▁actor ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 9 4 ▁films ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Starting ▁at ▁Mack ▁Sen nett ' s ▁Ke yst one ▁Film ▁Company , ▁St . ▁John ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁comedy ▁stars ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁though ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁st arring ▁roles ▁still ▁surv ive ▁today . ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁sound ▁dr ast ically ▁changing ▁and ▁cur tail ing ▁the ▁two - re el ▁comedy ▁format , ▁St . ▁John ▁divers ified , ▁creating ▁a ▁second ▁career ▁for ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁com ic ▁side k ick ▁in ▁Western ▁films ▁and ▁ultimately ▁developing ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁" F uz zy ▁Q . ▁Jones ", ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁poster ity . ▁ ▁St arring ▁St . ▁John ▁▁ ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁first ▁st arring ▁roles ▁were ▁made ▁at ▁Ke yst one , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁just ▁as ▁Mack ▁Sen nett ▁was ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁" Ke yst one " ▁mon iker ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁extr icate ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁Tri angle ▁Film ▁Corporation ▁partners hip . ▁St . ▁John ▁got ▁a ▁second ▁chance ▁at ▁solo ▁st ard om ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁with ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁studio , ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁extended ▁series ▁of ▁ 2 -