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
Al Taylor (actor) from Cheyenne". The Internet Movie Database lists his final performance in the 1948 film serial, "Dangers of the Canadian Mounted". Al Taylor (actor) Al Taylor (August 8, 1887 - March 2, 1951) was an American character actor during the silent and sound film eras. Born in Boston in 1887, Taylor began in films with a small role in the 1926 silent film, "The Fighting Cheat", starring Wally Wales and Jean Arthur. During his career he appeared in over 200 films, mostly in small, uncredited roles. The vast majority of his roles were in Westerns, such as "The Lawless Nineties" (1936),