Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts

"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.

  • Titel: Joe Roberts
  • Popularitet: 1.485
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1871-02-02
  • Fødselssted: Albany, New York, USA
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  • Også kendt som: Joseph Henry Roberts, Big Joe Roberts
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Joe Roberts Film

  • 1923
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    Krudt, Kugler og Kærlighed

    Krudt, Kugler og Kærlighed

    7.5 1923 HD

    20-årige Willie McKay er vokset op i New York uden forbindelse til sit fødested i Kentucky. Da han modtager et brev om, at han har arvet...

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  • 1920
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    One Week

    One Week

    7.893 1920 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Paleface

    The Paleface

    6.1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    Three Ages

    Three Ages

    6.8 1923 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

    6.6 1922 HD

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  • 1920
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    Convict 13

    Convict 13

    6.708 1920 HD

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  • 1922
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    Cops

    Cops

    7.142 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    Day Dreams

    Day Dreams

    6.5 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

    6.8 1921 HD

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  • 1922
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    My Wife's Relations

    My Wife's Relations

    6.1 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    The High Sign

    The High Sign

    7.1 1921 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Scarecrow

    The Scarecrow

    7.4 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Neighbors

    Neighbors

    7.1 1920 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Goat

    The Goat

    7.2 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Play House

    The Play House

    6.744 1921 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Frozen North

    The Frozen North

    6.1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Electric House

    The Electric House

    6.7 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Love Nest

    The Love Nest

    6.7 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Misfit

    The Misfit

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Primitive Lover

    The Primitive Lover

    5.9 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    7 1921 HD

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