Ben Turpin
Known for Acting · 157 credits
- Born
- 1869-09-18
- Died
- 1940-07-01
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Bernard Turpin · Bernhard Turpin · Бернхард Терпин · Бернард Терпин · Бен Терпин
Biography
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Known For
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Russian Prince
Married Life
1920
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
The Show of Shows
1929
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Cracked Nuts
1931
as Cross-eyed Ben
Our Wife
1931
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Champion
1915
as Ringside vendor
Movies (157)
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Russian Prince
Married Life
1920
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
The Show of Shows
1929
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Cracked Nuts
1931
as Cross-eyed Ben
Our Wife
1931
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Champion
1915
as Ringside vendor
A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Idle Eyes
1928
as Benjamin Turps
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane
1949
as (archive footage)
A Night Out
1915
as Fellow Reveller
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
A Burlesque on Carmen
1915
as Remendados
Down on the Farm
1920
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
Wedding Yells
1942
as Jackson Snood
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1915
The Law of the Wild
1934
as Henry
Lost: A Cook
1917
as Pest Guest
A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Gerald Montague
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
as Rodney St. Clair
Watch Your Neighbor
1918
as Banana Peel Victim
Snakeville’s Champion
1915
as Bloggie
Sweedie Collects for Charity
1914
as Mr. Tightwad
The College Hero
1927
as The Janitor
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
as The Pawnshop Janitor
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
The Love Parade
1929
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
1940
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Love and Doughnuts
1921
as The Baker
His New Job
1915
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
Running Hollywood
1932
as Traffic Cop
A Christmas Revenge
1915
as Loafer
Trying to Get Along
1919
as Freeloading Customer
Tag Day
1909
as The Tramp
Taking the Count
1929
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Bartender in Western
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Mysterious Man
Roping Her Romeo
1917
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
Broke in China
1927
as Donald Drake
A Studio Stampede
1917
as Vic
The Wife's Relations
1928
as Rodney St. Clair
Sweedie's Hero
1915
as The Bellboy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915
as The Count's Valet
His Bogus Boast
1917
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie
1914
as The Captain
Chase Me Charlie
1918
as Ben
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
Sweedie the Swatter
1914
Make Me a Star
1932
as Ben
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Hogan's Alley
1925
as The Stranger
The Musical Marvel
1917
as Dickie, the pianist
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as Rodney St. Clair
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
The Pride of Pikeville
1927
as Baron Bonamo
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
1924
as The Soda Clerk
Sweedie Learns to Swim
1914
as Captain of Life Savers
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Sam Smith
The Marriage Circus
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
The Jolly Jilter
1927
as Vigil Vancourt
The Butcher's Nightmare
1917
as The Butcher
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as A Prussian Guardsman
Mr. Flip
1909
as Mr. Flip
Ambassador Bill
1931
as The Butcher
Hollywood
1923
as Ben Turpin
The Shriek of Araby
1923
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
Masked Mirth
1917
as Suffern Phatt
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
The Eyes Have It
1928
The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Self
Countess Sweedie
1914
as The Waiter
The Quack Doctor
1920
as The Justice of the Peace
Swing High
1930
as Bartender
Yukon Jake
1924
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
Romeo and Juliet
1924
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
Sweedie's Skate
1914
as Captain
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
She Said No
1928
Charlie Butts In
1920
A Harem Knight
1926
as Rodney St. Clair
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
as Bartender
Bucking the Tiger
1917
as The Grand Ruin
Sweedie and the Double Exposure
1914
The Raspberry Romance
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
Holding His Own
1928
as Ben Muggs
That Night
1917
The Laundress
1914
as His Assistant
The Cockeyed Family
1928
as Amos Gillig
Are Waitresses Safe?
1917
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
A Small Town Idol
1939
as Sam Smith
The Wild Goose Chaser
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
When Ben Bolted
1917
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
When a Man's a Prince
1926
as Prince Nikolo
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951
Keystone Hotel
1935
as Count Drewa Blanc
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as The Lifeguard
Cupid's Day Off
1919
as 1st Shoe Salesman
The Hidden Treasure
1912
as Puddlefoot Pete
The Dare-Devil
1923
as Joe Magee
Love and Trouble
1915
as Sweedie's Beau
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
1918
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
Any Day in Hollywood
1935
as Ben (archive footage)
Caught in the End
1917
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
Bright Eyes
1921
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
1930
as Self - Guest Host
A Clever Dummy
1917
as A Romantic Janitor
Big Farewell
1954
as Dancer
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
A Woman's Way
1928
Sweedie in Vaudeville
1915
You Saved My Life
1910
Three Foolish Weeks
1924
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers
1907
as The Hobo
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
1914
as The Hypnotist
Sweedie and the Lord
1914
Madame Double X
1914
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
About Ben Turpin
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. With 157 credits spanning from 1907 to 2017, Ben Turpin has appeared in 157 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Turpin Movies
- Lighthouse Love (1932) — as The Russian Prince
- Married Life (1920) — as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
- The Show of Shows (1929) — as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
- Cracked Nuts (1931) — as Cross-eyed Ben
- Our Wife (1931) — as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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