Buster Keaton
166 movies · 8 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Oct 3, 1895
- Died
- Feb 1, 1966 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Piqua, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- The Great Stone Face · Joseph Frank Keaton · 巴斯特·基顿 · باستر کیتون
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
Buster Keaton: movies and TV shows
Acting (165)
- 2023 Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2020 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
- 2018 The Image Book
as (archive footage)
- 2016 Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
- 2014 You Have to Live Somewhere
as (archive footage)
- 2007 Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
- 2006 Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
- 1999 Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as (archive footage)
- 1994 That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
- 1979 The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
- 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974 The Three Stooges Follies
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
- 1974 That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970 4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
- 1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Erronius
- 1966 The Scribe
as Journalist
- 1965 War Italian Style
as Gen. von Kassler
- 1965 Film
as The Man
- 1965 Sergeant Deadhead
as Airman Blinken
- 1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Bwana
- 1965 The Railrodder
as The Man
- 1965 Beach Blanket Bingo
as Buster
- 1964 Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
- 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
- 1963 The Sound of Laughter
as Elmer Butts
- 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
- 1963 The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
as Lester Snapwell
- 1962
- 1962 Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961 The Home Owner
as The Home Owner
- 1960 The Devil to Pay
as Diablos
- 1960
- 1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Lion Tamer
- 1960 When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1960 Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
as Professor
- 1958 No Time at All
as Harrison
- 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
as Train Conductor
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954 The Awakening
as The Man
- 1953 L'Incantevole nemica
as Baker's Apprentice in Play
- 1952 Limelight
as Calvero's Partner
- 1952 Paradise for Buster
as Buster
- 1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
- 1951
- 1950 The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as Buster
- 1950 Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
- 1949 In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey
- 1949 You're My Everything
as Butler
- 1949 The Lovable Cheat
as Goulard
- 1947 A Duel to the Death
as The First Fisherman
- 1946
- 1946 God's Country
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
- 1945 She Went to the Races
as Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1945 That Night with You
as Sam - Short Order Cook
- 1945 That's the Spirit
as L.M.
- 1944 San Diego I Love You
as Bus Driver
- 1944 Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1943 Forever and a Day
as Wilkins
- 1941 She's Oil Mine
as Buster Waters, plumber
- 1941 General Nuisance
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
- 1941 So You Won't Squawk
as Eddie
- 1940 His Ex Marks the Spot
as Buster - the husband
- 1940 Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat
- 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
as William Dalton
- 1940 The Spook Speaks
as Buster
- 1940 The Taming of the Snood
as Buster Keaton
- 1940 New Moon
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
- 1940 Pardon My Berth Marks
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
- 1940 Nothing But Pleasure
as Clarence Plunkett
- 1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
as Buster Keaton
- 1939 Mooching Through Georgia
as Homer Cobb
- 1939 Pest from the West
as Sir
- 1937 Love Nest on Wheels
as Elmer
- 1937 Ditto
as The Forgotten Man
- 1937
- 1936 Mixed Magic
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
- 1936 The Chemist
as Elmer Triple
- 1936 Blue Blazes
as Elmer
- 1936 Grand Slam Opera
as Elmer Butts
- 1936 Three on a Limb
as Elmer Brown
- 1936 The Invader
as Leander Proudfoot
- 1935 The Timid Young Man
as Milton
- 1935 The E-Flat Man
as Elmer
- 1935 Tars and Stripes
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
- 1935 Hayseed Romance
as Elmer Dolittle
- 1935 One Run Elmer
as Elmer
- 1935 Palooka from Paducah
as Jim Diltz
- 1934 The King of the Champs-Élysées
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
- 1934 Allez Oop
as Elmer
- 1934 The Gold Ghost
as Wally
- 1933 What! No Beer?
as Elmer J. Butts
- 1932 Plumber in Love
as Elmer E. Tuttle
- 1932 Speak Easily
as Professor Post
- 1932 The Passionate Plumber
as Elmer E. Tuttle
- 1931 Casanova Against His Will
as Reggie Irving
- 1931 Sidewalks of New York
as Harmon
- 1931 Buster se marie
as Reggie Irving
- 1931 The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
- 1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Reginald Irving
- 1930
- 1930 Doughboys
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
- 1930 Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
- 1930
- 1930 Free and Easy
as Elmer
- 1929 Spite Marriage
as Elmer
- 1929 Tide of Empire
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
- 1928 The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
- 1928 The Cameraman
as Buster
- 1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as Steamboat Bill Jr.
- 1927 College
as Ronald, The Boy
- 1926 The General
as Johnnie Gray
- 1926 Battling Butler
as Alfred Butler
- 1925 Go West
as Friendless
- 1925 The Iron Mule
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1925 Seven Chances
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
- 1924 The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway
- 1924 Sherlock Jr.
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
- 1923 Our Hospitality
as William McKay
- 1923 Three Ages
as The Boy
- 1923 The Love Nest
as Buster Keaton
- 1923 The Balloonatic
as The Young Man
- 1922 Day Dreams
as The Young Man
- 1922 The Electric House
as Buster
- 1922 The Frozen North
as The Bad Man
- 1922 The Blacksmith
as Blacksmith's Assistant
- 1922 My Wife's Relations
as The Husband
- 1922 Cops
as The Young Man
- 1922 The Paleface
as Little Chief Paleface
- 1921 The Boat
as The Boat Builder
- 1921 The Play House
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
- 1921 The Goat
as The Goat
- 1921 The High Sign
as Our Hero
- 1921 Hard Luck
as Suicidal Boy
- 1921 The Haunted House
as Bank Clerk
- 1920 Neighbors
as The Boy
- 1920 The Scarecrow
as Farmhand
- 1920 Convict 13
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
- 1920 The Round-Up
as Indian (uncredited)
- 1920 The Saphead
as Bertie Van Alstyne
- 1920 One Week
as The Groom
- 1920 The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
- 1919 The Hayseed
as Manager, General Store
- 1919 Back Stage
as Stagehand
- 1918 The Cook
as The Waiter (uncredited)
- 1918 Good Night, Nurse!
as Dr. Hampton
- 1918 Moonshine
as Revenue Agent
- 1918 The Bell Boy
as Bellboy
- 1918 Out West
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
- 1917 A Country Hero
as Vaudeville Artist
- 1917 Coney Island
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
- 1917 Oh, Doctor!
as Junior Holepoke
- 1917 His Wedding Night
as Delivery boy
- 1917 The Rough House
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
- 1917 A Reckless Romeo
as Blind Organ Grinder
- 1917 The Butcher Boy
as Buster
Behind the camera (61)
- 2008 The Smelly Janitor
Thanks
- 1965 The Railrodder
Director
- 1957 The Buster Keaton Story
Technical Advisor
- 1949 In the Good Old Summertime
Additional Writing, Screenplay
- 1944 Bathing Beauty
Creative Consultant
- 1939 Quick Millions
Story
- 1939 Mooching Through Georgia
Writer
- 1939 Pest from the West
Writer
- 1939
- 1938 Too Hot to Handle
Creative Consultant
- 1938 Streamlined Swing
Director
- 1938 Hollywood Handicap
Director
- 1938 Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Director
- 1937 Love Nest on Wheels
Director
- 1936 Mixed Magic
Director
- 1936 Blue Blazes
Director
- 1936 Grand Slam Opera
Writer, Director
- 1935 Tars and Stripes
Director
- 1934 Allez Oop
Director
- 1934 The Gold Ghost
Director
- 1932 Plumber in Love
Producer
- 1932 Speak Easily
Producer
- 1931 Casanova Against His Will
Producer
- 1931 Buster se marie
Producer
- 1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Producer
- 1930 Doughboys
Story
- 1930 Free and Easy
Producer
- 1929 Spite Marriage
Producer, Director
- 1928 The Cameraman
Producer
- 1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director, Screenplay
- 1927 College
Director
- 1926 The General
Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor, Stunts
- 1926 Battling Butler
Director, Producer
- 1925 Go West
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1925 Seven Chances
Director, Producer, Editor
- 1924 The Navigator
Director, Editor, Producer
- 1924 Sherlock Jr.
Director, Producer, Editor
- 1923 Our Hospitality
Producer, Director, Stunts
- 1923 Three Ages
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1923 The Love Nest
Writer, Director
- 1923 The Balloonatic
Director, Writer
- 1922 Day Dreams
Director, Writer
- 1922 The Electric House
Director, Writer
- 1922 The Frozen North
Director, Writer
- 1922 The Blacksmith
Director, Writer
- 1922 My Wife's Relations
Director, Writer
- 1922 Cops
Editor, Writer, Director
- 1922 The Paleface
Director, Writer
- 1921 The Boat
Director, Writer
- 1921 The Play House
Writer, Director
- 1921 The Goat
Director, Writer
- 1921 The High Sign
Director, Writer
- 1921 Hard Luck
Director, Writer
- 1921 The Haunted House
Director, Writer
- 1920 Neighbors
Director, Writer
- 1920 The Scarecrow
Director, Writer
- 1920 Convict 13
Director, Editor, Writer
- 1920 The Saphead
Writer
- 1920 One Week
Director, Editor, Writer
- 1918 Moonshine
Editor
- 1917 The Rough House
Writer, Director
Talk shows and appearances (43)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2011
- 2007
- 2006 Legends
1 episode
- 2004
- 2000
- 1995
- 1990
- 1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
3 episodes
- 1980 Hollywood
2 episodes
- 1976
- 1976
- 1970
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace
1 episode
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show
1 episode
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
2 episodes
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
6 episodes
- 1941
- 1939
- 1936
- 1935
- 1933
- 1931
- 1929
- 1927
- 1927
- 1922