Personal Info
Joseph Henry Roberts
Big Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts
Acting
Biography
"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" Arb…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Misfit
as The Drill Master
Our Hospitality
as Joseph Canfield
Three Ages
as The Girl's Father
The Love Nest
as Captain of the Whaler
Cops
as Police Chief (uncredited)
The Blacksmith
as Blacksmith
My Wife's Relations
as Brother
The Electric House
as Millionaire
Day Dreams
as The Mayor
The Paleface
as The Indian Chief
