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Buster Keaton

Directing 70 (deceased) years old Piqua, Kansas, USA ★ 1.4
Born: October 3, 1895
Died: February 1, 1966

Biography

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname The Great Stone Face. He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time.

External Links

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Known For

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A. Director 1938
Hollywood Handicap
Hollywood Handicap Director 1938
The Electric House
The Electric House Director 1922
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. Director 1928
The Haunted House
The Haunted House Director 1921

Filmography

Acting Credits (209)

R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr. 2026
Hodgepodge
Hodgepodge Self (archive footage) 2025
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
Stunts: A Taste for Risk Various Roles (archive footage) 2023
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty archive footage 2020
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies Self (archive footage) 2020
Barney's Wall
Barney's Wall Self (archive footage) 2019
The Image Book
The Image Book (archive footage) 2018
Busta Keaton in COPS
Busta Keaton in COPS The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops') 2017
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood Self 2016
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends (archive footage) 2016
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died Self (archive footage) 2016
Notfilm
Notfilm Self (archive footage) 2015
You Have to Live Somewhere
You Have to Live Somewhere (archive footage) 2014
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2011
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (archive footage) 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self (archive footage) 2007
Legends
Legends Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (archive footage) 2006
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM Self (archive footage) 2004
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One Various 2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two Various 2001
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy Self (archive footage) 2000
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (archive footage) 1999
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
Funny Business
Funny Business (archive footage) 1992
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Dance Crazy in Hollywood Self - Actor (archive footage) 1990
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Self (archive footage) 1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) 1984
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns (archive footage) 1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
It's Showtime
It's Showtime Self (archive footage) 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood Self (archive footage) 1976
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies Clarence Plunkett (archive footage) 1974
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton Self (archival footage) 1970
4 Clowns
4 Clowns (archive footage) 1970
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Erronius 1966
The Scribe
The Scribe Journalist 1966
War Italian Style
War Italian Style Gen. von Kassler 1965
Salute to Stan Laurel
Salute to Stan Laurel Self 1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Buster Keaton Rides Again Self 1965
Film
Film The Man 1965
Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead Airman Blinken 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Bwana 1965
The Railrodder
The Railrodder The Man 1965
Beach Blanket Bingo
Beach Blanket Bingo Buster 1965
Pajama Party
Pajama Party Chief Rotten Eagle 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) 1964
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self 1964
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter Elmer Butts 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Jimmy the Crook 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Mortimer Lovely 1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth 1963
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun (archive footage) 1963
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell Lester Snapwell 1963
There's No Business Like No Business
There's No Business Like No Business Self 1963
The Great Chase
The Great Chase 1962
Simon Pure Beer
Simon Pure Beer Self 1962
Crazy Days
Crazy Days Various (archive footage) (uncredited) 1962
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
Langlois-Keaton à Paris Self 1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers Self 1962
The Home Owner
The Home Owner The Home Owner 1961
The Devil to Pay
The Devil to Pay Diablos 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lion Tamer 1960
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King edited from 'Cops' (archive footage) 1960
Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy (archive footage) 1960
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Woodrow Mulligan 1959
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show 1958
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry Professor 1958
No Time at All
No Time at All Harrison 1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Train Conductor 1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 Harrison 1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show
The Rosemary Clooney Show Self 1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Kelsey Dutton 1955
The Awakening
The Awakening The Man 1954
L'Incantevole nemica
L'Incantevole nemica L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre 1953
Limelight
Limelight Calvero's Partner 1952
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life Self 1952
Paradise for Buster
Paradise for Buster Buster 1952
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (archive footage) 1951
Life with Buster Keaton
Life with Buster Keaton 1951
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton Buster 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard Buster Keaton 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime Hickey 1949
You're My Everything
You're My Everything Butler 1949
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat Goulard 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
A Duel to the Death
A Duel to the Death The First Fisherman 1947
Boom in the Moon
Boom in the Moon 1946
God's Country
God's Country Old Tarp / Mr. Boone 1946
She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races Bellboy (uncredited) 1945
That Night with You
That Night with You Sam - Short Order Cook 1945
That's the Spirit
That's the Spirit L.M. 1945
San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You Bus Driver 1944
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (archive footage) (uncredited) 1944
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day Wilkins 1943
She's Oil Mine
She's Oil Mine Buster Waters, plumber 1941
General Nuisance
General Nuisance Peter Hedley Lamar Jr. 1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 Self 1941
So You Won't Squawk
So You Won't Squawk Eddie 1941
His Ex Marks the Spot
His Ex Marks the Spot Buster - the husband 1940
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner Lonesome Polecat 1940
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner 1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her William Dalton 1940
The Spook Speaks
The Spook Speaks Buster 1940
The Taming of the Snood
The Taming of the Snood Buster Keaton 1940
New Moon
New Moon Prisoner - 'LuLu' 1940
Pardon My Berth Marks
Pardon My Berth Marks Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy 1940
Nothing But Pleasure
Nothing But Pleasure Clarence Plunkett 1940
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade Buster Keaton 1939
Mooching Through Georgia
Mooching Through Georgia Homer Cobb 1939
Pest from the West
Pest from the West Sir 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies Self (uncredited) 1939
Love Nest on Wheels
Love Nest on Wheels Elmer 1937
Ditto
Ditto The Forgotten Man 1937
Jail Bait
Jail Bait 1937
Mixed Magic
Mixed Magic Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth 1936
The Chemist
The Chemist Elmer Triple 1936
Blue Blazes
Blue Blazes Elmer 1936
Grand Slam Opera
Grand Slam Opera Elmer Butts 1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Self 1936
Three on a Limb
Three on a Limb Elmer Brown 1936
The Invader
The Invader Leander Proudfoot 1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Self 1935
The Timid Young Man
The Timid Young Man Milton 1935
The E-Flat Man
The E-Flat Man Elmer 1935
Tars and Stripes
Tars and Stripes Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle 1935
Hayseed Romance
Hayseed Romance Elmer Dolittle 1935
One Run Elmer
One Run Elmer Elmer 1935
Palooka from Paducah
Palooka from Paducah Jim Diltz 1935
The King of the Champs-Élysées
The King of the Champs-Élysées Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré 1934
Allez Oop
Allez Oop Elmer 1934
The Gold Ghost
The Gold Ghost Wally 1934
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? Elmer J. Butts 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 Self 1933
Plumber in love
Plumber in love Elmer E. Tuttle 1932
Speak Easily
Speak Easily Professor Post 1932
The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber Elmer E. Tuttle 1932
Casanova wider Willen
Casanova wider Willen Reggie Irving 1931
Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York Harmon 1931
Buster se marie
Buster se marie Reggie Irving 1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood
We’re Switching to Hollywood Self 1931
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools Policeman 1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Reginald Irving 1931
Forward, March!
Forward, March! 1930
Doughboys
Doughboys Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr. 1930
Estrellados
Estrellados Canuto Cuadratin 1930
The Voice of Hollywood
The Voice of Hollywood 1930
Free and Easy
Free and Easy Elmer 1930
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Self / Princess Raja 1929
Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage Elmer 1929
Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited) 1929
The Baby Cyclone
The Baby Cyclone Stunt Double (uncredited) 1928
The Cameraman
The Cameraman Buster 1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. 1928
Character Studies
Character Studies Self (uncredited) 1927
College
College Ronald, The Boy 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Life in Hollywood No. 1 Self 1927
The General
The General Johnnie Gray 1926
Battling Butler
Battling Butler Alfred Butler 1926
Go West
Go West Friendless 1925
The Iron Mule
The Iron Mule Indian (uncredited) 1925
Seven Chances
Seven Chances James 'Jimmie' Shannon 1925
The Navigator
The Navigator Rollo Treadway 1924
Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr. Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr. 1924
Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality William McKay 1923
Three Ages
Three Ages The Boy 1923
The Love Nest
The Love Nest Buster Keaton 1923
The Balloonatic
The Balloonatic The Young Man 1923
Day Dreams
Day Dreams The Young Man 1922
Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars Self 1922
The Electric House
The Electric House Buster 1922
The Frozen North
The Frozen North The Bad Man 1922
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith Blacksmith's Assistant 1922
My Wife's Relations
My Wife's Relations The Husband 1922
Cops
Cops The Young Man 1922
The Paleface
The Paleface Little Chief Paleface 1922
The Boat
The Boat The Boat Builder 1921
The Play House
The Play House Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand 1921
The Goat
The Goat The Goat 1921
The High Sign
The High Sign Our Hero 1921
Hard Luck
Hard Luck Suicidal Boy 1921
The Haunted House
The Haunted House Bank Clerk 1921
Neighbors
Neighbors The Boy 1920
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow Farmhand 1920
Convict 13
Convict 13 Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard 1920
The Round-Up
The Round-Up Indian (uncredited) 1920
The Saphead
The Saphead Bertie Van Alstyne 1920
One Week
One Week The Groom 1920
The Garage
The Garage Mechanic / Fireman 1920
The Hayseed
The Hayseed Manager, General Store 1919
Back Stage
Back Stage Stagehand 1919
The Cook
The Cook The Waiter (uncredited) 1918
Good Night, Nurse!
Good Night, Nurse! Dr. Hampton 1918
Moonshine
Moonshine Revenue Agent 1918
The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy Bellboy 1918
Out West
Out West Sheriff, Saloon Owner 1918
A Country Hero
A Country Hero Vaudeville Artist 1917
Coney Island
Coney Island Rival / Cop with Moustache 1917
Oh, Doctor!
Oh, Doctor! Junior Holepoke 1917
His Wedding Night
His Wedding Night Delivery boy 1917
The Rough House
The Rough House Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop 1917
A Reckless Romeo
A Reckless Romeo Blind Organ Grinder 1917
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy Buster 1917

Directing Credits (45)

Writing Credits (31)

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