1893-09-09 Santa Ana, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al St. John (September 10, 1893 – January 21, 1963) in his persona of Fuzzy Q. Jones basically defined the role and concept of "comical sidekick" to cowboy heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John also created a character, "Stoney," in the first of a continuing Western film series, The Three Mesquiteers, that was later played (at a low point in his own career) by John Wayne. Born in Santa Ana, California, St. John entered silent films around 1912 and soon rose to co-starring and starring roles in short comic films from a variety of studios. His uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, may have helped him in his early days at Mack Sennett Studios, but talent kept him working. He was slender, sandy-haired, handsome and a remarkable acrobat. St. John frequently appeared as Arbuckle's mischievously villainous rival for the attentions of leading ladies like Mabel Normand, and worked with Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin in The Rounders (1914). The most critically praised film from St. John's period with Arbuckle remains Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) with Normand. The name Fuzzy originally belonged to a different actor, John Forrest “Fuzzy“ Knight, who took on the role of cowboy sidekick before St. John. As the studio first intended to hire Knight for the western series but then gave the role to St. John instead, he took on the nickname of his rival for his screen character. In most of his films, screen time was set aside for St. John to do a sort of solo comedy act, emphasizing amazing pratfalls and acrobatics. He might "find" a bicycle on a fairground set, and do an astonishing sequence of acrobatic stunts on the cycle, or he might try to capture a rat, bat, skunk, gopher, or bug with hilarious and chaotic consequences. Another stunt which he used in nearly every Western was virtually his trademark: he would mount his horse in apparently the standard manner, but somehow wind up sitting facing backward, and often would ride off with the hero in this unusual orientation. When Crabbe left PRC (according to interviews, in disgust at their increasingly low budgets), St. John was paired with new star Lash LaRue. Ultimately, St. John made more than 80 Westerns as Fuzzy. His last film was released in 1952. From that time on until his death in 1963 in Lyons, Georgia, he made personal appearances at fairs and rodeos, and travelled with the Tommy Scott Wild West Show. Altogether, Al St. John acted in 346 movies, spanning four decades from 1912 to 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 | 2016-07-17 | |
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Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts | (archive footage) | 2006-03-07 |
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 1976-05-01 |
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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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The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
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The Black Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1952-01-02 |
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The Frontier Phantom | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1952-02-02 |
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The Vanishing Outpost | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1951-11-01 |
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The Thundering Trail | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1951-07-02 |
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The Daltons' Women | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1950-02-25 |
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King of the Bullwhip | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1950-12-20 |
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Outlaw Country | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1949-01-07 |
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Son of a Badman | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1949-04-15 |
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Son of Billy the Kid | Sheriff Fuzzy | 1949-04-02 |
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Dead Man's Gold | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-09-09 |
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Frontier Revenge | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-12-26 |
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Mark of the Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-10-15 |
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The Fighting Vigilantes | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-11-15 |
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Pioneer Justice | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-06-28 |
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Border Feud | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-05-10 |
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Law of the Lash | Fuzzy | 1947-02-28 |
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Stage to Mesa City | Fuzzy Jones | 1947-09-13 |
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Return of the Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-10-10 |
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Ghost Town Renegades | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-07-26 |
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Cheyenne Takes Over | Al 'Fuzzy' St. John | 1947-12-17 |
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Lightning Raiders | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-01-07 |
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Outlaws of the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-09-22 |
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Ghost Of Hidden Valley | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-06-04 |
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Terrors on Horseback | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-05-01 |
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Overland Riders | Fuzzy Jones | 1946-08-21 |
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Prairie Badmen | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-07-16 |
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My Dog Shep | Deputy Sheriff | 1946-11-01 |
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Gentlemen With Guns | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-03-26 |
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Shadows of Death | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-04-19 |
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Gangster's Den | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-06-14 |
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Rustlers' Hideout | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-09-02 |
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Fighting Bill Carson | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-10-31 |
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Stagecoach Outlaws | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-08-17 |
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His Brother's Ghost | Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones | 1945-02-03 |
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Prairie Rustlers | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-11-07 |
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Border Badmen | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-10-10 |
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The Drifter | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-06-14 |
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Oath of Vengeance | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-12-09 |
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Frontier Outlaws | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-03-04 |
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I'm from Arkansas | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-10-31 |
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Thundering Gun Slingers | Doc Jones | 1944-03-25 |
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Wild Horse Phantom | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-10-28 |
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Fuzzy Settles Down | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-06-25 |
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Valley Of Vengeance | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-05-05 |
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Wolves of the Range | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-06-21 |
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Cattle Stampede | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-08-16 |
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Wild Horse Rustlers | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-02-12 |
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The Renegade | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-08-25 |
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Dead Men Walk | Townsman Finding Kate's Body | 1943-04-12 |
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Fugitive of the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-04-01 |
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Blazing Frontier | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-09-04 |
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Raiders of Red Gap | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-09-30 |
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The Kid Rides Again | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-01-27 |
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Western Cyclone | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-05-14 |
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Death Rides the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-05-06 |
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Devil Riders | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-11-05 |
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Law of the Saddle | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-07-28 |
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Stagecoach Express | Dusty Jenkins | 1942-03-06 |
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The Mysterious Rider | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-11-20 |
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-01-16 |
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Arizona Terrors | Hardtack | 1942-01-13 |
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Law and Order | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-08-21 |
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Sheriff of Sage Valley | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-09-02 |
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Overland Stagecoach | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-10-10 |
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Outlaws of Boulder Pass | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-11-28 |
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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-03-20 |
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Along the Sundown Trail | Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
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Billy the Kid Trapped | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-02-27 |
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Jesse James, Jr. | Pop Sawyer | 1942-03-25 |
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Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-05-01 |
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Valley of the Sun | Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited) | 1942-02-06 |
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Border Roundup | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-09-18 |
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Prairie Pals | Hank Stoner | 1942-09-04 |
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Texas Justice | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-06-05 |
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The Lone Rider Fights Back | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-12-17 |
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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | Fuzzy | 1941-05-16 |
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Billy the Kid Wanted | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-10-03 |
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Billy the Kid's Range War | Fuzzy | 1941-01-24 |
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The Lone Rider Rides On | Fuzzy | 1941-01-10 |
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Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-07-11 |
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A Missouri Outlaw | Dan Willoughby | 1941-11-25 |
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The Apache Kid | Stage Guard Dangle | 1941-04-11 |
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The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-02-28 |
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Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-04-17 |
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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Fuzzy | 1941-08-08 |
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The Lone Rider Ambushed | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-08-29 |
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Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-12-12 |
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Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Fuzzy | 1940-12-27 |
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Billy the Kid Outlawed | Fuzzy Jones | 1940-07-20 |
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Marked Men | Gimpy - a thug | 1940-09-30 |
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Li'l Abner | Joe Smithpan | 1940-11-09 |
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Murder on the Yukon | Bill Smithers | 1940-02-25 |
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Friendly Neighbors | Smokey | 1940-11-17 |
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Texas Terrors | Frosty Larson | 1940-11-22 |
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Billy the Kid in Texas | Fuzzy | 1940-09-29 |
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Trigger Pals | Fuzzy | 1939-01-13 |
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Oklahoma Terror | Fuzzy Glass | 1939-08-24 |
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Songs and Bullets | Fuzzy Martin | 1938-05-14 |
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Call of The Yukon | Joe | 1938-04-18 |
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The Rangers' Round-Up | Fuzzy | 1938-02-09 |
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Exposed | Flophouse Bum | 1938-11-05 |
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Gunsmoke Trail | Fuzzy | 1938-05-26 |
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Knight of the Plains | Fuzzy | 1938-05-07 |
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Start Cheering | Station Master | 1938-03-03 |
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Frontier Scout | Whiney Roberts | 1938-09-16 |
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Sing Cowboy Sing | Duke Evans | 1937-05-22 |
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Melody of the Plains | Fuzzy | 1937-04-01 |
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A Lawman Is Born | Eli Root | 1937-06-21 |
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Uncle Billy | 1937-04-16 |
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The Roaming Cowboy | Fuzzy | 1937-01-04 |
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The Fighting Deputy | Fuzzy | 1937-12-05 |
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Moonlight on the Range | Fuzzy Jones | 1937-06-10 |
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Love Nest on Wheels | Uncle Jed | 1937-03-26 |
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Trail Dust | Al | 1936-12-11 |
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A Face in the Fog | Elmer | 1936-02-01 |
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West of Nevada | Walla Walla Wiggins | 1936-07-21 |
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The Millionaire Kid | Matthews | 1936-03-13 |
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) | 1936-04-24 |
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Pinto Rustlers | Mack | 1936-05-14 |
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Bar 20 Rides Again | Cinco | 1935-12-06 |
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Trigger Tom | Stub Macey | 1935-12-14 |
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The Law of 45's | Stoney Martin | 1935-12-01 |
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Midnight Phantom | Radio Officer Jones | 1935-11-26 |
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Public Stenographer | Elmer | 1934-01-09 |
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Buzzin' Around | Al | 1933-02-04 |
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From Headquarters | Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited) | 1933-11-16 |
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His Private Secretary | Tom - Garage Owner | 1933-06-10 |
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Riders of Destiny | Bert - Henchman | 1933-10-10 |
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Police Court | Skid | 1932-02-19 |
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Riders of the Desert | Slim - A Ranger | 1932-04-23 |
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Law of the North | Jailbird | 1932-05-30 |
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Harem Scarem | 1932-04-10 | |
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Bridge Wives | Al Smith | 1932-02-21 |
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The Door Knocker | The Door Knocker | 1931-11-07 |
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Honeymoon Trio | The Newlywed Husband | 1931-08-29 |
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That's My Meat | 1931-10-04 | |
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Marriage Rows | Al | 1931-01-18 |
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The Painted Desert | Buck | 1931-01-18 |
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Aloha | Sailor | 1931-04-26 |
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Mlle. Irene The Great | 1931-04-15 | |
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Hell Harbor | Bunion | 1930-03-14 |
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Western Knights | Al | 1930-04-20 |
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The Land of Missing Men | Buckshot | 1930-10-14 |
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Two Fresh Eggs | 1930-07-05 | |
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The Voice of Hollywood | 1930-04-28 | |
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The Oklahoma Cyclone | Slim | 1930-08-08 |
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She Goes to War | Bill | 1929-06-07 |
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The Dance of Life | Bozo | 1929-08-16 |
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Painted Post | Joe Nimble | 1928-07-01 |
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Hello Cheyenne! | Zip Coon | 1928-05-13 |
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Hot or Cold | 1928-12-01 | |
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American Beauty | Waiter | 1927-10-09 |
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Listen Lena | Al Adams | 1927-02-12 |
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High Spots | The Clerk | 1927-07-31 |
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High Sea Blues | Bill Brown | 1927-01-02 |
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Jungle Heat | 1927-04-24 | |
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Life in Hollywood No. 2 | Himself | 1927-08-25 |
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The Stunt Man | Second-Unit Director | 1927-10-22 |
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Flaming Romance | Al | 1926-11-21 |
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Skybound | The Boy | 1926-03-28 |
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Who Hit Me? | Al | 1926-07-11 |
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His Taking Ways | 1926-02-02 | |
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The General | Officer on Horseback (uncredited) | 1926-12-25 |
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A Punch in the Nose | 1926-01-03 | |
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Fire Away | 1925-11-08 | |
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Dynamite Doggie | Al | 1925-03-21 |
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Red Pepper | Tom Katt | 1925-04-05 |
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The Iron Mule | The Engineer | 1925-04-12 |
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Fair Warning | Jay Walker | 1925-09-26 |
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Curses | Buttonshoe Bill | 1925-05-16 |
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The Garden of Weeds | Nat Barlow | 1924-11-02 |
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Lovemania | 1924-12-24 | |
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Unreal News Reel No. 2 | Man on stationary bicycle | 1924-03-09 |
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Stupid, but Brave | The Bum | 1924-10-25 |
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His First Car | 1st Camping Husband | 1924-07-26 |
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Spring Fever | 1923-12-30 | |
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Special Delivery | 1922-04-30 | |
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Out of Place | 1922-11-18 | |
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A Studio Rube | 1922-03-19 | |
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All Wet | 1922-09-02 | |
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The High Sign | Man On Beach | 1921-04-18 |
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Trouble | 1920-03-08 | |
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Ship Ahoy | 1920-04-11 | |
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The Scarecrow | Man with Motorbike (uncredited) | 1920-11-07 |
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The Pullman Porter | 1919-02-16 | |
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Back Stage | Stagehand | 1919-09-07 |
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A Desert Hero | The Bad Man | 1919-06-15 |
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Love | Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited) | 1919-03-01 |
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Speed | 1919-12-14 | |
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Camping Out | 1919-01-05 | |
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A Scrap of Paper | The Crown Prince | 1918-10-13 |
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The Bell Boy | Desk Clerk | 1918-03-18 |
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Good Night, Nurse! | Surgeon's Assistant | 1918-06-30 |
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Moonshine | Mountain Man | 1918-05-12 |
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Out West | Wild Bill Hickup | 1918-01-20 |
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The Cook | Holdup Man (uncredited) | 1918-09-15 |
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Coney Island | Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited) | 1917-10-29 |
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The Grab Bag Bride | The Villain | 1917-01-27 |
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A Reckless Romeo | The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend | 1917-05-21 |
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Coney Island | Old Friend of Fatty's Wife | 1917-10-29 |
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Oh, Doctor! | Gambler | 1917-09-30 |
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A Country Hero | City Gent | 1917-12-10 |
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His Wedding Night | Rival employee | 1917-08-20 |
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The Butcher Boy | Alum | 1917-04-23 |
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The Rough House | Cook | 1917-06-25 |
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Bombs! | Bicycle Messenger | 1916-10-07 |
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The Other Man | 1916-04-16 | |
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A Creampuff Romance | 1916-07-05 | |
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He Did and He Didn’t | The Bounding Burglar | 1916-01-29 |
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Bright Lights | The Bartender | 1916-02-20 |
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Fatty and Mabel Adrift | Hiram Perkins' Son | 1916-01-09 |
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The Waiters' Ball | The Waiter | 1916-06-25 |
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His Wife's Mistakes | The Office Boy | 1916-04-02 |
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Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life | The Squire's Son | 1915-01-17 |
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Hogan's Romance Upset | Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited) | 1915-02-13 |
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Our Dare-Devil Chief | Gang Leader's Accomplice | 1915-05-09 |
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Fatty's New Role | Cop (uncredited) | 1915-02-01 |
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Mabel, Fatty and the Law | Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited) | 1915-01-18 |
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Fatty’s Plucky Pup | Dog Catcher (uncredited) | 1915-06-27 |
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A Bird's a Bird | 1915-02-08 | |
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Fickle Fatty's Fall | Butcher Boy | 1915-11-14 |
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When Love Took Wings | Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival | 1915-04-01 |
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A Village Scandal | Sword Swallower | 1915-12-12 |
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Fatty’s Faithful Fido | Fatty's Rival | 1915-03-19 |
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That Little Band Of Gold | Waiter (uncredited) | 1915-03-14 |
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Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Lead Cop (uncredited) | 1915-02-10 |
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Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Studio Janitor | 1915-12-15 |
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Crossed Love and Swords | A Bosom Friend | 1915-05-12 |
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Droppington's Family Tree | Waiter | 1915-04-11 |
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The Anglers | 1914-10-12 | |
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The Love Thief | 1914-10-22 | |
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The Alarm | 1914-05-28 | |
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The Sky Pirate | 1914-07-18 | |
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An Incompetent Hero | The Burglar | 1914-11-12 |
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The New Janitor | Elevator boy | 1914-09-14 |
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Mabel's Busy Day | Policeman | 1914-06-13 |
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Soldiers of Misfortune | 1914-07-27 | |
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Won in a Closet | 1914-01-21 | |
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Tillie's Punctured Romance | Keystone Kop (uncredited) | 1914-12-21 |
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The Star Boarder | Boarder (uncredited) | 1914-04-04 |
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Stout Hearts But Weak Knees | 1914-10-24 | |
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Fatty's Jonah Day | Fatty's Rival | 1914-11-15 |
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In the Clutches of the Gang | Cop | 1914-01-17 |
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Tango Tangles | Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited) | 1914-03-09 |
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Shot in the Excitement | The Daughter's Suitor | 1914-10-26 |
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Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited) | 1914-11-30 |
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Mabel's Strange Predicament | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1914-02-09 |
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Lover's Luck | Fatty's Rival | 1914-09-15 |
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Those Country Kids | Mr. Reddy | 1914-08-19 |
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The Rounders | Bellhop / Waiter | 1914-09-07 |
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The Knockout | Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited) | 1914-06-11 |
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Fatty's Magic Pants | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1914-12-13 |
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The Plumber | 1914-12-09 | |
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His Prehistoric Past | Caveman | 1914-12-07 |
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Mabel's Married Life | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1914-06-20 |
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Fatty's Debut | (unconfirmed) | 1914-09-26 |
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Fatty's Finish | 1914-07-02 | |
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Mabel's Blunder | Mabel's Brother | 1914-09-12 |
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Caught in a Cabaret | Singer (uncredited) | 1914-04-27 |
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The Doctored Affair | 1913-02-27 | |
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A Noise from the Deep | 1913-07-17 | |
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The Riot | Man in Pool Hall | 1913-08-07 |
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Mother's Boy | Cop | 1913-09-25 |
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His Sister's Kids | Cop | 1913-12-13 |
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Her Birthday Present | 1913-02-14 |
