Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Active years (films on this site)

1913–2016

Genres

ComedyShort filmWesternDocumentary

Schools and movements

Visual ComedyClassical HollywoodAmerican Independent Cinema

Biography

Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, 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 $1 million a year.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960

Directors worked with

Mack Sennett3 filmsBuster Keaton2 filmsRoscoe Arbuckle1 filmBill Morrison1 film

7 films on this site

1. Mabel's Dramatic Career 1913 · Mack Sennett · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
2. Tango Tangles 1914 · Mack Sennett · IMDb 5.2 · Cast
3. The Knockout 1914 · Mack Sennett · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
4. Mabel’s Wilful Way 1915 · Roscoe Arbuckle · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
5. The Rough House 1917 · Buster Keaton · IMDb 5.6 · Cast, Writer
6. Go West 1925 · Buster Keaton · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
7. Dawson City: Frozen Time 2016 · Bill Morrison · IMDb 7.5 · Cast