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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Al St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hardtack
Arizona Terrors
Policeman
Mabel's Busy Day
Elevator boy
The New Janitor
The Voice of Hollywood
Stagehand
Back Stage
Desk Clerk
The Bell Boy
Old Friend of Fatty's Wife
Coney Island
Surgeon's Assistant
Good Night, Nurse!
Rival employee
His Wedding Night
Man On Beach
The High Sign
A Punch in the Nose
Nat Barlow
The Garden of Weeds
Duke Evans
Sing Cowboy Sing
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Trapped
Soldiers of Misfortune
The Anglers
The Love Thief
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
The Plumber
Cop in Park / Prisoner in Derby (uncredited)
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Fuzzy Jones
Stagecoach Outlaws
Fuzzy Jones
Fuzzy Settles Down
Wild Bill Hickup
Out West
Cook
The Rough House
Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
The Scarecrow
Uncle Jed
Love Nest on Wheels
Alum
The Butcher Boy
Gambler
Oh, Doctor!
Mountain Man
Moonshine
Holdup Man (uncredited)
The Cook
Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
The Knockout
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Mabel's Married Life
Bellhop / Waiter
The Rounders
Caveman
His Prehistoric Past
Mabel's Brother
Mabel's Blunder
City Gent
A Country Hero
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Kid Rides Again
Al Smith
Bridge Wives
The Engineer
The Iron Mule
Crandall - Lawyer (uncredited)
Along the Sundown Trail
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Won in a Closet
Whiney Roberts
Frontier Scout
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Devil Riders
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Days
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Lightning Raiders
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid's Range War
Fatty's Finish
(unconfirmed)
Fatty's Debut
Fuzzy
Law of the Lash
Sword Swallower
A Village Scandal
Andy Jones / Jonathan Fuzzy Jones
His Brother's Ghost
Al
Buzzin' Around
Stub Macey
Trigger Tom
Radio Officer Jones
Midnight Phantom
Stoney Martin
The Law of 45's
Two Fresh Eggs
Buckshot
The Land of Missing Men
Bunion
Hell Harbor
Buttonshoe Bill
Curses
Harem Scarem
The Other Man
A Creampuff Romance
Old Friend of Fatty's Wife (uncredited)
Coney Island
The Villain
The Grab Bag Bride
Special Delivery
1st Camping Husband
His First Car
Uncle Billy
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fighting Bill Carson
Al
Marriage Rows
The Newlywed Husband
Honeymoon Trio
Fuzzy Jones
Overland Riders
Mlle. Irene The Great
That's My Meat
Second-Unit Director
The Stunt Man
Mr. Reddy
Those Country Kids
The Squire's Son
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Fatty's Rival
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Trouble
Al Adams
Listen Lena
Hot or Cold
Fuzzy Q. Jones
King of the Bullwhip
Walla Walla Wiggins
West of Nevada
Elmer
A Face in the Fog
Matthews
The Millionaire Kid
Al
Western Knights
The Door Knocker
The Door Knocker
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Feud
Fuzzy Jones
Stage to Mesa City
Fuzzy Jones
Oath of Vengeance
Fuzzy Jones
Frontier Outlaws
(archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
The Crown Prince
A Scrap of Paper
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
The Office Boy
His Wife's Mistakes
Fuzzy Jones
Law and Order
Eli Root
A Lawman Is Born
Out of Place
Fuzzy
The Fighting Deputy
Al
Dynamite Doggie
Fire Away
Fatty's Rival
Lover's Luck
Fatty's Rival
Fatty's Jonah Day
Fuzzy
Knight of the Plains
A Bosom Friend
Crossed Love and Swords
Flophouse Bum
Exposed
Waiter
Droppington's Family Tree
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Fuzzy Jones
Border Badmen
Fuzzy Jones
Wild Horse Phantom
Man on stationary bicycle
Unreal News Reel No. 2
Al 'Fuzzy' St. John
Cheyenne Takes Over
A Noise from the Deep
Man in Pool Hall
The Riot
Cop
Mother's Boy
Cop
His Sister's Kids
Cop
In the Clutches of the Gang
Guest in Convict Costume (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Raiders of Red Gap
Her Birthday Present
Joe
Call of The Yukon
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Frontier Phantom
Fuzzy Q. Jones
I'm from Arkansas
Buck
The Painted Desert
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Mysterious Rider
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid in Texas
Fuzzy Jones
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
The General
The Daughter's Suitor
Shot in the Excitement
A Bird's a Bird
Fuzzy
The Rangers' Round-Up
The Pretty Girl's Boyfriend
A Reckless Romeo
Hiram Perkins' Son
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Bill
She Goes to War
His Taking Ways
Singer (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
Bellboy (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Boarder (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Dog Catcher (uncredited)
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Cop (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
Lead Cop (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Al Clove - Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Love
Cafe Patron / Bouncer (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
The Bounding Burglar
He Did and He Didn’t
Hank Perkins, Fatty's Rival
When Love Took Wings
The Waiter
The Waiters' Ball
Waiter (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Jungle Heat
Fuzzy
Gunsmoke Trail
Bozo
The Dance of Life
Fuzzy Martin
Songs and Bullets
Doc Jones
Thundering Gun Slingers
Lovemania
Station Master
Start Cheering
Al
Trail Dust
Fuzzy Glass
Oklahoma Terror
Fuzzy
Trigger Pals
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Drifter
Tom - Garage Owner
His Private Secretary
Cinco
Bar 20 Rides Again
Joe Nimble
Painted Post
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaws of the Plains
All Wet
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Daltons' Women
A Studio Rube
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy the Kid Wanted
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Shadows of Death
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Prairie Badmen
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Overland Stagecoach
Pop Sawyer
Jesse James, Jr.
Bill Smithers
Murder on the Yukon
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Death Rides the Plains
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Frontier Revenge
Dan Willoughby
A Missouri Outlaw
Stage Guard Dangle
The Apache Kid
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Dead Man's Gold
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wild Horse Rustlers
Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Fuzzy Jones
Rustlers' Hideout
Dusty Jenkins
Stagecoach Express
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Wolves of the Range
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
Bill Brown
High Sea Blues
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Mark of the Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Outlaw Country
Speed
Skid
Police Court
Fuzzy Jones
Prairie Rustlers
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gangster's Den
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Terrors on Horseback
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Son of a Badman
Sheriff Fuzzy
Son of Billy the Kid
Fuzzy
The Roaming Cowboy
Gimpy - a thug
Marked Men
Fuzzy
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Sailor
Aloha
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost Town Renegades
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Blazing Frontier
Joe Smithpan
Li'l Abner
Smokey
Friendly Neighbors
Fuzzy
Melody of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Thundering Trail
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Renegade
Detainee Touching Cigarette Pack (uncredited)
From Headquarters
Jay Walker
Fair Warning
Tom Katt
Red Pepper
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Vanishing Outpost
Frosty Larson
Texas Terrors
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Black Lash
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Cattle Stampede
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Border Roundup
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Texas Justice
Fuzzy Jones
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Fugitive of the Plains
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Law of the Saddle
Fuzzy Jones
The Lone Rider Fights Back
Fuzzy
The Lone Rider Rides On
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Townsman Finding Kate's Body
Dead Men Walk
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Western Cyclone
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Valley Of Vengeance
Fuzzy Q. Jones
The Fighting Vigilantes
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Gentlemen With Guns
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Pioneer Justice
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Return of the Lash
Bearded Man Hurrying to Wedding
Valley of the Sun
Hank Stoner
Prairie Pals
Deputy Sheriff
My Dog Shep
The Bum
Stupid, but Brave
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
The Boy
Skybound
Waiter
American Beauty
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Ship Ahoy
Zip Coon
Hello Cheyenne!
archive footage
The Golden Age of Comedy
Spring Fever
Fuzzy Jones
Moonlight on the Range
Bert - Henchman
Riders of Destiny
Butcher Boy
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Elmer
Public Stenographer
Slim
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Bicycle Messenger
Bombs!
Studio Janitor
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Mack
Pinto Rustlers
Camping Out
The Pullman Porter
The Bad Man
A Desert Hero
The Burglar
An Incompetent Hero
The Bartender
Bright Lights
The Alarm
Slim - A Ranger
Riders of the Desert
Himself
Life in Hollywood No. 2
Second Row Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Hogan's Romance Upset
Jailbird
Law of the North
Gang Leader's Accomplice
Our Dare-Devil Chief
Al
Who Hit Me?
The Clerk
High Spots
Al
Flaming Romance
The Doctored Affair
The Sky Pirate
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
271
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-09
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Also Known As
Alfred St. John