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 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.
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Películas (248)
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026 · Self (Archival)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · archive footage
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 · (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992 · (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 · Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Days
1962 · Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)
1957 · Él mismo (material de archivo)
¡Qué tiempos aquellos!
1951
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 · (archive footage)
Tomalio
1933 · Wilbur
In the Dough
1933 · Slim
Close Relations
1933 · Wilbur Wart
How've You Bean?
1933
Buzzin' Around
1933 · Cornelius
It's a Cinch
1932 · Director
Hey, Pop!
1932 · Fatty
Niagara Falls
1932 · Director
Gigolettes
1932 · Director
Hollywood Lights
1932 · Director
Mother's Holiday
1932 · Director
Hollywood Luck
1932 · Director
Bridge Wives
1932 · Director
Keep Laughing
1932 · Director
Anybody's Goat
1932 · Director
Moonlight and Cactus
1932 · Director
Stars of Yesterday
1931 · Self
Smart Work
1931 · Director
Idle Roomers
1931 · Director
The Tamale Vendor
1931 · Director
Once a Hero
1931 · Director
Queenie of Hollywood
1931 · Director
One Quiet Night
1931 · Director
That's My Meat
1931 · Director
Take 'em and Shake 'em
1931 · Director
Beach Pajamas
1931 · Writer, Director
Up Pops the Duke
1931 · Director
Honeymoon Trio
1931 · Director
That's My Line
1931 · Writer, Director
The Lure of Hollywood
1931 · Director
The Back Page
1931 · Director
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931 · Director
Crashing Hollywood
1931 · Director
Ex-Plumber
1931 · Director, Writer
Pete and Repeat
1931 · Director
Marriage Rows
1931 · Director, Story
Three Hollywood Girls
1931 · Director
Up a Tree
1930 · Director, Story
Won by a Neck
1930 · Director
Si Si Senor
1930 · Director
The Cuckoos
1930 · Writer
Character Studies
1927 · Self (uncredited), Director
Special Delivery
1927 · Director
Listen Lena
1927 · Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Peaceful Oscar
1927 · Director
The Red Mill
1927 · Director
One Sunday Morning
1926 · Writer, Director
His Private Life
1926 · Writer, Director
Fool's Luck
1926 · Director, Writer
Home Cured
1926 · Director
My Stars
1926 · Mailman (uncredited), Writer, Director
The Fighting Dude
1925 · Director, Writer
Cleaning Up
1925 · Director
Go West
1925 · Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
The Movies
1925 · Director, Writer
The Tourist
1925 · Director
Curses
1925 · Director, Writer
The Iron Mule
1925 · Director
Dynamite Doggie
1925 · Writer, Director
Lovemania
1924 · Director
Stupid, but Brave
1924 · Director
His First Car
1924 · Director, Writer
Leap Year
1924 · Stanley Piper
No Loafing
1923 · Director
Hollywood
1923 · Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Day Dreams
1922 · Story
The Fast Freight
1922 · Ras Berry
Special Delivery
1922 · Director
Crazy to Marry
1921 · Dr. Hobart Hupp
Gasoline Gus
1921 · Gasoline Gus
Traveling Salesman
1921 · Bob Blake
The Dollar-a-Year Man
1921 · Franklin Pinney
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921 · Himself
Brewster's Millions
1921 · Monte Brewster
The Life of the Party
1920 · Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
The Round-Up
1920 · Slim Hoover
The Garage
1920 · Mechanic / Fireman, Director
The Hayseed
1919 · Mailman, Director
Back Stage
1919 · Stagehand, Director
A Desert Hero
1919 · The Sheriff, the Desert Hero, Director, Writer
The Bank Clerk
1919 · Director, Writer
Love
1919 · Fatty, Director
The Pullman Porter
1919 · Director, Writer
Camping Out
1919 · Writer, Director
The Sheriff
1918 · Cook, Writer, Director
A Scrap of Paper
1918 · Fatty, Director
The Cook
1918 · The Chef, Story, Director
Good Night, Nurse!
1918 · Fatty, Director, Story
Moonshine
1918 · Revenue Agent, Story, Screenplay, Director
The Bell Boy
1918 · Bellboy, barber, Story, Screenplay, Director
Out West
1918 · Train Rider, Bartender, Director, Writer
A Country Hero
1917 · Village Blacksmith, Director, Story
Coney Island
1917 · Fatty, Director, Story
Oh, Doctor!
1917 · Dr. Fatty Holepoke, Director
The Late Lamented
1917 · Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
His Wedding Night
1917 · Gas station employee, Story, Director
The Rough House
1917 · Mr. Rough, Story, Director
A Reckless Romeo
1917 · The Husband, Director, Story
The Butcher Boy
1917 · Fatty / Saccharine, Director, Story
A Creampuff Romance
1916 · Fatty, Director
The Waiters' Ball
1916 · The Cook, Director
The Moonshiners
1916 · Director
The Other Man
1916 · Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
His Wife's Mistake
1916 · The Janitor, Director
Bright Lights
1916 · Fatty, Director
He Did and He Didn’t
1916 · The Doctor, Director
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916 · Fatty, Director, Writer
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915 · Fatty - Studio Janitor, Director
A Village Scandal
1915 · Eddie - the Country Boy, Director
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915 · Fatty, Director
The Little Teacher
1915 · Fat Unruly Student
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
1915 · Finnegan's Daughter, Director
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915 · Fatty, Director
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915 · Himself, Director
Wished on Mabel
1915 · Fatty, Director
When Love Took Wings
1915 · Reckless Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 · Fatty, Director
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 · Fatty - the Husband, Director
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915 · Fatty, Director
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915 · Himself
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915 · Fight Spectator
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty's New Role
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915 · Fatty, Director
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915 · Roscoe, Director
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915 · Fatty, Director
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914 · Fatty, Director
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 · Fatty, Director
Shotguns That Kick
1914 · Fatty, Director
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 · Fatty, Director
The Sea Nymphs
1914 · Fatty
Fatty's Wine Party
1914 · Fatty, Director
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914 · Fatty, Director
An Incompetent Hero
1914 · Fatty, Director
Lovers' Post Office
1914 · Fatty, Director
Zip, the Dodger
1914 · Zip, Director
Their Ups and Downs
1914 · Fatty, Director
Fatty Again
1914 · Fatty Felix, Director
Fatty's Debut
1914 · Fatty, Director
Bombs and Bangs
1914 · The Farmer's Daughter, Director
Lover's Luck
1914 · Fatty, Director
The Rounders
1914 · Mr. Fuller
A Brand New Hero
1914 · The Tramp, Director
The Baggage Smasher
1914 · (unconfirmed)
His New Profession
1914 · Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Masquerader
1914 · Film actor
Fatty's Gift
1914 · Fatty, Director
Caught in a Flue
1914 · (unconfirmed)
Those Country Kids
1914 · Fatty, Director
That Minstrel Man
1914 · Belle, Director
Those Happy Days
1914 · Fatty, Director
The Sky Pirate
1914 · The Heiress, Director
A Rowboat Romance
1914 · (unconfirmed), Director
Love and Bullets
1914 · Film Actor (uncredited), Director
Fatty's Finish
1914 · Fatty, Director
Fatty and the Heiress
1914 · Fatty, Director
The Knockout
1914 · Pug (uncredited)
Our Country Cousin
1914 · The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
The Alarm
1914 · Director, Writer
A Suspended Ordeal
1914 · The Cop, Director
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914 · Fatty, Director
A Bath House Beauty
1914 · Fatty, Director
The Chicken Chaser
1914 · The Hired Man, Director
Barnyard Flirtations
1914 · The Cop, Director
A Rural Demon
1914
His Favorite Pastime
1914 · Shabby Drunk
Tango Tangles
1914 · Clarinetist
A Film Johnnie
1914 · Self
Twixt Love and Fire
1914 · The Iceman
A Robust Romeo
1914 · Fatty
The Water Dog
1914 · Fatty, Director
Making a Living
1914 · Tough Guy (uncredited)
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914 · Rebecca
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914 · Cop
A Flirt's Mistake
1914 · Husband (uncredited)
The Under-Sheriff
1914 · The Under-Sheriff
How Old Are You?
1914
Fatty's Wild Night
1914
A Misplaced Foot
1914 · Fatty
He Would a Hunting Go
1913 · Count Chicori
Some Nerve
1913 · The Jealous Man
Fatty's Flirtation
1913 · Fatty
His Sister's Kids
1913 · Dr. J. Jacobs
A Ride for a Bride
1913 · Fatty
The Woman Haters
1913 · 1st Old Tar
Fatty Joins the Force
1913 · Fatty
Wine
1913 · The Waiter
A Small Time Act
1913 · Theatre Owner
The Milk We Drink
1913 · The Dairy Farmer
Fatty at San Diego
1913 · Fatty
The Speed Kings
1913 · Masher
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913 · Fatty
Two Old Tars
1913 · First Old Tar
Mother's Boy
1913 · Mother's Boy
When Dreams Come True
1913 · The Man
The Fatal Taxicab
1913 · Mabel's Sweetheart
The Gypsy Queen
1913 · Fatty
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913 · Man in Audience
Fatty's Day Off
1913 · Fatty
Mabel's New Hero
1913 · Fatty
Almost a Rescue
1913 · Jimmie
The Riot
1913 · Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
Professor Bean's Removal
1913 · Man with Moustache
Love and Courage
1913 · The Country Boy
A Noise from the Deep
1913 · Bob
Love and Rubbish
1913 · Fat Boy
The Telltale Light
1913 · Tom aka Fatty
Safe in Jail
1913 · Neighbor Woman
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913 · Spectator
For the Love of Mabel
1913 · Suitor
Peeping Pete
1913 · Pete's Wife
A Bandit
1913 · Bully
The Waiters' Picnic
1913 · Oscar - the Waiter
Passions, He Had Three
1913 · Henry
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913 · Jim Brown
The Gangsters
1913 · Cop
Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913 · Player in Female Costume
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913 · (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Voice from the Deep
1912 · Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Sanitarium
1910 · Charley Wise
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909
Ben's Kid
1909 · Fatty Carter
