Role Film actress Name Minta Durfee | Years active 1913–1971 Occupation Actress | |
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Full Name Araminta Estelle Durfee Parents Charles Warren Durfee, Flora Adkins Movies Cruel - Cruel Love, The Star Boarder, The Rounders, Making a Living, Twenty Minutes of Love Similar People Roscoe Arbuckle, George Nichols, Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand, Henry Lehrman | ||
Other names Minta Durfee Arbuckle | ||
Araminta Estelle "Minta" Durfee (October 1, 1889 – September 9, 1975) was an American silent film actress from Los Angeles, California, possibly best known for her role in Mickey (1918).
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Biography
She met Roscoe Arbuckle when he was attempting to get started in theater, and the two married in August 1908. Durfee entered show business in local companies as a chorus girl at the age of seventeen. She was the first leading lady of Charlie Chaplin.
Durfee and Arbuckle separated in 1921, just prior to a scandal involving the death of starlet Virginia Rappe. There were three trials and finally Arbuckle was acquitted. His career was destroyed and he received few job offers. Durfee and Arbuckle were divorced in 1925. Durfee was quoted in her later years as saying Arbuckle was "the most generous human being I've ever met", and "if I had to do it all over again, I'd still marry the same man."
Durfee was an avid defender of her close friend Mabel Normand throughout Normand's many public scandals, and she spoke fondly of her until her own death.
A regular performer on television, Durfee appeared on such shows as Noah's Ark (1956). She had minor roles in motion pictures like How Green Was My Valley (1941), Naughty Marietta (1935), Rose-Marie (1936), It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), and Savage Intruder (1970).
In later life, Durfee gave lectures on silent film and held retrospectives on her and her husband's pictures. She was surprised and excited by the renewed interest in silent film and did her best to help.
Minta Durfee died in Woodland Hills, California, at the Motion Picture Country Home in 1975. She suffered from a heart ailment.
Filmography
Actress
1972
Portnoy's Complaint as
Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited)
1971
The Steagle as
Old Lady (uncredited)
1971
What's the Matter with Helen? as
Old Lady (uncredited)
1971
Willard as
Guest (uncredited)
1970
Hollywood Horror House as
Dinner Party Guest
1970
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Patient
- Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates? (1970) - Patient (uncredited)
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as
Marathon Spectator (uncredited)
1969
The Love God? as
Church Member (uncredited)
1968
Funny Girl as
Citizen (uncredited)
1968
Never a Dull Moment as
Gambler (uncredited)
1968
The Power as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1967
The Gnome-Mobile as
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1967
Caprice as
Agent (uncredited)
1966
Batman (TV Series) as
Tour Group Member / Wayne Manor Guest / Penguin Campaign Worker
- Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend (1967) - Tour Group Member (uncredited)
- The Joker's Provokers (1966) - Wayne Manor Guest (uncredited)
- Hizzonner the Penguin (1966) - Penguin Campaign Worker (uncredited)
1966
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Fire Spectator
- Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) - Fire Spectator (uncredited)
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Townswoman
- The Four Dollar Law Suit (1966) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- The Gunsmith (1958) - Townswoman (uncredited)
1966
The Singing Nun as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1965
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Hooterville Woman
- What Happened in Scranton? (1965) - Hooterville Woman (uncredited)
1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls as
Audience Member (uncredited)
1965
Ship of Fools as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1961
Mister Ed (TV Series) as
Pedestrian / Guest at Unveiling / Observer on Sidewalk / ...
- The Bank Robbery (1965) - Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Ed and Paul Revere (1962) - Guest at Unveiling (uncredited)
- Ed's Bed (1962) - Observer on Sidewalk (uncredited)
- Ed's Mother (1961) - Woman at Auction (uncredited)
1965
How to Murder Your Wife as
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
1964
Fate Is the Hunter as
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
1964
Shock Treatment as
Patient (uncredited)
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown as
Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World as
Woman in Final Crowd (uncredited)
1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1963
My Six Loves as
Woman at Auction (uncredited)
1963
Stoney Burke (TV Series) as
Clerk
- Point of Entry (1963) - Clerk (uncredited)
1962
The Manchurian Candidate as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1962
The Notorious Landlady as
Juror (uncredited)
1962
All Fall Down as
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
1962
The Rifleman (TV Series) as
Townswoman
- Two Ounces of Tin (1962) - Townswoman (uncredited)
1961
The Young Savages as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1961
Posse from Hell as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1961
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as
Agnes
- Always April (1961) - Agnes
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Townswoman / Courtroom Spectator
- Big Brother (1960) - Townswoman (uncredited)
- The Toughest Judge in Arizona (1960) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1959
The Big Fisherman as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1959
The Sound and the Fury as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1958
Auntie Mame as
Actress on Stage (uncredited)
1958
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Courtroom Spectator
- Dangerous Verdict (1958) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1957
Witness for the Prosecution as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1957
Peyton Place as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1957
Pal Joey as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
1957
An Affair to Remember as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1957
The Wayward Bus as
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
1957
The Buster Keaton Story as
Boarder (uncredited)
1956
The Great Man as
Mourner (uncredited)
1956
Hollywood or Bust as
Miss Pettywood (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as
Extra (uncredited)
1956
Noah's Ark (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brewster
- The Petition (1956) - Mrs. Brewster
1956
Come Next Spring as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
Artists and Models as
Dancer (uncredited)
1955
Illegal as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1955
The Last Command as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
To Catch a Thief as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
How to Be Very, Very Popular as
Faculty Member (uncredited)
1955
Love Me or Leave Me as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1954
The Atomic Kid as
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1954
Human Desire as
Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
1948
My Dog Rusty as
Laura Foley (uncredited)
1947
The Son of Rusty as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1945
Eve Knew Her Apples as
Landlady (uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime as
Woman in Hallway (uncredited)
1942
Blondie for Victory as
Housewife of America (uncredited)
1942
The Man Who Returned to Life as
Mrs. Tuller (uncredited)
1941
The Miracle Kid as
Pheney
1941
How Green Was My Valley as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones as
Customer (uncredited)
1940
Rollin' Home to Texas as
Josie Hunkapillar
1940
Glamour for Sale as
Matron (uncredited)
1940
The Man with Nine Lives as
Frozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)
1935
Naughty Marietta as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1926
Skinner's Dress Suit as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1918
Mickey as
Elsie Drake (as Minta Durffy)
1918
The Cabaret
1916
Ambrose's Cup of Woe (Short)
1916
The Other Man (Short)
1916
His Wife's Mistakes (Short) as
Mrs. I. Steele
1916
Bright Lights (Short) as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1916
The Great Pearl Tangle (Short) as
Designer's Wife
1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (Short) as
Sam Bernard's Leading Lady
1915
Saved by Wireless (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1915
Fickle Fatty's Fall (Short) as
Fatty's Wife
1915
Dirty Work in a Laundry (Short) as
The Laundry Owner's Daughter
1915
Court House Crooks (Short) as
The Judge's Wife
1915
He Wouldn't Stay Down (Short) as
Mrs. Peter P. Snitz - the Wife
1915
Our Dare-Devil Chief (Short) as
The Mayor's Wife
1915
Droppington's Family Tree (Short) as
New Diner (uncredited)
1915
Droppington's Devilish Deed (Short) as
The Star
1915
Ambrose's Fury (Short)
1915
A One Night Stand (Short) as
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1915
Fatty's Faithful Fido (Short) as
Fatty's Sweetheart
1915
Ambrose's Little Hatchet (Short)
1915
That Little Band of Gold (Short) as
Woman in Front Row (uncredited)
1915
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance (Short) as
Pickpocket's Girlfriend
1915
Fatty's Reckless Fling (Short) as
Neighbor's Wife
1915
Hearts and Planets (Short) as
The Sky Gazer's Daughter
1915
A Bird's a Bird (Short) as
Mrs. Walrus
1915
Mabel, Fatty and the Law (Short) as
Flirty Wife
1915
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition (Short) as
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills (Short) as
Ambrose's Wife
1914
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw (Short) as
Minta
1914
Fatty's Magic Pants (Short) as
Fatty's Sweetheart
1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood (Short) as
Mrs. Ambrose
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray (Short) as
Lizzie - The Farm Boy's Fiancée
1914
The Sea Nymphs (Short) as
Fatty's Wife
1914
Fatty's Wine Party (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance as
Crook's Girlfriend in 'A Thief's Fate' (uncredited)
1914
An Incompetent Hero (Short) as
The Neighbor's Maid
1914
Lovers' Post Office (Short) as
Fatty's Sweetheart
1914
Zip, the Dodger (Short) as
Girl with Parasol
1914
Hello, Mabel (Short) as
The Other Operator (uncredited)
1914
Fatty Again (Short) as
The Proprietor's Daughter
1914
Fatty's Debut (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
Lover's Luck (Short) as
The Girl
1914
The Rounders (Short) as
Fatty's Wife
1914
A Brand New Hero (Short)
1914
The Masquerader (Short) as
Leading Lady
1914
Fatty's Gift (Short) as
Fatty's Wife
1914
The Face on the Barroom Floor (Short) as
Bit (uncredited)
1914
Those Happy Days (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
The Sky Pirate (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
Love and Salt Water (Short)
1914
Love and Bullets (Short) as
Minnie - Charlie's Sweetheart
1914
Fatty and the Heiress (Short)
1914
The Knockout (Short) as
Pug's Sweetheart (uncredited)
1914
The Alarm (Short)
1914
The Water Dog (Short) as
The Nursemaid
1914
A Suspended Ordeal (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
Caught in a Cabaret (Short) as
Cabaret Patron / Girl in Park (uncredited)
1914
Twenty Minutes of Love (Short) as
Edgar's Girl
1914
Mabel at the Wheel (Short) as
Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
1914
A Bathing Beauty (Short) as
Fatty's Wife
1914
The Star Boarder (Short) as
Landlady
1914
Cruel, Cruel Love (Short) as
The Lady
1914
Tango Tangle (Short) as
Guest
1914
Making a Living (Short) as
Girl (uncredited)
1914
Rebecca's Wedding Day (Short) as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1914
A Flirt's Mistake (Short) as
Wife (uncredited)
1914
The Under-Sheriff (Short) as
The Sheriff's Wife
1914
A Misplaced Foot (Short)
1913
His Sister's Kids (Short) as
The Doctor's Sister
1913
Fatty's Flirtation (Short) as
Minta
1913
Fatty Joins the Force (Short) as
Nursemaid (uncredited)
1913
A Muddy Romance (Short) as
Mabel's Mother
1913
Wine (Short) as
The Diner's Sweetheart
1913
Fatty at San Diego (Short) as
The Girl at the Carnival
1913
The Janitor (Short) as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1913
A Quiet Little Wedding (Short) as
Fatty's Fiancée
Self
1970
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- A Special Salute to the Silent Screen with guests Richard Arlen, Buddy Rogers, Jackie Coogan, Babe London, Chester Conklin, Ken Maynard, Neil Hamilton and many other silent screen stars. (1971) - Self
- Trini Lopez, George Lindsey, Erich Segal, Donny Conn, Minta Durfee (1970) - Self
1954
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Mack Sennett (1954) - Self
1916
Charlie's Life (Documentary) as
Various
1914
A Film Johnnie (Short) as
Self / Audience Member (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2020
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression The Rounders de Charlie Chaplin (2020)
2005
The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (Video documentary)
1989
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Judge's Wife in 'Court House Crooks'
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) - Judge's Wife in 'Court House Crooks'
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) as
Actress - 'Fatty Joins the Force' (uncredited)
1943
Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (Short) as
edited from 'Leading Lizzie Astray'
References
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