Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Birthday: 1895-10-03
Deathday: 1966-02-01
Place of birth: Piqua, Kansas, USA
Also know as: The Great Stone Face

Biography

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.

Filmography

Sunset Boulevard

1950

As Buster Keaton

Our Hospitality

1923

As William McKay

The General

1926

As Johnnie Gray

Sherlock Jr.

1924

As Sherlock, Jr.

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

As Train Conductor

Li'l Abner

1940

As Lonesome Polecat

Li'l Abner

1940

As

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

As Jimmy the Crook

One Week

1920

As The Groom

The Cameraman

1928

As Buster

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

As Self / Princess Raja

The Navigator

1924

As Rollo Treadway

The Railrodder

1965

As The Man

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

As Hickey

Three Ages

1923

As The Boy

Seven Chances

1925

As James 'Jimmie' Shannon

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928

As William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.

The Paleface

1922

As Little Chief Paleface

Go West

1925

As Friendless

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

As Bwana

College

1927

As Ronald, The Boy

Limelight

1952

As Calvero's Partner

Free and Easy

1930

As Elmer

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

As Lion Tamer

Speak Easily

1932

As Professor Post

The Blacksmith

1922

As Blacksmith's Assistant

Forever and a Day

1943

As Wilkins

Back Stage

1919

As Stagehand

Film

1965

As The Man

Coney Island

1917

As Rival / Cop with Moustache

Convict 13

1920

As Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard

The Balloonatic

1923

As The Young Man (as 'Buster' Keaton)

The Bell Boy

1918

As Bellboy

Cops

1922

As The Young Man

Day Dreams

1922

As The Young Man

Good Night, Nurse!

1918

As Dr. Hampton

Hard Luck

1921

As Suicidal Boy

His Wedding Night

1917

As Delivery boy

My Wife's Relations

1922

As The husband

The High Sign

1921

As Our Hero

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

As Erronius

The Boat

1921

As The Boat Builder

Spite Marriage

1929

As Elmer

Out West

1918

As Sheriff, saloon owner

Neighbors

1920

As The Boy

The Frozen North

1922

As The Bad Man

The Electric House

1922

As Buster

The Hayseed

1919

As Manager, general store

The Rough House

1917

As Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop

The Play House

1921

As Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand

The Scarecrow

1920

As Farmhand

The Haunted House

1921

As Bank Clerk

Battling Butler

1926

As Alfred Butler

Allez Oop

1934

As Elmer

The Gold Ghost

1934

As Wally

The Love Nest

1923

As Buster Keaton

Grand Slam Opera

1936

As Elmer Butts

Love Nest on Wheels

1937

As Elmer

Blue Blazes

1936

As Elmer

Mixed Magic

1936

As Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

As Buster Keaton

The Saphead

1920

As Bertie Van Alstyne

The Cook

1918

As The Waiter (uncredited)

The Butcher Boy

1917

As Buster

The Garage

1920

As Mechanic / Fireman

Oh, Doctor!

1917

As Junior Holepoke

Moonshine

1918

As Revenue Agent

Jail Bait

1937

As

Three on a Limb

1936

As Elmer Brown

His Ex Marks the Spot

1940

As Buster - the husband

Palooka from Paducah

1935

As Jim Diltz

Nothing But Pleasure

1940

As Clarence Plunkett

The Taming of the Snood

1940

As Buster Keaton

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940

As Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

As William Dalton

The Spook Speaks

1940

As Buster

General Nuisance

1941

As Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.

One Run Elmer

1935

As Elmer

Sidewalks of New York

1931

As Harmon

The Invader

1936

As Leander Proudfoot

The Timid Young Man

1935

As Milton

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

As Reginald Irving

Pest from the West

1939

As Sir

The Chemist

1936

As Elmer Triple

San Diego I Love You

1944

As Bus Driver

The Passionate Plumber

1932

As Elmer E. Tuttle

Tars and Stripes

1935

As Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle

So You Won't Squawk

1941

As Eddie

That's the Spirit

1945

As L.M.

The Stolen Jools

1931

As Policeman

Mooching Through Georgia

1939

As Homer Cobb

That Night with You

1945

As Sam - Short Order Cook

The E-Flat Man

1935

As Elmer

She's Oil Mine

1941

As Buster Waters, plumber

What! No Beer?

1933

As Elmer J. Butts

Hayseed Romance

1935

As Elmer Dolittle

Ditto

1937

As The Forgotten Man

The Scribe

1966

As Journalist

God's Country

1946

As Old Tarp / Mr. Boone

You're My Everything

1949

As Butler

The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

1963

As Lester Snapwell

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

As Airman Blinken

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

1950

As Buster

Pajama Party

1964

As Chief Rotten Eagle

Boom in the Moon

1946

As

The Lovable Cheat

1949

As Goulard

L'Incantevole nemica

1953

As L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre

Doughboys

1930

As Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.

When Comedy Was King

1960

As edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)

The Iron Mule

1925

As Indian (uncredited)

Buster Keaton Rides Again

1965

As Himself

4 Clowns

1970

As (archive footage)

Seeing Stars

1922

As Self

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

As (archive footage)

The King of the Champs-Élysées

1934

As Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré

The Devil To Pay

1960

As Diablos

The Home Owner

1961

As Himself / The Home Owner

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

As Himself

That's Entertainment!

1974

As (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

As Himself

Paradise for Buster

1952

As Buster

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935

As Self

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

As Self

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2004

As Self (archive footage)

Industrial Strength Keaton

2006

As Himself

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006

As (archive footage)

The Goat

1921

As The Goat

We're switching to Hollywood

1931

As Self

New Moon

1940

As Prisoner - 'LuLu'

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

2016

As Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

As (archive footage)

Character Studies

1927

As Himself (uncredited)

Lifetime of Comedy

1960

As (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

As (archive footage)

The Round-Up

1920

As Indian (Uncredited)

She Went to the Races

1945

As Bellboy (uncredited)

Take It or Leave It

1944

As Himself

Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

2016

As

The Awakening

1954

As The Man

Simon Pure Beer

1962

As Himself

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018

As Self (archive footage)

Barney's Wall

2019

As Himself (archival footage)

Notfilm

2015

As Self (archive footage)

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

As Self

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

As Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

As Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976

As Self (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter

1963

As Elmer Butts

War Italian Style

1965

As Gen. von Kassler

Langlois-Keaton à Paris

1962

As Self

Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

2016

As (archive footage)

Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

2020

As Self (archive footage)

Casanova wider Willen

1931

As Reggie Irving

30 Years of Fun

1963

As (archive footage)

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

2001

As Various

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

2001

As Various

The Adventures of Mr. Pastry

1958

As Professor

There's No Business Like No Business

1963

As Himself

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2007

As (archive footage)

The Baby Cyclone

1928

As Stunt Double (uncredited)

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

As (archive footage)

Life in Hollywood No. 1

1927

As Self

A Reckless Romeo

1917

As Blind Organ Grinder

Life with Buster Keaton

1951

As

A Duel to the Death

1947

As The First Fisherman

Crazy Days

1962

As Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

As Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

2016

As Self

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

As (archive footage)

Edge of Outside

2006

As Buster (archive footage)

Beach Blanket Bingo

1965

As

Forward, March!

1930

As

Estrellados

1930

As Canuto Cuadratin

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

1933

As Self

Navigators

2023

As

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

As

The Image Book

2018

As (film archive footage)

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

As Self

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990

As Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007

As Self (archive footage)

Tide of Empire

1929

As Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

No Time at All

1958

As Harrison

Stunts: A Taste for Risk

2023

As Various Roles (archive footage)

Production

Our Hospitality

1923

As Producer

Our Hospitality

1923

As Director

The General

1926

As Producer

The General

1926

As Screenplay

The General

1926

As Editor

The General

1926

As Director

Sherlock Jr.

1924

As Producer

Sherlock Jr.

1924

As Director

Sherlock Jr.

1924

As Editor

One Week

1920

As Director

The Navigator

1924

As Director

Seven Chances

1925

As Director

The Paleface

1922

As Director

The Paleface

1922

As Writer

Three Ages

1923

As Director

Go West

1925

As Story

Go West

1925

As Director

The Blacksmith

1922

As Director

The Blacksmith

1922

As Writer

The Balloonatic

1923

As Director

The Balloonatic

1923

As Writer

Convict 13

1920

As Director

Cops

1922

As Writer

Cops

1922

As Editor

Cops

1922

As Director

Day Dreams

1922

As Writer

Day Dreams

1922

As Director

My Wife's Relations

1922

As Writer

My Wife's Relations

1922

As Director

Hard Luck

1921

As Director

Hard Luck

1921

As Writer

The High Sign

1921

As Director

The High Sign

1921

As Writer

The Boat

1921

As Writer

The Boat

1921

As Director

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938

As Director

The Haunted House

1921

As Director

The Goat

1921

As Director

The Love Nest

1923

As Director

Battling Butler

1926

As Director

The Goat

1921

As Writer

The Frozen North

1922

As Writer

The Play House

1921

As Writer

The Frozen North

1922

As Director

The Play House

1921

As Director

The Electric House

1922

As Director

The Love Nest

1923

As Writer

Grand Slam Opera

1936

As Writer

The Scarecrow

1920

As Writer

Hollywood Handicap

1938

As Director

The Rough House

1917

As Director

The Rough House

1917

As Writer

Neighbors

1920

As Director

The Scarecrow

1920

As Director

The Haunted House

1921

As Writer

The Electric House

1922

As Writer

Streamlined Swing

1938

As Director

Mooching Through Georgia

1939

As Writer

Pest from the West

1939

As Writer

Speak Easily

1932

As Producer

Quick Millions

1939

As Story

Convict 13

1920

As Writer

Free and Easy

1930

As Producer

The Navigator

1924

As Editor

Seven Chances

1925

As Producer

Seven Chances

1925

As Editor

The Navigator

1924

As Producer

The General

1926

As Stunts

Go West

1925

As Producer

Our Hospitality

1923

As Stunts

Three Ages

1923

As Producer

Battling Butler

1926

As Producer

One Week

1920

As Editor

Spite Marriage

1929

As Producer

Neighbors

1920

As Writer

One Week

1920

As Writer

Moonshine

1918

As Editor

Convict 13

1920

As Editor

The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939

As Story

College

1927

As Director

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

As Additional Writing

Three Ages

1923

As Writer

The Smelly Janitor

2008

As Thanks

Doughboys

1930

As Story

Spite Marriage

1929

As Director