Al St. John
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1893
- Died
- January 21, 1963 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Santa Ana, California, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Movie · as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Movie · as (archive footage)
Crazy Days
Movie · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie · as archive footage
The Frontier Phantom
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Black Lash
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Vanishing Outpost
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
King of the Bullwhip
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Daltons' Women
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaw Country
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of a Badman
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of Billy the Kid
Movie · as Sheriff Fuzzy
Frontier Revenge
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Lash
Movie · as Fuzzy
Border Feud
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stage to Mesa City
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Cheyenne Takes Over
Movie · as Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
Ghost Town Renegades
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Fighting Vigilantes
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Pioneer Justice
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Lightning Raiders
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Riders
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Outlaws of the Plains
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Badmen
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost of Hidden Valley
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
My Dog Shep
Movie · as Deputy Sheriff
Stagecoach Outlaws
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
His Brother's Ghost
Movie · as Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
Fighting Bill Carson
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Badmen
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Shadows of Death
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Rustlers' Hideout
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Prairie Rustlers
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Gangster's Den
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Oath of Vengeance
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Frontier Outlaws
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
I'm from Arkansas
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
Movie · as Doc Jones
The Drifter
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Devil Riders
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fugitive of the Plains
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Men Walk
Movie · as Townsman Finding Kate's Body
Western Cyclone
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Arizona Terrors
Movie · as Hardtack
Billy the Kid Trapped
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Along the Sundown Trail
Movie · as Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law and Order
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Stagecoach
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Jesse James, Jr.
Movie · as Pop Sawyer
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stagecoach Express
Movie · as Dusty Jenkins
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Roundup
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Texas Justice
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley of the Sun
Movie · as Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited)
Prairie Pals
Movie · as Hank Stoner
Billy the Kid's Range War
Movie · as Fuzzy
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Movie · as Fuzzy
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Wanted
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
A Missouri Outlaw
Movie · as Dan Willoughby
The Apache Kid
Movie · as Stage Guard Dangle
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Movie · as Fuzzy
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Movie · as Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Fights Back
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Rides On
Movie · as Fuzzy
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid in Texas
Movie · as Fuzzy
Murder on the Yukon
Movie · as Bill Smithers
Marked Men
Movie · as Gimpy - a thug
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Movie · as Fuzzy
Li'l Abner
Movie · as Joe Smithpan
Friendly Neighbors
Movie · as Smokey
Texas Terrors
Movie · as Frosty Larson
Oklahoma Terror
Movie · as Fuzzy Glass
Trigger Pals
Movie · as Fuzzy
Frontier Scout
Movie · as Whiney Roberts
Knight of the Plains
Movie · as Fuzzy
Exposed
Movie · as Flophouse Bum
Call of The Yukon
Movie · as Joe
The Rangers' Round-Up
Movie · as Fuzzy
Gunsmoke Trail
Movie · as Fuzzy
Songs and Bullets
Movie · as Fuzzy Martin
Start Cheering
Movie · as Station Master
Sing Cowboy Sing
Movie · as Duke Evans
Love Nest on Wheels
Movie · as Uncle Jed
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie · as Uncle Billy
A Lawman Is Born
Movie · as Eli Root
The Fighting Deputy
Movie · as Fuzzy
The Roaming Cowboy
Movie · as Fuzzy
Melody of the Plains
Movie · as Fuzzy
Moonlight on the Range
Movie · as Fuzzy Jones
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Movie · as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
West of Nevada
Movie · as Walla Walla Wiggins
A Face in the Fog
Movie · as Elmer
The Millionaire Kid
Movie · as Matthews
Trail Dust
Movie · as Al
Pinto Rustlers
Movie · as Mack
Trigger Tom
Movie · as Stub Macey
Midnight Phantom
Movie · as Radio Officer Jones
The Law of 45's
Movie · as Stoney Martin
Bar 20 Rides Again
Movie · as Cinco
Public Stenographer
Movie · as Elmer
Buzzin' Around
Movie · as Al
His Private Secretary
Movie · as Tom - Garage Owner
From Headquarters
Movie · as Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
Riders of Destiny
Movie · as Bert - Henchman
Bridge Wives
Movie · as Al Smith
Harem Scarem
Movie
Police Court
Movie · as Skid
Riders of the Desert
Movie · as Slim - A Ranger
Law of the North
Movie · as Jailbird
Marriage Rows
Movie · as Al
Honeymoon Trio
Movie · as The Newlywed Husband
Mlle. Irene The Great
Movie
That's My Meat
Movie
The Door Knocker
Movie · as The Door Knocker
The Painted Desert
Movie · as Buck
Aloha
Movie · as Sailor
The Voice of Hollywood
Movie
The Land of Missing Men
Movie · as Buckshot
Two Fresh Eggs
Movie
Hell Harbor
Movie · as Bunion
Western Knights
Movie · as Al
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Movie · as Slim
Beyond the Law
Movie · as Henchman
She Goes to War
Movie · as Bill
The Dance of Life
Movie · as Bozo
Hot or Cold
Movie
Painted Post
Movie · as Joe Nimble
Hello Cheyenne!
Movie · as Zip Coon
The Stunt Man
Movie · as Second-Unit Director
Listen Lena
Movie · as Al Adams
Jungle Heat
Movie
High Sea Blues
Movie · as Bill Brown
American Beauty
Movie · as Waiter
Life in Hollywood No. 2
Movie · as Himself
High Spots
Movie · as The Clerk
Casey Jones
Movie · as Jock MacTavish
A Punch in the Nose
Movie
The General
Movie · as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
His Taking Ways
Movie
Skybound
Movie · as The Boy
Who Hit Me?
Movie · as Al
Flaming Romance
Movie · as Al
The Iron Mule
Movie · as The Engineer
Curses
Movie · as Buttonshoe Bill
Dynamite Doggie
Movie · as Al
Fire Away
Movie
Fair Warning
Movie · as Jay Walker
Red Pepper
Movie · as Tom Katt
The Garden of Weeds
Movie · as Nat Barlow
His First Car
Movie · as 1st Camping Husband
Unreal News Reel No. 2
Movie · as Man on stationary bicycle
Lovemania
Movie
Stupid, but Brave
Movie · as The Bum
Spring Fever
Movie
Special Delivery
Movie
Out of Place
Movie
All Wet
Movie
A Studio Rube
Movie
The High Sign
Movie · as Man On Beach
The Scarecrow
Movie · as Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
Trouble
Movie
Ship Ahoy
Movie
Back Stage
Movie · as Stagehand
Love
Movie · as Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Speed
Movie
Camping Out
Movie
A Desert Hero
Movie · as The Bad Man
The Pullman Porter
Movie
The Bell Boy
Movie · as Desk Clerk
Good Night, Nurse!
Movie · as Surgeon's Assistant
Out West
Movie · as Wild Bill Hickup
Moonshine
Movie · as Mountain Man
The Cook
Movie · as Holdup Man (uncredited)
A Scrap of Paper
Movie · as The Crown Prince
Coney Island
Movie · as Old Friend of Fatty's Wife, Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
His Wedding Night
Movie · as Rival employee
The Rough House
Movie · as Cook
The Butcher Boy
Movie · as Alum
Oh, Doctor!
Movie · as Gambler
A Country Hero
Movie · as City Gent
The Grab Bag Bride
Movie · as The Villain
A Reckless Romeo
Movie · as The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
The Other Man
Movie
A Creampuff Romance
Movie · as Al
His Wife's Mistake
Movie · as The Office Boy
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Movie · as Hiram Perkins' Son
The Waiters' Ball
Movie · as The Waiter
He Did and He Didn’t
Movie · as The Bounding Burglar
Bombs!
Movie · as Bicycle Messenger
Bright Lights
Movie · as The Bartender
The Moonshiners
Movie
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Movie · as Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
A Village Scandal
Movie · as Sword Swallower
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Movie · as Fatty's Rival
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Movie · as The Squire's Son
Crossed Love and Swords
Movie · as A Bosom Friend
Droppington's Family Tree
Movie · as Waiter
A Bird's a Bird
Movie
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Movie · as Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Movie · as Lead Cop (uncredited)
When Love Took Wings
Movie · as Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
That Little Band Of Gold
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Movie · as Butcher Boy
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Movie · as Studio Janitor
Hogan's Romance Upset
Movie · as Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Our Dare-Devil Chief
Movie · as Gang Leader's Accomplice
Mabel's Busy Day
Movie · as Policeman
The New Janitor
Movie · as Elevator boy
Soldiers of Misfortune
Movie
The Anglers
Movie
The Love Thief
Movie
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
Movie
The Plumber
Movie
His Prehistoric Past
Movie · as Caveman
The Rounders
Movie · as Bellhop / Waiter
Mabel's Married Life
Movie · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Knockout
Movie · as Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Blunder
Movie · as Mabel's Brother
Won in a Closet
Movie
Fatty's Finish
Movie
Fatty's Debut
Movie · as (unconfirmed)
Those Country Kids
Movie · as Mr. Reddy
Lover's Luck
Movie · as Fatty's Rival
Fatty's Jonah Day
Movie · as Fatty's Rival
In the Clutches of the Gang
Movie · as Cop
Tango Tangles
Movie · as Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Shot in the Excitement
Movie · as The Daughter's Suitor
Caught in a Cabaret
Movie · as Singer (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
Movie · as Boarder (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Movie · as Bellboy (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie · as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
Movie · as Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
An Incompetent Hero
Movie · as The Burglar
The Alarm
Movie
The Sky Pirate
Movie
A Noise from the Deep
Movie
The Riot
Movie · as Man in Pool Hall
Mother's Boy
Movie · as Cop
His Sister's Kids
Movie · as Cop
Her Birthday Present
Movie
The Doctored Affair
Movie