Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Acting

Born March 22, 1887 · Smith Center, Kansas, USA

133 films as director · Active 1914–1932

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 Polysc…

Known for

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

Gasoline Gus

Gasoline Gus

1921

Peeping Pete

Peeping Pete

1913

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1916

Love

Love

1919

The Sanitarium

The Sanitarium

1910

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

Character Studies

Character Studies

1927

Directed(133)

Bridge Wives

1932Bridge Wives★ 6.7

1932Keep Laughing★ 9.0

It's a Cinch

1932It's a Cinch★ 9.0

1932Mother's Holiday★ 2.0

Niagara Falls

1932Niagara Falls★ 8.0

1932Moonlight and Cactus★ 9.0

1932Gigolettes★ 3.7

1932Anybody's Goat★ 8.5

1932Hollywood Luck★ 9.0

Hollywood Lights

1932Hollywood Lights★ 3.3

The Lure of Hollywood

1931The Lure of Hollywood★ 4.0

Queenie of Hollywood

1931Queenie of Hollywood

1931Marriage Rows★ 10.0

1931Pete and Repeat

1931The Back Page★ 10.0

1931Ex-Plumber★ 3.7

That's My Line

1931That's My Line★ 10.0

1931Beach Pajamas★ 7.0

1931Up Pops the Duke★ 8.0

1931The Tamale Vendor★ 10.0

1931Smart Work★ 8.0

1931Idle Roomers

1931That's My Meat

1931Take 'em and Shake 'em★ 10.0

1931One Quiet Night

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

1931Windy Riley Goes Hollywood★ 5.8

1931Honeymoon Trio★ 5.5

Three Hollywood Girls

1931Three Hollywood Girls★ 3.3

1931Crashing Hollywood★ 3.3

1931Once a Hero

1930Si Si Senor★ 9.0

1930Up a Tree★ 7.0

1930Won by a Neck★ 8.0

1927Peaceful Oscar★ 9.0

The Red Mill

1927The Red Mill★ 6.6

Special Delivery

1927Special Delivery★ 6.0

Character Studies

1927Character Studies★ 6.2

1926One Sunday Morning★ 7.0

Fool's Luck

1926Fool's Luck★ 7.0

My Stars

1926My Stars★ 6.3

Home Cured

1926Home Cured★ 10.0

His Private Life

1926His Private Life★ 7.0

Cleaning Up

1925Cleaning Up★ 9.0

The Tourist

1925The Tourist★ 8.0

The Movies

1925The Movies★ 6.2

The Iron Mule

1925The Iron Mule★ 5.9

The Fighting Dude

1925The Fighting Dude★ 7.0

Curses

1925Curses★ 6.4

Dynamite Doggie

1925Dynamite Doggie

His First Car

1924His First Car★ 7.0

Lovemania

1924Lovemania★ 7.3

Stupid, but Brave

1924Stupid, but Brave★ 8.0

1922Special Delivery★ 7.0

The Garage

1920The Garage★ 6.1

Back Stage

1919Back Stage★ 6.3

The Hayseed

1919The Hayseed★ 5.9

Love

1919Love★ 5.9

1919The Bank Clerk

1919The Pullman Porter

A Desert Hero

1919A Desert Hero★ 7.0

Camping Out

1919Camping Out★ 5.0

Good Night, Nurse!

1918Good Night, Nurse!★ 5.7

The Bell Boy

1918The Bell Boy★ 6.4

Out West

1918Out West★ 6.0

The Cook

1918The Cook★ 6.3

Moonshine

1918Moonshine★ 5.6

1918A Scrap of Paper★ 6.7

The Sheriff

1918The Sheriff★ 10.0

His Wedding Night

1917His Wedding Night★ 5.5

Coney Island

1917Coney Island★ 5.9

The Rough House

1917The Rough House★ 5.5

Oh, Doctor!

1917Oh, Doctor!★ 5.5

The Butcher Boy

1917The Butcher Boy★ 6.1

A Country Hero

1917A Country Hero★ 5.5

A Reckless Romeo

1917A Reckless Romeo★ 5.4

A Creampuff Romance

1916A Creampuff Romance

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1916Fatty and Mabel Adrift★ 6.0

The Waiters' Ball

1916The Waiters' Ball★ 6.1

He Did and He Didn’t

1916He Did and He Didn’t★ 6.0

His Wife's Mistakes

1916His Wife's Mistakes★ 5.2

Bright Lights

1916Bright Lights

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day★ 5.4

A Village Scandal

1915A Village Scandal

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915Fatty's Tintype Tangle★ 5.7

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition★ 5.8

Fatty's New Role

1915Fatty's New Role★ 5.1

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers★ 4.5

Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915Mabel’s Wilful Way★ 4.9

Wished on Mabel

1915Wished on Mabel★ 5.3

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

1915Fatty’s Reckless Fling★ 4.7

When Love Took Wings

1915When Love Took Wings★ 4.8

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915Mabel, Fatty and the Law★ 3.9

Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance

1915Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance★ 5.4

That Little Band Of Gold

1915That Little Band Of Gold★ 5.1

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life★ 5.3

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915Fatty’s Plucky Pup★ 5.6

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915Fatty’s Faithful Fido★ 5.7

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life★ 4.9

Fickle Fatty's Fall

1915Fickle Fatty's Fall

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

1915Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco★ 5.5

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1914The Sky Pirate

1914A Suspended Ordeal

1914Fatty's Finish

1914Love and Bullets

1914Fatty and the Heiress

1914A Rowboat Romance

1914That Minstrel Man

1914Those Happy Days

1914Fatty's Gift

1914Bombs and Bangs

1914A Brand New Hero

1914Fatty Again

1914Their Ups and Downs

1914Shotguns That Kick

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914Leading Lizzie Astray★ 4.4

Those Country Kids

1914Those Country Kids★ 4.1

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914Fatty's Magic Pants★ 5.5

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw

1914Fatty and Minnie He-Haw★ 5.3

1914Fatty's Jonah Day★ 4.5

Lover's Luck

1914Lover's Luck★ 3.9

1914The Chicken Chaser

1914A Bath House Beauty★ 9.0

1914Where Hazel Met the Villain★ 10.0

1914Barnyard Flirtations

Zip, the Dodger

1914Zip, the Dodger

1914Fatty's Wine Party

1914Fatty's Debut

1914An Incompetent Hero

The Alarm

The Water Dog

1914The Water Dog★ 5.0

1914Lovers' Post Office

Acting(190)

2026A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last RideSelf (Archival)

2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Libertyarchive footage

Roscoe Arbuckle — Watchpile | Watchpile

2015Looking for Mabel NormandSelf (archive footage)

2009The Parrott Chase(archive footage) (uncredited)

2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaSelf (archive footage)

2006Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts(archive footage)

2004So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGMSelf (archive footage)

2003Chaplin Today: The Gold RushSelf (archive footage)

2003Murders of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)

1995The Casting Couch

1992The Chaplin Puzzle(archive footage)

1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)

1962Crazy DaysVarious (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)

1960When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)

1943Happy Times and Jolly Moments(archive footage)

1933TomalioWilbur

1933In the DoughSlim

1933Close RelationsWilbur Wart

1933How've You Bean?

1933Buzzin' AroundCornelius

1932Hey, Pop!Fatty

1931Stars of YesterdaySelf

1927Character StudiesSelf (uncredited)

1927Listen LenaFat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)

1926My StarsMailman (uncredited)

1925Go WestWoman in Department Store (uncredited)

1924Leap YearStanley Piper

1923HollywoodRoscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

1922The Fast FreightRas Berry

1921Crazy to MarryDr. Hobart Hupp

1921Gasoline GusGasoline Gus

1921Traveling SalesmanBob Blake

1921The Dollar-a-Year ManFranklin Pinney

1921Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)Himself

1921Brewster's MillionsMonte Brewster

1920The Life of the PartyAlgernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)

1920The Round-UpSlim Hoover

1920The GarageMechanic / Fireman

1919The HayseedMailman

1919Back StageStagehand

1919A Desert HeroThe Sheriff, the Desert Hero

1919The Bank Clerk

1919The Pullman Porter

1919Camping Out

1918The SheriffCook

1918A Scrap of PaperFatty

1918The CookThe Chef

1918Good Night, Nurse!Fatty

1918MoonshineRevenue Agent

1918The Bell BoyBellboy, barber

1918Out WestTrain Rider, Bartender

1917A Country HeroVillage Blacksmith

1917Coney IslandFatty

1917Oh, Doctor!Dr. Fatty Holepoke

1917The Late LamentedCameo Appearance (unconfirmed)

1917His Wedding NightGas station employee

1917The Rough HouseMr. Rough

1917A Reckless RomeoThe Husband

1917The Butcher BoyFatty / Saccharine

1916A Creampuff RomanceFatty

1916The Waiters' BallThe Cook

1916The Other ManFatty the Tramp (dual role)

1916His Wife's MistakesThe Janitor

1916Bright LightsFatty

1916He Did and He Didn’tThe Doctor

1916Fatty and Mabel AdriftFatty

1915Fatty and the Broadway StarsFatty - Studio Janitor

1915A Village ScandalEddie - the Country Boy

1915Fickle Fatty's FallFatty

1915Fatty's Tintype TangleFatty

1915Fatty’s Plucky PupFatty

1915The Little TeacherFat Unruly Student

1915Miss Fatty's Seaside LoversFinnegan's Daughter

1915Mabel’s Wilful WayFatty

1915Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San FranciscoHimself

1915Wished on MabelFatty

1915When Love Took WingsReckless Fatty

1915Fatty’s Faithful FidoFatty

1915That Little Band Of GoldFatty - the Husband

1915Fatty’s Chance AcquaintanceFatty

1915Fatty’s Reckless FlingFatty

1915A Glimpse of the San Diego ExpositionHimself

1915Hogan's Romance UpsetFight Spectator

1915Mabel and Fatty’s Married LifeFatty

1915Fatty's New RoleFatty

1915Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego ExpositionFatty

1915Mabel, Fatty and the LawFatty

1915Fatty and Mabel’s Simple LifeRoscoe

1915Mabel and Fatty's Wash DayFatty

1914Fatty and Minnie He-HawFatty

1914Fatty's Magic PantsFatty

1914Shotguns That KickFatty

1914Leading Lizzie AstrayFatty

1914The Sea NymphsFatty

1914Fatty's Wine PartyFatty

1914Fatty's Jonah DayFatty

1914An Incompetent HeroFatty

1914Lovers' Post OfficeFatty

1914Zip, the DodgerZip

1914Their Ups and DownsFatty

1914Fatty AgainFatty Felix

1914Fatty's DebutFatty

1914Bombs and BangsThe Farmer's Daughter

1914Lover's LuckFatty

1914The RoundersMr. Fuller

1914A Brand New HeroThe Tramp

1914The Baggage Smasher(unconfirmed)

1914His New ProfessionBartender Smoking Cigar

1914The MasqueraderFilm actor

1914Fatty's GiftFatty

1914Caught in a Flue(unconfirmed)

1914Those Country KidsFatty

1914That Minstrel ManBelle

1914Those Happy DaysFatty

1914The Sky PirateThe Heiress

1914A Rowboat Romance(unconfirmed)

1914Love and BulletsFilm Actor (uncredited)

1914Fatty's FinishFatty

1914Fatty and the HeiressFatty

1914The KnockoutPug (uncredited)

1914Our Country CousinThe Country Boy (unconfirmed)

1914A Suspended OrdealThe Cop

1914Where Hazel Met the VillainFatty

1914A Bath House BeautyFatty

1914The Chicken ChaserThe Hired Man

1914Barnyard FlirtationsThe Cop

1914A Rural Demon

1914His Favorite PastimeShabby Drunk

1914Tango TanglesClarinetist

1914A Film JohnnieSelf

1914Twixt Love and FireThe Iceman

1914A Robust RomeoFatty

1914The Water DogFatty

1914Making a LivingTough Guy (uncredited)

1914Rebecca's Wedding DayRebecca

1914In the Clutches of the GangCop

1914A Flirt's MistakeHusband (uncredited)

1914The Under-SheriffThe Under-Sheriff

1914How Old Are You?

1914Fatty's Wild Night

1914A Misplaced FootFatty

1913He Would a Hunting GoCount Chicori

1913Some NerveThe Jealous Man

1913Fatty's FlirtationFatty

1913His Sister's KidsDr. J. Jacobs

1913A Ride for a BrideFatty

1913The Woman Haters1st Old Tar

1913Fatty Joins the ForceFatty

1913WineThe Waiter

1913The Milk We DrinkThe Dairy Farmer

1913A Small Time ActTheatre Owner

1913Fatty at San DiegoFatty

1913The Speed KingsMasher

1913A Quiet Little WeddingFatty

1913Two Old TarsFirst Old Tar

1913Mother's BoyMother's Boy

1913When Dreams Come TrueThe Man

1913The Fatal TaxicabMabel's Sweetheart

1913The Gypsy QueenFatty

1913Mabel's Dramatic CareerMan in Audience

1913Fatty's Day OffFatty

1913Mabel's New HeroFatty

1913Almost a RescueJimmie

1913The RiotCohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader

1913Professor Bean's RemovalMan with Moustache

1913Love and CourageThe Country Boy

1913A Noise from the DeepBob

1913Love and RubbishFat Boy

1913The Telltale LightTom aka Fatty

1913Safe in JailNeighbor Woman

1913Rastus and the Game CockSpectator

1913For the Love of MabelSuitor

1913Peeping PetePete's Wife

1913A BanditBully

1913The Waiters' PicnicOscar - the Waiter

1913Passions, He Had ThreeHenry

1913Help! Help! Hydrophobia!Jim Brown

1913The GangstersCop

1913Alas! Poor Yorick!Player in Female Costume

1913Murphy's I.O.U.(uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1912A Voice from the DeepMinor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1910The SanitariumCharley Wise

1909Making It Pleasant for Him

1909Mrs. Jones' Birthday

1909Ben's KidFatty Carter