Notednames >> Movies>> Actor>> Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More

Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle
Rate Roscoe Arbuckle as Actor here
1 star2 star3 star4 star5 star
Rating By 0 Users
Be the first to review

PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle

BIRTHDAY
March 24, 1887
BORN ON DAY
Thursday


BIRTHPLACE
Smith Center, Kansas, United States

DIED AT AGE
46 Years 3 Months 5 Days
DEATHDATE
June 29, 1933
DEATHPLACE
New York City, United States

CAUSE OF DEATH
Heart attack

NATIONALITY
American
Roscoe Arbuckle Nationality American

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
ARIES

ALSO NOTED FOR
Comedian, Director, Screenwriter

Physical Stats

CHEST
N/A

BICEPS
N/A

WAIST
N/A

HEIGHT
5'9''(feet & inches)
 
1.7526 meters
 
175.26 cm

WEIGHT
N/A

Roscoe Arbuckle Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Mollie Arbuckle
FATHER
William Goodrich Arbuckle
BROTHER(S) NAME
Clyde Arbuckle

Fame & Address

DEBUT
Ben's Kid (1909)

FAMOUS FROM/AS
The Rough House (1917)

Education, Net Worth & More

More Information
About Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter of American silent films. He was born in 1887 on March 24 Smith Center, Kansas, the U.S. His real name was Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle but he was called Fatty as he had worked in the film as Fatty Arbuckle. His cousins Andrew Arbuckle and Macklyn Arbuckle were also in the same business. He marries Minta Durfee in 1908 but divorced from her in 1925, after that he was married to Doris Deane but also divorced from her in1929. In 1932, he was married to Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail but himself died in 1933 with a heart attack.

Career of Roscoe Arbuckle
In 1904, he was invited for singing Unique Theater in San Francisco. After that, he joins Pantages Theatre Group and in 1906, he played in a vaudeville troupe in the Orpheum Theater in Portland, Oregon. He had also worked with his wife in early comedy films. He started acting in films in July 1909 and in 1913 he became a star in producing and directing with Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops comedies.
After the death of Rappe, he was alleged for her murder after some trails he was found innocent but his public image ruined and he did not got roles for a long time. In 1932, he signed a contract with Warner Bros, for a series of six films. In these films, he worked with Silent-film comedian Al St. John (Arbuckle's nephew) and actors Lionel Stander and Shemp Howard.
The films were a Grand success but the movie was not released in U K because of his 10-year-old scandal. On June 29, 1933, he signed another contract with Warner Bros in a feature-length film. He said while signing the contract that this is the best day of my life but died in sleep that night from a heart attack. Some of his films were 'The Gangsters' in 1913, 'Fatty Joins the Force' in 1913, A Bath House Beauty in 1914.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Roscoe Arbuckle

  • Did Roscoe Arbuckle takes alcohol? Yes. There was a party of drink where young star died due to heavy drink he was alleged for murdering her.
  • Was Roscoe Arbuckle in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
  • In 1920, he was the highest paid actor when he signs a contract with Paramount Pictures for US $1 million.
  • There was some false news about him that he had killed a young actress by his weight while viciously raping her.
    There was some false news about him that he had killed a young actress by his weight while viciously raping her.
  • He was overweight with the weight of 13 lb (5.9 kg) when he was born.
  • He had a wonderful voice.
  • In 1916, he gets a leg injury and became addicted to pain-killer morphine.
  • He was very conscious about his weight and does not like to get cheap -laugh about his weight.
  • On September 17, 1921, he was arrested with the charges of murder but gets bail after spending three weeks behind bars.

USER RATING FOR ROSCOE ARBUCKLE

5 STAR
0%
4 STAR
0%
3 STAR
0%
2 STAR
0%
1 STAR
0%
Add Review
Gender: Male Female
 Submit 

  

 
Top