Al St. John
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al St. John (September 10, 1893 – January 21, 1963) in his persona of Fuzzy Q. Jones basically defined the role and concept of "comical sidekick" to cowboy heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John also created a character, "Stoney," in the first of a continuing Western film series, The Three Mesquiteers, that was later played (at a low point in his own career) by John Wayne. Born in Santa Ana, California, St. John entered silent films around 1912 and soon rose to co-starring and starring roles in short comic films from a variety of studios. His uncle, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, may have helped him in his early days at Mack Sennett Studios, but talent kept him working. He was slender, sandy-haired, handsome and a remarkable acrobat. St. John frequently appeared as Arbuckle's mischievously villainous rival for the attentions of leading ladies like Mabel Normand, and worked with Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin in The Rounders (1914). The most critically praised film from St. John's period with Arbuckle remains Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) with Normand. The name Fuzzy originally belonged to a different actor, John Forrest “Fuzzy“ Knight, who took on the role of cowboy sidekick before St. John. As the studio first intended to hire Knight for the western series but then gave the role to St. John instead, he took on the nickname of his rival for his screen character. In most of his films, screen time was set aside for St. John to do a sort of solo comedy act, emphasizing amazing pratfalls and acrobatics. He might "find" a bicycle on a fairground set, and do an astonishing sequence of acrobatic stunts on the cycle, or he might try to capture a rat, bat, skunk, gopher, or bug with hilarious and chaotic consequences. Another stunt which he used in nearly every Western was virtually his trademark: he would mount his horse in apparently the standard manner, but somehow wind up sitting facing backward, and often would ride off with the hero in this unusual orientation. When Crabbe left PRC (according to interviews, in disgust at their increasingly low budgets), St. John was paired with new star Lash LaRue. Ultimately, St. John made more than 80 Westerns as Fuzzy. His last film was released in 1952. From that time on until his death in 1963 in Lyons, Georgia, he made personal appearances at fairs and rodeos, and travelled with the Tommy Scott Wild West Show. Altogether, Al St. John acted in 346 movies, spanning four decades from 1912 to 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies(271)
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
2006
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976
Crazy Days
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
1957
The Frontier Phantom
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1952
The Black Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1952
The Vanishing Outpost
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1951
The Thundering Trail
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1951
King of the Bullwhip
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1950
The Daltons' Women
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1950
Son of a Badman
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1949
Son of Billy the Kid
Sheriff Fuzzy
1949
Outlaw Country
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1949
Frontier Revenge
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1948
Mark of the Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1948
Dead Man's Gold
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1948
Cheyenne Takes Over
Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
1947
The Fighting Vigilantes
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1947
Return of the Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1947
Stage to Mesa City
Fuzzy Jones
1947
Ghost Town Renegades
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1947
Pioneer Justice
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1947
Border Feud
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1947
Law of the Lash
Fuzzy
1947
My Dog Shep
Deputy Sheriff
1946
Outlaws of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Overland Riders
Fuzzy Jones
1946
Prairie Badmen
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Terrors on Horseback
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Gentlemen With Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Lightning Raiders
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1946
Prairie Rustlers
Fuzzy Jones
1945
Fighting Bill Carson
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1945
Border Badmen
Fuzzy Jones
1945
Rustlers' Hideout
Fuzzy Jones
1945
Stagecoach Outlaws
Fuzzy Jones
1945
Gangster's Den
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1945
Shadows of Death
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1945
His Brother's Ghost
Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
1945
Oath of Vengeance
Fuzzy Jones
1944
I'm from Arkansas
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1944
Wild Horse Phantom
Fuzzy Jones
1944
Fuzzy Settles Down
Fuzzy Jones
1944
The Drifter
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1944
Valley Of Vengeance
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1944
Thundering Gun Slingers
Doc Jones
1944
Frontier Outlaws
Fuzzy Jones
1944
Devil Riders
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Raiders of Red Gap
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Blazing Frontier
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
The Renegade
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Cattle Stampede
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Law of the Saddle
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Wolves of the Range
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Western Cyclone
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Death Rides the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Dead Men Walk
Townsman Finding Kate's Body
1943
Fugitive of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Wild Horse Rustlers
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
The Kid Rides Again
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1943
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
The Mysterious Rider
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Along the Sundown Trail
Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
1942
Overland Stagecoach
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Border Roundup
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Prairie Pals
Hank Stoner
1942
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Fuzzy Jones
1942
Law and Order
Fuzzy Jones
1942
Texas Justice
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Jesse James, Jr.
Pop Sawyer
1942
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Stagecoach Express
Dusty Jenkins
1942
Billy the Kid Trapped
Fuzzy Jones
1942
Valley of the Sun
Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited)
1942
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1942
Arizona Terrors
Hardtack
1942
The Lone Rider Fights Back
Fuzzy Jones
1941
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1941
A Missouri Outlaw
Dan Willoughby
1941
Billy the Kid Wanted
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1941
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Fuzzy Jones
1941
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Fuzzy
1941
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Fuzzy Jones
1941
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Fuzzy
1941
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1941
The Apache Kid
Stage Guard Dangle
1941
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Fuzzy Jones
1941
Billy the Kid's Range War
Fuzzy
1941
The Lone Rider Rides On
Fuzzy
1941
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Fuzzy
1940
Texas Terrors
Frosty Larson
1940
Friendly Neighbors
Smokey
1940
Li'l Abner
Joe Smithpan
1940
Marked Men
Gimpy - a thug
1940
Billy the Kid in Texas
Fuzzy
1940
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Fuzzy Jones
1940
Murder on the Yukon
Bill Smithers
1940
Oklahoma Terror
Fuzzy Glass
1939
Trigger Pals
Fuzzy
1939
Exposed
Flophouse Bum
1938
Frontier Scout
Whiney Roberts
1938
Gunsmoke Trail
Fuzzy
1938
Songs and Bullets
Fuzzy Martin
1938
Knight of the Plains
Fuzzy
1938
Call of The Yukon
Joe
1938
Start Cheering
Station Master
1938
The Rangers' Round-Up
Fuzzy
1938
The Fighting Deputy
Fuzzy
1937
A Lawman Is Born
Eli Root
1937
Moonlight on the Range
Fuzzy Jones
1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
Duke Evans
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Uncle Billy
1937
Melody of the Plains
Fuzzy
1937
Love Nest on Wheels
Uncle Jed
1937
The Roaming Cowboy
Fuzzy
1937
Trail Dust
Al
1936
West of Nevada
Walla Walla Wiggins
1936
Pinto Rustlers
Mack
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1936
The Millionaire Kid
Matthews
1936
A Face in the Fog
Elmer
1936
Trigger Tom
Stub Macey
1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
Cinco
1935
The Law of 45's
Stoney Martin
1935
Midnight Phantom
Radio Officer Jones
1935
Public Stenographer
Elmer
1934
From Headquarters
Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
1933
Riders of Destiny
Bert - Henchman
1933
His Private Secretary
Tom - Garage Owner
1933
Buzzin' Around
Al
1933
Law of the North
Jailbird
1932
Riders of the Desert
Slim - A Ranger
1932
Harem Scarem
1932
Bridge Wives
Al Smith
1932
Police Court
Skid
1932
The Door Knocker
The Door Knocker
1931
That's My Meat
1931
Honeymoon Trio
The Newlywed Husband
1931
Aloha
Sailor
1931
Mlle. Irene The Great
1931
Marriage Rows
Al
1931
The Painted Desert
Buck
1931
The Land of Missing Men
Buckshot
1930
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Slim
1930
Two Fresh Eggs
1930
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Western Knights
Al
1930
Hell Harbor
Bunion
1930
The Dance of Life
Bozo
1929
She Goes to War
Bill
1929
Hot or Cold
1928
Painted Post
Joe Nimble
1928
Hello Cheyenne!
Zip Coon
1928
Casey Jones
Jock MacTavish
1927
The Stunt Man
Second-Unit Director
1927
American Beauty
Waiter
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 2
Himself
1927
High Spots
The Clerk
1927
Jungle Heat
1927
Listen Lena
Al Adams
1927
High Sea Blues
Bill Brown
1927
The General
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
1926
Flaming Romance
Al
1926
Who Hit Me?
Al
1926
Skybound
The Boy
1926
His Taking Ways
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Fire Away
1925
Fair Warning
Jay Walker
1925
Curses
Buttonshoe Bill
1925
The Iron Mule
The Engineer
1925
Red Pepper
Tom Katt
1925
Dynamite Doggie
Al
1925
Lovemania
1924
The Garden of Weeds
Nat Barlow
1924
Stupid, but Brave
The Bum
1924
His First Car
1st Camping Husband
1924
Unreal News Reel No. 2
Man on stationary bicycle
1924
Spring Fever
1923
Out of Place
1922
All Wet
1922
Special Delivery
1922
A Studio Rube
1922
The High Sign
Man On Beach
1921
The Scarecrow
Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
1920
Ship Ahoy
1920
Trouble
1920
Speed
1919
Back Stage
Stagehand
1919
A Desert Hero
The Bad Man
1919
Love
Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
1919
The Pullman Porter
1919
Camping Out
1919
A Scrap of Paper
The Crown Prince
1918
The Cook
Holdup Man (uncredited)
1918
Good Night, Nurse!
Surgeon's Assistant
1918
Moonshine
Mountain Man
1918
The Bell Boy
Desk Clerk
1918
Out West
Wild Bill Hickup
1918
A Country Hero
City Gent
1917
Coney Island
Old Friend of Fatty's Wife
1917
Oh, Doctor!
Gambler
1917
His Wedding Night
Rival employee
1917
The Rough House
Cook
1917
A Reckless Romeo
The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
1917
The Butcher Boy
Alum
1917
The Grab Bag Bride
The Villain
1917
Bombs!
Bicycle Messenger
1916
A Creampuff Romance
Al
1916
The Waiters' Ball
The Waiter
1916
The Other Man
1916
His Wife's Mistakes
The Office Boy
1916
Bright Lights
The Bartender
1916
He Did and He Didn’t
The Bounding Burglar
1916
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Hiram Perkins' Son
1916
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Studio Janitor
1915
A Village Scandal
Sword Swallower
1915
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Butcher Boy
1915
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Dog Catcher (uncredited)
1915
Crossed Love and Swords
A Bosom Friend
1915
Our Dare-Devil Chief
Gang Leader's Accomplice
1915
Droppington's Family Tree
Waiter
1915
When Love Took Wings
Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
1915
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty's Rival
1915
That Little Band Of Gold
Waiter (uncredited)
1915
Hogan's Romance Upset
Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
1915
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Lead Cop (uncredited)
1915
A Bird's a Bird
1915
Fatty's New Role
Cop (uncredited)
1915
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
1915
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
The Squire's Son
1915
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
Party Guest (uncredited)
1914
The Plumber
1914
His Prehistoric Past
Caveman
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
1914
Fatty's Jonah Day
Fatty's Rival
1914
An Incompetent Hero
The Burglar
1914
Shot in the Excitement
The Daughter's Suitor
1914
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914
The Love Thief
1914
The Anglers
1914
Fatty's Debut
(unconfirmed)
1914
Lover's Luck
Fatty's Rival
1914
The New Janitor
Elevator boy
1914
Mabel's Blunder
Mabel's Brother
1914
The Rounders
Bellhop / Waiter
1914
Those Country Kids
Mr. Reddy
1914
Soldiers of Misfortune
1914
The Sky Pirate
1914
Fatty's Finish
1914
Mabel's Married Life
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
Policeman
1914
The Knockout
Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
1914
The Alarm
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
Singer (uncredited)
1914
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
1914
Tango Tangles
Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Bellboy (uncredited)
1914
Won in a Closet
1914
In the Clutches of the Gang
Cop
1914
His Sister's Kids
Cop
1913
Mother's Boy
Cop
1913
The Riot
Man in Pool Hall
1913
A Noise from the Deep
1913
The Doctored Affair
1913
Her Birthday Present
1913