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.
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Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 | 2016-07-17 | |
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Looking for Mabel Normand | Self (archive footage) | 2015-07-12 |
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
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Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts | (archive footage) | 2006-03-07 |
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So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-07 |
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Murders of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2003-01-01 |
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Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-01 |
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Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One | Various | 2001-09-05 |
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Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two | Various | 2001-09-05 |
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The Chaplin Puzzle | (archive footage) | 1992-02-28 |
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | 1988-09-19 | |
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Crazy Days | Various (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1962-07-12 |
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Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961-03-21 |
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When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage) | 1960-03-29 |
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
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Tomalio | Wilbur | 1933-11-30 |
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In the Dough | Slim | 1933-11-15 |
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Buzzin' Around | Cornelius | 1933-02-04 |
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Close Relations | Wilbur Wart | 1933-09-30 |
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How've You Bean? | 1933-06-24 | |
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Hey, Pop! | Fatty | 1932-11-12 |
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Stars of Yesterday | Self | 1931-12-31 |
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Character Studies | Self (uncredited) | 1927-11-20 |
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Listen Lena | Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed) | 1927-02-12 |
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My Stars | Mailman (uncredited) | 1926-01-17 |
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Go West | Woman in Department Store (uncredited) | 1925-11-01 |
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Leap Year | Stanley Piper | 1924-01-11 |
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Hollywood | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | 1923-08-19 |
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The Fast Freight | Ras Berry | 1922-06-18 |
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Crazy to Marry | Dr. Hobart Hupp | 1921-08-28 |
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Gasoline Gus | Gasoline Gus | 1921-08-20 |
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Traveling Salesman | Bob Blake | 1921-06-05 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) | Himself | 1921-02-22 |
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Brewster's Millions | Monte Brewster | 1921-01-28 |
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The Dollar-a-Year Man | Franklin Pinney | 1921-04-02 |
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The Garage | Mechanic / Fireman | 1920-01-11 |
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The Round-Up | Slim Hoover | 1920-10-10 |
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The Life of the Party | Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle) | 1920-11-21 |
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Back Stage | Stagehand | 1919-09-07 |
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The Bank Clerk | 1919-04-05 | |
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Camping Out | 1919-01-05 | |
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The Hayseed | Mailman | 1919-10-26 |
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The Pullman Porter | 1919-02-16 | |
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A Desert Hero | The Sheriff, the Desert Hero | 1919-06-15 |
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Love | Fatty | 1919-03-01 |
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Good Night, Nurse! | Fatty | 1918-06-30 |
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The Sheriff | Cook | 1918-11-24 |
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A Scrap of Paper | Fatty | 1918-10-13 |
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Out West | Train Rider, Bartender | 1918-01-20 |
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Moonshine | Revenue Agent | 1918-05-12 |
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The Cook | The Chef | 1918-09-15 |
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The Bell Boy | Bellboy, barber | 1918-03-18 |
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The Late Lamented | Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed) | 1917-09-23 |
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Coney Island | Fatty | 1917-10-29 |
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The Butcher Boy | Fatty / Saccharine | 1917-04-23 |
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A Country Hero | Village Blacksmith | 1917-12-10 |
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His Wedding Night | Gas station employee | 1917-08-20 |
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A Reckless Romeo | The Husband | 1917-05-21 |
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Oh, Doctor! | Dr. Fatty Holepoke | 1917-09-30 |
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The Rough House | Mr. Rough | 1917-06-25 |
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He Did and He Didn’t | The Doctor | 1916-01-29 |
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The Waiters' Ball | The Cook | 1916-06-25 |
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The Other Man | Fatty the Tramp (dual role) | 1916-04-16 |
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His Wife's Mistakes | The Janitor | 1916-04-02 |
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Fatty and Mabel Adrift | Fatty | 1916-01-09 |
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A Creampuff Romance | 1916-07-05 | |
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Bright Lights | Fatty | 1916-02-20 |
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Fatty’s Plucky Pup | Fatty | 1915-06-27 |
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Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life | Roscoe | 1915-01-17 |
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Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Fatty | 1915-02-10 |
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Fatty’s Faithful Fido | Fatty | 1915-03-19 |
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Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco | Himself | 1915-04-22 |
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Fatty’s Reckless Fling | Fatty | 1915-03-04 |
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Fickle Fatty's Fall | Fatty | 1915-11-14 |
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Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Fatty - Studio Janitor | 1915-12-15 |
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A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition | Himself | 1915-02-18 |
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Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | Fatty | 1915-01-23 |
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Mabel, Fatty and the Law | Fatty | 1915-01-18 |
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Hogan's Romance Upset | Fight Spectator | 1915-02-13 |
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Fatty's Tintype Tangle | Fatty | 1915-07-26 |
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A Village Scandal | Eddie - the Country Boy | 1915-12-12 |
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Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day | Fatty | 1915-01-14 |
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Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Finnegan's Daughter | 1915-05-14 |
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Fatty's New Role | Fatty | 1915-02-01 |
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Wished on Mabel | Fatty | 1915-04-19 |
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When Love Took Wings | Reckless Fatty | 1915-04-01 |
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That Little Band Of Gold | Fatty - the Husband | 1915-03-14 |
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The Little Teacher | Fat Unruly Student | 1915-06-20 |
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Mabel’s Wilful Way | Fatty | 1915-05-01 |
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Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Fatty | 1915-03-07 |
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The Rounders | Mr. Fuller | 1914-09-07 |
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Love and Bullets | Film Actor (uncredited) | 1914-07-04 |
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The Knockout | Pug (uncredited) | 1914-06-11 |
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His New Profession | Bartender Smoking Cigar | 1914-08-31 |
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The Baggage Smasher | (unconfirmed) | 1914-09-03 |
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Fatty's Finish | Fatty | 1914-07-02 |
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A Flirt's Mistake | Husband (uncredited) | 1914-01-12 |
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His Favorite Pastime | Shabby Drunk | 1914-03-16 |
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Leading Lizzie Astray | Fatty | 1914-11-30 |
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The Under-Sheriff | The Under-Sheriff | 1914-01-08 |
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A Rural Demon | 1914-03-19 | |
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The Chicken Chaser | The Hired Man | 1914-04-01 |
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Barnyard Flirtations | The Cop | 1914-03-28 |
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Where Hazel Met the Villain | Fatty | 1914-04-22 |
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Zip, the Dodger | Zip | 1914-10-17 |
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A Film Johnnie | Self | 1914-03-02 |
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A Bath House Beauty | Fatty | 1914-04-12 |
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A Misplaced Foot | Fatty | 1914-01-01 |
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Twixt Love and Fire | The Iceman | 1914-02-23 |
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In the Clutches of the Gang | Cop | 1914-01-17 |
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Rebecca's Wedding Day | Rebecca | 1914-01-24 |
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Those Happy Days | Fatty | 1914-07-23 |
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A Robust Romeo | Fatty | 1914-02-12 |
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Tango Tangles | Clarinetist | 1914-03-09 |
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Our Country Cousins | The Country Boy (unconfirmed) | 1914-06-06 |
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Lovers' Post Office | Fatty | 1914-11-02 |
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The Masquerader | Film actor | 1914-08-27 |
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The Sea Nymphs | Fatty | 1914-11-23 |
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An Incompetent Hero | Fatty | 1914-11-12 |
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Fatty's Wild Night | 1914-01-01 | |
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The Alarm | 1914-05-28 | |
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The Water Dog | Fatty | 1914-02-11 |
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Fatty and Minnie He-Haw | Fatty | 1914-12-20 |
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Fatty's Magic Pants | Fatty | 1914-12-13 |
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Those Country Kids | Fatty | 1914-08-19 |
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Fatty's Jonah Day | Fatty | 1914-11-15 |
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Lover's Luck | Fatty | 1914-09-15 |
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Shotguns That Kick | Fatty | 1914-12-03 |
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How Old Are You? | 1914-01-01 | |
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Fatty's Wine Party | Fatty | 1914-11-21 |
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Fatty's Gift | Fatty | 1914-08-24 |
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Fatty's Debut | Fatty | 1914-09-26 |
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A Suspended Ordeal | The Cop | 1914-05-09 |
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Caught in a Flue | (unconfirmed) | 1914-08-22 |
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Fatty and the Heiress | Fatty | 1914-06-25 |
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A Brand New Hero | The Tramp | 1914-09-05 |
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Their Ups and Downs | Fatty | 1914-10-05 |
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Fatty Again | Fatty Felix | 1914-10-03 |
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Bombs and Bangs | The Farmer's Daughter | 1914-09-17 |
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The Sky Pirate | The Heiress | 1914-07-18 |
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A Rowboat Romance | (unconfirmed) | 1914-07-06 |
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That Minstrel Man | Belle | 1914-08-17 |
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Alas! Poor Yorick! | Player in Female Costume | 1913-04-21 |
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Safe in Jail | Neighbor Woman | 1913-07-07 |
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Love and Rubbish | Fat Boy | 1913-07-14 |
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A Noise from the Deep | Bob | 1913-07-17 |
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Professor Bean's Removal | Man with Moustache | 1913-07-31 |
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Love and Courage | The Country Boy | 1913-07-21 |
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Rastus and the Game Cock | Spectator | 1913-07-03 |
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Some Nerve | The Jealous Man | 1913-12-25 |
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For the Love of Mabel | Suitor | 1913-06-30 |
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The Waiters' Picnic | Oscar - the Waiter | 1913-06-16 |
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Help! Help! Hydrophobia! | Jim Brown | 1913-06-05 |
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Mabel's New Hero | Fatty | 1913-08-27 |
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Murphy's I.O.U. | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1913-04-17 |
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Fatty Joins the Force | Fatty | 1913-11-23 |
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Peeping Pete | Pete's Wife | 1913-06-22 |
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A Bandit | Bully | 1913-06-22 |
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The Speed Kings | Masher | 1913-10-30 |
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Passions, He Had Three | Henry | 1913-06-05 |
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The Gangsters | Cop | 1913-05-29 |
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The Telltale Light | Tom aka Fatty | 1913-07-10 |
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Almost a Rescue | Jimmie | 1913-08-08 |
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A Small Time Act | Theatre Owner | 1913-11-10 |
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The Riot | Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader | 1913-08-07 |
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Fatty at San Diego | Fatty | 1913-11-03 |
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The Woman Haters | 1st Old Tar | 1913-12-01 |
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Fatty's Flirtation | Fatty | 1913-12-18 |
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His Sister's Kids | Dr. J. Jacobs | 1913-12-13 |
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Wine | The Waiter | 1913-11-13 |
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A Ride for a Bride | Fatty | 1913-12-08 |
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He Would a Hunting Go | Count Chicori | 1913-12-29 |
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The Milk We Drink | The Dairy Farmer | 1913-11-10 |
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Fatty's Day Off | Fatty | 1913-09-01 |
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The Fatal Taxicab | Mabel's Sweetheart | 1913-09-18 |
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Mabel's Dramatic Career | Man in Audience | 1913-09-08 |
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Two Old Tars | First Old Tar | 1913-10-20 |
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The Gypsy Queen | Fatty | 1913-09-11 |
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A Quiet Little Wedding | Fatty | 1913-10-23 |
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Mother's Boy | Mother's Boy | 1913-09-25 |
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When Dreams Come True | The Man | 1913-09-22 |
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A Voice from the Deep | Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1912-03-21 |
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The Sanitarium | Charley Wise | 1910-10-10 |
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Making It Pleasant for Him | 1909-11-29 | |
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Mrs. Jones' Birthday | 1909-08-30 | |
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Ben's Kid | Fatty Carter | 1909-07-01 |
