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Andrew Arbuckle

1887 – 1938

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Lived 1887 – 1938 (aged 51). Andrew Arbuckle was an American actor.

Andrew Arbuckle (September 5, 1887 – September 21, 1938) 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." The Matrimonial Martyr (1916) with Ruth Roland,

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 (1915) The Red Circle (1915) The Heart Breakers (1916) Little Mary Sunshine (1916) – Bob's Father The Girl That Didn't Care (1916) The Matrimonial Martyr (1916) – Prof. Stanley A Lucky Leap (1916) A Soul at Stake (1916) A Plumber's Waterloo (1916) Big Tremaine (1916) – Samuel Leavitt Should She Obey? (1917) – Uncle John Happiness (1917) – Nicodemus Peggy Leads the Way (1917) – H.E. Manners Naughty, Naughty! (1918) – Adam Miller The Family Skeleton (1918) – Dr. Griggs Confession (1918) – The governor His Own Home Town (1918) – Rev. John Duncan Denny from Ireland (1918) – Priest A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) – Clergyman The Love Hunger (1919) – Bob Clinton Common Clay (1919) – Mr. Neal A White Man's Chance (1919) – Valentino The Hoodlum (1919) – Pat O'Shaughnessy John Petticoats (1919) – Rameses Pinto (1920) – Guardian Darling Mine (1920) Unseen Forces (1920) – Mr. Leslie The Son of Wallingford (1921) – Talbot Curtis Mother o' Mine (1921) – Henry Godfrey Say Uncle (1921) The Light in the Clearing (1921) – Horace Dunkelberg The Deuce of Spades (1922) – Fat Ed Caught Bluffing (1922) – Ham Thomas Saved by Radio (1922) – Pat Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) The Spider and the Rose (1923) – The Priest Name the Man (1924) – Vondy The Dangerous Coward (1924) – David McGuinn The Clean Heart (1924) – Bickers The Fighting Boob (1926) – Old Man Hawksby Hazardous Valley (1927) Jazz Mad (1928) – Schmidt Ex-Rooster (1932) The Dark Angel (Uncredited, 1935) – Mr. Gallop

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Andrew Arbuckle?

actor

When was Andrew Arbuckle born?

Andrew Arbuckle was born on 5 September 1887 in Galveston.

When did Andrew Arbuckle die?

Andrew Arbuckle died on 21 September 1938 in Los Angeles.

What was Andrew Arbuckle's occupation?

Andrew Arbuckle was an actor.

What nationality was Andrew Arbuckle?

Andrew Arbuckle was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrew Arbuckle

· Wikidata: Q4756215

· DBpedia: Andrew Arbuckle (actor)

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