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.
Movie | Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts | (archive footage) | 2006-03-07 |
Movie | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 1976-05-01 |
Movie | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961-03-21 |
Movie | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
Movie | The Frontier Phantom | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1952-02-02 |
Movie | The Black Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1952-01-02 |
Movie | The Thundering Trail | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1951-07-02 |
Movie | The Vanishing Outpost | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1951-11-01 |
Movie | King of the Bullwhip | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1950-12-20 |
Movie | The Daltons' Women | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1950-02-25 |
Movie | Outlaw Country | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1949-01-07 |
Movie | Son of a Badman | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1949-04-15 |
Movie | Son of Billy the Kid | Sheriff Fuzzy | 1949-04-02 |
Movie | Mark of the Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-08-15 |
Movie | Frontier Revenge | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-12-26 |
Movie | Dead Man's Gold | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1948-09-09 |
Movie | Border Feud | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-05-10 |
Movie | Law of the Lash | Fuzzy | 1947-02-28 |
Movie | Ghost Town Renegades | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-07-26 |
Movie | Pioneer Justice | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-06-28 |
Movie | Stage to Mesa City | Fuzzy Jones | 1947-09-13 |
Movie | The Fighting Vigilantes | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-11-15 |
Movie | Cheyenne Takes Over | Al 'Fuzzy' St. John | 1947-12-17 |
Movie | Return of the Lash | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1947-10-10 |
Movie | Terrors on Horseback | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-05-01 |
Movie | Gentlemen With Guns | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-03-26 |
Movie | Lightning Raiders | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-01-07 |
Movie | Ghost Of Hidden Valley | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-06-04 |
Movie | Overland Riders | Fuzzy Jones | 1946-08-21 |
Movie | Prairie Badmen | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-07-16 |
Movie | Outlaws of the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1946-09-22 |
Movie | My Dog Shep | Deputy Sheriff | 1946-11-01 |
Movie | Shadows of Death | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-04-19 |
Movie | His Brother's Ghost | Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones | 1945-02-03 |
Movie | Gangster's Den | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-06-14 |
Movie | Stagecoach Outlaws | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-08-17 |
Movie | Prairie Rustlers | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-11-07 |
Movie | Border Badmen | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-10-10 |
Movie | Fighting Bill Carson | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1945-10-31 |
Movie | Rustlers' Hideout | Fuzzy Jones | 1945-09-02 |
Movie | Valley Of Vengeance | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-05-05 |
Movie | Thundering Gun Slingers | Doc Jones | 1944-03-25 |
Movie | The Drifter | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-06-14 |
Movie | Frontier Outlaws | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-03-04 |
Movie | I'm from Arkansas | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1944-10-31 |
Movie | Fuzzy Settles Down | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-06-25 |
Movie | Oath of Vengeance | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-12-09 |
Movie | Wild Horse Phantom | Fuzzy Jones | 1944-10-28 |
Movie | Dead Men Walk | Townsman Finding Kate's Body | 1943-04-12 |
Movie | Death Rides the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-05-06 |
Movie | Fugitive of the Plains | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | The Kid Rides Again | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-01-27 |
Movie | Western Cyclone | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-05-14 |
Movie | Wild Horse Rustlers | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-02-12 |
Movie | The Renegade | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-08-25 |
Movie | Blazing Frontier | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-09-04 |
Movie | Raiders of Red Gap | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-09-30 |
Movie | Devil Riders | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Wolves of the Range | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-06-21 |
Movie | Cattle Stampede | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-08-16 |
Movie | Law of the Saddle | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1943-07-28 |
Movie | Stagecoach Express | Dusty Jenkins | 1942-03-06 |
Movie | Jesse James, Jr. | Pop Sawyer | 1942-03-25 |
Movie | Billy the Kid Trapped | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-02-27 |
Movie | The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-03-20 |
Movie | The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-01-16 |
Movie | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-05-01 |
Movie | Arizona Terrors | Hardtack | 1942-01-13 |
Movie | Valley of the Sun | Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding | 1942-02-06 |
Movie | Texas Justice | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-06-05 |
Movie | Along the Sundown Trail | Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
Movie | The Mysterious Rider | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-11-20 |
Movie | Outlaws of Boulder Pass | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-11-28 |
Movie | Border Roundup | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-09-18 |
Movie | Overland Stagecoach | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1942-10-10 |
Movie | Prairie Pals | Hank Stoner | 1942-09-04 |
Movie | Law and Order | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-08-21 |
Movie | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Fuzzy Jones | 1942-09-02 |
Movie | Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | Fuzzy | 1941-05-16 |
Movie | The Apache Kid | Stage Guard Dangle | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | The Lone Rider Rides On | Fuzzy | 1941-01-10 |
Movie | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-07-11 |
Movie | Billy the Kid's Range War | Fuzzy | 1941-01-24 |
Movie | The Lone Rider Fights Back | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-12-17 |
Movie | The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Fuzzy | 1941-08-08 |
Movie | A Missouri Outlaw | Dan Willoughby | 1941-11-25 |
Movie | Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-12-12 |
Movie | Billy the Kid Wanted | Fuzzy Q. Jones | 1941-10-03 |
Movie | The Lone Rider Ambushed | Fuzzy Jones | 1941-08-29 |
Movie | Billy the Kid in Texas | Fuzzy | 1940-09-29 |
Movie | Murder on the Yukon | Bill Smithers | 1940-02-25 |
Movie | Marked Men | Gimpy - a thug | 1940-09-30 |
Movie | Billy the Kid Outlawed | Fuzzy Jones | 1940-07-20 |
Movie | Li'l Abner | Joe Smithpan | 1940-11-09 |
Movie | Friendly Neighbors | Smokey | 1940-11-17 |
Movie | Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Fuzzy | 1940-12-27 |
Movie | Texas Terrors | Frosty Larson | 1940-11-22 |
Movie | Trigger Pals | Fuzzy | 1939-01-13 |
Movie | Oklahoma Terror | Fuzzy Glass | 1939-08-24 |
Movie | Knight of the Plains | Fuzzy | 1938-05-07 |
Movie | Call of The Yukon | Joe | 1938-04-18 |
Movie | Songs and Bullets | Fuzzy Martin | 1938-05-14 |
Movie | Start Cheering | Station Master | 1938-03-03 |
Movie | Gunsmoke Trail | Fuzzy | 1938-05-26 |
Movie | Exposed | Flophouse Bum | 1938-11-05 |
Movie | Frontier Scout | Whiney Roberts | 1938-09-16 |
Movie | Love Nest on Wheels | Uncle Jed | 1937-03-26 |
Movie | The Roaming Cowboy | Fuzzy | 1937-01-04 |
Movie | Melody of the Plains | Fuzzy | 1937-04-01 |
Movie | Sing Cowboy Sing | Duke Evans | 1937-05-22 |
Movie | The Fighting Deputy | Fuzzy | 1937-12-05 |
Movie | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Uncle Billy | 1937-04-16 |
Movie | A Lawman Is Born | Eli Root | 1937-06-21 |
Movie | A Face in the Fog | Elmer | 1936-02-01 |
Movie | The Millionaire Kid | Matthews | 1936-03-13 |
Movie | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) | 1936-04-24 |
Movie | Trail Dust | Al | 1936-12-11 |
Movie | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Luke (credit only) | 1936-10-16 |
Movie | West of Nevada | Walla Walla Wiggins | 1936-07-21 |
Movie | The Law of 45's | Stoney Martin | 1935-12-01 |
Movie | Midnight Phantom | Radio Officer Jones | 1935-11-26 |
Movie | Trigger Tom | Stub Macey | 1935-12-14 |
Movie | Bar 20 Rides Again | Cinco | 1935-12-06 |
Movie | Public Stenographer | Elmer | 1934-01-09 |
Movie | His Private Secretary | Tom - Garage Owner | 1933-06-10 |
Movie | Buzzin' Around | Al | 1933-02-04 |
Movie | Riders of Destiny | Bert - Henchman | 1933-10-10 |
Movie | From Headquarters | Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited) | 1933-11-16 |
Movie | Bridge Wives | Al Smith | 1932-02-21 |
Movie | Police Court | Skid | 1932-02-19 |
Movie | Riders of the Desert | Slim - A Ranger | 1932-04-23 |
Movie | Law of the North | Jailbird | 1932-05-30 |
Movie | The Painted Desert | Buck | 1931-01-18 |
Movie | Aloha | Sailor | 1931-04-26 |
Movie | Hell Harbor | Bunion | 1930-03-14 |
Movie | Western Knights | Al | 1930-04-20 |
Movie | The Land of Missing Men | Buckshot | 1930-10-14 |
Movie | Two Fresh Eggs | 1930-07-05 | |
Movie | She Goes to War | Bill | 1929-06-07 |
Movie | The Dance of Life | Bozo | 1929-08-16 |
Movie | Painted Post | Joe Nimble | 1928-07-01 |
Movie | Hot or Cold | 1928-12-01 | |
Movie | Listen Lena | Al Adams | 1927-02-12 |
Movie | Jungle Heat | 1927-04-24 | |
Movie | The Stunt Man | Second-Unit Director | 1927-10-22 |
Movie | His Taking Ways | 1926-02-02 | |
Movie | The General | Officer on Horseback (uncredited) | 1926-12-25 |
Movie | Red Pepper | Tom Katt | 1925-04-05 |
Movie | Dynamite Doggie | Al | 1925-03-21 |
Movie | The Iron Mule | The Engineer | 1925-04-12 |
Movie | Curses | Buttonshoe Bill | 1925-05-16 |
Movie | Fire Away | 1925-11-08 | |
Movie | Fair Warning | Jay Walker | 1925-09-26 |
Movie | His First Car | 1st Camping Husband | 1924-07-26 |
Movie | Lovemania | 1924-12-24 | |
Movie | Stupid, but Brave | The Bum | 1924-10-25 |
Movie | A Studio Rube | 1922-03-19 | |
Movie | All Wet | 1922-09-02 | |
Movie | Out of Place | 1922-11-18 | |
Movie | The High Sign | Man On Beach | 1921-04-18 |
Movie | Trouble | 1920-03-08 | |
Movie | Love | Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited) | 1919-03-01 |
Movie | Out West | Wild Bill Hickup | 1918-01-20 |
Movie | Moonshine | Mountain Man | 1918-05-12 |
Movie | The Cook | Holdup Man (uncredited) | 1918-09-15 |
Movie | A Scrap of Paper | The Crown Prince | 1918-10-13 |
Movie | Good Night, Nurse! | Surgeon's Assistant | 1918-06-30 |
Movie | The Butcher Boy | Alum | 1917-04-23 |
Movie | A Reckless Romeo | The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend | 1917-05-21 |
Movie | The Rough House | Cook | 1917-06-25 |
Movie | A Country Hero | City Gent | 1917-12-10 |
Movie | Oh, Doctor! | Gambler | 1917-09-30 |
Movie | His Wedding Night | Rival employee | 1917-08-20 |
Movie | Fatty and Mabel Adrift | Hiram Perkins' Son | 1916-01-09 |
Movie | Bright Lights | The Bartender | 1916-02-20 |
Movie | He Did and He Didn’t | The Bounding Burglar | 1916-01-29 |
Movie | The Waiters' Ball | The Waiter | 1916-06-25 |
Movie | His Wife's Mistakes | The Office Boy | 1916-04-02 |
Movie | A Bird's a Bird | 1915-02-08 | |
Movie | Fatty's New Role | Cop (uncredited) | 1915-02-01 |
Movie | Mabel, Fatty and the Law | Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited) | 1915-01-18 |
Movie | Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life | The Squire's Son | 1915-01-17 |
Movie | A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition | 1915-02-18 | |
Movie | Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Lead Cop (uncredited) | 1915-02-10 |
Movie | Fatty’s Plucky Pup | Dog Catcher (uncredited) | 1915-06-27 |
Movie | That Little Band Of Gold | Waiter (uncredited) | 1915-03-14 |
Movie | Droppington's Family Tree | Waiter | 1915-04-11 |
Movie | Crossed Love and Swords | A Bosom Friend | 1915-05-12 |
Movie | When Love Took Wings | Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival | 1915-04-01 |
Movie | Fatty’s Faithful Fido | Fatty's Rival | 1915-03-19 |
Movie | Caught in a Cabaret | Singer (uncredited) | 1914-04-27 |
Movie | The Knockout | Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited) | 1914-06-11 |
Movie | Mabel's Busy Day | Policeman | 1914-06-13 |
Movie | The Star Boarder | Boarder (uncredited) | 1914-04-04 |
Movie | Won in a Closet | 1914-01-21 | |
Movie | In the Clutches of the Gang | Cop | 1914-01-17 |
Movie | Mabel's Married Life | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1914-06-20 |
Movie | Mabel's Strange Predicament | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1914-02-09 |
Movie | Tango Tangles | Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited) | 1914-03-09 |
Movie | Those Country Kids | Mr. Reddy | 1914-08-19 |
Movie | Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited) | 1914-11-30 |
Movie | The Rounders | Bellhop / Waiter | 1914-09-07 |
Movie | Fatty's Magic Pants | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1914-12-13 |
Movie | Fatty's Jonah Day | Fatty's Rival | 1914-11-15 |
Movie | The Plumber | 1914-12-09 | |
Movie | Shot in the Excitement | The Daughter's Suitor | 1914-10-26 |
Movie | The New Janitor | Elevator boy | 1914-09-14 |
Movie | Lover's Luck | Fatty's Rival | 1914-09-15 |
Movie | Her Birthday Present | 1913-02-14 | |
Movie | A Noise from the Deep | 1913-07-17 | |
Movie | His Sister's Kids | Cop | 1913-12-13 |
Movie | Mother's Boy | Cop | 1913-09-25 |
Movie | The Riot | Man in Pool Hall | 1913-08-07 |
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