Roscoe Arbuckle
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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
Credits
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Bright Lights (1916)
as Fatty
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Listen Lena (1927)
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies (1927)
as Self (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as archive footage
His Wife's Mistake (1916)
as The Janitor
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026)
as Self (Archival)
The Sanitarium (1910)
as Charley Wise
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Alarm (1914)
Actor
A Flirt's Mistake (1914)
as Husband (uncredited)
Love (1919)
as Fatty
Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
as Man in Audience
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Go West (1925)
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)
The Masquerader (1914)
as Film actor
Fatty’s Plucky Pup (1915)
as Fatty
Fatty’s Faithful Fido (1915)
as Fatty
His Sister's Kids (1913)
as Dr. J. Jacobs
Making a Living (1914)
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Fatty at San Diego (1913)
as Fatty
The Knockout (1914)
as Pug (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold (1915)
as Fatty - the Husband
A Quiet Little Wedding (1913)
as Fatty
The Casting Couch (1995)
Actor
Peeping Pete (1913)
as Pete's Wife
Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)
as Fight Spectator
Barnyard Flirtations (1914)
as The Cop
Fatty's Tintype Tangle (1915)
as Fatty
Fatty's Day Off (1913)
as Fatty
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921)
as Himself
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)
Actor
Oh, Doctor! (1917)
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
The Life of the Party (1920)
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
A Bath House Beauty (1914)
as Fatty
Tomalio (1933)
as Wilbur
Wine (1913)
as The Waiter
Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
as Fatty
A Film Johnnie (1914)
as Self
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
as Fatty
Rastus and the Game Cock (1913)
as Spectator
Gasoline Gus (1921)
as Gasoline Gus
Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)
as Fatty
When Love Took Wings (1915)
as Reckless Fatty
The Parrott Chase (2009)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
He Did and He Didn’t (1916)
as The Doctor
A Noise from the Deep (1913)
as Bob
Fatty’s Reckless Fling (1915)
as Fatty
Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915)
as Fatty
A Small Time Act (1913)
as Theatre Owner
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition (1915)
as Himself
A Voice from the Deep (1912)
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw (1914)
as Fatty
When Dreams Come True (1913)
as The Man
My Stars (1926)
as Mailman (uncredited)
In the Dough (1933)
as Slim
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (2006)
as (archive footage)
Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916)
as Fatty
Fatty's New Role (1915)
as Fatty
Those Country Kids (1914)
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco (1915)
as Himself
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance (1915)
as Fatty
Tango Tangles (1914)
as Clarinetist
Looking for Mabel Normand (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Cook (1918)
as The Chef
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life (1915)
as Fatty
Fatty's Jonah Day (1914)
as Fatty
The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921)
as Franklin Pinney
The Round-Up (1920)
as Slim Hoover
The Rounders (1914)
as Mr. Fuller
Hollywood (1923)
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Rebecca's Wedding Day (1914)
as Rebecca
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition (1915)
as Fatty
Mabel's New Hero (1913)
as Fatty
Fatty's Wine Party (1914)
as Fatty
How Old Are You? (1914)
Actor
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life (1915)
as Roscoe
Mabel’s Wilful Way (1915)
as Fatty
Good Night, Nurse! (1918)
as Fatty
Fickle Fatty's Fall (1915)
as Fatty
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1915)
as Finnegan's Daughter
Safe in Jail (1913)
as Neighbor Woman
The Chaplin Puzzle (1992)
as (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
A Ride for a Bride (1913)
as Fatty
How've You Bean? (1933)
Actor
Passions, He Had Three (1913)
as Henry
The Butcher Boy (1917)
as Fatty / Saccharine
Their Ups and Downs (1914)
as Fatty
A Desert Hero (1919)
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Twixt Love and Fire (1914)
as The Iceman
His New Profession (1914)
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Sky Pirate (1914)
as The Heiress
A Brand New Hero (1914)
as The Tramp
Coney Island (1917)
as Fatty
Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913)
as Player in Female Costume
Making It Pleasant for Him (1909)
Actor
The Hayseed (1919)
as Mailman
The Under-Sheriff (1914)
as The Under-Sheriff
In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
as Cop
Murders of Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
A Rowboat Romance (1914)
as (unconfirmed)
Ben's Kid (1909)
as Fatty Carter
Two Old Tars (1913)
as First Old Tar
Where Hazel Met the Villain (1914)
as Fatty
Caught in a Flue (1914)
as (unconfirmed)
He Would a Hunting Go (1913)
as Count Chicori
The Waiters' Ball (1916)
as The Cook
His Favorite Pastime (1914)
as Shabby Drunk
Back Stage (1919)
as Stagehand
Love and Rubbish (1913)
as Fat Boy
A Village Scandal (1915)
as Eddie - the Country Boy
His Wedding Night (1917)
as Gas station employee
Out West (1918)
as Train Rider, Bartender
The Woman Haters (1913)
as 1st Old Tar
The Milk We Drink (1913)
as The Dairy Farmer
The Water Dog (1914)
as Fatty
Lover's Luck (1914)
as Fatty
Fatty and the Heiress (1914)
as Fatty
For the Love of Mabel (1913)
as Suitor
Crazy to Marry (1921)
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
The Rough House (1917)
as Mr. Rough
Professor Bean's Removal (1913)
as Man with Moustache
An Incompetent Hero (1914)
as Fatty
Love and Bullets (1914)
as Film Actor (uncredited)
A Suspended Ordeal (1914)
as The Cop
The Garage (1920)
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Bell Boy (1918)
as Bellboy, barber
Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
as Fatty
The Riot (1913)
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
Zip, the Dodger (1914)
as Zip
Fatty's Flirtation (1913)
as Fatty
A Robust Romeo (1914)
as Fatty
Moonshine (1918)
as Revenue Agent
Close Relations (1933)
as Wilbur Wart
Brewster's Millions (1921)
as Monte Brewster
A Scrap of Paper (1918)
as Fatty
Fatty's Debut (1914)
as Fatty
Lovers' Post Office (1914)
as Fatty
Leap Year (1924)
as Stanley Piper
The Sheriff (1918)
as Cook
The Late Lamented (1917)
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
A Creampuff Romance (1916)
as Fatty
The Pullman Porter (1919)
Actor
Mrs. Jones' Birthday (1909)
Actor
A Country Hero (1917)
as Village Blacksmith
The Speed Kings (1913)
as Masher
The Gangsters (1913)
as Cop
Fatty's Wild Night (1914)
Actor
Crazy Days (1962)
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stars of Yesterday (1931)
as Self
Those Happy Days (1914)
as Fatty
A Misplaced Foot (1914)
as Fatty
The Gypsy Queen (1913)
as Fatty
The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
as Oscar - the Waiter
Almost a Rescue (1913)
as Jimmie
Buzzin' Around (1933)
as Cornelius
Our Country Cousin (1914)
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
Bombs and Bangs (1914)
as The Farmer's Daughter
Fatty's Gift (1914)
as Fatty
The Fast Freight (1922)
as Ras Berry
The Fatal Taxicab (1913)
as Mabel's Sweetheart
Some Nerve (1913)
as The Jealous Man
A Reckless Romeo (1917)
as The Husband
The Telltale Light (1913)
as Tom aka Fatty
A Bandit (1913)
as Bully
Shotguns That Kick (1914)
as Fatty
Mother's Boy (1913)
as Mother's Boy
Fatty's Finish (1914)
as Fatty
The Sea Nymphs (1914)
as Fatty
The Chicken Chaser (1914)
as The Hired Man
The Little Teacher (1915)
as Fat Unruly Student
The Other Man (1916)
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
Hey, Pop! (1932)
as Fatty
Fatty Again (1914)
as Fatty Felix
Wished on Mabel (1915)
as Fatty
Traveling Salesman (1921)
as Bob Blake
Help! Help! Hydrophobia! (1913)
as Jim Brown
Camping Out (1919)
Actor
The Baggage Smasher (1914)
as (unconfirmed)
The Bank Clerk (1919)
Actor
Love and Courage (1913)
as The Country Boy
A Rural Demon (1914)
Actor
That Minstrel Man (1914)
as Belle