Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Also Known As: 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Fatty Arbuckle, Roscoe Arbuckle, William Goodrich, William B. Goodrich, روسكو آرباكل, רוסקו ארבוקל, ロスコー・アーバックル, 로스코 아버클, Роско «Фатти» Арбэкль, Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle, Роско Арбакль, Роско Арбэкль

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Smith Center, Kansas, USA

Birthday: March 22, 1887

Deathday: June 29, 1933

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Masquerader
Hollywood
Back Stage
The Bell Boy
Coney Island
Good Night, Nurse!
His Wedding Night
Zip, the Dodger
Out West
The Hayseed
The Rough House
Oh, Doctor!
Moonshine
The Cook
The Garage
The Butcher Boy
A Film Johnnie
Tango Tangles
His Favorite Pastime
The Knockout
The Rounders
His New Profession
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
A Country Hero
Stars of Yesterday
When Comedy Was King
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Brewster's Millions
Crazy Days
A Flirt's Mistake
Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Leading Lizzie Astray
Fatty's New Role
Murphy's I.O.U.
Love and Bullets
Fatty's Finish
The Baggage Smasher
Those Happy Days
That Minstrel Man
Caught in a Flue
A Suspended Ordeal
Our Country Cousin
Fatty's Gift
Fatty and the Heiress
A Brand New Hero
A Rowboat Romance
The Sky Pirate
Bombs and Bangs
Their Ups and Downs
Fatty Again
How Old Are You?
Shotguns That Kick
A Village Scandal
Fatty's Wild Night
Buzzin' Around
Mabel's New Hero
Peeping Pete
A Bandit
The Other Man
A Creampuff Romance
The Late Lamented
Listen Lena
My Stars
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Those Country Kids
Fatty's Magic Pants
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Wished on Mabel
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
When Love Took Wings
That Little Band Of Gold
The Little Teacher
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
He Did and He Didn’t
Love
Leap Year
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
A Scrap of Paper
His Wife's Mistakes
Fatty's Jonah Day
Lover's Luck
In the Dough
The Gangsters
A Voice from the Deep
Alas! Poor Yorick!
The Sanitarium
Ben's Kid
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
Passions, He Had Three
Making It Pleasant for Him
The Speed Kings
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
The Waiters' Picnic
A Noise from the Deep
Love and Rubbish
Safe in Jail
Professor Bean's Removal
Love and Courage
For the Love of Mabel
Almost a Rescue
Rastus and the Game Cock
The Telltale Light
The Riot
Mabel's Dramatic Career
The Fatal Taxicab
Fatty's Day Off
The Gypsy Queen
When Dreams Come True
Mother's Boy
A Quiet Little Wedding
Two Old Tars
The Milk We Drink
Fatty at San Diego
A Small Time Act
A Ride for a Bride
Wine
His Sister's Kids
He Would a Hunting Go
Fatty's Flirtation
The Woman Haters
Some Nerve
In the Clutches of the Gang
Twixt Love and Fire
Rebecca's Wedding Day
The Under-Sheriff
A Robust Romeo
A Misplaced Foot
A Bath House Beauty
The Chicken Chaser
A Rural Demon
Barnyard Flirtations
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Go West
A Reckless Romeo
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
The Waiters' Ball
Hey, Pop!
The Chaplin Puzzle
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
The Round-Up
Gasoline Gus
The Life of the Party
The Dollar-a-Year Man
Traveling Salesman
Crazy to Marry
The Fast Freight
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Days of Thrills and Laughter
How've You Bean?
Close Relations
Tomalio
Character Studies
Fatty's Debut
Fatty's Wine Party
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Looking for Mabel Normand
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Camping Out
The Sheriff
The Bank Clerk
The Pullman Porter
A Desert Hero
An Incompetent Hero
The Sea Nymphs
Lovers' Post Office
Bright Lights
The Alarm
The Water Dog
Hogan's Romance Upset
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)