Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Date of Birth:

Mar 22, 1887

Place of Birth:

Smith Center, Kansas, USA

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.

filmography:

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2004

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006

Days of Thrills and Laughter Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Close Relations Close Relations

1933

The Round-Up The Round-Up

1920

The Dollar-a-Year Man The Dollar-a-Year Man

1921

Gasoline Gus Gasoline Gus

1921

Traveling Salesman Traveling Salesman

1921

The Life of the Party The Life of the Party

1920

The Fast Freight The Fast Freight

1922

Tomalio Tomalio

1933

Character Studies Character Studies

1927

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

1915

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

2001

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

2001

Fatty and the Broadway Stars Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

Fickle Fatty's Fall Fickle Fatty's Fall

1915

Looking for Mabel Normand Looking for Mabel Normand

2015

Fatty's Wine Party Fatty's Wine Party

1914

Fatty's Debut Fatty's Debut

1914

Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

2016

Happy Times and Jolly Moments Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Hey, Pop! Hey, Pop!

1932

The Waiters' Ball The Waiters' Ball

1916

Two Old Tars Two Old Tars

1913

A Misplaced Foot A Misplaced Foot

1914

The Under-Sheriff The Under-Sheriff

1914

A Robust Romeo A Robust Romeo

1914

Fatty at San Diego Fatty at San Diego

1913

Some Nerve Some Nerve

1913

The Woman Haters The Woman Haters

1913

A Ride for a Bride A Ride for a Bride

1913

Wine Wine

1913

He Would a Hunting Go He Would a Hunting Go

1913

In the Clutches of the Gang In the Clutches of the Gang

1914

Rebecca's Wedding Day Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Go West Go West

1925

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

2003

A Reckless Romeo A Reckless Romeo

1917

A Bath House Beauty A Bath House Beauty

1914

The Chicken Chaser The Chicken Chaser

1914

Twixt Love and Fire Twixt Love and Fire

1914

A Rural Demon A Rural Demon

1914

Barnyard Flirtations Barnyard Flirtations

1914

Camping Out Camping Out

1919

The Sheriff The Sheriff

1918

Bombs and Bangs Bombs and Bangs

1914

Fatty Again Fatty Again

1914

Their Ups and Downs Their Ups and Downs

1914

Shotguns That Kick Shotguns That Kick

1914

A Brand New Hero A Brand New Hero

1914

The Baggage Smasher The Baggage Smasher

1914

Those Happy Days Those Happy Days

1914

That Minstrel Man That Minstrel Man

1914

Caught in a Flue Caught in a Flue

1914

Fatty's Gift Fatty's Gift

1914

How Old Are You? How Old Are You?

1914

Fatty's Wild Night Fatty's Wild Night

1914

Disclosure Disclosure

2020

The Casting Couch The Casting Couch

1995

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

Listen Lena Listen Lena

1927

My Stars My Stars

1926

A Village Scandal A Village Scandal

1915

The Other Man The Other Man

1916

A Creampuff Romance A Creampuff Romance

1916

The Late Lamented The Late Lamented

1917

The Sky Pirate The Sky Pirate

1914

A Rowboat Romance A Rowboat Romance

1914

The Water Dog The Water Dog

1914

Lovers' Post Office Lovers' Post Office

1914

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1916

Hogan's Romance Upset Hogan's Romance Upset

1915

The Alarm The Alarm

1914

The Sea Nymphs The Sea Nymphs

1914

The Pullman Porter The Pullman Porter

1919

The Bank Clerk The Bank Clerk

1919

A Desert Hero A Desert Hero

1919

An Incompetent Hero An Incompetent Hero

1914

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

Our Country Cousin Our Country Cousin

1914

Fatty and the Heiress Fatty and the Heiress

1914

Fatty's Finish Fatty's Finish

1914

Love and Bullets Love and Bullets

1914

A Suspended Ordeal A Suspended Ordeal

1914

Murphy's I.O.U. Murphy's I.O.U.

1913

Zip, the Dodger Zip, the Dodger

1914

Stars of Yesterday Stars of Yesterday

1931

Crazy Days Crazy Days

1962

His Sister's Kids His Sister's Kids

1913

Fatty's Flirtation Fatty's Flirtation

1913

Fatty Joins the Force Fatty Joins the Force

1913

Leading Lizzie Astray Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Fatty's New Role Fatty's New Role

1915

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

A Flirt's Mistake A Flirt's Mistake

1914

How've You Bean? How've You Bean?

1933

A Voice from the Deep A Voice from the Deep

1912

Fatty and Mabel Adrift Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1916

Fatty's Tintype Tangle Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

Brewster's Millions Brewster's Millions

1921

Buzzin' Around Buzzin' Around

1933

Mabel's New Hero Mabel's New Hero

1913

Mabel, Fatty and the Law Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915

The Little Teacher The Little Teacher

1915

When Love Took Wings When Love Took Wings

1915

Fatty’s Reckless Fling Fatty’s Reckless Fling

1915

Fatty's Magic Pants Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition

1915

Peeping Pete Peeping Pete

1913

A Bandit A Bandit

1913

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915

Those Country Kids Those Country Kids

1914

When Comedy Was King When Comedy Was King

1960

Crazy to Marry Crazy to Marry

1921

The Hayseed The Hayseed

1919

The Rough House The Rough House

1917

The Butcher Boy The Butcher Boy

1917

Moonshine Moonshine

1918

Out West Out West

1918

His Wedding Night His Wedding Night

1917

Back Stage Back Stage

1919

Coney Island Coney Island

1917

The Bell Boy The Bell Boy

1918

Good Night, Nurse! Good Night, Nurse!

1918

Oh, Doctor! Oh, Doctor!

1917

The Cook The Cook

1918

Tango Tangle Tango Tangle

1914

The Rounders The Rounders

1914

A Country Hero A Country Hero

1917

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

His Favorite Pastime His Favorite Pastime

1914

A Film Johnnie A Film Johnnie

1914

The Garage The Garage

1920

His New Profession His New Profession

1914

The Knockout The Knockout

1914

Fatty’s Faithful Fido Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

Professor Bean's Removal Professor Bean's Removal

1913

The Telltale Light The Telltale Light

1913

Love and Rubbish Love and Rubbish

1913

A Noise from the Deep A Noise from the Deep

1913

For the Love of Mabel For the Love of Mabel

1913

Almost a Rescue Almost a Rescue

1913

The Sanitarium The Sanitarium

1910

Help! Help! Hydrophobia! Help! Help! Hydrophobia!

1913

The Waiters' Picnic The Waiters' Picnic

1913

The Speed Kings The Speed Kings

1913

Love and Courage Love and Courage

1913

Fatty's Day Off Fatty's Day Off

1913

When Dreams Come True When Dreams Come True

1913

A Small Time Act A Small Time Act

1913

The Milk We Drink The Milk We Drink

1913

A Quiet Little Wedding A Quiet Little Wedding

1913

Safe in Jail Safe in Jail

1913

Rastus and the Game Cock Rastus and the Game Cock

1913

The Fatal Taxicab The Fatal Taxicab

1913

Mabel's Dramatic Career Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

The Gypsy Queen The Gypsy Queen

1913

The Riot The Riot

1913

Ben's Kid Ben's Kid

1909

Making It Pleasant for Him Making It Pleasant for Him

1909

He Did and He Didn’t He Did and He Didn’t

1916

Love Love

1919

Leap Year Leap Year

1924

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

1914

That Little Band Of Gold That Little Band Of Gold

1915

Fatty’s Plucky Pup Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

1915

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915

Mabel’s Wilful Way Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915

Wished on Mabel Wished on Mabel

1915

His Wife's Mistakes His Wife's Mistakes

1916

A Scrap of Paper A Scrap of Paper

1918

The Chaplin Puzzle The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

Alas! Poor Yorick! Alas! Poor Yorick!

1913

The Gangsters The Gangsters

1913

Mrs. Jones' Birthday Mrs. Jones' Birthday

1909

In the Dough In the Dough

1933

Mother's Boy Mother's Boy

1913

Fatty's Jonah Day Fatty's Jonah Day

1914

Lover's Luck Lover's Luck

1914

Passions, He Had Three Passions, He Had Three

1913

The Masquerader The Masquerader

1914

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