Buster Keaton

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Buster Keaton was an American comic actor and filmmaker. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". In 1999 he was regarded as the 21st-greatest male actor of all time.

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Actor Credits (93) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1991 Buster's Bedroom
1989 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (3)
1976 Clapper Board (1)
1966 The Big Parade of Comedy Actor in 'The Cameraman'
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Erronius
1966 The Scribe Journalist
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Bwana
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo Buster
1964 Pajama Party Chief Rotten Eagle
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (1)
1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (6)
1963 The Sound of Laughter Elmer
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Jimmy the Crook
1963 30 Years of Fun
1962 The Great Chase
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (1) Himself
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lion Tamer
1960 When Comedy Was King edited from 'cops'
1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1) Himself
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days Train Conductor
1954 The Best of Broadway (1)
1953 Paradise for Buster Buster
1952 Limelight Calvero's Partner
1950 Ford Star Revue (2) Guest
1950 The Buster Keaton Show (3) Buster Keaton
1950 Sunset Boulevard Himself - Bridge Player
1949 In the Good Old Summertime Hickey
1945 She Went to the Races Bellboy
1941 General Nuisance Peter Lamar - Jr.
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1
1940 New Moon Prisoner, 'LuLu'
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations Himself, Disinterested Spectator
1936 The Invader Leander Proudfoot
1935 La fiesta de Santa Barbara Himself - 'Señor Keaton'
1934 The Gold Ghost Wally
1933 What! No Beer? Elmer J. Butts
1932 Speak Easily Professor Timoleon Zanders Post
1932 The Passionate Plumber Elmer E. Tuttle
1931 Sidewalks of New York Homer Van Dine Harmon
1931 The Stolen Jools Policeman
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Reginald Irving
1930 Doughboys Elmer Julius Stuyvesant, Jr.
1930 Free and Easy Elmer Butts
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Himself / Princess Raja
1929 Spite Marriage Elmer Gantry
1929 Tide of Empire Bump
1928 The Cameraman Buster
1928 Steamboat Bill Jr. William Canfield Jr.
1927 College Ronald, The Boy
1927 The General Johnny Gray
1926 Battling Butler Alfred Butler
1925 Go West Friendless
1925 Seven Chances James Jimmie Shannon
1924 The Navigator Rollo Treadway
1924 Sherlock Jr. Sherlock, Jr.
1923 Our Hospitality Willie McKay - 21 Years Old
1923 Three Ages The Boy
1923 The Love Nest Buster Keaton
1923 The Balloonatic The Young Man
1922 Daydreams
1922 The Electric House The Botanist Graduate
1922 The Frozen North
1922 The Blacksmith
1922 My Wife's Relations The Husband
1922 The Paleface
1922 Cops
1921 The Boat
1921 The Playhouse
1921 The Goat The Man
1921 The High Sign
1921 Hard Luck
1921 The Haunted House
1920 The Scarecrow Farmhand
1920 Neighbors The Boy
1920 Convict 13 Golfer turned prisoner / Guard
1920 The Saphead Bertie Van Alstyne
1920 One Week The Groom
1919 The Garage Mechanic / Fireman
1919 The Hayseed Manager, general store
1919 Back Stage Stagehand
1918 The Cook Assistant Chef
1918 Good-Night, Nurse! Dr. Hampton / woman with umbrella
1918 Moonshine Revenue Agent
1918 The Bell Boy Bellboy
1918 Out West Sheriff, saloon owner
1917 A Country Hero Vaudeville Artist
1917 Coney Island Rival / Cop with Moustache
1917 Oh Doctor! Junior Holepoke
1917 His Wedding Night Delivery Boy
1917 The Rough House Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
1917 The Butcher Boy
1913 The Gangsters
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton Buster
Director Credits (38) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1951 Excuse My Dust
1949 In the Good Old Summertime
1946 Easy to Wed
1938 Streamlined Swing
1938 Hollywood Handicap
1938 Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1934 The Gold Ghost Directed By
1929 Spite Marriage
1928 The Cameraman Director
1928 Steamboat Bill Jr. Director
1927 College director
1927 The General
1926 Battling Butler
1925 Go West
1925 Seven Chances
1924 The Navigator
1924 Sherlock Jr. director
1923 Our Hospitality
1923 Three Ages
1923 The Love Nest director
1923 The Balloonatic director
1922 The Electric House director
1922 The Frozen North
1922 The Blacksmith
1922 My Wife's Relations
1922 Cops
1922 The Paleface
1921 The Boat
1921 The Playhouse
1921 The Goat director
1921 The High Sign
1921 Hard Luck
1921 The Haunted House
1920 The Scarecrow director
1920 Neighbors
1920 Convict 13 Director
1920 One Week director
1917 The Rough House
Producer Credits (12) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1932 Speak Easily producer
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath producer
1929 Spite Marriage producer
1928 The Cameraman producer
1927 The General producer
1925 Go West producer
1925 Seven Chances producer
1924 The Navigator producer
1924 Sherlock Jr. producer
1923 Three Ages producer
1921 The Goat producer
1920 The Scarecrow producer
Writer Credits (22) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1951 Excuse My Dust uncredited
1949 In the Good Old Summertime
1948 A Southern Yankee uncredited
1947 Cynthia uncredited
1946 Easy to Wed uncredited
1945 She Went to the Races uncredited
1940 Go West uncredited
1938 Too Hot to Handle uncredited
1935 A Night at the Opera writer
1927 The General
1925 Go West story
1923 Three Ages writer
1923 The Love Nest screenplay
1923 The Balloonatic writer
1922 The Electric House writer
1922 My Wife's Relations
1921 The Goat writer
1920 Neighbors
1920 The Scarecrow written by
1920 Convict 13 Writer
1920 One Week screenplay & story
1917 The Rough House story
General Information Edit
Credited Name Buster Keaton
Gender Male
Birthday Oct. 4, 1895
Death Feb. 1, 1966
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Piqua, Kansas
Country United States
Website www.busterkeaton.com
Email Address
Alias(es) Joseph Frank Keaton
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