Roscoe Arbuckle "Middle Man". Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million (equivalent to approximately $ in dollars). Between November
Robert Anderson (silent film actor) Robert Anderson (silent film actor) Robert Christian Anderson (July 22, 1890 - June 25, 1963) was an American actor of Danish birth who appeared in silent films. Anderson was born in Odense, Denmark. He was also a make-up artist and director (of one short). Anderson and D.W. Griffith were the principal makeup artists on Griffith's monumental classic "Intolerance". He later appeared in Griffith's World War I propaganda film "Hearts of the World" (1918). In addition to "Hearts of the World" Anderson can be seen today in surviving silent films such as "The Heart of Humanity" (1918) another World War I