Ben Turpin
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Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Known for
Credits
Saps at Sea (1940)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Cross-eyed Ben
The Champion (1915)
as Ringside vendor
Hollywood (1923)
as Ben Turpin
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
Actor
The Show of Shows (1929)
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Our Wife (1931)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)
Actor
A Night Out (1915)
as Fellow Reveller
Married Life (1920)
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)
A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
as Remendados
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
as A Prussian Guardsman
Make Me a Star (1932)
as Ben
Down on the Farm (1920)
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
Broke in China (1927)
as Donald Drake
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Bartender in Western
A Bedroom Blunder (1917)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Love Parade (1929)
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)
The Law of the Wild (1934)
as Henry
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Bright Eyes (1921)
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
The College Hero (1927)
as The Janitor
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)
Actor
When a Man's a Prince (1926)
as Prince Nikolo
Running Hollywood (1932)
as Traffic Cop
His New Job (1915)
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
Lost: A Cook (1917)
as Pest Guest
Cupid's Day Off (1919)
as 1st Shoe Salesman
The Musical Marvel (1917)
as Dickie, the pianist
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self (archive footage)
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
as Self
Ambassador Bill (1931)
as The Butcher
Wedding Yells (1942)
as Jackson Snood
The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
as The Pawnshop Janitor
Sweedie Goes to College (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Mysterious Man
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
Actor
Sweedie and the Lord (1914)
Actor
The Dare-Devil (1923)
as Joe Magee
The Pride of Pikeville (1927)
as Baron Bonamo
Charlie Butts In (1920)
Actor
The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)
A Small Town Idol (1921)
as Sam Smith
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
as The Soda Clerk
The Shriek of Araby (1923)
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
Swing High (1930)
as Bartender
A Small Town Idol (1939)
as Sam Smith
Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)
as The Hypnotist
Taking the Count (1929)
Actor
Hogan's Alley (1925)
as The Stranger
The Quack Doctor (1920)
as The Justice of the Peace
A Royal Romance (1930)
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
Big Farewell (1954)
as Dancer
Keystone Hotel (1935)
as Count Drewa Blanc
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)
as Swipes, her husband
The Wife's Relations (1928)
as Rodney St. Clair
Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918)
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair
Lighthouse Love (1932)
as The Russian Prince
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair
Sweedie at the Fair (1914)
as Captain of the Police
Tag Day (1909)
as The Tramp
She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
as The Lifeguard
Sweedie's Hero (1915)
as The Bellboy
Countess Sweedie (1914)
as The Waiter
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)
Actor
Up in Alf's Place (1919)
as Oswald Planter - Mortician
A Harem Knight (1926)
as Rodney St. Clair
The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
as The Butcher
Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)
as Captain of the Police
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)
as The Captain
Sweedie's Skate (1914)
as Captain
Mr. Flip (1909)
as Mr. Flip
A Christmas Revenge (1915)
as Loafer
The Laundress (1914)
as His Assistant
She Loved Him Plenty (1918)
Actor
The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)
as Police Captain
That Night (1917)
Actor
A Woman's Way (1928)
Actor
The Stolen Booking (1916)
as Ben
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
Actor
The Haunted Lounge (1909)
as Tramp
A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
Actor
Sweedie and Her Dog (1915)
as Captain of the Dog Catchers
His Bogus Boast (1917)
Actor
The Raspberry Romance (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
Yukon Jake (1924)
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
Roping Her Romeo (1917)
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
The Jolly Jilter (1927)
as Vigil Vancourt
Holding His Own (1928)
as Ben Muggs
Madame Double X (1914)
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
The Usual Way (1913)
as Secondary Role
The Marriage Circus (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
Romeo and Juliet (1924)
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926)
Actor
A Blonde's Revenge (1926)
as Gerald Montague
Asleep at the Switch (1923)
as The Station Agent
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)
as Bartender
Versus Sledge Hammers (1915)
as The Count's Valet
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
as Self
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930)
as Self - Guest Host
A Clever Dummy (1917)
as A Romantic Janitor
She Landed a Big One (1914)
as The Chief of Police
Snakeville’s Champion (1915)
as Bloggie
The Hidden Treasure (1912)
as Puddlefoot Pete
Why Babies Leave Home (1928)
Actor
Chase Me Charlie (1918)
as Ben
Love and Doughnuts (1921)
as The Baker
Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
as Banana Peel Victim
Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)
Actor
You Saved My Life (1910)
Actor
Trying to Get Along (1919)
as Freeloading Customer
When Ben Bolted (1917)
Actor
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
The Hollywood Kid (1924)
as Self
Too Much Turkey (1915)
as The Neighbor
Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)
as The Chief of Police
The Neighbors' Kids (1909)
as Servant
Three Foolish Weeks (1924)
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)
as Mr. Tightwad
Step Forward (1922)
as Rodney Robbin
The Eyes Have It (1928)
Actor
Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo
Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915)
as The Grocery Boy
Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
as Captain of Life Savers
The Cockeyed Family (1928)
as Amos Gillig
Their Cheap Vacation (1914)
Actor
He Died and He Didn't (1916)
as The Gambler
Masked Mirth (1917)
as Suffern Phatt
Sweedie's Finish (1915)
Actor
Sweedie's Suicide (1915)
as Police Captain
Bucking the Tiger (1917)
as The Grand Ruin
Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)
as Mr. Prim
Idle Eyes (1928)
as Benjamin Turps
Picture Pirates (1916)
as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
Love and Trouble (1915)
as Sweedie's Beau
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer' (1914)
Actor
Caught in the End (1917)
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
Curiosity (1915)
as The Lunatic
A Studio Stampede (1917)
as Vic
Poultry à la Mode (1916)
as Ben
A Coat Tale (1915)
Actor
Seein' Things (1928)
Actor
Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)
Actor
Any Day in Hollywood (1935)
as Ben (archive footage)
Oh! What Lungs (1908)
Actor
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907)
as The Hobo
She Said No (1928)
Actor
Doctoring a Leak (1916)
as 1st Plumber