Buster Keaton 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
| Homepage | https://www.busterkeaton.org |
|---|---|
| Birth Location | Piqua, Kansas, USA |
| Born | 1895-10-03 |
| Died | 1966-02-01 |
Movies
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2023
2023
Time Travelers
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Barney's Wall
as Himself (archival footage)
2019
The Image Book
as (film archive footage)
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2018
2016
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
2016
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Notfilm
as Self (archive footage)
2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Edge of Outside
as Buster (archive footage)
2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
2006
Industrial Strength Keaton
as Himself
2006
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
as Various
2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
as Various
2001
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1990
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
1970
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Erronius
1966
The Scribe
as Journalist
1966
War Italian Style
as Gen. von Kassler
1965
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Himself
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
1965
Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
1964
The Sound of Laughter
as Elmer Butts
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
1963
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
1963
There's No Business Like No Business
as Himself
1963
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
as Lester Snapwell
1963
Simon Pure Beer
as Himself
1962
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
as Self
1962
1962
The Home Owner
as Himself / The Home Owner
1961
The Devil To Pay
as Diablos
1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Lion Tamer
1960
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)
1960
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1960
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
as Professor
1958
No Time at All
as Harrison
1958
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Train Conductor
1956
The Awakening
as The Man
1954
L'Incantevole nemica
as L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre
1953
Limelight
as Calvero's Partner
1952
Paradise for Buster
as Buster
1952
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1951
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as Buster
1950
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
1950
In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey
1949
You're My Everything
as Butler
1949
The Lovable Cheat
as Goulard
1949
A Duel to the Death
as The First Fisherman
1947
1946
God's Country
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
1946
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.
1945
San Diego I Love You
as Bus Driver
1944
Take It or Leave It
as Himself
1944
Forever and a Day
as Wilkins
1943
She's Oil Mine
as Buster Waters, plumber
1941
General Nuisance
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
1941
So You Won't Squawk
as Eddie
1941
His Ex Marks the Spot
as Buster - the husband
1940
1940
Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as William Dalton
1940
The Spook Speaks
as Buster
1940
New Moon
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
1940
The Taming of the Snood
as Buster Keaton
1940
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
1940
Nothing But Pleasure
as Clarence Plunkett
1940
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Buster Keaton
1939
Mooching Through Georgia
as Homer Cobb
1939
Pest from the West
as Sir
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
1939
Love Nest on Wheels
as Elmer
1937
Ditto
as The Forgotten Man
1937
1937
Mixed Magic
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
1936
The Chemist
as Elmer Triple
1936
Blue Blazes
as Elmer
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as Himself
1936
Grand Slam Opera
as Elmer Butts
1936
Three on a Limb
as Elmer Brown
1936
The Invader
as Leander Proudfoot
1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
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
1935
The King of the Champs-Élysées
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
1934
Allez Oop
as Elmer
1934
The Gold Ghost
as Wally
1934
What! No Beer?
as Elmer J. Butts
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
as Self
1933
Speak Easily
as Professor Post
1932
The Passionate Plumber
as Elmer E. Tuttle
1932
Casanova wider Willen
as Reggie Irving
1931
Sidewalks of New York
as Harmon
1931
We're switching to Hollywood
as Self
1931
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Reginald Irving
1931
1930
Doughboys
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
1930
Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
1930
Free and Easy
as Elmer
1930
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Princess Raja
1929
Spite Marriage
as Elmer
1929
Tide of Empire
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
1929
The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
1928
The Cameraman
as Buster
1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
1928
Character Studies
as Himself (uncredited)
1927
College
as Ronald, The Boy
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
as Self
1927
The General
as Johnny Gray
1926
Battling Butler
as Alfred Butler
1926
Go West
as Friendless
1925
The Iron Mule
as Indian (uncredited)
1925
Seven Chances
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
1925
The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway
1924
Sherlock Jr.
as Sherlock, Jr.
1924
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 (as 'Buster' Keaton)
1923
Day Dreams
as The Young Man
1922
Seeing Stars
as Self
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
1922
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
1921
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
1920
The Hayseed
as Manager, general store
1919
Back Stage
as Stagehand
1919
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
1918
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
1917
Movies
The Smelly Janitor
Thanks
2008
In the Good Old Summertime
Additional Writing
1949
Quick Millions
Story
1939
Mooching Through Georgia
Writer
1939
Pest from the West
Writer
1939
1939
Streamlined Swing
Director
1938
Hollywood Handicap
Director
1938
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Director
1938
Grand Slam Opera
Writer
1936
Speak Easily
Producer
1932
Doughboys
Story
1930
Free and Easy
Producer
1930
Spite Marriage
Director
1929
Spite Marriage
Producer
1929
College
Director
1927
The General
Stunts
1926
The General
Screenplay
1926
The General
Producer
1926
The General
Editor
1926
The General
Director
1926
Battling Butler
Producer
1926
Battling Butler
Director
1926
Go West
Producer
1925
Go West
Story
1925
Go West
Director
1925
Seven Chances
Editor
1925
Seven Chances
Producer
1925
Seven Chances
Director
1925
The Navigator
Editor
1924
The Navigator
Producer
1924
The Navigator
Director
1924
Sherlock Jr.
Editor
1924
Sherlock Jr.
Director
1924
Sherlock Jr.
Producer
1924
Our Hospitality
Stunts
1923
Our Hospitality
Producer
1923
Our Hospitality
Director
1923
Three Ages
Writer
1923
Three Ages
Producer
1923
Three Ages
Director
1923
The Love Nest
Director
1923
The Love Nest
Writer
1923
The Balloonatic
Writer
1923
The Balloonatic
Director
1923
Day Dreams
Director
1922
Day Dreams
Writer
1922
The Electric House
Writer
1922
The Electric House
Director
1922
The Frozen North
Writer
1922
The Frozen North
Director
1922
The Blacksmith
Director
1922
The Blacksmith
Writer
1922
My Wife's Relations
Director
1922
My Wife's Relations
Writer
1922
Cops
Director
1922
Cops
Editor
1922
Cops
Writer
1922
The Paleface
Director
1922
The Paleface
Writer
1922
The Boat
Writer
1921
The Boat
Director
1921
The Play House
Writer
1921
The Play House
Director
1921
The Goat
Writer
1921
The Goat
Director
1921
The High Sign
Writer
1921
The High Sign
Director
1921
Hard Luck
Director
1921
Hard Luck
Writer
1921
The Haunted House
Writer
1921
The Haunted House
Director
1921
Neighbors
Writer
1920
Neighbors
Director
1920
The Scarecrow
Writer
1920
The Scarecrow
Director
1920
Convict 13
Editor
1920
Convict 13
Writer
1920
Convict 13
Director
1920
One Week
Writer
1920
One Week
Editor
1920
One Week
Director
1920
Moonshine
Editor
1918
The Rough House
Writer
1917
The Rough House
Director
1917
