Buster Keaton
Known for
Directing
Life
1895 – 1966 (aged 70)
Born in
Piqua, Kansas, USA
Credits
View on IMDb164 acting credits
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.
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
10 Aug 1950
The General
25 Dec 1926
Sherlock Jr.
17 Apr 1924
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
07 Nov 1963
Limelight
16 Oct 1952
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
The Cameraman
10 Sep 1928
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Filmography
2023
- Stunts: A Taste for Riskas Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Libertyas archive footage
2018
- The Image Bookas (archive footage)
2016
- Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legendsas (archive footage)
2014
- You Have to Live Somewhereas (archive footage)
2007
- Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screenas (archive footage)
2006
- Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shortsas (archive footage)
1999
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaultsas (archive footage)
1994
- That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
- Funny Businessas (archive footage)6 episodes
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1979
- The Hollywood Clownsas (archive footage)
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
- The Three Stooges Folliesas Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
- 4 Clownsas (archive footage)
1966
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumas Erronius
- The Scribeas Journalist
1965
- War Italian Styleas Gen. von Kassler
- Filmas The Man
- Sergeant Deadheadas Airman Blinken
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikinias Bwana
- The Railrodderas The Man
- Beach Blanket Bingoas Buster
1964
- Pajama Partyas Chief Rotten Eagle
- The Big Parade of Comedyas Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
1963
- The Sound of Laughteras Elmer Butts
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Jimmy the Crook
- Burke's Lawas Mortimer Lovely1 episode
- The Greatest Show on Earth1 episode
- 30 Years of Funas (archive footage)
- The Triumph of Lester Snapwellas Lester Snapwell
1962
- The Great Chase
- Crazy Daysas Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
- The Home Owneras The Home Owner
1960
- The Devil to Payas Diablos
- Route 661 episode
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas Lion Tamer
- When Comedy Was Kingas (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lifetime of Comedyas (archive footage)
1959
- The Twilight Zoneas Woodrow Mulligan1 episode
1958
- The Donna Reed Show2 episodes
- The Adventures of Mr. Pastryas Professor
- No Time at Allas Harrison
1956
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Train Conductor
- Playhouse 90as Harrison1 episode
1955
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Kelsey Dutton1 episode
1954
- The Awakeningas The Man
1953
- L'Incantevole nemicaas Baker's Apprentice in Play
1952
- Limelightas Calvero's Partner
- Paradise for Busteras Buster
1951
- The Slappiest Days of Our Livesas (archive footage)
- Life with Buster Keaton
1950
- The Misadventures of Buster Keatonas Buster
- Sunset Boulevardas Buster Keaton
1949
- In the Good Old Summertimeas Hickey
- You're My Everythingas Butler
- The Lovable Cheatas Goulard
1947
- A Duel to the Deathas The First Fisherman
1946
- Boom in the Moon
- God's Countryas Old Tarp
1945
- She Went to the Racesas Bellboy (uncredited)
- That Night with Youas Sam - Short Order Cook
- That's the Spiritas L.M.
1944
- San Diego I Love Youas Bus Driver
- Take It or Leave Itas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
- Forever and a Dayas Wilkins
1941
- She's Oil Mineas Buster Waters, plumber
- General Nuisanceas Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
- So You Won't Squawkas Eddie
1940
- His Ex Marks the Spotas Buster - the husband
- Li'l Abner
- The Villain Still Pursued Heras William Dalton
- The Spook Speaksas Buster
- The Taming of the Snoodas Buster Keaton
- New Moonas Prisoner - 'LuLu'
- Pardon My Berth Marksas Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
- Nothing But Pleasureas Clarence Plunkett
1939
- Hollywood Cavalcadeas Buster Keaton
- Mooching Through Georgiaas Homer Cobb
- Pest from the Westas Sir
1937
- Love Nest on Wheelsas Elmer
- Dittoas The Forgotten Man
- Jail Bait
1936
- Mixed Magicas Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
- The Chemistas Elmer Triple
- Blue Blazesas Elmer
- Grand Slam Operaas Elmer Butts
- Three on a Limbas Elmer Brown
- The Invaderas Leander Proudfoot
1935
- The Timid Young Manas Milton
- The E-Flat Manas Elmer
- Tars and Stripesas Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
- Hayseed Romanceas Elmer Dolittle
- One Run Elmeras Elmer
- Palooka from Paducahas Jim Diltz
1934
- The King of the Champs-Élyséesas Buster Garner
- Allez Oopas Elmer
- The Gold Ghostas Wally
1933
- What! No Beer?as Elmer J. Butts
1932
- Plumber in Loveas Elmer E. Tuttle
- Speak Easilyas Professor Post
- The Passionate Plumberas Elmer E. Tuttle
1931
- Casanova Against His Willas Reggie Irving
- Sidewalks of New Yorkas Harmon
- Buster se marieas Reggie Irving
- The Stolen Joolsas Policeman
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bathas Reginald Irving
1930
- Forward, March!
- Doughboysas Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
- Estrelladosas Canuto Cuadratin
- The Voice of Hollywood
- Free and Easyas Elmer
1929
- Spite Marriageas Elmer
- Tide of Empireas Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
1928
- The Baby Cycloneas Stunt Double (uncredited)
- The Cameramanas Buster
- Steamboat Bill, Jr.as Steamboat Bill Jr.
1927
- Collegeas Ronald, The Boy
1926
- The Generalas Johnnie Gray
- Battling Butleras Alfred Butler
1925
- Go Westas Friendless
- The Iron Muleas Indian (uncredited)
- Seven Chancesas James 'Jimmie' Shannon
1924
- The Navigatoras Rollo Treadway
- Sherlock Jr.as Projectionist
1923
- Our Hospitalityas William McKay
- Three Agesas The Boy
- The Love Nestas Buster Keaton
- The Balloonaticas The Young Man
1922
- Day Dreamsas The Young Man
- The Electric Houseas Buster
- The Frozen Northas The Bad Man
- The Blacksmithas Blacksmith's Assistant
- My Wife's Relationsas The Husband
- Copsas The Young Man
- The Palefaceas Little Chief Paleface
1921
- The Boatas The Boat Builder
- The Play Houseas Orchestra
- The Goatas The Goat
- The High Signas Our Hero
- Hard Luckas Suicidal Boy
- The Haunted Houseas Bank Clerk
1920
- Neighborsas The Boy
- The Scarecrowas Farmhand
- Convict 13as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
- The Round-Upas Indian (uncredited)
- The Sapheadas Bertie Van Alstyne
- One Weekas The Groom
- The Garageas Mechanic
1919
- The Hayseedas Manager, General Store
- Back Stageas Stagehand
1918
- The Cookas The Waiter (uncredited)
- Good Night, Nurse!as Dr. Hampton
- Moonshineas Revenue Agent
- The Bell Boyas Bellboy
- Out Westas Sheriff, Saloon Owner
1917
- A Country Heroas Vaudeville Artist
- Coney Islandas Rival
- Oh, Doctor!as Junior Holepoke
- His Wedding Nightas Delivery boy
- The Rough Houseas Gardener
- A Reckless Romeoas Blind Organ Grinder
- The Butcher Boyas Buster