Q. Jones · 'Fuzzy' St. John · Al "Fuzzy' St. John · Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al St. John (September 10, 1893 – January 21, 1963) in his persona of Fuzzy Q. Jones basically defined the role and concept of "comical sidekick" to cowboy heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John also created a character, "Stoney," in the first of a continuing Western film series, The Three Mesquiteers, that was later played (at a low point in his own career) by John Wayne. Born in Santa Ana, California, St. John entered silent films around 1912 and soon rose to co-starring and starring roles in short comic films from a variety of studios. His uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, may have helped him in his early days at Mack Sennett Studios, but talent kept him working. He was slender, sandy-haired, handsome and a remarkable acrobat. St. John frequently appeared as Arbuckle's mischievously villainous rival for the attentions of leading ladies like Mabel Normand, and worked with Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin in The Rounders (1914). The most critically praised film from St. John's period with Arbuckle remains Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) with Normand. The name Fuzzy originally belonged to a different actor, John Forrest “Fuzzy“ Knight, who took on the role of cowboy sidekick before St. John. As the studio first intended to hire Knight for the western series but then gave the role to St. John instead, he took on the nickname of his rival for his screen character. In most of his films, screen time was set aside for St. John to do a sort of solo comedy act, emphasizing amazing pratfalls and acrobatics. He might "find" a bicycle on a fairground set, and do an astonishing sequence of acrobatic stunts on the cycle, or he might try to capture a rat, bat, skunk, gopher, or bug with hilarious and chaotic consequences. Another stunt which he used in nearly every Western was virtually his trademark: he would mount his horse in apparently the standard manner, but somehow wind up sitting facing backward, and often would ride off with the hero in this unusual orientation. When Crabbe left PRC (according to interviews, in disgust at their increasingly low budgets), St. John was paired with new star Lash LaRue. Ultimately, St. John made more than 80 Westerns as Fuzzy. His last film was released in 1952. From that time on until his death in 1963 in Lyons, Georgia, he made personal appearances at fairs and rodeos, and travelled with the Tommy Scott Wild West Show. Altogether, Al St. John acted in 346 movies, spanning four decades from 1912 to 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
The Frontier Phantom
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Black Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Vanishing Outpost
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
King of the Bullwhip
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Daltons' Women
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaw Country
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of a Badman
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of Billy the Kid
as Sheriff Fuzzy
Frontier Revenge
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Lash
as Fuzzy
Border Feud
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stage to Mesa City
as Fuzzy Jones
Cheyenne Takes Over
as Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
Ghost Town Renegades
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Fighting Vigilantes
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Pioneer Justice
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Lightning Raiders
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Riders
as Fuzzy Jones
Outlaws of the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Badmen
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost of Hidden Valley
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
My Dog Shep
as Deputy Sheriff
Stagecoach Outlaws
as Fuzzy Jones
His Brother's Ghost
as Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
Fighting Bill Carson
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Badmen
as Fuzzy Jones
Shadows of Death
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Rustlers' Hideout
as Fuzzy Jones
Prairie Rustlers
as Fuzzy Jones
Gangster's Den
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
as Fuzzy Jones
Oath of Vengeance
as Fuzzy Jones
Frontier Outlaws
as Fuzzy Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
as Fuzzy Jones
I'm from Arkansas
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
as Doc Jones
The Drifter
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Devil Riders
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fugitive of the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Men Walk
as Townsman Finding Kate's Body
Western Cyclone
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Arizona Terrors
as Hardtack
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Fuzzy Jones
Along the Sundown Trail
as Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law and Order
as Fuzzy Jones
The Mysterious Rider
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Stagecoach
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Jesse James, Jr.
as Pop Sawyer
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stagecoach Express
as Dusty Jenkins
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Roundup
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Texas Justice
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley of the Sun
as Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited)
Prairie Pals
as Hank Stoner
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
A Missouri Outlaw
as Dan Willoughby
The Apache Kid
as Stage Guard Dangle
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
as Fuzzy Jones
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
as Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Fights Back
as Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Outlawed
as Fuzzy Jones
Murder on the Yukon
as Bill Smithers
Marked Men
as Gimpy - a thug
Li'l Abner
as Joe Smithpan
Friendly Neighbors
as Smokey
Texas Terrors
as Frosty Larson
Oklahoma Terror
as Fuzzy Glass
Trigger Pals
as Fuzzy
Frontier Scout
as Whiney Roberts
Knight of the Plains
as Fuzzy
Exposed
as Flophouse Bum
Gunsmoke Trail
as Fuzzy
Songs and Bullets
as Fuzzy Martin
Start Cheering
as Station Master
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Duke Evans
Love Nest on Wheels
as Uncle Jed
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Uncle Billy
A Lawman Is Born
as Eli Root
The Fighting Deputy
as Fuzzy
Melody of the Plains
as Fuzzy
Moonlight on the Range
as Fuzzy Jones
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
West of Nevada
as Walla Walla Wiggins
A Face in the Fog
as Elmer
The Millionaire Kid
as Matthews
Pinto Rustlers
as Mack
Trigger Tom
as Stub Macey
Midnight Phantom
as Radio Officer Jones
The Law of 45's
as Stoney Martin
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Cinco
Public Stenographer
as Elmer
His Private Secretary
as Tom - Garage Owner
From Headquarters
as Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
as Bert - Henchman
Bridge Wives
as Al Smith
Police Court
as Skid
Riders of the Desert
as Slim - A Ranger
Law of the North
as Jailbird
Honeymoon Trio
1931
Honeymoon Trio
as The Newlywed Husband
The Door Knocker
1931
The Door Knocker
as The Door Knocker
Aloha
as Sailor
The Land of Missing Men
as Buckshot
Hell Harbor
as Bunion
Beyond the Law
as Henchman
She Goes to War
as Bill
Painted Post
as Joe Nimble
Hello Cheyenne!
as Zip Coon
The Stunt Man
as Second-Unit Director
Listen Lena
1927
Listen Lena
as Al Adams
High Sea Blues
1927
High Sea Blues
as Bill Brown
American Beauty
as Waiter
Life in Hollywood No. 2
as Himself
High Spots
1927
High Spots
as The Clerk
Casey Jones
as Jock MacTavish
The General
as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Skybound
1926
Skybound
as The Boy
The Iron Mule
as The Engineer
Curses
as Buttonshoe Bill
Fair Warning
as Jay Walker
Red Pepper
1925
Red Pepper
as Tom Katt
The Garden of Weeds
as Nat Barlow
His First Car
as 1st Camping Husband
Unreal News Reel No. 2
1924
Unreal News Reel No. 2
as Man on stationary bicycle
Lovemania
Actor, Writer, Director
Stupid, but Brave
as The Bum, Writer
Out of Place
1922
Out of Place
Actor, Director
All Wet
Actor, Director, Writer
The High Sign
as Man On Beach
The Scarecrow
as Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1920
Ship Ahoy
Actor, Director
Back Stage
as Stagehand
Love
as Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Speed
Actor, Director, Screenplay
A Desert Hero
as The Bad Man
The Bell Boy
as Desk Clerk
Good Night, Nurse!
as Surgeon's Assistant
Out West
as Wild Bill Hickup
Moonshine
as Mountain Man
The Cook
as Holdup Man (uncredited)
A Scrap of Paper
1918
A Scrap of Paper
as The Crown Prince
Coney Island
as Old Friend of Fatty's Wife, as Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
His Wedding Night
as Rival employee
The Rough House
as Cook
The Butcher Boy
as Alum
Oh, Doctor!
as Gambler
A Country Hero
as City Gent
The Grab Bag Bride
1917
The Grab Bag Bride
as The Villain
A Reckless Romeo
as The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
His Wife's Mistake
as The Office Boy
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
as Hiram Perkins' Son
He Did and He Didn’t
as The Bounding Burglar
The Waiters' Ball
as The Waiter
Bombs!
as Bicycle Messenger
Bright Lights
as The Bartender
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
A Village Scandal
as Sword Swallower
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as The Squire's Son
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fatty's Rival
Crossed Love and Swords
1915
Crossed Love and Swords
as A Bosom Friend
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
as Cop (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as Lead Cop (uncredited)
When Love Took Wings
as Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
That Little Band Of Gold
as Waiter (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as Butcher Boy
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Studio Janitor
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Our Dare-Devil Chief
1915
Our Dare-Devil Chief
as Gang Leader's Accomplice
Mabel's Busy Day
as Policeman
The New Janitor
as Elevator boy
The Knockout
as Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Married Life
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Rounders
as Bellhop / Waiter
His Prehistoric Past
as Caveman
Mabel's Blunder
as Mabel's Brother
Fatty's Debut
1914
Fatty's Debut
as (unconfirmed)
Those Country Kids
as Mr. Reddy
Lover's Luck
as Fatty's Rival
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914
Fatty's Jonah Day
as Fatty's Rival
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Shot in the Excitement
as The Daughter's Suitor
Caught in a Cabaret
as Singer (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
as Boarder (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Riot
as Man in Pool Hall
