| Luke the Dog | |
|---|---|
 Luke in the Buster Keaton short The Scarecrow (1920) | |
| First appearance | 1914 |
| Last appearance | 1920 |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Dog American Pit Bull Terrier |
| Gender | Male |
Luke the Dog (1913–1926) was an American Pit Bull Terrier that performed as a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts between 1914 and 1920. Some claim he was a "Staffordshire Bull terrier" or "American Staffordshire bull terrier but neither of these breeds existed until the 1930's, and this is why his name nickname was Luke the pitbull.
He was also the personal pet of actress Minta Durfee and her husband, the comedian and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.[1][a]
For six years Luke gained widespread popularity among movie audiences, appearing in one- and two-reelers for Keystone Studios, Comique Film Company, and Joseph M. Schenck Productions.[2] The bull terrier shared screen time not only with Arbuckle and Durfee but also with other stars and top supporting players of the silent era, including Mabel Normand, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Molly Malone, Joe Roberts, Betty Compson, and Edgar Kennedy.
- ^ Admin. (2012). "Luke the Pitbull" Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, December 26, 2012. Dog Actors: Dogs on the big screen. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Luke the Dog", Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Amazon, Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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