Animal Actor. He was the dog of silent film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and his wife Minta Durfee. Luke appeared in many films with his owner, as well as with Buster Keaton and Al St. John. Some of his credits include "The Butcher Boy", "The Cook", "Fatty's Faithful Fido", "Coney Island", and "The Garage". He earned $150 per week for his work in the films, which included climbing up ladders, chasing other actors, and jumping through various obstacles.∼Canine Actor. An English Pitbull who appeared in many of the films of comedy legend Roscoe Arbuckle and his protégé Buster Keaton, along with frequent co-stars Al St. John (Arbuckle's nephew) and Mabel Normand. In 1914, after Chester Conklin and Arbuckle's first wife, Minta Durfee, made a film for Mack Sennett at his Keystone Studios, she was told to drop by director Wilfred Lucas's house for a bonus he felt she had earned for doing a particularly harrowing stunt. The bonus turned out not to be extra money but instead a six-week-old puppy, whom she named Luke in honor of the director, who had bred the litter Luke was a part of. When Arbuckle and Durfee later divorced, Durfee got him in the divorce settlement, but Arbuckle was still allowed to visit him. Over much of the rest of his thirteen year life, Luke performed in many films made by Arbuckle and his friends, with such agility, dexterity, and cleverness that many people feel that many times Luke stole the show from his human co-stars. Luke also eventually acquired a contract paying him $150 a week, all year long.
Animal Actor. He was the dog of silent film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and his wife Minta Durfee. Luke appeared in many films with his owner, as well as with Buster Keaton and Al St. John. Some of his credits include "The Butcher Boy", "The Cook", "Fatty's Faithful Fido", "Coney Island", and "The Garage". He earned $150 per week for his work in the films, which included climbing up ladders, chasing other actors, and jumping through various obstacles.∼Canine Actor. An English Pitbull who appeared in many of the films of comedy legend Roscoe Arbuckle and his protégé Buster Keaton, along with frequent co-stars Al St. John (Arbuckle's nephew) and Mabel Normand. In 1914, after Chester Conklin and Arbuckle's first wife, Minta Durfee, made a film for Mack Sennett at his Keystone Studios, she was told to drop by director Wilfred Lucas's house for a bonus he felt she had earned for doing a particularly harrowing stunt. The bonus turned out not to be extra money but instead a six-week-old puppy, whom she named Luke in honor of the director, who had bred the litter Luke was a part of. When Arbuckle and Durfee later divorced, Durfee got him in the divorce settlement, but Arbuckle was still allowed to visit him. Over much of the rest of his thirteen year life, Luke performed in many films made by Arbuckle and his friends, with such agility, dexterity, and cleverness that many people feel that many times Luke stole the show from his human co-stars. Luke also eventually acquired a contract paying him $150 a week, all year long.
Bio by: Hermitess from VA
