Fuzzy Knight (1901–1976)

Actor | Composer | Soundtrack

American character actor primarily of Western "sidekick" roles. Born John Forest Knight in Fairmont...

Born: May 9, 1901
Died: February 23, 1976 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

Gunman's Code Bosco O'Toole (1946)
She Done Him Wrong Rag Time Kelly (1933)
Horror Island Stuff Oliver (1941)
Known For

Bad Men of the Border Mortimer P. Rockabye Jones (1945)
Actor

Hostile Guns Buck, Reno Cowboy (1967)
Batman Blind Man (1966)
Waco Telegraph Operator (1966)
The Bounty Killer Captain Luther (1965)
The Joey Bishop Show Charles Porter (1962)
Lassie Judge Fred J. Beaber (1962)
The Tall Man Johnny Red (1962)
Lawman Storekeeper Morris (1961)
Lock Up Fire Chief Carson (1961)
Outlaws Isaac Miller (1960)
The Man and the Challenge Burro Charlie (1959)
These Thousand Hills Jacob Smith (1959)
The Notorious Mr. Monks Tom (1958)
Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion Private Fuzzy Knight (1955-1957)
The Naked Hills Pitch Man (1956)
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Reb Johnson (1955)
Geraldine Song Plugger (1953)
Vigilante Terror Strummer Jones (1953)
Topeka Pop Harrison (1953)
Feudin' Fools Traps (1952)
Fargo Tad Sloan (1952)
Kansas Territory Cap (1952)
The Gunman Blinkey (1952)
Oklahoma Annie Larry (1952)
Rodeo Jazbo Davis (1952)
Rancho Notorious The Barber (1952)
Night Raiders Tex (1952)
Life with Buster Keaton Barfly (1951)
Stage to Blue River Texas (1951)
Lawless Cowboys Horace Greeley Smithers (1951)
Honeychile Ice Cream Vendor (1951)
Gold Raiders Sheriff (1951)
Show Boat Trocadero Piano Player (1951)
Stagecoach Driver Texas McGillicudy (1951)
Nevada Badmen Texas (1951)
Skipalong Rosenbloom Sneaky Pete (1951)
The Gene Autry Show Sagebrush - Sidekick (1950-1951)
Canyon Raiders Texas Milburn (1951)
Wanted: Dead or Alive Texas - U. S. Marshal (1951)
Fast on the Draw Deacon (1950)
West of the Brazos Judge Deacon (1950)
Hills of Oklahoma Jiggs Endicott (1950)
Colorado Ranger Deacon (1950)
Crooked River Deacon (1950)
Marshal of Heldorado The Mayor (1950)
Hostile Country Deacon Hall (1950)
Apache Chief Sergeant Nevada (1949)
Feudin' Rhythm Horseshoe (1949)
Rimfire Porky Hodges (1949)
Down to the Sea in Ships Lern Sykes (1949)
Adventures of Gallant Bess Woody (1948)
The Egg and I Cab Driver (1947)
Rustler's Round-Up Pinkerton J. 'Pinky' Pratt (1946)
Gunman's Code Bosco O'Toole (1946)
Lawless Breed Tumbleweed (1946)
Her Adventurous Night Cudgeons (1946)
Gun Town Ivory Keys (1946)
Girl on the Spot Bim (1946)
Frontier Gal Fuzzy (1945)
Senorita from the West Rosebud (1945)
Code of the Lawless Bonanza Featherstone (1945)
Bad Men of the Border Mortimer P. Rockabye Jones (1945)
Trail to Vengeance Hungry Huggins (1945)
Renegades of the Rio Grande Ranger Trigger Bidwell (1945)
Swing Out, Sister Clutch (1945)
Beyond the Pecos Barnacle Pete Finnegan (1945)
Song of the Sarong Pete McGillicutty (1945)
Frisco Sal Hallelujah (1945)
The Old Texas Trail H. Pinkerton 'Pinky' Pinkley (1944)
Riders of the Santa Fe Bullseye Johnson (1944)
The Singing Sheriff Fuzzy (1944)
Trail to Gunsight Horatius Van Sickle (1944)
Allergic to Love Charlie (1944)
Trigger Trail Echo (1944)
Take It Big Cowboy Joe (1944)
Boss of Boomtown Corporal 'Chatter' Box (1944)
Cowboy and the Senorita Fuzzy (1944)
The Great Alaskan Mystery 'Grit' Hartman [Chs. 4-13] (1944)
Hi, Good Lookin'! Joe Smedley (1944)
Oklahoma Raiders Banjo Bonner (1944)
Marshal of Gunsmoke Glowworm Johnson (1944)
Corvette K-225 Cricket (1943)
Arizona Trail 'Kansas' Cobb (1943)
The Lone Star Trail Angus MacAngus (1943)
Frontier Law Ramblin' Rufe Randel (1943)
Raiders of San Joaquin Eustace Clairmont (1943)
Cheyenne Roundup Cal Calkins (1943)
He's My Guy Sparks (1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Si Dugan (1943)
The Old Chisholm Trail Alvin Pendergast (1942)
Little Joe, the Wrangler Little Joe Smith (1942)
Apache Trail Juke (1942)
Deep in the Heart of Texas 'Happy' T. Snodgrass (1942)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa Dr. J. Wellington Dingle (1942)
The Silver Bullet Wild Bill Jones (1942)
Lady in a Jam Govt. Man's Cabbie (1942)
Juke Girl Ike Harper (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby Wyoming Bill (1942)
Stagecoach Buckaroo Clem Clemmons (1942)
Fighting Bill Fargo Scoop (1941)
Arizona Cyclone Muleshoe (1941)
New York Town Gus Nelson (1941)
The Masked Rider Patches McQuilt (1941)
Badlands of Dakota Hurricane Harry (1941)
Man from Montana Deputy Grubby (1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills Mr. Palestrom (1941)
Rawhide Rangers Porky Blake (1941)
Law of the Range Chap (1941)
The Cowboy and the Blonde Skeeter (1941)
Horror Island Stuff Oliver (1941)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Lem Fielding (1941)
Bagdad Daddy (1941)
Pony Post Shorty (1940)
Law and Order Deadwood (1940)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe Joe Bushberry (1940)
Brigham Young Pete (1940)
Son of Roaring Dan Tick Belden (1940)
Bad Man from Red Butte Spud (1940)
The Singing Dude Bingo (1940)
Riders of Pasco Basin Luther (1940)
Johnny Apollo Cellmate (1940)
Boss of Bullion City Burt Pennypacker (1940)
My Little Chickadee Cousin Zeb (1940)
West of Carson City Banjo (1940)
Remember the Night Bandleader at Barn Dance (1940)
Chip of the Flying U 'Weary' (1939)
Oklahoma Frontier Frosty (Windy Day in credits) (1939)
Desperate Trails Cousin Willie Strong (1939)
The Oregon Trail Deadwood Hawkins (1939)
Union Pacific Cookie (1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady Buzz (1938)
Spawn of the North Lefty Jones (1938)
Joy of Living Sideshow Pianist & Singer (1938)
The Last Stand Pepper (1938)
Border Wolves Clem Barrett (1938)
Where the West Begins Buzz (1938)
Everybody's Doing It Softy's Henchman (1938)
The Singing Outlaw Longhorn (1937)
Quick Money Peter Piper Potter (1937)
Amateur Crook Jape - Gas-Station Attendant (1937)
Courage of the West Hank Givens (1937)
County Fair Whitey the Trainer (1937)
Flying Fists Spider (1937)
Mountain Music Amos Burnside (1937)
Mountain Justice Clem Biggers (1937)
The Gold Racket Scotty Summers (1937)
Her Husband Lies Ears Norris (1937)
Silks and Saddles Bottsie Botsworth (1936)
With Love and Kisses Butch (1936)
Song of the Gringo Zony (1936)
The Plainsman Dave (1936)
Sea Spoilers Hogan (1936)
Kelly of the Secret Service Lefty Hogan (1936)
Wildcat Trooper Constable Pat O'Hearne - RCMP (1936)
Rio Grande Romance Elmer (1936)
And Sudden Death Steve Bartlett (1936)
Palm Springs Ranch Hand (1936)
Song of the Trail Pudge (1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Tater (1936)
Top Flat Fuzzy, Patsy's friend (1935)
Mary Burns, Fugitive Dance Hall Attendant (1935)
Bars of Hate Montague (1935)
Hot Off the Press (1935)
The Old Homestead Lem (1935)
Wanderer of the Wasteland Deputy Scott (1935)
Trails of the Wild Mountie Windy Cameron (1935)
Danger Ahead Fred Klein (1935)
The Murder Man 'Buck' Hawkins (1935)
Dizzy Dames Buzz (1935)
Vagabond Lady Swan - Man with Pat (1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals Sam Fogel (1935)
Home on the Range Cracker (1935)
Music in the Air Nick (1934)
Night Alarm Dinner Club Comedian (1934)
Behold My Wife! Photographer (1934)
She Had to Choose Wally (1934)
Belle of the Nineties Comedian (1934)
The Girl from Missouri Photographer with O'Sullivan (1934)
The Cat's-Paw Stuttering Gangster (1934)
Operator 13 Pvt. Sweeney (1934)
I Hate Women Cookie Smith (1934)
Morocco Nights Fuzzy Knight (1934)
The Last Round-Up Charles Bunko McGee (1934)
Come On, Marines! Wimpy (1934)
Moulin Rouge Eddie (1934)
Sitting Pretty Stock Clerk (1933)
To the Last Man Jeff Morley (1933)
This Day and Age Max (1933)
Her Bodyguard Danny Dare (1933)
Sunset Pass Willy Willard (1933)
Under the Tonto Rim Tex (1933)
She Done Him Wrong Rag Time Kelly (1933)
The Billion Dollar Scandal Piano Entertainer (1933)
Speed Demon Lefty (1932)
Vanity Street Drunk (1932)
Hell's Highway Society Red (1932)
Fighting for Justice Piano Player Fuzzy Knight (1932)
Actor

Night Parade Party Guest (1929)
Soundtrack

Geraldine (1953)
Rustler's Round-Up (1946)
Gunman's Code (1946)
Lawless Breed (1946)
Movieland Magic (1946)
Gun Town (1946)
Bad Men of the Border (1945)
Trail to Vengeance (1945)
Beyond the Pecos (1945)
Song of the Sarong (1945)
The Old Texas Trail (1944)
Riders of the Santa Fe (1944)
Trail to Gunsight (1944)
Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)
Oklahoma Raiders (1944)
Arizona Trail (1943)
Frontier Law (1943)
Raiders of San Joaquin (1943)
Cheyenne Roundup (1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943)
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)
The Silver Bullet (1942)
Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)
Arizona Cyclone (1941)
Man from Montana (1941)
Rawhide Rangers (1941)
Law of the Range (1941)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)
Pony Post (1940)
Law and Order (1940)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940)
Brigham Young (1940)
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)
The Singing Dude (1940)
West of Carson City (1940)
Chip of the Flying U (1939)
Oklahoma Frontier (1939)
Desperate Trails (1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Spawn of the North (1938)
Joy of Living (1938)
Border Wolves (1938)
Where the West Begins (1938)
The Gold Racket (1937)
Silks and Saddles (1936)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Song of the Trail (1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
The Old Homestead (1935)
Danger Ahead (1935)
Dizzy Dames (1935)
Operator 13 (1934)
Soundtrack

She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Archive footage

American Masters (1997)
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)
I 10 del Texas (1961)
Blazing Guns (1949)
Western Feud! (1949)
Archive footage

Prairie Pirates (1949)
Movieland Magic (1946)
Composer

Top Flat (1935)

Did You Know

Got into show business on his musicianship, appearing on vaudeville and in stage musicals, and once even led his own band. He broke solidly into films after Mae West caught his act and put him in a couple of her vehicles -- She Done Him Wrong (1933)...