Roscoe Arbuckle

Actor

Born: March 22, 1887
Died: June 29, 1933 (age 46)
From: 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…

Filmography (242)

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026)
Self (Archival)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
archive footage
Looking for Mabel Normand (2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (2006)
(archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood (2003)
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
The Chaplin Puzzle (1992)
(archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Days (1962)
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King (1960)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
(archive footage)
Tomalio (1933)
Wilbur
In the Dough (1933)
Slim
Close Relations (1933)
Wilbur Wart
How've You Bean? (1933)
Buzzin' Around (1933)
Cornelius
It's a Cinch (1932)
Director
Hey, Pop! (1932)
Fatty
Niagara Falls (1932)
Director
Gigolettes
Gigolettes (1932)
Director
Hollywood Lights (1932)
Director
Mother's Holiday
Mother's Holiday (1932)
Director
Hollywood Luck
Hollywood Luck (1932)
Director