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Al St. John
Actor
Died January 21, 1963 (69 years)
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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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2016 | |
| 2005 | |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as (archive Footage) |
| 1968 | The Great Stone Face · as Old Friend Of Fatty's Wife |
| 1962 | Crazy Days · as Various (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King · as Edited From 'fatty & Mabel Adrift' |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy · as Archive Footage |
| 1952 | The Frontier Phantom · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1952 | The Black Lash · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1951 | The Vanishing Outpost · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1950 | King of the Bullwhip · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1950 | The Daltons' Women · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1949 | Son of a Badman · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1949 | Son of Billy the Kid · as Sheriff Fuzzy |
| 1949 | Outlaw Country · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1948 | Frontier Revenge · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1948 | Mark of the Lash · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1948 | Dead Man's Gold · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1948 | Stage to Mesa City · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1947 | Cheyenne Takes Over · as Al 'fuzzy' St. John |
| 1947 | The Fighting Vigilantes · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1947 | Return of the Lash · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1947 | Ghost Town Renegades · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1947 | Pioneer Justice · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1947 | Border Feud · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1947 | Law of the Lash · as Fuzzy |
| 1946 | My Dog Shep · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1946 | Outlaws of the Plains · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1946 | Overland Riders · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1946 | Prairie Badmen · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1946 | Ghost of Hidden Valley · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1946 | Gentlemen with Guns · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1946 | Lightning Raiders · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1945 | Prairie Rustlers · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1945 | Border Badmen · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1945 | Stagecoach Outlaws · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1945 | Gangster's Den · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1945 | Shadows of Death · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1945 | His Brother's Ghost · as Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | Oath of Vengeance · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1944 | Wild Horse Phantom · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | Rustlers' Hideout · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down (Remaster) · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1944 | The Drifter · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1944 | Valley of Vengeance · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1944 | Thundering Gun Slingers · as Doc Jones |
| 1944 | Frontier Outlaws · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1943 | Devil Riders · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Raiders of Red Gap · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Blazing Frontier · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Cattle Stampede · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Law of the Saddle · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Wolves of the Range · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Western Cyclone · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Death Rides the Plains · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | Dead Men Walk · as Townsman Finding Kate's Body |
| 1943 | My Son, the Hero · as Gus The Night Clerk |
| 1943 | Fugitive of the Plains · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1943 | The Kid Rides Again · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1942 | Outlaws of Boulder Pass · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1942 | The Mysterious Rider · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1942 | Prairie Pals · as Hank Stoner |
| 1942 | Sheriff of Sage Valley · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1942 | Law and Order · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1942 | The Lone Rider in Cheyenne · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid Trapped · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun · as Bearded Man Hurrying To Wedding |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid's Round-Up · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid Wanted · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury · as Fuzzy |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider in Ghost Town · as Fuzzy |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals · as Fuzzy Q. Jones |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid's Range War · as Fuzzy |
| 1940 | Billy the Kid's Gun Justice · as Fuzzy |
| 1940 | Texas Terrors · as Frosty Larson |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner · as Joe Smithpan |
| 1940 | Marked Men · as Gimpy - A Thug |
| 1940 | Billy the Kid in Texas · as Fuzzy |
| 1940 | Murder on the Yukon · as Bill Smithers |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Terror · as Fuzzy Glass |
| 1939 | Trigger Pals · as Fuzzy |
| 1938 | Exposed · as Flophouse Bum |
| 1938 | Frontier Scout · as Whiney Roberts |
| 1938 | Gunsmoke Trail · as Fuzzy |
| 1938 | Songs and Bullets · as Fuzzy Martin |
| 1938 | Knight of the Plains · as Fuzzy |
| 1938 | Call of the Yukon · as Joe |
| 1938 | Start Cheering · as Station Master |
| 1938 | The Rangers' Round-Up · as Fuzzy |
| 1937 | The Fighting Deputy · as Fuzzy |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes · as Andy Jones |
| 1937 | Moonlight on the Range · as Fuzzy Jones |
| 1937 | A Lawman Is Born · as Eli Root |
| 1937 | Sing, Cowboy, Sing · as Duke Evans |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Uncle Billy |
| 1937 | The Roaming Cowboy · as Fuzzy |
| 1936 | Trail Dust · as Al |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns · as Luke (credit Only) |
| 1936 | West of Nevada · as Walla Walla Wiggins |
| 1936 | Pinto Rustlers · as Mack |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford · as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | A Face in the Fog · as Elmer |
| 1935 | Trigger Tom · as Stub Macey |
| 1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again · as Cinco |
| 1935 | The Law of the 45's · as Stoney Martin |
| 1935 | Midnight Phantom · as Radio Officer Jones |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer · as Elmer |
| 1933 | From Headquarters · as Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Riders of Destiny · as Bert - Henchman |
| 1933 | His Private Secretary · as Tom - Garage Owner |
| 1932 | Law of the North · as Jailbird |
| 1932 | Riders of the Desert · as Slim - A Ranger |
| 1932 | Police Court · as Skid |
| 1931 | A Son of the Plains · as Saloon Drunk |
| 1931 | The Painted Desert · as Buck |
| 1930 | The Land of Missing Men · as Buckshot |
| 1930 | The Oklahoma Cyclone · as Slim |
| 1930 | Hell Harbor · as Bunion |
| 1929 | The Dance of Life · as Bozo |
| 1929 | She Goes to War · as Bill |
| 1927 | The American Beauty · as Waiter |
| 1926 | The General · as Officer On Horseback (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Iron Mule · as The Engineer |
| 1921 | The 'High Sign' · as Man On Beach |
| 1920 | The Scarecrow · as Man With Motorbike (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Back Stage · as Stagehand |
| 1918 | The Cook · as Holdup Man (uncredited) |
| 1918 | Good Night, Nurse! · as Surgeon's Assistant |
| 1918 | Moonshine · as Mountain Man |
| 1918 | The Bell Boy · as Desk Clerk |
| 1918 | Out West · as Wild Bill Hickup |
| 1917 | Coney Island · as Old Friend Of Fatty's Wife |
| 1917 | Oh Doctor! · as Gambler |
| 1917 | His Wedding Night · as Rival Employee |
| 1917 | The Rough House · as Cook |
| 1917 | The Butcher Boy · as Alum |
| 1915 | Our Dare-Devil Chief · as Gang Leader's Accomplice |
| 1915 | Mabel, Fatty and the Law · as Cop In Park / Prisoner In Derby (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance · as Keystone Kop (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Fatty's Magic Pants · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1914 | His Prehistoric Past · as Caveman |
| 1914 | The New Janitor · as Elevator Boy |
| 1914 | Mabel's Blunder · as Mabel's Brother |
| 1914 | The Rounders · as Bellhop / Waiter |
| 1914 | Mabel's Married Life · as Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Mabel's Busy Day · as Policeman |
| 1914 | The Knockout · as Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Caught in a Cabaret · as Singer (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Star Boarder · as Boarder (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Tango Tangles · as Guest In Convict Costume (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Mabel's Strange Predicament · as Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Double Crossed · as Villager |
| 1913 | A Doctored Affair · as Cast |
| 1913 |