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Awards:
1 win moreAlternate Names:
the Original Keystone KopsFilmography
Actor:
- Many Unhappy Returns (1937) .... The Husband
... aka Radio Flash Comedy: Many Unhappy Returns (USA: series title) - Framing Father (1936)
- All Business (1936) .... King
... aka Smart Set Comedies (1935-1936 Season) (#4) (USA: series title) - Keystone Hotel (1935) .... Sterling, chief of police
... aka Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title) - A Quiet Fourth (1935) (unconfirmed)
... aka Smart Set Comedies: A Quiet Fourth (USA: series title) - Black Sheep (1935) .... Mather
- The Headline Woman (1935) .... Hugo Meyer
... aka The Woman in the Case (UK) - Behind the Green Lights (1935) .... Max Schultz, German Janitor
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... The White King
- Her Majesty, Love (1931) .... Otmar von Wellingen
- Auto Intoxication (1931)
- Trouble from Abroad (1931)
... aka Broadway Headliners (1931-1932) (#1): Trouble from Abroad (USA: series title) - Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) (as the Original Keystone Kops)
- The Foolish Forties (1931)
- Come to Papa (1931)
- Our Nagging Wives (1930)
- Kismet (1930) .... Amru
- Bride of the Regiment (1930) .... Tangy
... aka Lady of the Rose (UK) - Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) .... Sam Otis, Film Producer
- Spring Is Here (1930) .... Peter Braley
- Sally (1929) .... 'Pops' Shendorff
- The Fatal Forceps (1929)
- The Girl in the Show (1929) .... Ed Bondell
- The Fall of Eve (1929) .... Mr. Mack
- Oh Kay! (1928) .... Shorty McGee
- Chicken a La King (1928) .... Horace Trundle
- Sporting Goods (1928) .... Mr. Jordan
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) .... Gus Eisman
- Wife Savers (1928) .... Tavern Keeper
- Figures Don't Lie (1927) .... 'Howdy' Jones
- For the Love of Mike (1927) .... Herman Schultz
- The Trunk Mystery (1927) .... Jeff
- Drums of the Desert (1927) .... Perkins
- Casey at the Bat (1927) .... O'Dowd
- Stranded in Paris (1926) .... Count Pasada
- Everybody's Acting (1926) .... Michael Poole
- The Show Off (1926) .... Aubrey Piper
- Mantrap (1926) .... Character
- Good and Naughty (1926) .... Bunny West
- Miss Brewster's Millions (1926) .... Ned Brewster
- The Road to Glory (1926) .... James Allen
- The American Venus (1926) .... Hugo Niles
- Mike (1926) .... Tad
- Stage Struck (1925) .... Buck
- Steppin' Out (1925) .... John Durant
- The Trouble with Wives (1925) .... Al Hennessey
- My Lady's Lips (1925) .... Smike
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925) .... Oscar
- So Big (1924) .... Jacob Hoogenduck
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924) .... Tricaud
- Love and Glory (1924) .... Emile Pompaneau
- For the Love of Mike (1924)
- The Woman on the Jury (1924) .... Juror
- The Galloping Fish (1924) .... George Fitzgerald
... aka Galloping Fish (USA: reissue title) - Wild Oranges (1924) .... Paul Halvard
- The Day of Faith (1923) .... Montreal Sammy
- Destroying Angel (1923) .... Max Weil
- The Spoilers (1923) .... 'Slapjack' Simms
- The Brass Bottle (1923) .... Rapkin
- The Strangers' Banquet (1922) .... Al Norton
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922) .... Squire Peachem
- The Unhappy Finish (1921)
- A Pyjama Marriage (1921)
- A Seminary Scandal (1921)
- Watch Your Husbands (1921)
- Love, Honor and Behave! (1920) .... Milton Robin, a Haberdasher
- Fickle Fancy (1920)
- Movie Fans (1920)
- His Youthful Fancy (1920)
- Don't Weaken! (1920) .... Prof. Yonson - the dancing master
- Great Scott! (1920)
- Married Life (1920) .... Art patron
- By Golly! (1920)
- Fresh from the City (1920)
- Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1920)
- Hot Stuff (1920)
- A Lady's Tailor (1919) .... A temperamental modiste
- His Last False Step (1919)
- Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919)
- Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919)
... aka Uncle Tom's Cabin - Treating 'Em Rough (1919/I)
- Trying to Get Along (1919)
- Hearts and Flowers (1919) .... A Leader of Men
- Why Beaches Are Popular (1919)
... aka The Mack Sennett Bathing Girls in Why Beaches Are Popular (USA: alternative title) - The Little Widow (1919) .... Widow's Bridegroom
- Among Those Present (1919) .... A First Nighter
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) .... The Kaiser
... aka The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title) - East Lynne with Variations (1919)
- Fools and Duels (1919)
- Beware of Boarders (1918)
- The Summer Girls (1918)
- Her Screen Idol (1918)
- Wild Women and Tame Lions (1918) (unconfirmed)
- Her Torpedoed Love (1917) .... Reginald Scuttle, the Conniving Butler
- A Maiden's Trust (1917)
- Pinched in the Finish (1917)
- Stars and Bars (1917)
- Done in Oil (1917)
- His Lying Heart (1916)
- His Wild Oats (1916)
- His Pride and Shame (1916)
- The Now Cure (1916)
- The Snow Cure (1916)
- The Hunt (1915)
- Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
- His Father's Footsteps (1915)
- Only a Messenger Boy (1915)
- Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915) .... The desperate scoundrel
... aka A Desperate Scoundrel - Court House Crooks (1915) .... The District Attorney
- He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915) .... The Husband
- Our Dare-Devil Chief (1915) .... Police Chief
- His Smashing Career (1915)
- That Little Band of Gold (1915) (uncredited) .... Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
... aka For Better or Worse - Hogan's Romance Upset (1915) (uncredited) .... Fight Spectator
- Billy's Riot (1915)
- The Crash (1915)
- Carmen's Romance (1914)
- His New Job (1914)
- Black Hands (1914)
- The Sea Nymphs (1914) .... Man on beach
... aka His Diving Beauty - A Bear Escape (1914)
- The Dog Raffles (1914)
- An Ill Wind (1914)
- A Race for a Bride (1914/II) (unconfirmed)
- Snookee's Day Off (1914)
- Secret Service Snitz (1914)
- Carmen's Wash Day (1914)
- Heinie's Outing (1914)
- The Close Call (1914)
- Hypnotic Power (1914)
- A Shooting Match (1914)
- A Bogus Baron (1914)
- Snookee's Disguise (1914)
- A Rural Affair (1914)
- A Rural Romance (1914/II)
- His Wife's Flirtation (1914)
- That Minstrel Man (1914)
- At Three O'Clock (1914)
- A Dramatic Mistake (1914)
- Troublesome Pets (1914)
- Love and Lunch (1914/I)
- Almost Married (1914)
- Snookee's Flirtation (1914)
- The Crash (1914)
- The Flirt (1914/I)
- A Jealous Husband (1914)
- The Knockout (1914) (uncredited) .... Spectator
... aka Counted Out
... aka The Pugilist - When Smaltz Loves (1914)
- Snitz Joins the Force (1914)
- Hearts and Swords (1914)
- Neighbors (1914)
- Papa's Boy (1914)
- Sergeant Hofmeyer (1914) .... Sgt. Hofmeyer
- The Fatal Wedding (1914/I)
- Love and Vengeance (1914)
- Tango Tangles (1914) .... Band Leader
... aka Charlie's Recreation
... aka Music Hall - Between Showers (1914) .... Rival Masher
... aka Charlie and the Umbrella
... aka In Wrong Thunder and Lightning (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Flirts - Gentleman Burglar (1914)
... aka Raffles: Gentleman Burglar (USA) - A Robust Romeo (1914)
- Double Crossed (1914)
- Too Many Brides (1914)
... aka The Love Chase - In the Clutches of the Gang (1914) .... Chief Tehiezel
- Love and Dynamite (1914)
- A False Beauty (1914)
... aka A Faded Vampire - A Misplaced Foot (1914)
- The Minstrel Man (1914)
- Some Nerve (1913)
- Zuzu, the Band Leader (1913)
- Fatty's Flirtation (1913)
- The Gusher (1913)
- A Ride for a Bride (1913)
- Cohen Saves the Flag (1913) .... Cohen
- A Muddy Romance (1913)
... aka A Mud Bath (USA)
... aka Muddled in Mud - A Bad Game (1913)
- Wine (1913)
... aka Wine Making (USA) - A Small Time Act (1913)
... aka A Small Town Act (USA: alternative title) - Love Sickness at Sea (1913)
- Baffles (1913) .... Baffles
- Fatty at San Diego (1913)
- Teddy Tetzlaff and Earl Cooper (1913)
... aka Speed Kings Tetzlaff and Earl Cooper (USA: alternative title) - The Speed Kings (1913) .... Papa
- Two Old Tars (1913)
... aka The Sea Dogs (USA) - A Healthy Neighborhood (1913)
- Their Husbands (1913)
- Schnitz the Tailor (1913)
- The Bowling Match (1913)
- When Dreams Come True (1913/I)
- The Faithful Taxicab (1913)
... aka The Fatal Taxicab - Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913) .... Actor/Onscreen villain
... aka Her Dramatic Debut - Baby Day (1913)
- The Firebugs (1913)
- The Riot (1913/I)
- A Game of Pool (1913)
- Cohen's Outing (1913) .... Cohen
- Professor Bean's Removal (1913)
- Just Kids (1913/I)
- Love and Courage (1913)
- The Peddler (1913)
- Love and Rubbish (1913)
- Safe in Jail (1913)
- Rastus and the Game Cock (1913)
- For the Love of Mabel (1913)
- His Crooked Career (1913)
- A Bandit (1913) .... The Bandit
- Peeping Pete (1913) .... Neighbor
- The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
- The Speed Queen (1913)
- The Hansom Driver (1913)
- Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913) .... The Villain
- The Gangsters (1913)
- Toplitsky and Company (1913)
- The Foreman of the Jury (1913)
- Out and In (1913)
- Their First Execution (1913) .... Sheriff
- Mabel's Awful Mistakes (1913)
... aka Her Deceitful Lover - Algy on the Force (1913)
- His Ups and Downs (1913)
- That Ragtime Band (1913) .... Prof. Smelts
... aka The Jazz Band
... aka The Jazz Band Leader (USA: reissue title) - His Chum the Baron (1913)
- The New Conductor (1913)
- A Fishy Affair (1913)
- The Bangville Police (1913) .... Policeman
... aka Farce Comedy (USA: subtitle) - Murphy's I.O.U. (1913)
- A Life in the Balance (1913/I)
... aka Crashing Through (USA: reissue title)
... aka Potted Plays No. 7 (UK: reissue title) - A Game of Poker (1913)
- Father's Choice (1913/I)
- Those Good Old Days (1913)
- Hide and Seek (1913)
- The Land Salesman (1913)
- On His Wedding Day (1913) .... The Bridegroom
- At Twelve O'Clock (1913)
- The Chief's Predicament (1913)
- A Wife Wanted (1913)
- The Rube and the Baron (1913)
- Love and Pain (1913)
- The Man Next Door (1913)
- Foiling Fickle Father (1913)
- The Two Widows (1913)
- A Strong Revenge (1913)
... aka The Rivals (USA: reissue title) - The Sleuths at the Floral Parade (1913)
- A Deaf Burglar (1913)
- The Sleuth's Last Stand (1913)
- A Doctored Affair (1913)
- A Red Hot Romance (1913)
- The Professor's Daughter (1913)
- A Landlord's Troubles (1913)
- Her Birthday Present (1913)
- Mabel's Heroes (1913)
- Heinze's Resurrection (1913)
- The Jealous Waiter (1913)
- The Stolen Purse (1913)
- The Battle of Who Run (1913)
- Just Brown's Luck (1913)
- The Elite Ball (1913)
- The Deacon Outwitted (1913)
- The Mistaken Masher (1913)
- For Lizzie's Sake (1913)
- How Hiram Won Out (1913)
- The Cure That Failed (1913)
- A Double Wedding (1913)
- Saving Mabel's Dad (1913)
- Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912) .... Hoffmeyer
- Mabel's Adventures (1912)
- A Midnight Elopement (1912)
- Pat's Day Off (1912)
- A Bear Escape (1912)
- Mr. Fix-It (1912)
... aka Mr. Fixer - The Rivals (1912/I)
- A Temperamental Husband (1912)
- The Deacon's Troubles (1912)
- At It Again (1912)
- Mabel's Lovers (1912)
- At Coney Island (1912)
... aka Cohen at Coney Island - The Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912) .... Grocery Clerk
- Ambitious Butler (1912)
- The Flirting Husband (1912)
- Stolen Glory (1912)
- Pedro's Dilemma (1912)
- The Beating He Needed (1912)
- Riley and Schultz (1912) .... Schultz
- The New Neighbor (1912)
- Cohen Collects a Debt (1912) .... Cohen
- The Water Nymph (1912) .... Mack's Father
... aka The Beach Flirt (USA: reissue title) - Stern Papa (1912) .... Papa
- He Must Have a Wife (1912) .... The Rival
- An Interrupted Elopement (1912) .... One of Bob's Friends
- Tragedy of the Dress Suit (1912) .... The Keeper of the Boardinghouse
- The Fatal Chocolate (1912)
- Did Mother Get Her Wish? (1912)
- A Mix-up in Raincoats (1911)
- Taking His Medicine (1911) .... The Doctor
- Abe Gets Even with Father (1911) .... Abe (unconfirmed)
- The Inventor's Secret (1911)
- Too Many Burglars (1911)
- The Lucky Horseshoe (1911)
- Dutch Gold Mine (1911)
Director:
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922) (uncredited)
- Standing Pat (1921)
- Hot Stuff (1920)
- His Lying Heart (1916)
- His Wild Oats (1916)
- His Pride and Shame (1916)
- The Hunt (1915)
- His Father's Footsteps (1915)
- Only a Messenger Boy (1915)
Self:
- 1925 Studio Tour (1925) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
... aka Joligud - It's a Cinch (1918) .... Himself
- Charlie's Life (1916) .... Various
- The Great Universal Mystery (1914) .... Himself
- A Film Johnnie (1914) .... Himself, Ford Sterling
... aka Charlie at the Studio
... aka Charlie the Actor (USA: alternative title)
... aka Film Johnny (UK)
... aka Million Dollar Job
... aka Movie Nut
Archive Footage:
- The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (2005) (V)
-
"American Masters"
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) TV episode .... District Attorney in 'Court House Crooks' - Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983) (V)
- The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
- Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) .... Himself, film clip
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
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