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Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

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.

Born

Oct 03, 1895

Piqua, Kansas, USA

Died

Feb 01, 1966

Known For

Directing

Movies

194 acting

107 crew

Popularity

3.4

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Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Buster Keaton
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Jimmy the Crook
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Train Conductor
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

1924

as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
The General

The General

1926

as Johnnie Gray
Limelight

Limelight

1952

as Calvero's Partner
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928

as Buster
College

College

1927

as Ronald, The Boy
Seven Chances

Seven Chances

1925

as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
The Navigator

The Navigator

1924

as Rollo Treadway
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 • as Buster Keaton
★ 8.3
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 • as Jimmy the Crook
★ 7.0
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Train Conductor
★ 6.6
Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr.
1924 • as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
★ 8.0
The General
The General
1926 • as Johnnie Gray
★ 7.9
Limelight
Limelight
1952 • as Calvero's Partner
★ 7.9
The Cameraman
The Cameraman
1928 • as Buster
★ 7.8
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
College
College
1927 • as Ronald, The Boy
★ 6.7
Seven Chances
Seven Chances
1925 • as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
★ 7.5
The Navigator
The Navigator
1924 • as Rollo Treadway
★ 7.1
Go West
Go West
1925 • as Friendless
★ 6.9
Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality
1923 • as William McKay
★ 7.5
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Hickey
★ 6.7
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928 • as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
★ 7.6
One Week
One Week
1920 • as The Groom
★ 7.9
The Garage
The Garage
1920 • as Mechanic / Fireman
★ 6.1
The Image Book
The Image Book
2018 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
1921 • as Bank Clerk
★ 6.6
Back Stage
Back Stage
1919 • as Stagehand
★ 6.3
Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage
1929 • as Elmer
★ 6.6
My Wife's Relations
My Wife's Relations
1922 • as The Husband
★ 6.2
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 • as Erronius
★ 6.0
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951 • as (archive footage)
Convict 13
Convict 13
1920 • as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
★ 6.7
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow
1920 • as Farmhand
★ 7.5
Cops
Cops
1922 • as The Young Man
★ 7.2
Out West
Out West
1918 • as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
★ 6.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960 • as Lion Tamer
★ 5.8
Hard Luck
Hard Luck
1921 • as Suicidal Boy
★ 6.8
Battling Butler
Battling Butler
1926 • as Alfred Butler
★ 6.8
Pajama Party
Pajama Party
1964 • as Chief Rotten Eagle
★ 4.7
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 • as Wilkins
★ 7.4
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
1922 • as Blacksmith's Assistant
★ 6.6
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy
1918 • as Bellboy
★ 6.4
Beach Blanket Bingo
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965 • as Buster
★ 5.8
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Cook
The Cook
1918 • as The Waiter (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 • as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 • as Self
★ 5.9
The Goat
The Goat
1921 • as The Goat
★ 7.2
The Frozen North
The Frozen North
1922 • as The Bad Man
★ 6.2
Coney Island
Coney Island
1917 • as Rival / Cop with Moustache
★ 5.9
The Electric House
The Electric House
1922 • as Buster
★ 6.7
The Love Nest
The Love Nest
1923 • as Buster Keaton
★ 6.7
The Play House
The Play House
1921 • as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
★ 6.8
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 • as William Dalton
★ 4.8
Day Dreams
Day Dreams
1922 • as The Young Man
★ 6.5
New Moon
New Moon
1940 • as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
★ 6.5
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965 • as Bwana
★ 5.2
The Boat
The Boat
1921 • as The Boat Builder
★ 6.5
War Italian Style
War Italian Style
1965 • as Gen. von Kassler
★ 4.8
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 • as Buster Keaton
★ 5.8
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.9
The Balloonatic
The Balloonatic
1923 • as The Young Man
★ 6.2
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
1939 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929 • as Self / Princess Raja
★ 5.8
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
1931 • as Policeman
★ 5.6
Neighbors
Neighbors
1920 • as The Boy
★ 7.1
Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead
1965 • as Airman Blinken
★ 4.0
The High Sign
The High Sign
1921 • as Our Hero
★ 7.1
Three Ages
Three Ages
1923 • as The Boy
★ 6.8
Crazy Days
Crazy Days
1962 • as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
You're My Everything
You're My Everything
1949 • as Butler
★ 3.8
The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber
1932 • as Elmer E. Tuttle
★ 6.0
Free and Easy
Free and Easy
1930 • as Elmer
★ 6.0
movie
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
Doughboys
Doughboys
1930 • as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
★ 6.0
The Paleface
The Paleface
1922 • as Little Chief Paleface
★ 6.1
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 • as archive footage
★ 8.0
Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy
1960 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire
1929 • as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931 • as Reginald Irving
★ 5.2
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 • as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)
★ 6.2
The Saphead
The Saphead
1920 • as Bertie Van Alstyne
★ 5.7
movie
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Film
Film
1965 • as The Man
★ 7.0
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.0
Estrellados
Estrellados
1930 • as Canuto Cuadratin
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
1933 • as Elmer J. Butts
★ 5.5
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 • as Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.0
San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You
1944 • as Bus Driver
★ 6.2
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • as Elmer Butts
★ 2.0
No Time at All
No Time at All
1958 • as Harrison
Love Nest on Wheels
Love Nest on Wheels
1937 • as Elmer
★ 6.0
Good Night, Nurse!
Good Night, Nurse!
1918 • as Dr. Hampton
★ 5.7
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat
1949 • as Goulard
★ 4.0
Tars and Stripes
Tars and Stripes
1935 • as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
★ 4.4
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner
1940 • as Lonesome Polecat
★ 5.8
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner
1940
★ 5.8
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962 • as Self
★ 7.0
Allez Oop
Allez Oop
1934 • as Elmer
★ 6.3
The Hayseed
The Hayseed
1919 • as Manager, General Store
★ 5.8
L'Incantevole nemica
L'Incantevole nemica
1953 • as L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre
★ 7.0
A Reckless Romeo
A Reckless Romeo
1917 • as Blind Organ Grinder
★ 5.4
4 Clowns
4 Clowns
1970 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Railrodder
The Railrodder
1965 • as The Man
★ 6.8
Grand Slam Opera
Grand Slam Opera
1936 • as Elmer Butts
★ 5.8
Pardon My Berth Marks
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940 • as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
★ 6.0
The Taming of the Snood
The Taming of the Snood
1940 • as Buster Keaton
★ 5.3
Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York
1931 • as Harmon
★ 6.1
Character Studies
Character Studies
1927 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
★ 7.0
We’re Switching to Hollywood
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931 • as Self
★ 4.8
Jail Bait
Jail Bait
1937
★ 5.2
That's the Spirit
That's the Spirit
1945 • as L.M.
★ 5.0
One Run Elmer
One Run Elmer
1935 • as Elmer
★ 3.9
Speak Easily
Speak Easily
1932 • as Professor Post
★ 5.7
Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars
1922 • as Self
★ 4.9
Ditto
Ditto
1937 • as The Forgotten Man
★ 5.4
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936 • as Self
★ 1.0
Oh, Doctor!
Oh, Doctor!
1917 • as Junior Holepoke
★ 5.5
That Night with You
That Night with You
1945 • as Sam - Short Order Cook
A Country Hero
A Country Hero
1917 • as Vaudeville Artist
★ 5.5
The Timid Young Man
The Timid Young Man
1935 • as Milton
★ 5.0
movie
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965 • as Self
The Rough House
The Rough House
1917 • as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
★ 5.5
The Iron Mule
The Iron Mule
1925 • as Indian (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1917 • as Buster
★ 6.1
Palooka from Paducah
Palooka from Paducah
1935 • as Jim Diltz
★ 4.8
God's Country
God's Country
1946 • as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
★ 6.0
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999 • as (archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies
1974 • as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
The Round-Up
The Round-Up
1920 • as Indian (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Life with Buster Keaton
Life with Buster Keaton
1951
★ 7.0
She's Oil Mine
She's Oil Mine
1941 • as Buster Waters, plumber
★ 6.5
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933 • as Self
★ 4.5
The King of the Champs-Élysées
The King of the Champs-Élysées
1934 • as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
★ 5.4
The Awakening
The Awakening
1954 • as The Man
★ 6.5
Hodgepodge
Hodgepodge
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races
1945 • as Bellboy (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Invader
The Invader
1936 • as Leander Proudfoot
★ 3.8
The Gold Ghost
The Gold Ghost
1934 • as Wally
★ 5.6
Forward, March!
Forward, March!
1930
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950 • as Buster
★ 7.0
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
2016 • as Self
★ 7.8
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
1962 • as Self
★ 6.0
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun
1963 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.0
movie
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007 • as (archive footage)
Three on a Limb
Three on a Limb
1936 • as Elmer Brown
★ 5.6
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965 • as Self
★ 7.3
Hayseed Romance
Hayseed Romance
1935 • as Elmer Dolittle
★ 6.0
The Scribe
The Scribe
1966 • as Journalist
★ 6.0
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 • as Revenue Agent
★ 5.6
The Chemist
The Chemist
1936 • as Elmer Triple
★ 6.0
Notfilm
Notfilm
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 • as (archive footage)
General Nuisance
General Nuisance
1941 • as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
★ 6.0
The Baby Cyclone
The Baby Cyclone
1928 • as Stunt Double (uncredited)
Pest from the West
Pest from the West
1939 • as Sir
★ 6.8
Nothing But Pleasure
Nothing But Pleasure
1940 • as Clarence Plunkett
★ 5.8
Boom in the Moon
Boom in the Moon
1946
★ 4.5
The E-Flat Man
The E-Flat Man
1935 • as Elmer
★ 5.0
His Wedding Night
His Wedding Night
1917 • as Delivery boy
★ 5.5
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016 • as Self (archive footage)
The Home Owner
The Home Owner
1961 • as The Home Owner
★ 7.0
Mixed Magic
Mixed Magic
1936 • as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
★ 5.7
The Great Chase
The Great Chase
1962
★ 6.2
Paradise for Buster
Paradise for Buster
1952 • as Buster
★ 7.0
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
2001 • as Various
★ 5.0
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
movie
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
1970 • as Self (archival footage)
So You Won't Squawk
So You Won't Squawk
1941 • as Eddie
★ 6.3
Blue Blazes
Blue Blazes
1936 • as Elmer
★ 5.5
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
2001 • as Various
★ 5.0
Mooching Through Georgia
Mooching Through Georgia
1939 • as Homer Cobb
★ 5.9
His Ex Marks the Spot
His Ex Marks the Spot
1940 • as Buster - the husband
★ 4.3
movie
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
★ 3.0
The Spook Speaks
The Spook Speaks
1940 • as Buster
★ 5.2
Plumber in love
Plumber in love
1932 • as Elmer E. Tuttle
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927 • as Self
Casanova wider Willen
Casanova wider Willen
1931 • as Reggie Irving
★ 4.0
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
1958 • as Professor
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
2016 • as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 • as (archive footage)
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
2023 • as Various Roles (archive footage)
★ 9.0
There's No Business Like No Business
There's No Business Like No Business
1963 • as Self
Barney's Wall
Barney's Wall
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
Buster se marie
Buster se marie
1931 • as Reggie Irving
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
2026 • as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Busta Keaton in COPS
Busta Keaton in COPS
2017 • as The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops')
The Devil to Pay
The Devil to Pay
1960 • as Diablos
★ 7.0
Simon Pure Beer
Simon Pure Beer
1962 • as Self
★ 7.0
A Duel to the Death
A Duel to the Death
1947 • as The First Fisherman
★ 7.0
You Have to Live Somewhere
You Have to Live Somewhere
2014 • as (archive footage)
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
1963 • as Lester Snapwell
★ 7.0