What was silent film actor 'Fatty' Arbuckle's christian name?
Andrew Arbuckle (actor) Andrew Arbuckle (actor) Andrew Arbuckle (September 5, 1887 – September 21, 1938) was an American stage and film actor. He was the brother of Macklyn Arbuckle and cousin of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Andrew Arbuckle was born in Galveston, Texas, to a family of Scottish descent. His brother Macklyn was 20 years old at the time of Andrew's birth. Andrew first made his film debut in "Little Mary Sunshine" (1916), playing Bob's father. In 1935, he made his last appearance in film "The Dark Angel" in an uncredited role as Mr. Gallop. He appeared in a total 44 films, uncredited in
Roscoe Arbuckle "The Balloonatic". However, the name "Fatty" identifies the character that Arbuckle portrayed on-screen (usually a naive hayseed)—not Arbuckle himself. When Arbuckle portrayed a female, the character was named "Miss Fatty", as in the film "Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers". Arbuckle discouraged anyone from addressing him as "Fatty" off-screen, and when they did so his usual response was, "I've got a name, you know." On September 5, 1921, Arbuckle took a break from his hectic film schedule and, despite suffering from second-degree burns to both buttocks from an accident on set, drove to San Francisco with two friends, Lowell Sherman and Fred