Al St. John

Al St. John

Acting
Born 1893-09-09 - Died 1963-01-21Santa 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.

Movies (272)

The General
7.9

The General

1926Movie7.9
The Cook
6.3

The Cook

1918Movie6.3
Good Night, Nurse!
5.7

Good Night, Nurse!

1918Movie5.7
Oh, Doctor!
5.5

Oh, Doctor!

1917Movie5.5
Marriage Rows
10.0

Marriage Rows

1931Movie10.0
Fire Away
6.5

Fire Away

1925Movie6.5
Hello Cheyenne!
9.0

Hello Cheyenne!

1928Movie9.0
Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938Movie6.9
His Wedding Night
5.6

His Wedding Night

1917Movie5.6
Hell Harbor
6.1

Hell Harbor

1930Movie6.1
Border Roundup
8.0

Border Roundup

1942Movie8.0
His Prehistoric Past
5.7

His Prehistoric Past

1914Movie5.7
Harem Scarem

Harem Scarem

1932Movie
The Rough House
5.5

The Rough House

1917Movie5.5
Red Pepper
10.0

Red Pepper

1925Movie10.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914Movie6.2
The Alarm

The Alarm

1914Movie
Marked Men
5.6

Marked Men

1940Movie5.6
The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957Movie7.1
Those Country Kids
4.1

Those Country Kids

1914Movie4.1
Bridge Wives
6.7

Bridge Wives

1932Movie6.7
Public Stenographer
5.7

Public Stenographer

1934Movie5.7
Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1916Movie
The Star Boarder
5.2

The Star Boarder

1914Movie5.2
The Muppets Go to the Movies
7.0

The Muppets Go to the Movies

1981Movie7.0
Dead Men Walk
4.6

Dead Men Walk

1943Movie4.6
Oklahoma Terror
8.0

Oklahoma Terror

1939Movie8.0
The Plumber

The Plumber

1914Movie
Rustlers' Hideout
6.3

Rustlers' Hideout

1945Movie6.3
Riders of Destiny
5.3

Riders of Destiny

1933Movie5.3
The Painted Desert
5.2

The Painted Desert

1931Movie5.2
Casey Jones
10.0

Casey Jones

1927Movie10.0
Stagecoach Outlaws
7.0

Stagecoach Outlaws

1945Movie7.0
Love
5.8

Love

1919Movie5.8
Prairie Rustlers
7.0

Prairie Rustlers

1945Movie7.0
Flaming Romance
8.0

Flaming Romance

1926Movie8.0
His Private Secretary
5.1

His Private Secretary

1933Movie5.1
Frontier Outlaws
6.8

Frontier Outlaws

1944Movie6.8
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.2

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936Movie6.2
Exposed
6.7

Exposed

1938Movie6.7
Texas Justice
9.0

Texas Justice

1942Movie9.0
Border Badmen
6.5

Border Badmen

1945Movie6.5
The Knockout
5.8

The Knockout

1914Movie5.8
The Vanishing Outpost
7.0

The Vanishing Outpost

1951Movie7.0
Listen Lena
7.0

Listen Lena

1927Movie7.0
Fair Warning
10.0

Fair Warning

1925Movie10.0
Jungle Heat
7.0

Jungle Heat

1927Movie7.0
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
5.2

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940Movie5.2
Curses
6.4

Curses

1925Movie6.4
High Spots
8.0

High Spots

1927Movie8.0
Blazing Frontier
5.8

Blazing Frontier

1943Movie5.8
Gangster's Den
5.7

Gangster's Den

1945Movie5.7
Crazy Days
5.8

Crazy Days

1962Movie5.8
King of the Bullwhip
6.3

King of the Bullwhip

1950Movie6.3
Valley Of Vengeance
6.7

Valley Of Vengeance

1944Movie6.7
Billy the Kid Wanted
5.6

Billy the Kid Wanted

1941Movie5.6
The Voice of Hollywood
3.0

The Voice of Hollywood

1930Movie3.0
Gentlemen With Guns
6.5

Gentlemen With Guns

1946Movie6.5
Lovemania
7.3

Lovemania

1924Movie7.3
Dynamite Doggie

Dynamite Doggie

1925Movie
A Studio Rube

A Studio Rube

1922Movie
Fuzzy Settles Down
6.2

Fuzzy Settles Down

1944Movie6.2
Gunsmoke Trail
6.0

Gunsmoke Trail

1938Movie6.0
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
5.7

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915Movie5.7
Trouble
3.0

Trouble

1920Movie3.0
Tango Tangles
5.2

Tango Tangles

1914Movie5.2
Fatty's Debut

Fatty's Debut

1914Movie
Knight of the Plains
6.0

Knight of the Plains

1938Movie6.0
My Dog Shep
6.3

My Dog Shep

1946Movie6.3
A Creampuff Romance

A Creampuff Romance

1916Movie
Li'l Abner
6.1

Li'l Abner

1940Movie6.1
The Scarecrow
7.4

The Scarecrow

1920Movie7.4
A Bird's a Bird
5.0

A Bird's a Bird

1915Movie5.0
Special Delivery
7.0

Special Delivery

1922Movie7.0
Mabel's Strange Predicament
5.4

Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914Movie5.4
His Wife's Mistake
5.2

His Wife's Mistake

1916Movie5.2
Law and Order
7.5

Law and Order

1942Movie7.5
Skybound

Skybound

1926Movie
Riders of the Desert
6.0

Riders of the Desert

1932Movie6.0
The Door Knocker

The Door Knocker

1931Movie
The High Sign
7.1

The High Sign

1921Movie7.1
The Millionaire Kid
6.0

The Millionaire Kid

1936Movie6.0
The Apache Kid
9.0

The Apache Kid

1941Movie9.0
The Lone Rider Ambushed
5.0

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941Movie5.0
Call of The Yukon
6.0

Call of The Yukon

1938Movie6.0
The Rounders
6.1

The Rounders

1914Movie6.1
A Village Scandal

A Village Scandal

1915Movie
Cattle Stampede
5.8

Cattle Stampede

1943Movie5.8
Mabel's Busy Day
5.7

Mabel's Busy Day

1914Movie5.7
Bombs!
5.0

Bombs!

1916Movie5.0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976Movie8.5
Overland Riders
5.0

Overland Riders

1946Movie5.0
The Waiters' Ball
6.1

The Waiters' Ball

1916Movie6.1
Outlaws of the Plains
6.3

Outlaws of the Plains

1946Movie6.3
Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961Movie6.0
Valley of the Sun
6.3

Valley of the Sun

1942Movie6.3
Devil Riders
4.7

Devil Riders

1943Movie4.7
Aloha
8.0

Aloha

1931Movie8.0
The Frontier Phantom
5.2

The Frontier Phantom

1952Movie5.2
Billy the Kid's Range War
6.7

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941Movie6.7
Hogan's Romance Upset
5.0

Hogan's Romance Upset

1915Movie5.0
In the Clutches of the Gang

In the Clutches of the Gang

1914Movie
Caught in a Cabaret
5.8

Caught in a Cabaret

1914Movie5.8
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
7.0

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

1941Movie7.0
Arizona Terrors
7.0

Arizona Terrors

1942Movie7.0
Mabel's Blunder
5.2

Mabel's Blunder

1914Movie5.2
Her Birthday Present
7.5

Her Birthday Present

1913Movie7.5
Western Cyclone
5.3

Western Cyclone

1943Movie5.3
Buzzin' Around
6.6

Buzzin' Around

1933Movie6.6
Oath of Vengeance
4.5

Oath of Vengeance

1944Movie4.5
Melody of the Plains
8.0

Melody of the Plains

1937Movie8.0
I'm from Arkansas
6.0

I'm from Arkansas

1944Movie6.0
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
5.3

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915Movie5.3
The Lone Rider Rides On
9.0

The Lone Rider Rides On

1941Movie9.0
Love Nest on Wheels
6.1

Love Nest on Wheels

1937Movie6.1
Along the Sundown Trail
8.0

Along the Sundown Trail

1942Movie8.0
Billy the Kid Trapped
5.5

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942Movie5.5
A Reckless Romeo
5.3

A Reckless Romeo

1917Movie5.3
The New Janitor
6.2

The New Janitor

1914Movie6.2
Songs and Bullets
7.0

Songs and Bullets

1938Movie7.0
Trigger Pals
5.8

Trigger Pals

1939Movie5.8
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
6.3

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937Movie6.3
The Sky Pirate

The Sky Pirate

1914Movie
Wolves of the Range
5.8

Wolves of the Range

1943Movie5.8
Sheriff of Sage Valley
5.7

Sheriff of Sage Valley

1942Movie5.7
The Other Man

The Other Man

1916Movie
Stagecoach Express
6.3

Stagecoach Express

1942Movie6.3
Jesse James, Jr.
5.5

Jesse James, Jr.

1942Movie5.5
A Desert Hero
7.0

A Desert Hero

1919Movie7.0
Shadows of Death
6.2

Shadows of Death

1945Movie6.2
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
6.5

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

1941Movie6.5
His Sister's Kids
10.0

His Sister's Kids

1913Movie10.0
Coney Island
5.9

Coney Island

1917Movie5.9
Terrors on Horseback
9.0

Terrors on Horseback

1946Movie9.0
Cheyenne Takes Over
6.0

Cheyenne Takes Over

1947Movie6.0
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
6.5

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941Movie6.5
Who Hit Me?
10.0

Who Hit Me?

1926Movie10.0
Hot or Cold
6.0

Hot or Cold

1928Movie6.0
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
6.0

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941Movie6.0
Law of the Saddle
9.0

Law of the Saddle

1943Movie9.0
Unreal News Reel No. 2
6.0

Unreal News Reel No. 2

1924Movie6.0
The Fighting Deputy
6.0

The Fighting Deputy

1937Movie6.0
Beyond the Law
10.0

Beyond the Law

1930Movie10.0
The Riot

The Riot

1913Movie
The Butcher Boy
6.1

The Butcher Boy

1917Movie6.1
Out West
6.0

Out West

1918Movie6.0
Speed
8.0

Speed

1919Movie8.0
She Goes to War
6.4

She Goes to War

1929Movie6.4
Soldiers of Misfortune

Soldiers of Misfortune

1914Movie
The Garden of Weeds
8.0

The Garden of Weeds

1924Movie8.0
Pioneer Justice
6.5

Pioneer Justice

1947Movie6.5
Crossed Love and Swords
4.8

Crossed Love and Swords

1915Movie4.8
The Rangers' Round-Up
6.5

The Rangers' Round-Up

1938Movie6.5
A Noise from the Deep
5.5

A Noise from the Deep

1913Movie5.5
The Fighting Vigilantes
6.0

The Fighting Vigilantes

1947Movie6.0
The Lone Rider Fights Back

The Lone Rider Fights Back

1941Movie
The Dance of Life
5.8

The Dance of Life

1929Movie5.8
Fatty's Jonah Day
4.5

Fatty's Jonah Day

1914Movie4.5
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
7.0

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941Movie7.0
Leading Lizzie Astray
4.4

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914Movie4.4
Wild Horse Rustlers
7.5

Wild Horse Rustlers

1943Movie7.5
Texas Terrors
5.5

Texas Terrors

1940Movie5.5
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
5.6

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915Movie5.6
Frontier Revenge
6.7

Frontier Revenge

1948Movie6.7
Thundering Gun Slingers
9.0

Thundering Gun Slingers

1944Movie9.0
Prairie Pals
10.0

Prairie Pals

1942Movie10.0
The Drifter
8.0

The Drifter

1944Movie8.0
Billy the Kid Outlawed
10.0

Billy the Kid Outlawed

1940Movie10.0
Midnight Phantom
5.1

Midnight Phantom

1935Movie5.1
Lightning Raiders
10.0

Lightning Raiders

1946Movie10.0
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
5.5

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

1942Movie5.5
He Did and He Didn’t
6.0

He Did and He Didn’t

1916Movie6.0
Son of Billy the Kid
6.5

Son of Billy the Kid

1949Movie6.5
From Headquarters
6.1

From Headquarters

1933Movie6.1
That's My Meat

That's My Meat

1931Movie
Law of the North
7.0

Law of the North

1932Movie7.0
Law of the Lash
5.5

Law of the Lash

1947Movie5.5
High Sea Blues
7.0

High Sea Blues

1927Movie7.0
Friendly Neighbors
8.0

Friendly Neighbors

1940Movie8.0
Ghost Town Renegades
4.6

Ghost Town Renegades

1947Movie4.6
Return of the Lash
6.5

Return of the Lash

1947Movie6.5
His First Car
7.0

His First Car

1924Movie7.0
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
6.3

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

1942Movie6.3
Sing Cowboy Sing
4.4

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937Movie4.4
When Love Took Wings
4.8

When Love Took Wings

1915Movie4.8
Won in a Closet
4.4

Won in a Closet

1914Movie4.4
Border Feud
6.5

Border Feud

1947Movie6.5
The Doctored Affair

The Doctored Affair

1913Movie
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
8.0

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942Movie8.0
The Renegade
7.5

The Renegade

1943Movie7.5
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
5.0

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

1942Movie5.0
Back Stage
6.4

Back Stage

1919Movie6.4
A Face in the Fog
6.0

A Face in the Fog

1936Movie6.0
Frontier Scout
6.0

Frontier Scout

1938Movie6.0
His Brother's Ghost
6.0

His Brother's Ghost

1945Movie6.0
A Lawman Is Born
4.5

A Lawman Is Born

1937Movie4.5
An Incompetent Hero

An Incompetent Hero

1914Movie
The Bell Boy
6.4

The Bell Boy

1918Movie6.4
Mlle. Irene The Great

Mlle. Irene The Great

1931Movie
Overland Stagecoach
6.5

Overland Stagecoach

1942Movie6.5
The Mysterious Rider
5.8

The Mysterious Rider

1942Movie5.8
The Kid Rides Again
6.2

The Kid Rides Again

1943Movie6.2
Trail Dust
5.3

Trail Dust

1936Movie5.3
West of Nevada
7.5

West of Nevada

1936Movie7.5
The Daltons' Women
4.5

The Daltons' Women

1950Movie4.5
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
5.0

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

1941Movie5.0
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

1914Movie
Murder on the Yukon
5.7

Murder on the Yukon

1940Movie5.7
The Stunt Man
7.5

The Stunt Man

1927Movie7.5
Dead Man's Gold
6.0

Dead Man's Gold

1948Movie6.0
Painted Post
9.0

Painted Post

1928Movie9.0
American Beauty
3.0

American Beauty

1927Movie3.0
The Law of 45's
5.3

The Law of 45's

1935Movie5.3
Fighting Bill Carson
6.0

Fighting Bill Carson

1945Movie6.0
Prairie Badmen
5.7

Prairie Badmen

1946Movie5.7
Raiders of Red Gap
7.3

Raiders of Red Gap

1943Movie7.3
Outlaw Country
4.5

Outlaw Country

1949Movie4.5
The Pullman Porter

The Pullman Porter

1919Movie
Ship Ahoy
5.0

Ship Ahoy

1920Movie5.0
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
3.9

Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915Movie3.9
Lover's Luck
3.9

Lover's Luck

1914Movie3.9
Trigger Tom
6.0

Trigger Tom

1935Movie6.0
Fatty and the Broadway Stars

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915Movie
Fatty's Finish

Fatty's Finish

1914Movie
The Land of Missing Men
5.5

The Land of Missing Men

1930Movie5.5
Fatty's Magic Pants
5.5

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914Movie5.5
Fickle Fatty's Fall

Fickle Fatty's Fall

1915Movie
Wild Horse Phantom
5.6

Wild Horse Phantom

1944Movie5.6
Son of a Badman
9.0

Son of a Badman

1949Movie9.0
A Country Hero
5.5

A Country Hero

1917Movie5.5
The Iron Mule
5.9

The Iron Mule

1925Movie5.9
Police Court
5.8

Police Court

1932Movie5.8
Pinto Rustlers
8.0

Pinto Rustlers

1936Movie8.0
A Punch in the Nose
10.0

A Punch in the Nose

1926Movie10.0
Bar 20 Rides Again
6.7

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935Movie6.7
Mother's Boy

Mother's Boy

1913Movie
All Wet
7.0

All Wet

1922Movie7.0
Two Fresh Eggs
7.0

Two Fresh Eggs

1930Movie7.0
Stage to Mesa City
7.5

Stage to Mesa City

1947Movie7.5
Fugitive of the Plains
5.3

Fugitive of the Plains

1943Movie5.3
Fatty's New Role
5.1

Fatty's New Role

1915Movie5.1
Shot in the Excitement
5.3

Shot in the Excitement

1914Movie5.3
Death Rides the Plains
6.5

Death Rides the Plains

1943Movie6.5
Honeymoon Trio
5.5

Honeymoon Trio

1931Movie5.5
A Scrap of Paper
6.7

A Scrap of Paper

1918Movie6.7
Mabel's Married Life
5.9

Mabel's Married Life

1914Movie5.9
The Oklahoma Cyclone
5.0

The Oklahoma Cyclone

1930Movie5.0
Life in Hollywood No. 2
9.0

Life in Hollywood No. 2

1927Movie9.0
Billy the Kid in Texas
6.0

Billy the Kid in Texas

1940Movie6.0
Mark of the Lash
6.5

Mark of the Lash

1948Movie6.5
A Missouri Outlaw
7.0

A Missouri Outlaw

1941Movie7.0
Moonshine
5.6

Moonshine

1918Movie5.6
The Anglers

The Anglers

1914Movie
Spring Fever
9.0

Spring Fever

1923Movie9.0
Moonlight on the Range
8.0

Moonlight on the Range

1937Movie8.0
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006Movie
Droppington's Family Tree
5.0

Droppington's Family Tree

1915Movie5.0
Stupid, but Brave
8.0

Stupid, but Brave

1924Movie8.0
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
7.5

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

1946Movie7.5
That Little Band Of Gold
5.1

That Little Band Of Gold

1915Movie5.1
The Black Lash
9.0

The Black Lash

1952Movie9.0
Our Dare-Devil Chief
5.5

Our Dare-Devil Chief

1915Movie5.5
Out of Place
6.0

Out of Place

1922Movie6.0
The Thundering Trail
5.3

The Thundering Trail

1951Movie5.3
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
6.0

Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1916Movie6.0
The Love Thief

The Love Thief

1914Movie
Western Knights
6.0

Western Knights

1930Movie6.0
The Grab Bag Bride
5.5

The Grab Bag Bride

1917Movie5.5
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
4.9

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915Movie4.9
Camping Out
5.0

Camping Out

1919Movie5.0
The Roaming Cowboy
10.0

The Roaming Cowboy

1937Movie10.0
His Taking Ways
8.0

His Taking Ways

1926Movie8.0