Roscoe Arbuckle
Acting
1887-03-22 · Smith Center, Kansas, USA
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.
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026 · Movie
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025 · Movie
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Movie
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015 · Movie
The Parrott Chase
2009 · Movie
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Movie
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 · Movie
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004 · Movie
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Movie
Murders of Hollywood
2003 · Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
The Casting Couch
1995 · Movie
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992 · Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · Movie
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 · Movie
Hollywood
1980 · Series
Crazy Days
1962 · Movie
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Movie
When Comedy Was King
1960 · Movie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 · Movie
Tomalio
1933 · Movie
In the Dough
1933 · Movie
Close Relations
1933 · Movie
How've You Bean?
1933 · Movie
Buzzin' Around
1933 · Movie
It's a Cinch
1932 · Movie
Hey, Pop!
1932 · Movie
Niagara Falls
1932 · Movie
Gigolettes
1932 · Movie
Hollywood Lights
1932 · Movie
Mother's Holiday
1932 · Movie
Hollywood Luck
1932 · Movie
Bridge Wives
1932 · Movie
Keep Laughing
1932 · Movie
Anybody's Goat
1932 · Movie
Moonlight and Cactus
1932 · Movie
Stars of Yesterday
1931 · Movie
Smart Work
1931 · Movie
Idle Roomers
1931 · Movie
The Tamale Vendor
1931 · Movie
Once a Hero
1931 · Movie
Queenie of Hollywood
1931 · Movie
One Quiet Night
1931 · Movie
That's My Meat
1931 · Movie
Take 'em and Shake 'em
1931 · Movie
Beach Pajamas
1931 · Movie
Up Pops the Duke
1931 · Movie
Honeymoon Trio
1931 · Movie
That's My Line
1931 · Movie
The Lure of Hollywood
1931 · Movie
The Back Page
1931 · Movie
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931 · Movie
Crashing Hollywood
1931 · Movie
Ex-Plumber
1931 · Movie
Pete and Repeat
1931 · Movie
Marriage Rows
1931 · Movie
Three Hollywood Girls
1931 · Movie
Up a Tree
1930 · Movie
Won by a Neck
1930 · Movie
Si Si Senor
1930 · Movie
The Cuckoos
1930 · Movie
Character Studies
1927 · Movie
Special Delivery
1927 · Movie
Listen Lena
1927 · Movie
Peaceful Oscar
1927 · Movie
The Red Mill
1927 · Movie
One Sunday Morning
1926 · Movie
His Private Life
1926 · Movie
Fool's Luck
1926 · Movie
Home Cured
1926 · Movie
My Stars
1926 · Movie
The Fighting Dude
1925 · Movie
Cleaning Up
1925 · Movie
Go West
1925 · Movie
The Movies
1925 · Movie
The Tourist
1925 · Movie
Curses
1925 · Movie
The Iron Mule
1925 · Movie
Dynamite Doggie
1925 · Movie
Lovemania
1924 · Movie
Stupid, but Brave
1924 · Movie
His First Car
1924 · Movie
Leap Year
1924 · Movie
No Loafing
1923 · Movie
Hollywood
1923 · Movie
Day Dreams
1922 · Movie
The Fast Freight
1922 · Movie
Special Delivery
1922 · Movie
Crazy to Marry
1921 · Movie
Gasoline Gus
1921 · Movie
Traveling Salesman
1921 · Movie
The Dollar-a-Year Man
1921 · Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1921 · Movie
The Life of the Party
1920 · Movie
The Round-Up
1920 · Movie
The Garage
1920 · Movie
The Hayseed
1919 · Movie
Back Stage
1919 · Movie
A Desert Hero
1919 · Movie
The Bank Clerk
1919 · Movie
Love
1919 · Movie
The Pullman Porter
1919 · Movie
Camping Out
1919 · Movie
The Sheriff
1918 · Movie
A Scrap of Paper
1918 · Movie
The Cook
1918 · Movie
Good Night, Nurse!
1918 · Movie
Moonshine
1918 · Movie
The Bell Boy
1918 · Movie
Out West
1918 · Movie
A Country Hero
1917 · Movie
Coney Island
1917 · Movie
Oh, Doctor!
1917 · Movie
The Late Lamented
1917 · Movie
His Wedding Night
1917 · Movie
The Rough House
1917 · Movie
A Reckless Romeo
1917 · Movie
The Butcher Boy
1917 · Movie
A Creampuff Romance
1916 · Movie
The Waiters' Ball
1916 · Movie
The Other Man
1916 · Movie
His Wife's Mistake
1916 · Movie
Bright Lights
1916 · Movie
He Did and He Didn’t
1916 · Movie
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916 · Movie
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915 · Movie
A Village Scandal
1915 · Movie
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915 · Movie
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915 · Movie
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915 · Movie
The Little Teacher
1915 · Movie
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
1915 · Movie
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915 · Movie
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915 · Movie
Wished on Mabel
1915 · Movie
When Love Took Wings
1915 · Movie
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 · Movie
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 · Movie
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
1915 · Movie
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915 · Movie
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915 · Movie
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915 · Movie
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915 · Movie
Fatty's New Role
1915 · Movie
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915 · Movie
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915 · Movie
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915 · Movie
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915 · Movie
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 · Movie
Shotguns That Kick
1914 · Movie
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 · Movie
The Sea Nymphs
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Wine Party
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914 · Movie
An Incompetent Hero
1914 · Movie
Lovers' Post Office
1914 · Movie
Zip, the Dodger
1914 · Movie
Their Ups and Downs
1914 · Movie
Fatty Again
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Debut
1914 · Movie
Bombs and Bangs
1914 · Movie
Lover's Luck
1914 · Movie
The Rounders
1914 · Movie
A Brand New Hero
1914 · Movie
The Baggage Smasher
1914 · Movie
His New Profession
1914 · Movie
The Masquerader
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Gift
1914 · Movie
Caught in a Flue
1914 · Movie
Those Country Kids
1914 · Movie
That Minstrel Man
1914 · Movie
Those Happy Days
1914 · Movie
The Sky Pirate
1914 · Movie
A Rowboat Romance
1914 · Movie
Love and Bullets
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Finish
1914 · Movie
Fatty and the Heiress
1914 · Movie
The Knockout
1914 · Movie
Our Country Cousin
1914 · Movie
The Alarm
1914 · Movie
A Suspended Ordeal
1914 · Movie
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914 · Movie
A Bath House Beauty
1914 · Movie
The Chicken Chaser
1914 · Movie
Barnyard Flirtations
1914 · Movie
A Rural Demon
1914 · Movie
His Favorite Pastime
1914 · Movie
Tango Tangles
1914 · Movie
A Film Johnnie
1914 · Movie
Twixt Love and Fire
1914 · Movie
A Robust Romeo
1914 · Movie
The Water Dog
1914 · Movie
Making a Living
1914 · Movie
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914 · Movie
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914 · Movie
A Flirt's Mistake
1914 · Movie
The Under-Sheriff
1914 · Movie
How Old Are You?
1914 · Movie
Fatty's Wild Night
1914 · Movie
A Misplaced Foot
1914 · Movie
He Would a Hunting Go
1913 · Movie
Some Nerve
1913 · Movie
Fatty's Flirtation
1913 · Movie
His Sister's Kids
1913 · Movie
A Ride for a Bride
1913 · Movie
The Woman Haters
1913 · Movie
Fatty Joins the Force
1913 · Movie
Wine
1913 · Movie
A Small Time Act
1913 · Movie
The Milk We Drink
1913 · Movie
Fatty at San Diego
1913 · Movie
The Speed Kings
1913 · Movie
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913 · Movie
Two Old Tars
1913 · Movie
Mother's Boy
1913 · Movie
When Dreams Come True
1913 · Movie
The Fatal Taxicab
1913 · Movie
The Gypsy Queen
1913 · Movie
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913 · Movie
Fatty's Day Off
1913 · Movie
Mabel's New Hero
1913 · Movie
Almost a Rescue
1913 · Movie
The Riot
1913 · Movie
Professor Bean's Removal
1913 · Movie
Love and Courage
1913 · Movie
A Noise from the Deep
1913 · Movie
Love and Rubbish
1913 · Movie
The Telltale Light
1913 · Movie
Safe in Jail
1913 · Movie
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913 · Movie
For the Love of Mabel
1913 · Movie
Peeping Pete
1913 · Movie
A Bandit
1913 · Movie
The Waiters' Picnic
1913 · Movie
Passions, He Had Three
1913 · Movie
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913 · Movie
The Gangsters
1913 · Movie
Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913 · Movie
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913 · Movie
A Voice from the Deep
1912 · Movie
The Sanitarium
1910 · Movie
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909 · Movie
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909 · Movie
Ben's Kid
1909 · Movie