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Roscoe Conkling "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, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for $14,000.
These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he directed from 1924 onward.
The Round-Up is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Wallace Beery. The movie was written by Edmund Day and Tom Forman, directed by George Melford, and based on Day's play that was a huge hit for Roscoe Arbuckle's older cousin Macklyn Arbuckle and Julia Dean on the Broadway stage in 1907. It was Macklyn in the play who created the famous phrase used in advertisements of the film, nobody loves a fat man.
The Riot is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Noise from the Deep is a 1913 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film was directed and produced by Mack Sennett and also features the Keystone Cops on horseback.
Ben's Kid is a 1909 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's film debut.
A Voice from the Deep is a 1912 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Murphy's I.O.U. is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Alas! Poor Yorick! is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. The film's title is taken from the Shakespeare play Hamlet. The film was both written and directed by Colin Campbell, and was released on April 21, 1913.
Peeping Pete is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Bandit is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. A print of the film survives.
The Telltale Light is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
When Dreams Come True is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Some Nerve is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty and the Broadway Stars is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
The Other Man is a 1916 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Fast Freight is a 1922 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film was not released in the US, due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe scandal. The film is considered to be lost. The film is also known as Via Fast Freight, Handle with Care and Freight Prepaid.
Buzzin' Around is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, and directed by Alfred J. Goulding.
The Tamale Vendor is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Tom Patricola and Charles Judels.
Moonlight and Cactus is a 1932 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.
References
- ↑ Bradley, Edwin M. (2015). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-1476606842.
- ↑ Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of "Fatty" Arbuckle. BearManor Media.
