Roscoe Arbuckle
Known for Acting · 192 credits
- Born
- 1887-03-22
- Died
- 1933-06-29
- Place of birth
- Smith Center, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Fatty Arbuckle · Roscoe Arbuckle · William Goodrich · William B. Goodrich · روسكو آرباكل
Biography
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
Movies (192)
The Cook
1918
as The Chef
Tango Tangles
1914
as Clarinetist
The Knockout
1914
as Pug (uncredited)
Listen Lena
1927
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
Gasoline Gus
1921
as Gasoline Gus
Wine
1913
as The Waiter
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
My Stars
1926
as Mailman (uncredited)
Bright Lights
1916
as Fatty
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Fatty
Love
1919
as Fatty
Camping Out
1919
The Rounders
1914
as Mr. Fuller
Hey, Pop!
1932
as Fatty
A Village Scandal
1915
as Eddie - the Country Boy
Ben's Kid
1909
as Fatty Carter
The Casting Couch
1995
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
Go West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Making a Living
1914
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
The Alarm
1914
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Hollywood
1923
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Fatty / Saccharine
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Fatty
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Zip
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Himself
The Chicken Chaser
1914
as The Hired Man
The Rough House
1917
as Mr. Rough
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
as The Cop
Fatty at San Diego
1913
as Fatty
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Fatty
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
A Bandit
1913
as Bully
A Small Time Act
1913
as Theatre Owner
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Man in Audience
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fatty
His New Profession
1914
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Fatty
Brewster's Millions
1921
as Monte Brewster
The Riot
1913
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
The Round-Up
1920
as Slim Hoover
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
Some Nerve
1913
as The Jealous Man
Buzzin' Around
1933
as Cornelius
Out West
1918
as Train Rider, Bartender
Those Country Kids
1914
as Fatty
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Shabby Drunk
Close Relations
1933
as Wilbur Wart
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Fatty
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as Oscar - the Waiter
The Waiters' Ball
1916
as The Cook
The Gangsters
1913
as Cop
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
as Fatty
His Wedding Night
1917
as Gas station employee
Coney Island
1917
as Fatty
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Fatty
Traveling Salesman
1921
as Bob Blake
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915
as Roscoe
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Fatty
The Bell Boy
1918
as Bellboy, barber
Peeping Pete
1913
as Pete's Wife
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
The Other Man
1916
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
Two Old Tars
1913
as First Old Tar
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Love and Bullets
1914
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
as Self (archive footage)
In the Dough
1933
as Slim
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Fatty
The Hayseed
1919
as Mailman
Crazy to Marry
1921
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
A Country Hero
1917
as Village Blacksmith
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Fatty
When Dreams Come True
1913
as The Man
The Late Lamented
1917
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
Passions, He Had Three
1913
as Henry
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Teacher
1915
as Fat Unruly Student
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915
as Himself
The Fast Freight
1922
as Ras Berry
The Sheriff
1918
as Cook
The Sanitarium
1910
as Charley Wise
Love and Rubbish
1913
as Fat Boy
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Tomalio
1933
as Wilbur
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Safe in Jail
1913
as Neighbor Woman
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Fatty
The Milk We Drink
1913
as The Dairy Farmer
Fatty's Day Off
1913
as Fatty
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Fatty
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor
The Life of the Party
1920
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
A Desert Hero
1919
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
A Brand New Hero
1914
as The Tramp
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909
Lovers' Post Office
1914
as Fatty
Mother's Boy
1913
as Mother's Boy
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
as Mabel's Sweetheart
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913
as Jim Brown
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
as Self (archive footage)
About 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 t… With 192 credits spanning from 1909 to 2026, Roscoe Arbuckle has appeared in 192 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Cook (1918) — as The Chef
- Tango Tangles (1914) — as Clarinetist
- The Knockout (1914) — as Pug (uncredited)
- Listen Lena (1927) — as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
- Character Studies (1927) — as Self (uncredited)
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