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Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts

Actor

Born February 2, 1871 in Albany, New York, USA

Died October 28, 1923

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"Big Joe" Roberts, as he was known in vaudeville, toured the country with his first wife, Lillian Stuart Roberts as part of a rowdy act known as Roberts, Hays, and Roberts. Their signature routine was called "The Cowboy, the Swell and the Lady." At this time, in the first decade of the twentieth century, Buster Keaton's father, Joe Keaton, had started a summer Actors' Colony for vaudevillians between Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake in Michigan. Roberts became acquainted with the Keaton family as a member of this community.

When Buster Keaton's film apprenticeship years with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle came to an end, and Keaton began making his own shorts in 1920, he asked Roberts to join him. Roberts' hefty 6'3" frame, usually playing a menacing heavy or authority figure, made a striking and amusing contrast to the thin, 5'6" Keaton.

IMDB shows that Roberts made only two films without Keaton. He played the role of "Roaring Bill" Rivers in 1922's The Primitive Lover starring Constance Talmadge—Keaton's sister-in-law—and the silent film actor Harrison Ford; and a drill master in the Clyde Cook comedy The Misfit,[4] released in March 1924, after Roberts' death.

When Keaton began making feature films in 1923, he apparently intended to continue working with Roberts. Roberts had roles in Keaton's Three Ages and Our Hospitality (both 1923). During the filming of the second feature, Roberts had a stroke but insisted on returning to the set to finish the film. After completion, Roberts suffered another stroke and died shortly afterwards.

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BUSTER KEATON: 3 FILMS (Volume 3) (Masters of Cinema) Clips

Buster Keaton - The Paleface (1922) [1080p]

Buster Keaton - One Week

ONE WEEK (Masters of Cinema) Buster Keaton Clip

Filmography

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Type

Year

Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face Poster

Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face Documentary1968Police Chief

When Comedy Was King Poster

When Comedy Was King Documentary1960edited from 'Cops'

The Misfit Poster

The Misfit Short Film1924The Drill Master

No Loafing Short Film1923

Our Hospitality Poster

Our Hospitality Feature Film1923Joseph Canfield

The Fourflusher Poster

The Fourflusher Short Film1923

The Love Nest Poster

The Love Nest Short Film1923Captain of the Whaler

Three Ages Poster

Three Ages Feature Film1923The Girl's Father

Cops Short Film1922Police Chief

Day Dreams Poster

Day Dreams Short Film1922The Mayor

My Wife's Relations Poster

My Wife's Relations Short Film1922Brother

The Blacksmith Poster

The Blacksmith Short Film1922Blacksmith

The Electric House Poster

The Electric House Short Film1922Millionaire

The Frozen North Poster

The Frozen North Short Film1922The Driver

The Paleface Poster

The Paleface Short Film1922The Indian Chief

The Primitive Lover Poster

The Primitive Lover Feature Film1922'Roaring' Bill Rivers

Hard Luck Poster

Hard Luck Short Film1921Lizard Lip Luke

His Meal Ticket Poster

His Meal Ticket Short Film1921Organ Grinder

Little Lord Fauntleroy Poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy Feature Film1921Buzz Saw Brannigan

One Moment, Please Poster

One Moment, Please Short Film1921

The 'High Sign' Poster

The 'High Sign' Short Film1921Leader of Buzzards

The Devilish Romeo Poster

The Devilish Romeo Short Film1921Husband

The Goat Poster

The Goat Short Film1921Police Chief

The Haunted House Poster

The Haunted House Short Film1921Bank Cashier

The Play House Poster

The Play House Short Film1921Actor-Stage Manager

Who's Who Short Film1921

Convict 13 Poster

Convict 13 Short Film1920The Crazed Prisoner

Neighbors Poster

Neighbors Short Film1920Her father

One Week Poster

One Week Short Film1920Piano Mover

The Scarecrow Poster

The Scarecrow Short Film1920Farmhand

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