Roscoe Arbuckle
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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 mo...
Known For
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Go West
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Love
Fatty
Love
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
archive footage
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Looking for Mabel Normand
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Buzzin' Around
1933
as Cornelius
In the Dough
1933
as Slim
How've You Bean?
1933
Close Relations
1933
as Wilbur Wart
Tomalio
1933
as Wilbur
Hey, Pop!
1932
as Fatty
Stars of Yesterday
1931
as Self
Listen Lena
1927
as Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
My Stars
1926
as Mailman (uncredited)
Go West
1925
as Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Leap Year
1924
as Stanley Piper
Hollywood
1923
as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Fast Freight
1922
as Ras Berry
Brewster's Millions
1921
as Monte Brewster
Traveling Salesman
1921
as Bob Blake
The Dollar-a-Year Man
1921
as Franklin Pinney
Gasoline Gus
1921
as Gasoline Gus
Crazy to Marry
1921
as Dr. Hobart Hupp
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921
as Himself
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Life of the Party
1920
as Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
The Round-Up
1920
as Slim Hoover
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
The Hayseed
1919
as Mailman
Love
1919
as Fatty
Camping Out
1919
The Pullman Porter
1919
The Bank Clerk
1919
A Desert Hero
1919
as The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
The Bell Boy
1918
as Bellboy, barber
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Fatty
Out West
1918
as Train Rider, Bartender
The Cook
1918
as The Chef
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
A Scrap of Paper
1918
as Fatty
The Sheriff
1918
as Cook
Coney Island
1917
as Fatty
His Wedding Night
1917
as Gas station employee
The Rough House
1917
as Mr. Rough
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Fatty / Saccharine
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
A Country Hero
1917
as Village Blacksmith
The Late Lamented
1917
as Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
A Reckless Romeo
1917
as The Husband
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
as Fatty
The Other Man
1916
as Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
A Creampuff Romance
1916
as Fatty
He Did and He Didn’t
1916
as The Doctor
His Wife's Mistake
1916
as The Janitor
The Waiters' Ball
1916
as The Cook
Bright Lights
1916
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Fatty
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Fatty
A Village Scandal
1915
as Eddie - the Country Boy
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
1915
as Finnegan's Daughter
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Fatty
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Fatty
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Fatty
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Himself
The Little Teacher
1915
as Fat Unruly Student
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Fatty - the Husband
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915
as Fatty
When Love Took Wings
1915
as Reckless Fatty
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Fatty
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
as Fatty
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fatty
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
1915
as Fatty
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
1915
as Roscoe
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915
as Fatty
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
1915
as Himself
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Fatty - Studio Janitor
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915
as Fight Spectator
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Zip
Tango Tangles
1914
as Clarinetist
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Self
The Knockout
1914
as Pug (uncredited)
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Shabby Drunk
His New Profession
1914
as Bartender Smoking Cigar
The Rounders
1914
as Mr. Fuller
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Husband (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Fatty
Caught in a Flue
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Love and Bullets
1914
as Film Actor (uncredited)
Those Happy Days
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Finish
1914
as Fatty
A Suspended Ordeal
1914
as The Cop
Our Country Cousin
1914
as The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
The Sky Pirate
1914
as The Heiress
Fatty's Gift
1914
as Fatty
Fatty and the Heiress
1914
as Fatty
That Minstrel Man
1914
as Belle
The Baggage Smasher
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Fatty Again
1914
as Fatty Felix
Their Ups and Downs
1914
as Fatty
A Brand New Hero
1914
as The Tramp
Bombs and Bangs
1914
as The Farmer's Daughter
How Old Are You?
1914
Shotguns That Kick
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Wild Night
1914
Those Country Kids
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Fatty
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Jonah Day
1914
as Fatty
Lover's Luck
1914
as Fatty
A Misplaced Foot
1914
as Fatty
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914
as Rebecca
A Robust Romeo
1914
as Fatty
The Under-Sheriff
1914
as The Under-Sheriff
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
Twixt Love and Fire
1914
as The Iceman
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
as Fatty
The Chicken Chaser
1914
as The Hired Man
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Fatty
A Rural Demon
1914
Barnyard Flirtations
1914
as The Cop
Fatty's Debut
1914
as Fatty
Fatty's Wine Party
1914
as Fatty
An Incompetent Hero
1914
as Fatty
The Sea Nymphs
1914
as Fatty
Lovers' Post Office
1914
as Fatty
The Alarm
1914
The Water Dog
1914
as Fatty
Making a Living
1914
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Fatty
Murphy's I.O.U.
1913
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Peeping Pete
1913
as Pete's Wife
Mabel's New Hero
1913
as Fatty
A Bandit
1913
as Bully
The Gangsters
1913
as Cop
Passions, He Had Three
1913
as Henry
Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913
as Player in Female Costume
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
1913
as Jim Brown
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as Oscar - the Waiter
The Speed Kings
1913
as Masher
For the Love of Mabel
1913
as Suitor
Almost a Rescue
1913
as Jimmie
Professor Bean's Removal
1913
as Man with Moustache
Love and Courage
1913
as The Country Boy
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
Safe in Jail
1913
as Neighbor Woman
A Noise from the Deep
1913
as Bob
Love and Rubbish
1913
as Fat Boy
The Telltale Light
1913
as Tom aka Fatty
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Man in Audience
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
as Mabel's Sweetheart
The Riot
1913
as Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
Fatty's Day Off
1913
as Fatty
The Gypsy Queen
1913
as Fatty
When Dreams Come True
1913
as The Man
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
as Fatty
Mother's Boy
1913
as Mother's Boy
A Small Time Act
1913
as Theatre Owner
The Milk We Drink
1913
as The Dairy Farmer
Fatty at San Diego
1913
as Fatty
Two Old Tars
1913
as First Old Tar
Wine
1913
as The Waiter
A Ride for a Bride
1913
as Fatty
The Woman Haters
1913
as 1st Old Tar
Some Nerve
1913
as The Jealous Man
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
as Fatty
His Sister's Kids
1913
as Dr. J. Jacobs
He Would a Hunting Go
1913
as Count Chicori
A Voice from the Deep
1912
as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Sanitarium
1910
as Charley Wise
Ben's Kid
1909
as Fatty Carter
Making It Pleasant for Him
1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
1909