Buster Keaton
Known for Directing · 210 credits
- Born
- 1895-10-03
- Died
- 1966-02-01
- 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
TV Shows (16)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Woodrow Mulligan
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Mortimer Lovely
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Route 66
1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as Harrison
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Kelsey Dutton
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
Funny Business
1992
as (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (194)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Buster Keaton
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Jimmy the Crook
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Train Conductor
The General
1926
as Johnnie Gray
Sherlock Jr.
1924
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Seven Chances
1925
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
Limelight
1952
as Calvero's Partner
One Week
1920
as The Groom
The Goat
1921
as The Goat
The Cameraman
1928
as Buster
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Erronius
College
1927
as Ronald, The Boy
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Neighbors
1920
as The Boy
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928
as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The Cook
1918
as The Waiter (uncredited)
Pajama Party
1964
as Chief Rotten Eagle
The Paleface
1922
as Little Chief Paleface
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Our Hospitality
1923
as William McKay
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
Go West
1925
as Friendless
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
as Bwana
The Blacksmith
1922
as Blacksmith's Assistant
Forever and a Day
1943
as Wilkins
Love Nest on Wheels
1937
as Elmer
The Navigator
1924
as Rollo Treadway
Three Ages
1923
as The Boy
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Airman Blinken
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Lion Tamer
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
The Image Book
2018
as (archive footage)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self / Princess Raja
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
2026
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
L'Incantevole nemica
1953
as L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre
Battling Butler
1926
as Alfred Butler
The Balloonatic
1923
as The Young Man
War Italian Style
1965
as Gen. von Kassler
Speak Easily
1932
as Professor Post
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Doughboys
1930
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
You're My Everything
1949
as Butler
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Elmer Butts
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Bus Driver
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Scarecrow
1920
as Farmhand
Hodgepodge
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Haunted House
1921
as Bank Clerk
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Hickey
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Buster Keaton
Spite Marriage
1929
as Elmer
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Policeman
The Electric House
1922
as Buster
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965
as Buster
Tide of Empire
1929
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
Cops
1922
as The Young Man
Convict 13
1920
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Ditto
1937
as The Forgotten Man
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
as Reginald Irving
Jail Bait
1937
The Passionate Plumber
1932
as Elmer E. Tuttle
New Moon
1940
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
The Saphead
1920
as Bertie Van Alstyne
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950
as Buster
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
as Self
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Junior Holepoke
The Rough House
1917
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
My Wife's Relations
1922
as The Husband
The Play House
1921
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
Palooka from Paducah
1935
as Jim Diltz
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Buster
That's the Spirit
1945
as L.M.
General Nuisance
1941
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
She Went to the Races
1945
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Scribe
1966
as Journalist
She's Oil Mine
1941
as Buster Waters, plumber
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Goulard
Li'l Abner
1940
as Lonesome Polecat
The High Sign
1921
as Our Hero
Free and Easy
1930
as Elmer
Film
1965
as The Man
The Love Nest
1923
as Buster Keaton
The Awakening
1954
as The Man
Boom in the Moon
1946
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self
The Frozen North
1922
as The Bad Man
Day Dreams
1922
as The Young Man
Estrellados
1930
as Canuto Cuadratin
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
1958
as Professor
Notfilm
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Gold Ghost
1934
as Wally
No Time at All
1958
as Harrison
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
as (archive footage)
The Boat
1921
as The Boat Builder
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
Pest from the West
1939
as Sir
Nothing But Pleasure
1940
as Clarence Plunkett
Out West
1918
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Hayseed
1919
as Manager, General Store
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Chase
1962
Plumber in love
1932
as Elmer E. Tuttle
Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
God's Country
1946
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
About Buster Keaton
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. With 210 credits spanning from 1917 to 2026, Buster Keaton has appeared in 194 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Buster Keaton
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Jimmy the Crook
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Train Conductor
- The General (1926) — as Johnnie Gray
- Sherlock Jr. (1924) — as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
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