Acting
Roscoe Arbuckle
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.
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
Film · 2026
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Film · 2025
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Film · 2020
Looking for Mabel Normand
Film · 2015
The Parrott Chase
Film · 2009
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Film · 2007
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Film · 2006
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Film · 2004
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Film · 2003
Murders of Hollywood
Film · 2003
The Casting Couch
Film · 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
The Chaplin Puzzle
Film · 1992
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Film · 1988
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Film · 1981
Hollywood
Series · 1980
Crazy Days
Film · 1962
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Film · 1961
When Comedy Was King
Film · 1960
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Film · 1943
Buzzin' Around
Film · 1933
In the Dough
Film · 1933
How've You Bean?
Film · 1933
Close Relations
Film · 1933
Tomalio
Film · 1933
Hey, Pop!
Film · 1932
Stars of Yesterday
Film · 1931
Listen Lena
Film · 1927
Character Studies
Film · 1927
My Stars
Film · 1926
Go West
Film · 1925
Leap Year
Film · 1924
Hollywood
Film · 1923
The Fast Freight
Film · 1922
Brewster's Millions
Film · 1921
Gasoline Gus
Film · 1921
The Dollar-a-Year Man
Film · 1921
Traveling Salesman
Film · 1921
Crazy to Marry
Film · 1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Film · 1921
The Garage
Film · 1920
The Round-Up
Film · 1920
The Life of the Party
Film · 1920
Back Stage
Film · 1919
The Hayseed
Film · 1919
Love
Film · 1919
Camping Out
Film · 1919
The Bank Clerk
Film · 1919
The Pullman Porter
Film · 1919
A Desert Hero
Film · 1919
The Bell Boy
Film · 1918
Good Night, Nurse!
Film · 1918
Out West
Film · 1918
Moonshine
Film · 1918
The Cook
Film · 1918
A Scrap of Paper
Film · 1918
The Sheriff
Film · 1918
Coney Island
Film · 1917
His Wedding Night
Film · 1917
The Rough House
Film · 1917
Oh, Doctor!
Film · 1917
The Butcher Boy
Film · 1917
A Country Hero
Film · 1917
The Late Lamented
Film · 1917
A Reckless Romeo
Film · 1917
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Film · 1916
The Other Man
Film · 1916
A Creampuff Romance
Film · 1916
He Did and He Didn’t
Film · 1916
His Wife's Mistake
Film · 1916
The Waiters' Ball
Film · 1916
Bright Lights
Film · 1916
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
Film · 1915
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Film · 1915
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Film · 1915
Fatty's New Role
Film · 1915
A Village Scandal
Film · 1915
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Film · 1915
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Film · 1915
Wished on Mabel
Film · 1915
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
Film · 1915
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Film · 1915
When Love Took Wings
Film · 1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Film · 1915
The Little Teacher
Film · 1915
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Film · 1915
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Film · 1915
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Film · 1915
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Film · 1915
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Film · 1915
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Film · 1915
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Film · 1915
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
Film · 1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Film · 1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
Film · 1915
The Masquerader
Film · 1914
Zip, the Dodger
Film · 1914
A Film Johnnie
Film · 1914
Tango Tangles
Film · 1914
His Favorite Pastime
Film · 1914
The Knockout
Film · 1914
The Rounders
Film · 1914
His New Profession
Film · 1914
A Flirt's Mistake
Film · 1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Film · 1914
Love and Bullets
Film · 1914
Fatty's Finish
Film · 1914
The Baggage Smasher
Film · 1914
Those Happy Days
Film · 1914
That Minstrel Man
Film · 1914
Caught in a Flue
Film · 1914
A Suspended Ordeal
Film · 1914
Our Country Cousin
Film · 1914
Fatty's Gift
Film · 1914
Fatty and the Heiress
Film · 1914
A Brand New Hero
Film · 1914
A Rowboat Romance
Film · 1914
The Sky Pirate
Film · 1914
Bombs and Bangs
Film · 1914
Their Ups and Downs
Film · 1914
Fatty Again
Film · 1914
How Old Are You?
Film · 1914
Shotguns That Kick
Film · 1914
Fatty's Wild Night
Film · 1914
Those Country Kids
Film · 1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
Film · 1914
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
Film · 1914
Fatty's Jonah Day
Film · 1914
Lover's Luck
Film · 1914
In the Clutches of the Gang
Film · 1914
Twixt Love and Fire
Film · 1914
Rebecca's Wedding Day
Film · 1914
The Under-Sheriff
Film · 1914
A Robust Romeo
Film · 1914
A Misplaced Foot
Film · 1914
A Bath House Beauty
Film · 1914
The Chicken Chaser
Film · 1914
A Rural Demon
Film · 1914
Barnyard Flirtations
Film · 1914
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Film · 1914
Fatty's Debut
Film · 1914
Fatty's Wine Party
Film · 1914
An Incompetent Hero
Film · 1914
The Sea Nymphs
Film · 1914
Lovers' Post Office
Film · 1914
The Alarm
Film · 1914
The Water Dog
Film · 1914
Making a Living
Film · 1914
Fatty Joins the Force
Film · 1913
Murphy's I.O.U.
Film · 1913
Mabel's New Hero
Film · 1913
Peeping Pete
Film · 1913
A Bandit
Film · 1913
The Gangsters
Film · 1913
Alas! Poor Yorick!
Film · 1913
Passions, He Had Three
Film · 1913
The Speed Kings
Film · 1913
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
Film · 1913
The Waiters' Picnic
Film · 1913
A Noise from the Deep
Film · 1913
Love and Rubbish
Film · 1913
Safe in Jail
Film · 1913
Professor Bean's Removal
Film · 1913
Love and Courage
Film · 1913
For the Love of Mabel
Film · 1913
Almost a Rescue
Film · 1913
Rastus and the Game Cock
Film · 1913
The Telltale Light
Film · 1913
The Riot
Film · 1913
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Film · 1913
The Fatal Taxicab
Film · 1913
Fatty's Day Off
Film · 1913
The Gypsy Queen
Film · 1913
When Dreams Come True
Film · 1913
Mother's Boy
Film · 1913
A Quiet Little Wedding
Film · 1913
Two Old Tars
Film · 1913
The Milk We Drink
Film · 1913
Fatty at San Diego
Film · 1913
A Small Time Act
Film · 1913
A Ride for a Bride
Film · 1913
Wine
Film · 1913
His Sister's Kids
Film · 1913
He Would a Hunting Go
Film · 1913
Fatty's Flirtation
Film · 1913
The Woman Haters
Film · 1913
Some Nerve
Film · 1913
A Voice from the Deep
Film · 1912
The Sanitarium
Film · 1910
Ben's Kid
Film · 1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
Film · 1909
Making It Pleasant for Him
Film · 1909