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Roscoe Arbuckle

American actor, director and comedian

Person · Open Library

Born: 1887
Died: 1933
Works: 1

Top works

The Vitaphone comedy collection

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Film & TV

Acting · 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…

Known for

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride — Self (Archival)2026
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)2025
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — archive footage2020
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-19232016
Looking for Mabel Normand — Self (archive footage)2015
The Parrott Chase — (archive footage) (uncredited)2009
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts — (archive footage)2006
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM — Self (archive footage)2004
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush — Self (archive footage)2003

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1
Total plays: 1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Development of Autoantibodies before the Clinical Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
· 2003 · cited 2,180x
Neurocognition in patients with brain metastases treated with radiosurgery or radiosurgery plus whole-brain irradiation: a randomised controlled trial
· 2009 · cited 2,060x
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Combinations in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
· 2004 · cited 1,820x
Effective Surgical Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Rectal Carcinoma
· 1991 · cited 1,473x
Daily Well-Being: The Role of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness
· 2000 · cited 1,411x

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Quotes

“I don't believe there is any finer mission on earth than just to make people laugh.”
“No price is too high to pay for a good laugh.”

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Key facts

Born: Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle , ( 1887-03-24 ) March 24, 1887, Smith Center, Kansas , U.S.
Died: June 29, 1933 (1933-06-29) (aged 46), New York City, U.S.
Other names: Fatty Arbuckle, William Goodrich
Occupations: Actor director screenwriter comedian
Years active: 1904–1933
Spouses: Minta Durfee ( married"}]]}'>m. 1908 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1925 ) Doris Deane ( married"}]]}'>m. 1925 ; divorced"}]]}'>div. 1929 ) Addie McPhail ( married"}]]}'>m. 1932 )
Relatives: Andrew Arbuckle (cousin), Maclyn Arbuckle (cousin), Al St. John (nephew)

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Key dates

Born: 24 March 1887
Died: 29 June 1933

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Smith Center
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: Doris Deane
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Image: Fatty Arbuckle art - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (page 820 crop).jpg

Article

Fatty Arbuckle ad from The Film Daily, 1932 Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (/ˈɑːrbʌkəl/; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, 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, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for $1 million a year (equivalent to $16.1 million in 2025).

Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the rape and manslaughter of 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 trial acquitted Arbuckle. The third jury took the unusual step of giving Arbuckle a written statement of apology for his treatment by the justice system.