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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Albany, New York, USA
    Birthday
    2/2/1871
Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality
7.5
One Week
One Week
7.9
The Paleface
The Paleface
6.1
Three Ages
Three Ages
6.8
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
6.6
Convict 13
Convict 13
6.7
Cops
Cops
7.1
Day Dreams
Day Dreams
6.5
Hard Luck
Hard Luck
6.8
My Wife's Relations
My Wife's Relations
6.1
The High Sign
The High Sign
7.1
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow
7.4
Neighbors
Neighbors
7.1
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
6.5
The Goat
The Goat
7.2
The Play House
The Play House
6.8
The Frozen North
The Frozen North
6.1
The Electric House
The Electric House
6.7
The Love Nest
The Love Nest
6.7
The Misfit
The Misfit
0
The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover
5.9
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7
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