Ben Turpin
Known for
Acting
Life
1869 – 1940 (aged 70)
Born in
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Credits
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Biography
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Known For
The Champion
11 Mar 1915
Saps at Sea
29 Apr 1940
His New Job
01 Feb 1915
A Burlesque on Carmen
18 Dec 1915
A Night Out
15 Feb 1915
The Love Parade
19 Nov 1929
Our Wife
16 May 1931
Million Dollar Legs
08 Jul 1932
Photos
Filmography
1982
- Dance of the Cookoosas Cross-Eyed Plumber
1960
- When Comedy Was Kingas (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lifetime of Comedyas (archive footage)
1957
- The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footage
1954
- Big Farewellas Dancer
1951
- The Slappiest Days of Our Livesas (archive footage)
- A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1949
- Down Memory Laneas (archive footage)
1943
- Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)
1942
- Wedding Yellsas Jackson Snood
1940
- Saps at Seaas Cross-Eyed Plumber
1939
- Hollywood Cavalcadeas Bartender in Western
- A Small Town Idolas Sam Smith
1935
- Keystone Hotelas Count Drewa Blanc
- Any Day in Hollywoodas Ben (archive footage)
1934
- The Law of the Wildas Henry
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-9as Bartender
1932
- Million Dollar Legsas Mysterious Man
- Make Me a Staras Ben
- Lighthouse Loveas The Russian Prince
- Running Hollywoodas Traffic Cop
1931
- Ambassador Billas The Butcher
- Our Wifeas Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Cracked Nutsas Cross-eyed Ben
1930
- Swing Highas Bartender
- A Royal Romanceas Cossack Guard (uncredited)
1929
- The Show of Showsas Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
- The Love Paradeas Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
- Taking the Count
1928
- The Cockeyed Familyas Amos Gillig
- Holding His Ownas Ben Muggs
- The Eyes Have It
- Idle Eyesas Benjamin Turps
- She Said No
- Seein' Things
- A Woman's Way
- The Wife's Relationsas Rodney St. Clair
- Why Babies Leave Home
1927
- The College Heroas The Janitor
- The Pride of Pikevilleas Baron Bonamo
- Broke in Chinaas Donald Drake
- The Jolly Jilteras Vigil Vancourt
1926
- A Blonde's Revengeas Gerald Montague
- A Harem Knightas Rodney St. Clair
- When a Man's a Princeas Prince Nikolo
- A Prodigal Bridegroom
1925
- Hogan's Alleyas The Stranger
- The Marriage Circusas Rodney St. Clair
- The Raspberry Romanceas Rodney St. Clair
- The Wild Goose Chaseras Rodney St. Clair
1924
- Three Foolish Weeksas Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
- Romeo and Julietas Rodney St. Clair
- Yukon Jakeas Sheriff Cyclone Bill
- Ten Dollars or Ten Daysas The Soda Clerk
1923
- The Dare-Devilas Joe Magee
- Asleep at the Switchas The Station Agent
- Pitfalls of a Big Cityas Rodney St. Clair
- Hollywoodas Ben Turpin
- Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?as Rodney St. Clair
- The Shriek of Arabyas Bill Poster - The Sheik
1922
- Step Forwardas Rodney Robbin
1921
- Bright Eyesas Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
- Love and Doughnutsas The Baker
- She Sighed by the Seasideas The Lifeguard
- A Small Town Idolas Sam Smith
1920
- The Quack Doctoras The Justice of the Peace
- Married Lifeas Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
- Down on the Farmas The Faithful Wife's Husband
- Charlie Butts In
1919
- Up in Alf's Placeas Oswald Planter - Mortician
- Trying to Get Alongas Freeloading Customer
- Yankee Doodle in Berlinas A Prussian Guardsman
- Cupid's Day Offas 1st Shoe Salesman
1918
- She Loved Him Plenty
- Chase Me Charlieas Ben
- Sheriff Nell's Tussleas Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
- Watch Your Neighboras Banana Peel Victim
1917
- That Night
- Are Waitresses Safe?as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
- Roping Her Romeoas Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
- A Bedroom Blunderas Hotel Desk Clerk
- The Pawnbroker's Heartas The Pawnshop Janitor
- Lost: A Cookas Pest Guest
- A Clever Dummyas A Romantic Janitor
- Caught in the Endas Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
- Bucking the Tigeras The Grand Ruin
- Masked Mirthas Suffern Phatt
- When Ben Bolted
- His Bogus Boast
- A Studio Stampedeas Vic
- The Butcher's Nightmareas The Butcher
- The Musical Marvelas Dickie, the pianist
1916
- Picture Piratesas 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
- He Died and He Didn'tas The Gambler
- Poultry à la Modeas Ben
- Doctoring a Leakas 1st Plumber
- The Stolen Bookingas Ben
1915
- A Burlesque on Carmenas Remendados
- A Christmas Revengeas Loafer
- Snakeville’s Championas Bloggie
- Broncho Billy's Love Affair
- Too Much Turkeyas The Neighbor
- Versus Sledge Hammersas The Count's Valet
- Broncho Billy Steps In
- Sweedie's Finish
- Sweedie's Heroas The Bellboy
- Sweedie in Vaudeville
- A Coat Tale
- Curiosityas The Lunatic
- Sweedie Learns to Rideas Sweedie's Romeo
- Love and Troubleas Sweedie's Beau
- The Championas Ringside vendor
- Sweedie's Hopeless Loveas The Grocery Boy
- A Night Outas Fellow Reveller
- Sweedie Goes to Collegeas Sweedie's Romeo
- His New Jobas Film Extra, in Anteroom
- Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
- Sweedie and Her Dogas Captain of the Dog Catchers
- Sweedie's Suicideas Police Captain
- Sweedie and the Sultan's Presentas Swipes, her husband
1914
- Sweedie Collects for Charityas Mr. Tightwad
- Their Cheap Vacation
- Madame Double Xas Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
- Sweedie and the Hypnotistas The Hypnotist
- Sweedie at the Fairas Captain of the Police
- Countess Sweedieas The Waiter
- Sweedie the Trouble Makeras Captain of the Police
- The Laundressas His Assistant
- The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
- She Landed a Big Oneas The Chief of Police
- Sweedie Learns to Swimas Captain of Life Savers
- The Fickleness of Sweedieas Police Captain
- Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedieas The Captain
- Sweedie's Clean-Upas The Chief of Police
- Sweedie's Skateas Captain
- Sweedie Springs a Surpriseas Mr. Prim
- Sweedie and the Double Exposure
- The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
- Sweedie the Swatter
- Sweedie and the Lord
1913
- The Usual Wayas Secondary Role
1912
- The Hidden Treasureas Puddlefoot Pete
1909
- Mr. Flipas Mr. Flip
- A Mexican's Gratitude
- Tag Dayas The Tramp
- The Haunted Loungeas Tramp
- The Neighbors' Kidsas Servant
1908
1907
- An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollersas The Hobo