Roscoe Arbuckle
231 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 22, 1887
- Died
- Jun 29, 1933 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Smith Center, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Fatty Arbuckle · Roscoe Arbuckle · William Goodrich
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Roscoe Arbuckle: movies and TV shows
Acting (177)
- 2025
- 2020 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
- 2009 The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006 Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
- 1995
- 1992 The Chaplin Puzzle
as (archive footage)
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1960 When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
- 1933 Tomalio
as Wilbur
- 1933 In the Dough
as Slim
- 1933 Close Relations
as Wilbur Wart
- 1933
- 1933 Buzzin' Around
as Cornelius
- 1932 Hey, Pop!
as Fatty
- 1927 Listen Lena
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
- 1926 My Stars
as Mailman (uncredited)
- 1925 Go West
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
- 1924 Leap Year
as Stanley Piper
- 1923 Hollywood
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- 1922 The Fast Freight
as Ras Berry
- 1921 Crazy to Marry
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
- 1921 Gasoline Gus
as Gasoline Gus
- 1921 Traveling Salesman
as Bob Blake
- 1921 The Dollar-a-Year Man
as Franklin Pinney
- 1921 Brewster's Millions
as Monte Brewster
- 1920 The Life of the Party
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
- 1920 The Round-Up
as Slim Hoover
- 1920 The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
- 1919 The Hayseed
as Mailman
- 1919 Back Stage
as Stagehand
- 1919 A Desert Hero
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
- 1919
- 1919 Love
as Fatty
- 1919
- 1919
- 1918 The Sheriff
as Cook
- 1918 A Scrap of Paper
as Fatty
- 1918 The Cook
as The Chef
- 1918 Good Night, Nurse!
as Fatty
- 1918 Moonshine
as Revenue Agent
- 1918 The Bell Boy
as Bellboy, barber
- 1918 Out West
as Train Rider, Bartender
- 1917 A Country Hero
as Village Blacksmith
- 1917 Coney Island
as Fatty
- 1917 Oh, Doctor!
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
- 1917 The Late Lamented
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
- 1917 His Wedding Night
as Gas station employee
- 1917 The Rough House
as Mr. Rough
- 1917 A Reckless Romeo
as The Husband
- 1917 The Butcher Boy
as Fatty / Saccharine
- 1916 A Creampuff Romance
as Fatty
- 1916 The Waiters' Ball
as The Cook
- 1916 The Other Man
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
- 1916 His Wife's Mistake
as The Janitor
- 1916 Bright Lights
as Fatty
- 1916 He Did and He Didn’t
as The Doctor
- 1916 Fatty and Mabel Adrift
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
- 1915 A Village Scandal
as Eddie - the Country Boy
- 1915 Fickle Fatty's Fall
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty's Tintype Tangle
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as Fatty
- 1915 The Little Teacher
as Fat Unruly Student
- 1915 Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
as Finnegan's Daughter
- 1915 Mabel’s Wilful Way
as Fatty
- 1915 Wished on Mabel
as Fatty
- 1915 When Love Took Wings
as Reckless Fatty
- 1915 Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fatty
- 1915 That Little Band Of Gold
as Fatty - the Husband
- 1915 Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty’s Reckless Fling
as Fatty
- 1915 Hogan's Romance Upset
as Fight Spectator
- 1915 Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty's New Role
as Fatty
- 1915
- 1915 Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as Fatty
- 1915 Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as Roscoe
- 1915 Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty's Magic Pants
as Fatty
- 1914 Shotguns That Kick
as Fatty
- 1914 Leading Lizzie Astray
as Fatty
- 1914 The Sea Nymphs
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty's Wine Party
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty's Jonah Day
as Fatty
- 1914 An Incompetent Hero
as Fatty
- 1914 Lovers' Post Office
as Fatty
- 1914 Zip, the Dodger
as Zip
- 1914 Their Ups and Downs
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty Again
as Fatty Felix
- 1914 Fatty's Debut
as Fatty
- 1914 Bombs and Bangs
as The Farmer's Daughter
- 1914 Lover's Luck
as Fatty
- 1914 The Rounders
as Mr. Fuller
- 1914 A Brand New Hero
as The Tramp
- 1914 The Baggage Smasher
as (unconfirmed)
- 1914 His New Profession
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
- 1914 The Masquerader
as Film actor
- 1914 Fatty's Gift
as Fatty
- 1914 Caught in a Flue
as (unconfirmed)
- 1914 Those Country Kids
as Fatty
- 1914 That Minstrel Man
as Belle
- 1914 Those Happy Days
as Fatty
- 1914 The Sky Pirate
as The Heiress
- 1914 A Rowboat Romance
as (unconfirmed)
- 1914 Love and Bullets
as Film Actor (uncredited)
- 1914 Fatty's Finish
as Fatty
- 1914 Fatty and the Heiress
as Fatty
- 1914 The Knockout
as Pug (uncredited)
- 1914 Our Country Cousin
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
- 1914
- 1914 A Suspended Ordeal
as The Cop
- 1914 Where Hazel Met the Villain
as Fatty
- 1914 A Bath House Beauty
as Fatty
- 1914 The Chicken Chaser
as The Hired Man
- 1914 Barnyard Flirtations
as The Cop
- 1914
- 1914 His Favorite Pastime
as Shabby Drunk
- 1914 Tango Tangles
as Clarinetist
- 1914 Twixt Love and Fire
as The Iceman
- 1914 A Robust Romeo
as Fatty
- 1914 The Water Dog
as Fatty
- 1914 Making a Living
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
- 1914 Rebecca's Wedding Day
as Rebecca
- 1914 In the Clutches of the Gang
as Cop
- 1914 A Flirt's Mistake
as Husband (uncredited)
- 1914 The Under-Sheriff
as The Under-Sheriff
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914 A Misplaced Foot
as Fatty
- 1913 He Would a Hunting Go
as Count Chicori
- 1913 Some Nerve
as The Jealous Man
- 1913 Fatty's Flirtation
as Fatty
- 1913 His Sister's Kids
as Dr. J. Jacobs
- 1913 A Ride for a Bride
as Fatty
- 1913 The Woman Haters
as 1st Old Tar
- 1913 Fatty Joins the Force
as Fatty
- 1913 Wine
as The Waiter
- 1913 The Milk We Drink
as The Dairy Farmer
- 1913 A Small Time Act
as Theatre Owner
- 1913 Fatty at San Diego
as Fatty
- 1913 The Speed Kings
as Masher
- 1913 A Quiet Little Wedding
as Fatty
- 1913 Two Old Tars
as First Old Tar
- 1913 Mother's Boy
as Mother's Boy
- 1913 When Dreams Come True
as The Man
- 1913 The Fatal Taxicab
as Mabel's Sweetheart
- 1913 The Gypsy Queen
as Fatty
- 1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career
as Man in Audience
- 1913 Fatty's Day Off
as Fatty
- 1913 Mabel's New Hero
as Fatty
- 1913 Almost a Rescue
as Jimmie
- 1913 The Riot
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
- 1913 Professor Bean's Removal
as Man with Moustache
- 1913 Love and Courage
as The Country Boy
- 1913 A Noise from the Deep
as Bob
- 1913 Love and Rubbish
as Fat Boy
- 1913 The Telltale Light
as Tom aka Fatty
- 1913 Safe in Jail
as Neighbor Woman
- 1913 Rastus and the Game Cock
as Spectator
- 1913 For the Love of Mabel
as Suitor
- 1913 A Bandit
as Bully
- 1913 Peeping Pete
as Pete's Wife
- 1913 The Waiters' Picnic
as Oscar - the Waiter
- 1913 Passions, He Had Three
as Henry
- 1913 Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
as Jim Brown
- 1913 The Gangsters
as Cop
- 1913 Alas! Poor Yorick!
as Player in Female Costume
- 1913 Murphy's I.O.U.
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1912 A Voice from the Deep
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1910 The Sanitarium
as Charley Wise
- 1909
- 1909
- 1909 Ben's Kid
as Fatty Carter
Behind the camera (135)
- 1932 It's a Cinch
Director
- 1932 Niagara Falls
Director
- 1932 Gigolettes
Director
- 1932 Hollywood Lights
Director
- 1932 Mother's Holiday
Director
- 1932 Hollywood Luck
Director
- 1932 Bridge Wives
Director
- 1932 Keep Laughing
Director
- 1932 Anybody's Goat
Director
- 1932 Moonlight and Cactus
Director
- 1931 Smart Work
Director
- 1931 Idle Roomers
Director
- 1931 The Tamale Vendor
Director
- 1931 Once a Hero
Director
- 1931 Queenie of Hollywood
Director
- 1931 One Quiet Night
Director
- 1931 That's My Meat
Director
- 1931 Take 'em and Shake 'em
Director
- 1931 Beach Pajamas
Director, Writer
- 1931 Up Pops the Duke
Director
- 1931 Honeymoon Trio
Director
- 1931 That's My Line
Director, Writer
- 1931 The Lure of Hollywood
Director
- 1931 The Back Page
Director
- 1931 Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Director
- 1931 Crashing Hollywood
Director
- 1931 Ex-Plumber
Director, Writer
- 1931 Pete and Repeat
Director
- 1931 Marriage Rows
Director, Story
- 1931 Three Hollywood Girls
Director
- 1930 Up a Tree
Director, Story
- 1930 Won by a Neck
Director
- 1930 Si Si Senor
Director
- 1930 The Cuckoos
Writer
- 1927 Character Studies
Director
- 1927 Special Delivery
Director
- 1927 Peaceful Oscar
Director
- 1927 The Red Mill
Director
- 1926 One Sunday Morning
Director, Writer
- 1926 His Private Life
Writer, Director
- 1926 Fool's Luck
Director, Writer
- 1926 Home Cured
Director
- 1926 My Stars
Director, Writer
- 1925 The Fighting Dude
Director, Writer
- 1925 Cleaning Up
Director
- 1925 The Movies
Director, Writer
- 1925 The Tourist
Director
- 1925 Curses
Director, Writer
- 1925 The Iron Mule
Director
- 1925 Dynamite Doggie
Writer, Director
- 1924 Lovemania
Director
- 1924 Stupid, but Brave
Director
- 1924 His First Car
Director, Writer
- 1923 No Loafing
Director
- 1922 Day Dreams
Story
- 1922 Special Delivery
Director
- 1920 The Garage
Director
- 1919 The Hayseed
Director
- 1919 Back Stage
Director
- 1919 A Desert Hero
Director, Writer
- 1919 The Bank Clerk
Director, Writer
- 1919 Love
Director
- 1919 The Pullman Porter
Director, Writer
- 1919 Camping Out
Writer, Director
- 1918 The Sheriff
Director, Writer
- 1918 A Scrap of Paper
Director
- 1918 The Cook
Director, Story
- 1918 Good Night, Nurse!
Director, Story
- 1918 Moonshine
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1918 The Bell Boy
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1918 Out West
Director, Writer
- 1917 A Country Hero
Director, Story
- 1917 Coney Island
Director, Story
- 1917 Oh, Doctor!
Director
- 1917 His Wedding Night
Director, Story
- 1917 The Rough House
Director, Story
- 1917 A Reckless Romeo
Director, Story
- 1917 The Butcher Boy
Director, Story
- 1916 A Creampuff Romance
Director
- 1916 The Waiters' Ball
Director
- 1916 His Wife's Mistake
Director
- 1916 Bright Lights
Director
- 1916 He Did and He Didn’t
Director
- 1916 Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Director, Writer
- 1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Director
- 1915 A Village Scandal
Director
- 1915 Fickle Fatty's Fall
Director
- 1915 Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Director
- 1915 Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Director
- 1915 Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Director
- 1915 Mabel’s Wilful Way
Director
- 1915
- 1915 Wished on Mabel
Director
- 1915 When Love Took Wings
Director
- 1915 Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Director
- 1915 That Little Band Of Gold
Director
- 1915 Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Director
- 1915 Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Director
- 1915 Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Director
- 1915 Fatty's New Role
Director
- 1915
- 1915 Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Director
- 1915 Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Director
- 1915 Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
Director
- 1914 Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Magic Pants
Director
- 1914 Shotguns That Kick
Director
- 1914 Leading Lizzie Astray
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Wine Party
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Jonah Day
Director
- 1914 An Incompetent Hero
Director
- 1914 Lovers' Post Office
Director
- 1914 Zip, the Dodger
Director
- 1914 Their Ups and Downs
Director
- 1914 Fatty Again
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Debut
Director
- 1914 Bombs and Bangs
Director
- 1914 Lover's Luck
Director
- 1914 A Brand New Hero
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Gift
Director
- 1914 Those Country Kids
Director
- 1914 That Minstrel Man
Director
- 1914 Those Happy Days
Director
- 1914 The Sky Pirate
Director
- 1914 A Rowboat Romance
Director
- 1914 Love and Bullets
Director
- 1914 Fatty's Finish
Director
- 1914 Fatty and the Heiress
Director
- 1914 The Alarm
Director, Writer
- 1914 A Suspended Ordeal
Director
- 1914 Where Hazel Met the Villain
Director
- 1914 A Bath House Beauty
Director
- 1914 The Chicken Chaser
Director
- 1914 Barnyard Flirtations
Director
- 1914 The Water Dog
Director
Talk shows and appearances (13)
- 2026
- 2015
- 2007
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 1995
- 1980 Hollywood
1 episode
- 1961
- 1931
- 1921
- 1915
- 1914