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.
Acted in 228
2000s
- 2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
1980s
- 1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
- 1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
Crazy Days
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1957
- 1952
The Black Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1951
The Vanishing Outpost
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1950
King of the Bullwhip
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Daltons' Women
Fuzzy Q. Jones
1940s
- 1949
Son of a Badman
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of Billy the Kid
Sheriff Fuzzy
Outlaw Country
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1948
Frontier Revenge
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1947
Cheyenne Takes Over
Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
The Fighting Vigilantes
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stage to Mesa City
Fuzzy Jones
Ghost Town Renegades
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Pioneer Justice
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Feud
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Lash
Fuzzy
- 1946
My Dog Shep
Deputy Sheriff
Outlaws of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Riders
Fuzzy Jones
Prairie Badmen
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost of Hidden Valley
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Lightning Raiders
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1945
Fighting Bill Carson
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Badmen
Fuzzy Jones
Shadows of Death
Fuzzy Q. Jones
His Brother's Ghost
Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
- 1944
Oath of Vengeance
Fuzzy Jones
I'm from Arkansas
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
Fuzzy Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
Fuzzy Jones
The Drifter
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
Doc Jones
- 1943
Devil Riders
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Western Cyclone
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fugitive of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
Fuzzy Q. Jones
- 1942
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Mysterious Rider
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Along the Sundown Trail
Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
Overland Stagecoach
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Roundup
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Pals
Hank Stoner
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Fuzzy Jones
Law and Order
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Jesse James, Jr.
Pop Sawyer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stagecoach Express
Dusty Jenkins
Billy the Kid Trapped
Fuzzy Jones
Valley of the Sun
Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Arizona Terrors
Hardtack
- 1941
The Lone Rider Fights Back
Fuzzy Jones
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Fuzzy Q. Jones
A Missouri Outlaw
Dan Willoughby
Billy the Kid Wanted
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Fuzzy
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Apache Kid
Stage Guard Dangle
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid's Range War
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider Rides On
Fuzzy
- 1940
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Fuzzy
Texas Terrors
Frosty Larson
Friendly Neighbors
Smokey
Li'l Abner
Joe Smithpan
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Fuzzy Jones
Murder on the Yukon
Bill Smithers
1930s
- 1939
Trigger Pals
Fuzzy
- 1938
Exposed
Flophouse Bum
Frontier Scout
Whiney Roberts
Gunsmoke Trail
Fuzzy
Songs and Bullets
Fuzzy Martin
The Rangers' Round-Up
Fuzzy
- 1937
A Lawman Is Born
Eli Root
Moonlight on the Range
Fuzzy Jones
Sing Cowboy Sing
Duke Evans
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Uncle Billy
Melody of the Plains
Fuzzy
Love Nest on Wheels
Uncle Jed
- 1936
Trail Dust
Al
West of Nevada
Walla Walla Wiggins
Pinto Rustlers
Mack
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
The Millionaire Kid
Matthews
A Face in the Fog
Elmer
- 1935
Trigger Tom
Stub Macey
Bar 20 Rides Again
Cinco
The Law of 45's
Stoney Martin
Midnight Phantom
Radio Officer Jones
- 1934
Public Stenographer
Elmer
- 1933
From Headquarters
Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
Buzzin' Around
Al
- 1932
Law of the North
Jailbird
Riders of the Desert
Slim - A Ranger
Bridge Wives
Al Smith
Police Court
Skid
- 1931
Aloha
Sailor
- 1930
The Land of Missing Men
Buckshot
Beyond the Law
Henchman
Two Fresh Eggs
Movie
Western Knights
Al
Hell Harbor
Bunion
1920s
- 1929
The Dance of Life
Bozo
She Goes to War
Bill
- 1928
Painted Post
Joe Nimble
Hello Cheyenne!
Zip Coon
- 1927
Casey Jones
Jock MacTavish
The Stunt Man
Second-Unit Director
American Beauty
Waiter
Jungle Heat
Movie
- 1926
A Punch in the Nose
Movie
- 1925
Fair Warning
Jay Walker
Curses
Buttonshoe Bill
The Iron Mule
The Engineer
Dynamite Doggie
Al
- 1924
Lovemania
Movie
The Garden of Weeds
Nat Barlow
Stupid, but Brave
The Bum
His First Car
1st Camping Husband
- 1923
Spring Fever
Movie
- 1922
All Wet
Movie
- 1921
The High Sign
Man On Beach
- 1920
The Scarecrow
Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
1910s
- 1919
Speed
Movie
Back Stage
Stagehand
A Desert Hero
The Bad Man
Love
Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Camping Out
Movie
- 1918
Moonshine
Mountain Man
The Bell Boy
Desk Clerk
Out West
Wild Bill Hickup
- 1917
A Country Hero
City Gent
Coney Island
Old Friend of Fatty's Wife, Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor!
Gambler
His Wedding Night
Rival employee
The Rough House
Cook
A Reckless Romeo
The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
The Butcher Boy
Alum
- 1916
Bombs!
Bicycle Messenger
A Creampuff Romance
Al
The Waiters' Ball
The Waiter
The Other Man
Movie
His Wife's Mistake
The Office Boy
Bright Lights
The Bartender
He Did and He Didn’t
The Bounding Burglar
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Hiram Perkins' Son
- 1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Studio Janitor
A Village Scandal
Sword Swallower
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Butcher Boy
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Dog Catcher (uncredited)
When Love Took Wings
Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty's Rival
That Little Band Of Gold
Waiter (uncredited)
Hogan's Romance Upset
Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Lead Cop (uncredited)
A Bird's a Bird
Movie
Fatty's New Role
Cop (uncredited)
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
The Squire's Son
- 1914
Fatty's Magic Pants
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Plumber
Movie
His Prehistoric Past
Caveman
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Shot in the Excitement
The Daughter's Suitor
Lover's Luck
Fatty's Rival
The New Janitor
Elevator boy
Mabel's Blunder
Mabel's Brother
The Rounders
Bellhop / Waiter
Those Country Kids
Mr. Reddy
Mabel's Married Life
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Policeman
The Knockout
Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
The Alarm
Movie
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Bellboy (uncredited)
Won in a Closet
Movie
In the Clutches of the Gang
Cop
- 1913
The Riot
Man in Pool Hall
A Noise from the Deep
Movie
Her Birthday Present
Movie
Wrote 5
1920s
- 1928
Run, Girl, Run
Story
- 1924
Lovemania
Writer
Stupid, but Brave
Writer
- 1922
All Wet
Writer
1910s
- 1919
Speed
Screenplay
Directed 3
1920s
- 1924
Lovemania
Director
- 1922
All Wet
Director
1910s
- 1919
Speed
Director
Appearances2
1960s
- 1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1920s
- 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 2
Himself