Andrew Arbuckle (actor)
Andrew Arbuckle was an American stage and film actor. He was the brother of Maclyn Arbuckle and cousin of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Early life
Arbuckle was born in Galveston, Texas, to a family of Scottish descent. His older brother Maclyn was also an actor.
Career
Arbuckle was described as "a fat man of the first rank, and proud of it." He made his film debut in Little Mary Sunshine, playing Bob's father. He went uncredited in ten of his 44 films, including his last appearance, in the 1935 film The Dark Angel, in the role of Mr. Gallop.
He is known for his appearances in The Girl That Didn't Care with Margaret Landis, The Matrimonial Martyr with Ruth Roland, Peggy Leads the Way, and Happiness and Naughty, Naughty!, both with Enid Bennett.
Personal life
Arbuckle married Blanche Duquesne, an opera singer also known as Irma Guthrie Wright, in October 1915. He was severely beaten at a party in West Hollywood in 1931. He died on September 21, 1938, in Los Angeles, aged 51, of a suspected heart attack, as had his cousin, Roscoe, in 1933. Andrew Arbuckle was buried in an unmarked grave at Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery Garden of Ancestors.
Filmography
Graft The Red Circle The Heart Breakers Little Mary Sunshine – Bob's FatherThe Girl That Didn't Care The Matrimonial Martyr – Prof. StanleyA Lucky Leap A Soul at Stake A Plumber's Waterloo Big Tremaine – Samuel LeavittShould She Obey? – Uncle JohnHappiness – NicodemusPeggy Leads the Way – H.E. MannersNaughty, Naughty! – Adam MillerThe Family Skeleton – Dr. GriggsConfession – The governorHis Own Home Town – Rev. John DuncanDenny from Ireland – PriestA Romance of Happy Valley – ClergymanThe Love Hunger – Bob ClintonCommon Clay – Mr. NealA White Man's Chance – ValentinoThe Hoodlum – Pat O'ShaughnessyJohn Petticoats – RamesesPinto – GuardianDarling Mine Unseen Forces – Mr. LeslieThe Son of Wallingford – Talbot CurtisMother o' Mine – Henry GodfreySay Uncle The Light in the Clearing – Horace DunkelbergThe Deuce of Spades – Fat EdCaught Bluffing – Ham ThomasSaved by Radio – PatQuincy Adams Sawyer The Spider and the Rose – The PriestName the Man – VondyThe Dangerous Coward – David McGuinnThe Clean Heart – BickersThe Fighting Boob – Old Man HawksbyHazardous Valley Jazz Mad – SchmidtEx-Rooster The Dark Angel – Mr. Gallop