Al St. John
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-09
Day of Death
1963-01-21 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Al St. John
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.
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Acting
(2016)
(2006)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
(1962)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1957)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1952)
The Black Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1952)
The Frontier Phantom
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1951)
The Thundering Trail
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 Billy the Kid
as Sheriff Fuzzy
(1949)
Outlaw Country
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1949)
Son of a Badman
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1948)
Mark of the Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1948)
Frontier Revenge
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1948)
Dead Man's Gold
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1947)
Pioneer Justice
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1947)
Law of the Lash
as Fuzzy
(1947)
Cheyenne Takes Over
as Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
(1947)
Border Feud
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1947)
Ghost Town Renegades
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1947)
Stage to Mesa City
as Fuzzy Jones
(1947)
Return of the Lash
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1947)
The Fighting Vigilantes
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
My Dog Shep
as Deputy Sheriff
(1946)
Prairie Badmen
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
Overland Riders
as Fuzzy Jones
(1946)
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
Terrors on Horseback
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
Lightning Raiders
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
Outlaws of the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1946)
Gentlemen With Guns
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1945)
Shadows of Death
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1945)
Rustlers' Hideout
as Fuzzy Jones
(1945)
His Brother's Ghost
as Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
(1945)
Border Badmen
as Fuzzy Jones
(1945)
Prairie Rustlers
as Fuzzy Jones
(1945)
Stagecoach Outlaws
as Fuzzy Jones
(1945)
Gangster's Den
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1945)
Fighting Bill Carson
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1944)
The Drifter
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1944)
Fuzzy Settles Down
as Fuzzy Jones
(1944)
Thundering Gun Slingers
as Doc Jones
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1944)
Oath of Vengeance
as Fuzzy Jones
(1944)
Valley Of Vengeance
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1944)
Frontier Outlaws
as Fuzzy Jones
(1944)
Wild Horse Phantom
as Fuzzy Jones
(1943)
Dead Men Walk
as Townsman Finding Kate's Body
(1943)
Wolves of the Range
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Blazing Frontier
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Cattle Stampede
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Devil Riders
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Western Cyclone
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Fugitive of the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
The Renegade
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Law of the Saddle
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Raiders of Red Gap
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
The Kid Rides Again
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Death Rides the Plains
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1943)
Wild Horse Rustlers
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Fuzzy Jones
(1942)
Texas Justice
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
as Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding
(1942)
Arizona Terrors
as Hardtack
(1942)
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Fuzzy Jones
(1942)
Overland Stagecoach
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Stagecoach Express
as Dusty Jenkins
(1942)
Border Roundup
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
The Mysterious Rider
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Prairie Pals
as Hank Stoner
(1942)
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Along the Sundown Trail
as Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
(1942)
Jesse James, Jr.
as Pop Sawyer
(1942)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1942)
Law and Order
as Fuzzy Jones
(1941)
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1941)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Fuzzy
(1941)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
as Fuzzy
(1941)
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1941)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Fuzzy Jones
(1941)
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Fuzzy Q. Jones
(1941)
The Lone Rider Ambushed
as Fuzzy Jones
(1941)
Billy the Kid's Range War
as Fuzzy
(1941)
The Lone Rider Rides On
as Fuzzy
(1941)
A Missouri Outlaw
as Dan Willoughby
(1941)
The Lone Rider Fights Back
as Fuzzy Jones
(1941)
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
as Fuzzy Jones
(1941)
The Apache Kid
as Stage Guard Dangle
(1940)
Li'l Abner
as Joe Smithpan
(1940)
Marked Men
as Gimpy - a thug
(1940)
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Fuzzy
(1940)
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Fuzzy
(1940)
Texas Terrors
as Frosty Larson
(1940)
Friendly Neighbors
as Smokey
(1940)
Billy the Kid Outlawed
as Fuzzy Jones
(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)
Knight of the Plains
as Fuzzy
(1938)
Gunsmoke Trail
as Fuzzy
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Station Master
(1938)
The Rangers' Round-Up
as Fuzzy
(1938)
Call of The Yukon
as Joe
(1938)
Frontier Scout
as Whiney Roberts
(1938)
Songs and Bullets
as Fuzzy Martin
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Uncle Billy
(1937)
A Lawman Is Born
as Eli Root
(1937)
Melody of the Plains
as Fuzzy
(1937)
Moonlight on the Range
as Fuzzy Jones
(1937)
Love Nest on Wheels
as Uncle Jed
(1937)
The Fighting Deputy
as Fuzzy
(1937)
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Duke Evans
(1937)
The Roaming Cowboy
as Fuzzy
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
(1936)
A Face in the Fog
as Elmer
(1936)
The Millionaire Kid
as Matthews
(1936)
Trail Dust
as Al
(1936)
Pinto Rustlers
as Mack
(1936)
West of Nevada
as Walla Walla Wiggins
(1935)
Midnight Phantom
as Radio Officer Jones
(1935)
The Law of 45's
as Stoney Martin
(1935)
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Cinco
(1935)
Trigger Tom
as Stub Macey
(1934)
Public Stenographer
as Elmer
(1933)
Riders of Destiny
as Bert - Henchman
(1933)
From Headquarters
as Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
(1933)
His Private Secretary
as Tom - Garage Owner
(1933)
Buzzin' Around
as Al
(1932)
Riders of the Desert
as Slim - A Ranger
(1932)
Bridge Wives
as Al Smith
(1932)
Police Court
as Skid
(1932)
(1932)
Law of the North
as Jailbird
(1931)
The Painted Desert
as Buck
(1931)
Aloha
as Sailor
(1931)
The Door Knocker
as The Door Knocker
(1931)
Marriage Rows
as Al
(1931)
Honeymoon Trio
as The Newlywed Husband
(1931)
(1931)
(1930)
Hell Harbor
as Bunion
(1930)
The Land of Missing Men
as Buckshot
(1930)
Western Knights
as Al
(1930)
The Oklahoma Cyclone
as Slim
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
The Dance of Life
as Bozo
(1929)
She Goes to War
as Bill
(1928)
Hello Cheyenne!
as Zip Coon
(1928)
Painted Post
as Joe Nimble
(1928)
(1927)
American Beauty
as Waiter
(1927)
High Spots
as The Clerk
(1927)
Life in Hollywood No. 2
as Himself
(1927)
Listen Lena
as Al Adams
(1927)
The Stunt Man
as Second-Unit Director
(1927)
(1927)
High Sea Blues
as Bill Brown
(1926)
The General
as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
(1926)
Skybound
as The Boy
(1926)
(1926)
Flaming Romance
as Al
(1926)
(1926)
Who Hit Me?
as Al
(1925)
The Iron Mule
as The Engineer
(1925)
Curses
as Buttonshoe Bill
(1925)
(1925)
Dynamite Doggie
as Al
(1925)
Red Pepper
as Tom Katt
(1925)
Fair Warning
as Jay Walker
(1924)
The Garden of Weeds
as Nat Barlow
(1924)
Stupid, but Brave
as The Bum
(1924)
(1924)
His First Car
as 1st Camping Husband
(1924)
Unreal News Reel No. 2
as Man on stationary bicycle
(1923)
(1922)
(1922)
(1922)
(1922)
(1921)
The High Sign
as Man On Beach
(1920)
The Scarecrow
as Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
(1920)
(1920)
(1919)
Love
as Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
(1919)
Back Stage
as Stagehand
(1919)
A Desert Hero
as The Bad Man
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1918)
The Cook
as Holdup Man (uncredited)
(1918)
Out West
as Wild Bill Hickup
(1918)
The Bell Boy
as Desk Clerk
(1918)
Good Night, Nurse!
as Surgeon's Assistant
(1918)
Moonshine
as Mountain Man
(1918)
A Scrap of Paper
as The Crown Prince
(1917)
The Butcher Boy
as Alum
(1917)
Coney Island
as Old Friend of Fatty's Wife
(1917)
Coney Island
as Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
(1917)
The Rough House
as Cook
(1917)
Oh, Doctor!
as Gambler
(1917)
A Country Hero
as City Gent
(1917)
A Reckless Romeo
as The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
(1917)
His Wedding Night
as Rival employee
(1917)
The Grab Bag Bride
as The Villain
(1916)
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
as Hiram Perkins' Son
(1916)
The Waiters' Ball
as The Waiter
(1916)
Bombs!
as Bicycle Messenger
(1916)
Bright Lights
as The Bartender
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
His Wife's Mistakes
as The Office Boy
(1916)
He Did and He Didn’t
as The Bounding Burglar
(1915)
That Little Band Of Gold
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1915)
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
as Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
(1915)
When Love Took Wings
as Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
(1915)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
as Butcher Boy
(1915)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
as The Squire's Son
(1915)
Fatty's New Role
as Cop (uncredited)
(1915)
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
as Dog Catcher (uncredited)
(1915)
Our Dare-Devil Chief
as Gang Leader's Accomplice
(1915)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Studio Janitor
(1915)
A Village Scandal
as Sword Swallower
(1915)
Hogan's Romance Upset
as Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
(1915)
(1915)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fatty's Rival
(1915)
Crossed Love and Swords
as A Bosom Friend
(1915)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
as Lead Cop (uncredited)
(1915)
Droppington's Family Tree
as Waiter
(1914)
Caught in a Cabaret
as Singer (uncredited)
(1914)
The Star Boarder
as Boarder (uncredited)
(1914)
The Rounders
as Bellhop / Waiter
(1914)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
(1914)
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
(1914)
The New Janitor
as Elevator boy
(1914)
The Knockout
as Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
(1914)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1914)
His Prehistoric Past
as Caveman
(1914)
Mabel's Busy Day
as Policeman
(1914)
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1914)
(1914)
Those Country Kids
as Mr. Reddy
(1914)
(1914)
Mabel's Married Life
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
(1914)
(1914)
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
(1914)
Mabel's Blunder
as Mabel's Brother
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
An Incompetent Hero
as The Burglar
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
Fatty's Jonah Day
as Fatty's Rival
(1914)
(1914)
Shot in the Excitement
as The Daughter's Suitor
(1914)
Lover's Luck
as Fatty's Rival
(1914)
Fatty's Debut
as (unconfirmed)
(1913)
The Riot
as Man in Pool Hall
(1913)
(1913)
Mother's Boy
as Cop
(1913)
His Sister's Kids
as Cop
(1913)
(1913)
Crew
(1928)
Run, Girl, Run
Story
(1924)
Lovemania
Writer, Director
(1924)
Stupid, but Brave
Writer
(1922)
Out of Place
Director
(1922)
All Wet
Director, Writer
(1920)
Ship Ahoy
Director
(1919)
Speed
Screenplay, Director