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Minta Durfee

Minta Durfee

Actor

Born September 30, 1889 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died September 9, 1975

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Biography

Early silent film comedienne Araminta Durfee began her career as a chorus girl, making her stage debut in musical revues in 1908. That August, she married comedian Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. In 1914, both entered the emerging film industry with Mack Sennett and were soon teamed as a comedy duo. Around the same time, Charles Chaplin arrived from England to join the troupe, with Minta becoming his leading lady in the two-reeler Making a Living (1914). Mack Sennett arranged this pairing, finding Chaplin "very peculiar" and wanting to balance his eccentricity with an actress known for her ability to "get along with everybody."

Alongside the series of 'Fatty' shorts, Minta also appeared at Keystone in the classic madcap farce Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914). She co-starred with Chester Conklin, Mack Swain, and Ford Sterling in a string of wild, adventurous comedies until 1916. A popular tale recounts how director Wilfred Lucas once bribed her with a pet dog to perform a daring stunt, hanging suspended from a bridge by a piano wire (Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)).

Minta and 'Fatty' Arbuckle separated in 1921, shortly before the scandal surrounding Virginia Rappe's death ended her husband's career. Although she divorced him in 1925, Minta remained his staunchest supporter during the widely publicized trials and throughout her life. In later years, she reflected on the golden era of silent comedy in several interviews, describing most of her colleagues at Sennett—including her husband and comedienne Mabel Normand—as extremely "shy" offstage. She also shared candid, sometimes unflattering, observations about Chaplin’s personal hygiene and quirks.

Minta continued to appear sporadically in cameo and minor roles until the early 1970s. She passed away from a heart condition at the Motion Picture Country Home in September 1975.

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Filmography

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Year

The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Documentary2005

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Poster

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Documentary1982Actress - 'Fatty Joins the Force'

Portnoy's Complaint Poster

Portnoy's Complaint Feature Film1972Elevator Lady #1

The Steagle Poster

The Steagle Feature Film1971Old Lady

What's the Matter with Helen? Poster

What's the Matter with Helen? Feature Film1971Old Lady

Willard Feature Film1971Guest

Hollywood Horror House Poster

Hollywood Horror House Feature Film1970Dinner Party Guest

The Love God? Poster

The Love God? Feature Film1969Church Member

Funny Girl Poster

Funny Girl Feature Film1968Citizen

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968Patient

Never a Dull Moment Poster

Never a Dull Moment Feature Film1968Gambler

The Power Poster

The Power Feature Film1968Party Guest

Caprice Feature Film1967Agent

The Gnome-Mobile Poster

The Gnome-Mobile Feature Film1967Hotel Guest

Batman TV Series1966Penguin Campaign Worker

The Singing Nun Poster

The Singing Nun Feature Film1966Party Guest

Green Acres Poster

Green Acres TV Series1965Hooterville Woman

How to Murder Your Wife Poster

How to Murder Your Wife Feature Film1965Trial Spectator

Ship of Fools Poster

Ship of Fools Feature Film1965Ship Passenger

When the Boys Meet the Girls Poster

When the Boys Meet the Girls Feature Film1965Audience Member

Fate Is the Hunter Poster

Fate Is the Hunter Feature Film1964Airline Passenger

The Unsinkable Molly Brown Poster

The Unsinkable Molly Brown Feature Film1964Denver Party Guest

Gunfight at Comanche Creek Poster

Gunfight at Comanche Creek Feature Film1963Townswoman

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963Woman in Final Crowd

My Six Loves Poster

My Six Loves Feature Film1963Woman at Auction

The Fugitive Poster

The Fugitive TV Series1963Fire Spectator

All Fall Down Poster

All Fall Down Feature Film1962Art Gallery Patron

Stoney Burke Poster

Stoney Burke TV Series1962Clerk

The Manchurian Candidate Poster

The Manchurian Candidate Feature Film1962Party Guest

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Notorious Landlady Poster

The Notorious Landlady Feature Film1962Juror

Mister Ed Poster

Mister Ed TV Series1961Guest at Unveiling

Posse from Hell Poster

Posse from Hell Feature Film1961Townswoman

The Young Savages Poster

The Young Savages Feature Film1961Courtroom Spectator

The Big Fisherman Poster

The Big Fisherman Feature Film1959Minor Role

The Sound and the Fury Poster

The Sound and the Fury Feature Film1959Townswoman

Auntie Mame Poster

Auntie Mame Feature Film1958Actress on Stage

Cole Younger, Gunfighter Poster

Cole Younger, Gunfighter Feature Film1958Townswoman

The Ann Sothern Show Poster

The Ann Sothern Show TV Series1958Agnes

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958Townswoman

An Affair to Remember Poster

An Affair to Remember Feature Film1957Ship Passenger

Pal Joey Poster

Pal Joey Feature Film1957Club Patron

Peyton Place Poster

Peyton Place Feature Film1957Courtroom Spectator

The Buster Keaton Story Poster

The Buster Keaton Story Feature Film1957Boarder

The Wayward Bus Poster

The Wayward Bus Feature Film1957Commuter at Terminal

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Poster

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Feature Film1957Scrubwoman

Witness for the Prosecution Poster

Witness for the Prosecution Feature Film1957Courtroom Spectator

Around the World in 80 Days Poster

Around the World in 80 Days Feature Film1956Extra

Come Next Spring Poster

Come Next Spring Feature Film1956Party Guest

Hollywood or Bust Poster

Hollywood or Bust Feature Film1956Miss Pettywood

Noah's Ark Poster

Noah's Ark TV Series1956Mrs. Brewster

The Great Man Poster

The Great Man Feature Film1956Mourner

Artists and Models Poster

Artists and Models Feature Film1955Dancer

How to Be Very, Very Popular Poster

How to Be Very, Very Popular Feature Film1955Faculty Member

Illegal Feature Film1955Courtroom Spectator

Love Me or Leave Me Poster

Love Me or Leave Me Feature Film1955Nightclub Patron

The Last Command Poster

The Last Command Feature Film1955Party Guest

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Series1955Courtroom Spectator

To Catch a Thief Poster

To Catch a Thief Feature Film1955Party Guest

Human Desire Poster

Human Desire Feature Film1954Inquest Spectator

The Atomic Kid Poster

The Atomic Kid Feature Film1954Casino Patron

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953Courtroom Spectator

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Townswoman

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

My Dog Rusty Poster

My Dog Rusty Feature Film1948Laura Foley

The Son of Rusty Poster

The Son of Rusty Feature Film1947Townswoman

Eve Knew Her Apples Poster

Eve Knew Her Apples Feature Film1945Landlady

Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 Short Film1943edited from 'Leading Lizzie Astray'

The Chance of a Lifetime Poster

The Chance of a Lifetime Feature Film1943Woman in Hallway

Blondie for Victory Poster

Blondie for Victory Feature Film1942Housewife of America

The Man Who Returned to Life Poster

The Man Who Returned to Life Feature Film1942Mrs. Tuller

How Green Was My Valley Poster

How Green Was My Valley Feature Film1941Bit Part

The Devil and Miss Jones Poster

The Devil and Miss Jones Feature Film1941Customer

The Miracle Kid Poster

The Miracle Kid Feature Film1941Pheney

Glamour for Sale Poster

Glamour for Sale Feature Film1940Matron

Rollin' Home to Texas Poster

Rollin' Home to Texas Feature Film1940Josie Hunkapillar

The Man with Nine Lives Poster

The Man with Nine Lives Feature Film1940Frozen Therapy Patient

Naughty Marietta Poster

Naughty Marietta Feature Film1935Undetermined Secondary Role

Skinner's Dress Suit Poster

Skinner's Dress Suit Feature Film1926Party Guest

Mickey Feature Film1918Elsie Drake

The Cabaret Poster

The Cabaret Feature Film1918

Ambrose's Cup of Woe Poster

Ambrose's Cup of Woe Short Film1916

Bright Lights Poster

Bright Lights Short Film1916Minor Role

Charlie's Life Documentary1916Various

His Wife's Mistakes Poster

His Wife's Mistakes Short Film1916Mrs. I. Steele

The Great Pearl Tangle Short Film1916Designer's Wife

The Other Man Poster

The Other Man Short Film1916

A Bird's a Bird Poster

A Bird's a Bird Short Film1915Mrs. Walrus

A One Night Stand Poster

A One Night Stand Short Film1915Audience Spectator

Ambrose's Fury Poster

Ambrose's Fury Short Film1915

Ambrose's Little Hatchet Poster

Ambrose's Little Hatchet Short Film1915

Court House Crooks Poster

Court House Crooks Short Film1915The Judge's Wife

Dirty Work in a Laundry Poster

Dirty Work in a Laundry Short Film1915The Laundry Owner's Daughter

Droppington's Devilish Deed Short Film1915The Star

Droppington's Family Tree Poster

Droppington's Family Tree Short Film1915New Diner

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Poster

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Short Film1915Jealous Husband's Wife

Fatty and the Broadway Stars Poster

Fatty and the Broadway Stars Short Film1915Sam Bernard's Leading Lady

Fatty's Chance Acquaintance Poster

Fatty's Chance Acquaintance Short Film1915Pickpocket's Girlfriend

Fatty's Faithful Fido Poster

Fatty's Faithful Fido Short Film1915Fatty's Sweetheart

Fatty's Reckless Fling Poster

Fatty's Reckless Fling Short Film1915Neighbor's Wife

Fickle Fatty's Fall Poster

Fickle Fatty's Fall Short Film1915Fatty's Wife

He Wouldn't Stay Down Poster

He Wouldn't Stay Down Short Film1915Mrs. Peter P. Snitz - the Wife

Hearts and Planets Poster

Hearts and Planets Short Film1915The Sky Gazer's Daughter

Love, Speed and Thrills Poster

Love, Speed and Thrills Short Film1915Ambrose's Wife

Mabel, Fatty and the Law Poster

Mabel, Fatty and the Law Short Film1915Flirty Wife

Our Dare-Devil Chief Poster

Our Dare-Devil Chief Short Film1915The Mayor's Wife

Saved by Wireless Short Film1915Undetermined Secondary Role

That Little Band of Gold Poster

That Little Band of Gold Short Film1915Woman in Front Row

A Bathing Beauty Short Film1914Fatty's Wife

A Brand New Hero Short Film1914

A Film Johnnie Poster

A Film Johnnie Short Film1914Self

A Flirt's Mistake Poster

A Flirt's Mistake Short Film1914Wife

A Misplaced Foot Short Film1914

A Suspended Ordeal Short Film1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood Poster

Ambrose's First Falsehood Short Film1914Mrs. Ambrose

An Incompetent Hero Short Film1914The Neighbor's Maid

Caught in a Cabaret Poster

Caught in a Cabaret Short Film1914Cabaret Patron

Cruel, Cruel Love Poster

Cruel, Cruel Love Short Film1914The Lady

Fatty Again Short Film1914The Proprietor's Daughter

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw Poster

Fatty and Minnie He-Haw Short Film1914Minta

Fatty and the Heiress Short Film1914

Fatty's Debut Short Film1914

Fatty's Gift Short Film1914Fatty's Wife

Fatty's Magic Pants Poster

Fatty's Magic Pants Short Film1914Fatty's Sweetheart

Fatty's Wine Party Short Film1914Undetermined Secondary Role

Hello, Mabel Poster

Hello, Mabel Short Film1914The Other Operator

Leading Lizzie Astray Poster

Leading Lizzie Astray Short Film1914Lizzie - The Farm Boy's Fiancée

Love and Bullets Short Film1914Minnie - Charlie's Sweetheart

Love and Salt Water Short Film1914

Lover's Luck Poster

Lover's Luck Short Film1914The Girl

Lovers' Post Office Short Film1914Fatty's Sweetheart

Mabel at the Wheel Poster

Mabel at the Wheel Short Film1914Spectator in Grandstand

Making a Living Poster

Making a Living Short Film1914Girl

Rebecca's Wedding Day Short Film1914Wedding Guest

Tango Tangle Poster

Tango Tangle Short Film1914Guest

The Alarm Poster

The Alarm Short Film1914

The Face on the Barroom Floor Poster

The Face on the Barroom Floor Short Film1914Bit

The Knockout Poster

The Knockout Short Film1914Pug's Sweetheart

The Masquerader Poster

The Masquerader Short Film1914Leading Lady

The Rounders Poster

The Rounders Short Film1914Fatty's Wife

The Sea Nymphs Poster

The Sea Nymphs Short Film1914Fatty's Wife

The Sky Pirate Short Film1914

The Star Boarder Poster

The Star Boarder Short Film1914Landlady

The Under-Sheriff Short Film1914The Sheriff's Wife

The Water Dog Poster

The Water Dog Short Film1914The Nursemaid

Those Happy Days Short Film1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance Poster

Tillie's Punctured Romance Feature Film1914Crook's Girlfriend in 'A Thief's Fate'

Twenty Minutes of Love Poster

Twenty Minutes of Love Short Film1914Edgar's Girl

Zip, the Dodger Poster

Zip, the Dodger Short Film1914Girl with Parasol

A Muddy Romance Poster

A Muddy Romance Short Film1913Mabel's Mother

A Quiet Little Wedding Short Film1913Fatty's Fiancée

Fatty at San Diego Poster

Fatty at San Diego Short Film1913The Girl at the Carnival

Fatty Joins the Force Poster

Fatty Joins the Force Short Film1913Nursemaid

Fatty's Flirtation Short Film1913Minta

His Sister's Kids Short Film1913The Doctor's Sister

The Janitor Short Film1913Minor Role

Wine Short Film1913The Diner's Sweetheart

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