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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
The General
(1926)
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Frontier Outlaws
(1944)
Fuzzy Jones
The Scarecrow
(1920)
Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
Devil Riders
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Full Filmography
Acting
The Riot
(1913)
Man in Pool Hall
His Sister's Kids
(1913)
Cop
Her Birthday Present
(1913)
Mother's Boy
(1913)
Cop
A Noise from the Deep
(1913)
In the Clutches of the Gang
(1914)
Cop
Fatty's Jonah Day
(1914)
Fatty's Rival
Soldiers of Misfortune
(1914)
The New Janitor
(1914)
Elevator boy
Mabel's Busy Day
(1914)
Policeman
Won in a Closet
(1914)
The Anglers
(1914)
Those Country Kids
(1914)
Mr. Reddy
Mabel's Strange Predicament
(1914)
Bellboy (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
(1914)
Singer (uncredited)
The Love Thief
(1914)
Leading Lizzie Astray
(1914)
Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
(1914)
Party Guest (uncredited)
His Prehistoric Past
(1914)
Caveman
Fatty's Finish
(1914)
The Knockout
(1914)
Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Married Life
(1914)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Rounders
(1914)
Bellhop / Waiter
An Incompetent Hero
(1914)
The Burglar
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
(1914)
Mabel's Blunder
(1914)
Mabel's Brother
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1914)
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
The Alarm
(1914)
The Star Boarder
(1914)
Boarder (uncredited)
Lover's Luck
(1914)
Fatty's Rival
The Plumber
(1914)
Fatty's Debut
(1914)
(unconfirmed)
Tango Tangle
(1914)
Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Shot in the Excitement
(1914)
The Daughter's Suitor
When Love Took Wings
(1915)
Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
(1915)
Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
Hogan's Romance Upset
(1915)
Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
(1915)
Butcher Boy
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
(1915)
Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
(1915)
Lead Cop (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
(1915)
Cop (uncredited)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
(1915)
Studio Janitor
Droppington's Family Tree
(1915)
Waiter
A Village Scandal
(1915)
Sword Swallower
A Bird's a Bird
(1915)
Crossed Love and Swords
(1915)
A Bosom Friend
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
(1915)
Fatty's Rival
That Little Band Of Gold
(1915)
Waiter (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
(1915)
The Squire's Son
A Creampuff Romance
(1916)
Bright Lights
(1916)
The Bartender
He Did and He Didn’t
(1916)
The Bounding Burglar
The Waiters' Ball
(1916)
The Waiter
The Other Man
(1916)
His Wife's Mistakes
(1916)
The Office Boy
Bombs!
(1916)
Bicycle Messenger
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
(1916)
Hiram Perkins' Son
A Country Hero
(1917)
City Gent
Oh, Doctor!
(1917)
Gambler
The Butcher Boy
(1917)
Alum
The Rough House
(1917)
Cook
His Wedding Night
(1917)
Rival employee
Coney Island
(1917)
Old Friend of Fatty's Wife
The Grab Bag Bride
(1917)
A Reckless Romeo
(1917)
The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
A Scrap of Paper
(1918)
The Crown Prince
Moonshine
(1918)
Mountain Man
The Cook
(1918)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Out West
(1918)
Wild Bill Hickup
Good Night, Nurse!
(1918)
Surgeon's Assistant
The Bell Boy
(1918)
Desk Clerk
A Desert Hero
(1919)
The Bad Man
Camping Out
(1919)
The Pullman Porter
(1919)
Love
(1919)
Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Back Stage
(1919)
Stagehand
Trouble
(1920)
Ship Ahoy
(1920)
The Scarecrow
(1920)
Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
The High Sign
(1921)
Man On Beach
A Studio Rube
(1922)
Special Delivery
(1922)
Out of Place
(1922)
All Wet
(1922)
Spring Fever
(1923)
Stupid, but Brave
(1924)
The Bum
Unreal News Reel No. 2
(1924)
Man on stationary bicycle
His First Car
(1924)
1st Camping Husband
Lovemania
(1924)
The Garden of Weeds
(1924)
Nat Barlow
Curses
(1925)
Buttonshoe Bill
Fair Warning
(1925)
Jay Walker
The Iron Mule
(1925)
The Engineer
Red Pepper
(1925)
Tom Katt
Dynamite Doggie
(1925)
Al
Fire Away
(1925)
His Taking Ways
(1926)
A Punch in the Nose
(1926)
Skybound
(1926)
The General
(1926)
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
The Stunt Man
(1927)
Second-Unit Director
Jungle Heat
(1927)
Listen Lena
(1927)
Al Adams
American Beauty
(1927)
Waiter
Life in Hollywood No. 2
(1927)
Himself
Hot or Cold
(1928)
Painted Post
(1928)
Joe Nimble
Hello Cheyenne!
(1928)
Zip Coon
She Goes to War
(1929)
Bill
The Dance of Life
(1929)
Bozo
The Voice of Hollywood
(1930)
The Oklahoma Cyclone
(1930)
Slim
Western Knights
(1930)
Al
Hell Harbor
(1930)
Bunion
Two Fresh Eggs
(1930)
The Land of Missing Men
(1930)
Buckshot
Honeymoon Trio
(1931)
The Newlywed Husband
That's My Meat
(1931)
Aloha
(1931)
Sailor
The Door Knocker
(1931)
The Door Knocker
Mlle. Irene The Great
(1931)
Marriage Rows
(1931)
Al
The Painted Desert
(1931)
Buck
Police Court
(1932)
Skid
Law of the North
(1932)
Jailbird
Riders of the Desert
(1932)
Slim - A Ranger
Harem Scarem
(1932)
Bridge Wives
(1932)
Al Smith
Buzzin' Around
(1933)
Al
Riders of Destiny
(1933)
Bert - Henchman
From Headquarters
(1933)
Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
His Private Secretary
(1933)
Tom - Garage Owner
Public Stenographer
(1934)
Elmer
Trigger Tom
(1935)
Stub Macey
Midnight Phantom
(1935)
Radio Officer Jones
The Law of 45's
(1935)
Stoney Martin
Bar 20 Rides Again
(1935)
Cinco
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(1936)
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Trail Dust
(1936)
Al
The Millionaire Kid
(1936)
Matthews
West of Nevada
(1936)
Walla Walla Wiggins
A Face in the Fog
(1936)
Elmer
Pinto Rustlers
(1936)
Mack
A Lawman Is Born
(1937)
Eli Root
The Fighting Deputy
(1937)
Fuzzy
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(1937)
Uncle Billy
Love Nest on Wheels
(1937)
Uncle Jed
Sing Cowboy Sing
(1937)
Duke Evans
Melody of the Plains
(1937)
Fuzzy
Moonlight on the Range
(1937)
Fuzzy Jones
The Roaming Cowboy
(1937)
Fuzzy
Call of The Yukon
(1938)
Joe
Exposed
(1938)
Flophouse Bum
Knight of the Plains
(1938)
Fuzzy
The Rangers' Round-Up
(1938)
Fuzzy
Frontier Scout
(1938)
Whiney Roberts
Songs and Bullets
(1938)
Fuzzy Martin
Start Cheering
(1938)
Station Master
Gunsmoke Trail
(1938)
Fuzzy
Oklahoma Terror
(1939)
Fuzzy Glass
Trigger Pals
(1939)
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid in Texas
(1940)
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid Outlawed
(1940)
Fuzzy Jones
Texas Terrors
(1940)
Frosty Larson
Murder on the Yukon
(1940)
Bill Smithers
Friendly Neighbors
(1940)
Smokey
Li'l Abner
(1940)
Joe Smithpan
Marked Men
(1940)
Gimpy - a thug
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
(1940)
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
(1941)
Fuzzy Jones
A Missouri Outlaw
(1941)
Dan Willoughby
The Apache Kid
(1941)
Stage Guard Dangle
Billy the Kid Wanted
(1941)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
(1941)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
(1941)
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider Fights Back
(1941)
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
(1941)
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
(1941)
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid's Range War
(1941)
Fuzzy
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
(1941)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
(1941)
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Rides On
(1941)
Fuzzy
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Stagecoach
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Stagecoach Express
(1942)
Dusty Jenkins
Border Roundup
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Jesse James, Jr.
(1942)
Pop Sawyer
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Mysterious Rider
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law and Order
(1942)
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Trapped
(1942)
Fuzzy Jones
Along the Sundown Trail
(1942)
Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
Valley of the Sun
(1942)
Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding
Prairie Pals
(1942)
Hank Stoner
Arizona Terrors
(1942)
Hardtack
Sheriff of Sage Valley
(1942)
Fuzzy Jones
Texas Justice
(1942)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Men Walk
(1943)
Townsman Finding Kate's Body
Devil Riders
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Western Cyclone
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fugitive of the Plains
(1943)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
I'm from Arkansas
(1944)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
(1944)
Fuzzy Jones
Oath of Vengeance
(1944)
Fuzzy Jones
Frontier Outlaws
(1944)
Fuzzy Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
(1944)
Fuzzy Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
(1944)
Doc Jones
The Drifter
(1944)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
(1944)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Rustlers
(1945)
Fuzzy Jones
Gangster's Den
(1945)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Rustlers' Hideout
(1945)
Fuzzy Jones
Border Badmen
(1945)
Fuzzy Jones
Fighting Bill Carson
(1945)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
His Brother's Ghost
(1945)
Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
Stagecoach Outlaws
(1945)
Fuzzy Jones
Shadows of Death
(1945)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaws of the Plains
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Riders
(1946)
Fuzzy Jones
Lightning Raiders
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
My Dog Shep
(1946)
Deputy Sheriff
Prairie Badmen
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
(1946)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost Town Renegades
(1947)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cheyenne Takes Over
(1947)
Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
Stage to Mesa City
(1947)
Fuzzy Jones
Border Feud
(1947)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Lash
(1947)
Fuzzy
Pioneer Justice
(1947)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Fighting Vigilantes
(1947)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
(1947)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
(1948)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Frontier Revenge
(1948)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
(1948)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaw Country
(1949)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of a Badman
(1949)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of Billy the Kid
(1949)
Sheriff Fuzzy
The Daltons' Women
(1950)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
King of the Bullwhip
(1950)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Vanishing Outpost
(1951)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
(1951)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Black Lash
(1952)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Frontier Phantom
(1952)
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Golden Age of Comedy
(1957)
archive footage
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(1961)
Self (archive footage)
Crazy Days
(1962)
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(1976)
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(2006)
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
(2016)
Directing
Ship Ahoy
(1920)
Director
Out of Place
(1922)
Director
All Wet
(1922)
Director
Lovemania
(1924)
Director
Writing