Maclyn Arbuckle[a] (July 9, 1866 â€" April 1, 1931) was an American
screen and stage actor. He was the brother of actor Andrew Arbuckle
and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.Arbuckle was born in
San Antonio, Texas on July 9, 1866, of Scottish descent. He began in
theater in the 1890s, when he was in his 30s. His first Broadway play,
Why Smith Left Home, was in 1899. Some of his many Broadway successes
were The County Chairman (1903) (which he made as a silent film in
1914), The Round Up (1907) with Julia Dean (and which Roscoe Arbuckle
made as a silent in 1920) and revivals of older plays like The Rivals
and She Stoops To Conquer. He entered silent films with Adolph Zukor's
Famous Players Film Company in 1914 as an established Broadway star.In
May 1919, Arbuckle started the San Antonio Moving Pictures Corporation
in his home town of San Antonio. A group of Dallas businessmen
provided financial backing. The company produced four films, Mr.
Bingle (1922), Mr. Potter of Texas (1922), Welcome to Our City (1922)
and Squire Phin (1922) before folding in 1922.In the 1920s Arbuckle
appeared often with Marion Davies in lavish costume motion picture
productions financed by William Randolph Hearst. Arbuckle is
remembered for the line "Nobody loves a fat man," when he played the
character Sheriff "Slim" Hoover in the play The Roundup. His cousin
Roscoe played the role in the subsequent film version.
screen and stage actor. He was the brother of actor Andrew Arbuckle
and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.Arbuckle was born in
San Antonio, Texas on July 9, 1866, of Scottish descent. He began in
theater in the 1890s, when he was in his 30s. His first Broadway play,
Why Smith Left Home, was in 1899. Some of his many Broadway successes
were The County Chairman (1903) (which he made as a silent film in
1914), The Round Up (1907) with Julia Dean (and which Roscoe Arbuckle
made as a silent in 1920) and revivals of older plays like The Rivals
and She Stoops To Conquer. He entered silent films with Adolph Zukor's
Famous Players Film Company in 1914 as an established Broadway star.In
May 1919, Arbuckle started the San Antonio Moving Pictures Corporation
in his home town of San Antonio. A group of Dallas businessmen
provided financial backing. The company produced four films, Mr.
Bingle (1922), Mr. Potter of Texas (1922), Welcome to Our City (1922)
and Squire Phin (1922) before folding in 1922.In the 1920s Arbuckle
appeared often with Marion Davies in lavish costume motion picture
productions financed by William Randolph Hearst. Arbuckle is
remembered for the line "Nobody loves a fat man," when he played the
character Sheriff "Slim" Hoover in the play The Roundup. His cousin
Roscoe played the role in the subsequent film version.
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