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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.
Directed 42
1960s
- 1965
The Railrodder
Director
1930s
- 1938
Streamlined Swing
Director
Hollywood Handicap
Director
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Director
- 1937
Love Nest on Wheels
Director
- 1936
Mixed Magic
Director
Blue Blazes
Director
Grand Slam Opera
Director
- 1935
Tars and Stripes
Director
- 1934
Allez Oop
Director
The Gold Ghost
Director
1920s
- 1929
Spite Marriage
Director
- 1928
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
The Love Nest
Director
The Balloonatic
Director
- 1922
Day Dreams
Director
The Electric House
Director
The Frozen North
Director
The Blacksmith
Director
My Wife's Relations
Director
The Paleface
Director
- 1921
The Boat
Director
The High Sign
Director
Hard Luck
Director
The Haunted House
Director
- 1920
Neighbors
Director
The Scarecrow
Director
Convict 13
Director
1910s
- 1917
The Rough House
Director
Acted in 162
2020s
- 2023
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
archive footage
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
(archive footage)
- 2014
You Have to Live Somewhere
(archive footage)
2000s
- 2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
(archive footage)
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
Funny Business
(archive footage) · 6 episodes
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1979
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974
The Three Stooges Follies
Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1966
The Scribe
Journalist
- 1965
War Italian Style
Gen. von Kassler
Film
The Man
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana
The Railrodder
The Man
Beach Blanket Bingo
Buster
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
Elmer Butts
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
Lester Snapwell
- 1962
The Great Chase
Movie
Crazy Days
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961
The Home Owner
The Home Owner
- 1960
The Devil to Pay
Diablos
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lion Tamer
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
Professor
No Time at All
Harrison
- 1957
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)
Él mismo (material de archivo)
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
The Awakening
The Man
- 1953
L'Incantevole nemica
Baker's Apprentice in Play
- 1952
Paradise for Buster
Buster
- 1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Life with Buster Keaton
Movie
- 1950
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
Buster
1940s
- 1949
You're My Everything
Butler
The Lovable Cheat
Goulard
- 1947
A Duel to the Death
The First Fisherman
- 1946
Boom in the Moon
Movie
God's Country
Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
- 1945
She Went to the Races
Bellboy (uncredited)
That Night with You
Sam - Short Order Cook
That's the Spirit
L.M.
- 1944
San Diego I Love You
Bus Driver
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1943
Forever and a Day
Wilkins
- 1941
She's Oil Mine
Buster Waters, plumber
General Nuisance
Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
So You Won't Squawk
Eddie
- 1940
His Ex Marks the Spot
Buster - the husband
Li'l Abner
Lonesome Polecat
The Spook Speaks
Buster
The Taming of the Snood
Buster Keaton
Pardon My Berth Marks
Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
Nothing But Pleasure
Clarence Plunkett
1930s
- 1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Buster Keaton
Mooching Through Georgia
Homer Cobb
Pest from the West
Sir
- 1937
Love Nest on Wheels
Elmer
Ditto
The Forgotten Man
Jail Bait
Movie
- 1936
Mixed Magic
Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
The Chemist
Elmer Triple
Blue Blazes
Elmer
Grand Slam Opera
Elmer Butts
Three on a Limb
Elmer Brown
The Invader
Leander Proudfoot
- 1935
The Timid Young Man
Milton
The E-Flat Man
Elmer
Tars and Stripes
Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
Hayseed Romance
Elmer Dolittle
One Run Elmer
Elmer
Palooka from Paducah
Jim Diltz
- 1934
The King of the Champs-Élysées
Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
Allez Oop
Elmer
The Gold Ghost
Wally
- 1933
What! No Beer?
Elmer J. Butts
- 1932
Plumber in Love
Elmer E. Tuttle
The Passionate Plumber
Elmer E. Tuttle
- 1931
Casanova Against His Will
Reggie Irving
Sidewalks of New York
Harmon
Buster se marie
Reggie Irving
The Stolen Jools
Policeman
- 1930
Forward, March!
Movie
Doughboys
Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
Estrellados
Canuto Cuadratin
Free and Easy
Elmer
1920s
- 1929
Spite Marriage
Elmer
Tide of Empire
Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
- 1928
The Baby Cyclone
Stunt Double (uncredited)
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
The Iron Mule
Indian (uncredited)
- 1924
- 1923
The Love Nest
Buster Keaton
The Balloonatic
The Young Man
- 1922
Day Dreams
The Young Man
The Electric House
Buster
The Frozen North
The Bad Man
The Blacksmith
Blacksmith's Assistant
My Wife's Relations
The Husband
The Paleface
Little Chief Paleface
- 1921
The Boat
The Boat Builder
The High Sign
Our Hero
Hard Luck
Suicidal Boy
The Haunted House
Bank Clerk
- 1920
Neighbors
The Boy
The Scarecrow
Farmhand
Convict 13
Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
The Round-Up
Indian (uncredited)
The Saphead
Bertie Van Alstyne
The Garage
Mechanic / Fireman
1910s
- 1919
The Hayseed
Manager, General Store
Back Stage
Stagehand
- 1918
Moonshine
Revenue Agent
The Bell Boy
Bellboy
Out West
Sheriff, Saloon Owner
- 1917
A Country Hero
Vaudeville Artist
Coney Island
Rival / Cop with Moustache
Oh, Doctor!
Junior Holepoke
His Wedding Night
Delivery boy
The Rough House
Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
A Reckless Romeo
Blind Organ Grinder
The Butcher Boy
Buster
Wrote 32
1940s
- 1949
1930s
- 1939
Quick Millions
Story
Mooching Through Georgia
Writer
Pest from the West
Writer
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Story
- 1936
Grand Slam Opera
Writer
- 1930
Doughboys
Story
1920s
- 1928
- 1926
- 1925
- 1923
The Love Nest
Writer
The Balloonatic
Writer
- 1922
Day Dreams
Writer
The Electric House
Writer
The Frozen North
Writer
The Blacksmith
Writer
My Wife's Relations
Writer
The Paleface
Writer
- 1921
The Boat
Writer
The High Sign
Writer
Hard Luck
Writer
The Haunted House
Writer
- 1920
Neighbors
Writer
The Scarecrow
Writer
Convict 13
Writer
The Saphead
Writer
1910s
- 1917
The Rough House
Writer
Produced 16
1930s
- 1932
Plumber in Love
Producer
- 1931
Casanova Against His Will
Producer
Buster se marie
Producer
- 1930
Free and Easy
Producer
1920s
- 1929
Spite Marriage
Producer
- 1928
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
Edited 8
1920s
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1922
- 1920
Convict 13
Editor
1910s
- 1918
Moonshine
Editor
Other crew 6
1950s
- 1957
The Buster Keaton Story
Technical Advisor
1930s
- 1938
1920s
- 1926
- 1923
Appearances37
2020s
- 2026
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
Self (Archival)
- 2025
Hodgepodge
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
- 2020
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Barney's Wall
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
Self
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Self (archive footage)
- 2015
Notfilm
Self (archive footage)
- 2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000s
- 2006
- 2004
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
1980s
- 1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes
- 1980
Hollywood
Self (archive footage), Self (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 episode
1970s
- 1976
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 1970
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
Self (archival footage)
1960s
- 1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Self
- 1964
- 1963
There's No Business Like No Business
Self
- 1962
Simon Pure Beer
Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1950s
- 1952
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
1930s
- 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
- 1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Self
- 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
- 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Self
- 1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self
1920s
- 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self / Princess Raja
- 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Self
- 1922
Seeing Stars
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2008
The Smelly Janitor
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