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Buster Keaton

Directing · Born 1895-10-03 · Piqua, Kansas, USA

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.

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Stunts: A Taste for Risk

2023 · Various Roles (archive footage)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 · archive footage

Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

2020 · Self (archive footage)

2018 · (archive footage)

Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

2016 · (archive footage)

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Smelly Janitor

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007 · Self (archive footage)

2006 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999 · (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992 · (archive footage)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990 · Self - Actor (archive footage)

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

1987 · Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood

1976 · Self (archive footage)

The Three Stooges Follies

1974 · Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970 · (archive footage)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966 · Erronius

1966 · Journalist

War Italian Style

1965 · Gen. von Kassler

Salute to Stan Laurel

Salute to Stan Laurel

Buster Keaton Rides Again

1965 · The Man

Sergeant Deadhead

1965 · Airman Blinken

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965 · The Man

Beach Blanket Bingo

1964 · Chief Rotten Eagle

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)

The Hollywood Palace

The Sound of Laughter

1963 · Elmer Butts

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

1963 · Jimmy the Crook

1963 · Mortimer Lovely

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

30 Years of Fun

1963 · (archive footage)

The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

1963 · Lester Snapwell

The Great Chase

Simon Pure Beer

1962 · Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Langlois-Keaton à Paris

Langlois-Keaton à Paris

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1961 · The Home Owner

The Devil to Pay

1960 · Diablos

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960 · Lion Tamer

When Comedy Was King

1960 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lifetime of Comedy

1960 · (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Woodrow Mulligan

The Donna Reed Show

1958 · Harrison

The Buster Keaton Story

1957 · Technical Advisor

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Train Conductor

1956 · Harrison

The Rosemary Clooney Show

The Rosemary Clooney Show

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Kelsey Dutton

1954 · The Man

L'Incantevole nemica

1953 · Baker's Apprentice in Play

1952 · Calvero's Partner

This Is Your Life

Paradise for Buster

Life with Buster Keaton

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Buster Keaton

What's My Line?

In the Good Old Summertime

You're My Everything

The Lovable Cheat

1949 · Goulard

The Ed Sullivan Show

A Duel to the Death

1947 · The First Fisherman

Boom in the Moon

1946 · Old Tarp / Mr. Boone

She Went to the Races

1945 · Bellboy (uncredited)

That Night with You

1945 · Sam - Short Order Cook

That's the Spirit

San Diego I Love You

1944 · Bus Driver

Take It or Leave It

1944 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944 · Creative Consultant

Forever and a Day

1943 · Wilkins

1941 · Buster Waters, plumber

General Nuisance

1941 · Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.

So You Won't Squawk

His Ex Marks the Spot

1940 · Buster - the husband

1940 · Lonesome Polecat

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 · William Dalton

The Spook Speaks

The Taming of the Snood

1940 · Buster Keaton

1940 · Prisoner - 'LuLu'

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940 · Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy

Nothing But Pleasure

1940 · Clarence Plunkett

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Buster Keaton

Mooching Through Georgia

1939 · Homer Cobb

Pest from the West

The Jones Family in Hollywood

Hollywood Hobbies

1939 · Self (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · Creative Consultant

Streamlined Swing

1938 · Director

Hollywood Handicap

1938 · Director

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938 · Director

Love Nest on Wheels

1937 · The Forgotten Man

1936 · Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth

1936 · Elmer Triple

Grand Slam Opera

1936 · Elmer Butts

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Three on a Limb

1936 · Elmer Brown

1936 · Leander Proudfoot

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

The Timid Young Man

Tars and Stripes

1935 · Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle

Hayseed Romance

1935 · Elmer Dolittle

Palooka from Paducah

1935 · Jim Diltz

The King of the Champs-Élysées

1934 · Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré

1933 · Elmer J. Butts

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Plumber in Love

1932 · Elmer E. Tuttle

1932 · Professor Post

The Passionate Plumber

1932 · Elmer E. Tuttle

Casanova Against His Will

1931 · Reggie Irving

Sidewalks of New York

Buster se marie

1931 · Reggie Irving

We’re Switching to Hollywood

The Stolen Jools

1931 · Policeman

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931 · Reginald Irving

Forward, March!

1930 · Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.

1930 · Canuto Cuadratin

The Voice of Hollywood

The Voice of Hollywood

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929 · Self / Princess Raja

1929 · Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

The Baby Cyclone

1928 · Stunt Double (uncredited)

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 · Steamboat Bill Jr.

Character Studies

1927 · Self (uncredited)

1927 · Ronald, The Boy

1926 · Johnnie Gray

Battling Butler

1926 · Alfred Butler

1925 · Friendless

1925 · Indian (uncredited)

1925 · James 'Jimmie' Shannon

1924 · Rollo Treadway

1924 · Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.

Our Hospitality

1923 · William McKay

1923 · The Boy

1923 · Buster Keaton

The Balloonatic

1923 · The Young Man

1922 · The Young Man

The Electric House

The Frozen North

1922 · The Bad Man

1922 · Blacksmith's Assistant

My Wife's Relations

1922 · The Husband

1922 · The Young Man

1922 · Little Chief Paleface

1921 · The Boat Builder

1921 · Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand

1921 · The Goat

1921 · Our Hero

1921 · Suicidal Boy

The Haunted House

1921 · Bank Clerk

1920 · The Boy

1920 · Farmhand

1920 · Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard

1920 · Indian (uncredited)

1920 · Bertie Van Alstyne

1920 · The Groom

1920 · Mechanic / Fireman

1919 · Manager, General Store

1919 · Stagehand

1918 · The Waiter (uncredited)

Good Night, Nurse!

1918 · Dr. Hampton

1918 · Revenue Agent

1918 · Bellboy

1918 · Sheriff, Saloon Owner

1917 · Vaudeville Artist

1917 · Rival / Cop with Moustache

1917 · Junior Holepoke

His Wedding Night

1917 · Delivery boy

The Rough House

1917 · Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop

A Reckless Romeo

1917 · Blind Organ Grinder

The Butcher Boy

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