Buster Keaton
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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
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Buster Keaton
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Jimmy the Crook
The General (1926)
as Johnnie Gray
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Train Conductor
Pajama Party (1964)
as Chief Rotten Eagle
Hodgepodge (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Limelight (1952)
as Calvero's Partner
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as (archive footage)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Erronius
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cameraman (1928)
as Buster
The Image Book (2018)
as (archive footage)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
as Lion Tamer
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Scribe (1966)
as Journalist
The Navigator (1924)
as Rollo Treadway
The Awakening (1954)
as The Man
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
as Steamboat Bill Jr.
Our Hospitality (1923)
as William McKay
The Railrodder (1965)
as The Man
It's Showtime (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
as Hickey
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
as Buster
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
as Self
Free and Easy (1930)
as Elmer
Forever and a Day (1943)
as Wilkins
Seven Chances (1925)
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
One Week (1920)
as The Groom
That's the Spirit (1945)
as L.M.
Battling Butler (1926)
as Alfred Butler
Ditto (1937)
as The Forgotten Man
Character Studies (1927)
as Self (uncredited)
Hard Luck (1921)
as Suicidal Boy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Jail Bait (1937)
Actor
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
as Bwana
Go West (1925)
as Friendless
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
College (1927)
as Ronald, The Boy
Hayseed Romance (1935)
as Elmer Dolittle
Love Nest on Wheels (1937)
as Elmer
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
as Reginald Irving
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as William Dalton
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
as Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
as Self / Princess Raja
Oh, Doctor! (1917)
as Junior Holepoke
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
My Wife's Relations (1922)
as The Husband
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as archive footage
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Run Elmer (1935)
as Elmer
Sidewalks of New York (1931)
as Harmon
Three Ages (1923)
as The Boy
30 Years of Fun (1963)
as (archive footage)
The Play House (1921)
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
A Country Hero (1917)
as Vaudeville Artist
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026)
as Self (Archival)
She's Oil Mine (1941)
as Buster Waters, plumber
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good Night, Nurse! (1918)
as Dr. Hampton
So You Won't Squawk (1941)
as Eddie
Take It or Leave It (1944)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're My Everything (1949)
as Butler
The Butcher Boy (1917)
as Buster
The Scarecrow (1920)
as Farmhand
War Italian Style (1965)
as Gen. von Kassler
A Duel to the Death (1947)
as The First Fisherman
The Goat (1921)
as The Goat
Tars and Stripes (1935)
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
What! No Beer? (1933)
as Elmer J. Butts
The Voice of Hollywood (1930)
Actor
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)
The Blacksmith (1922)
as Blacksmith's Assistant
The Gold Ghost (1934)
as Wally
The Timid Young Man (1935)
as Milton
The E-Flat Man (1935)
as Elmer
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (1933)
as Self
The Cook (1918)
as The Waiter (uncredited)
Day Dreams (1922)
as The Young Man
Stunts: A Taste for Risk (2023)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Boom in the Moon (1946)
Actor
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
as Elmer E. Tuttle
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
as Self
The Rough House (1917)
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
The Great Chase (1962)
Actor
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Buster Keaton
Three on a Limb (1936)
as Elmer Brown
Langlois-Keaton à Paris (1962)
as Self
New Moon (1940)
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
Convict 13 (1920)
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
Bound for Glory: The General as Keaton's Cinematic Manifesto (2026)
as Self (Archival)
Casanova Against His Will (1931)
as Reggie Irving
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Sergeant Deadhead (1965)
as Airman Blinken
Palooka from Paducah (1935)
as Jim Diltz
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Elmer Butts
San Diego I Love You (1944)
as Bus Driver
Paradise for Buster (1952)
as Buster
The High Sign (1921)
as Our Hero
Coney Island (1917)
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
The Electric House (1922)
as Buster
The Taming of the Snood (1940)
as Buster Keaton
Notfilm (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Cops (1922)
as The Young Man
Spite Marriage (1929)
as Elmer
Film (1965)
as The Man
No Time at All (1958)
as Harrison
Doughboys (1930)
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
The Saphead (1920)
as Bertie Van Alstyne
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Seeing Stars (1922)
as Self
Speak Easily (1932)
as Professor Post
The Boat (1921)
as The Boat Builder
Neighbors (1920)
as The Boy
The Round-Up (1920)
as Indian (uncredited)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
The Frozen North (1922)
as The Bad Man
That Night with You (1945)
as Sam - Short Order Cook
Tide of Empire (1929)
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Policeman
Back Stage (1919)
as Stagehand
The Balloonatic (1923)
as The Young Man
Li'l Abner (1940)
as Lonesome Polecat
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
His Ex Marks the Spot (1940)
as Buster - the husband
The Haunted House (1921)
as Bank Clerk
The Devil to Pay (1960)
as Diablos
Pest from the West (1939)
as Sir
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)
as Self
Pardon My Berth Marks (1940)
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
The Three Stooges Follies (1974)
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
The Paleface (1922)
as Little Chief Paleface
Buster se marie (1931)
as Reggie Irving
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The King of the Champs-Élysées (1934)
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
The Garage (1920)
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (1963)
as Lester Snapwell
The Home Owner (1961)
as The Home Owner
Out West (1918)
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
She Went to the Races (1945)
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)
as Self
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood (2016)
as Self
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
as (archive footage)
Plumber in Love (1932)
as Elmer E. Tuttle
The Love Nest (1923)
as Buster Keaton
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bell Boy (1918)
as Bellboy
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton (1970)
as Self (archival footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (2006)
as (archive footage)
L'Incantevole nemica (1953)
as Baker's Apprentice in Play
Life with Buster Keaton (1951)
Actor
The Hayseed (1919)
as Manager, General Store
Forward, March! (1930)
Actor
We’re Switching to Hollywood (1931)
as Self
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends (2016)
as (archive footage)
The Spook Speaks (1940)
as Buster
His Wedding Night (1917)
as Delivery boy
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
as Self (uncredited)
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry (1958)
as Professor
The Lovable Cheat (1949)
as Goulard
A Reckless Romeo (1917)
as Blind Organ Grinder
Crazy Days (1962)
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blue Blazes (1936)
as Elmer
You Have to Live Somewhere (2014)
as (archive footage)
The Baby Cyclone (1928)
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
Moonshine (1918)
as Revenue Agent
The Iron Mule (1925)
as Indian (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (2007)
as (archive footage)
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton (1950)
as Buster
Mixed Magic (1936)
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
The Invader (1936)
as Leander Proudfoot
Mooching Through Georgia (1939)
as Homer Cobb
Life in Hollywood No. 1 (1927)
as Self
Allez Oop (1934)
as Elmer
The Chemist (1936)
as Elmer Triple
Grand Slam Opera (1936)
as Elmer Butts
General Nuisance (1941)
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
Nothing But Pleasure (1940)
as Clarence Plunkett
Estrellados (1930)
as Canuto Cuadratin
God's Country (1946)
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
4 Clowns (1970)
as (archive footage)
Simon Pure Beer (1962)
as Self
There's No Business Like No Business (1963)
as Self
Barney's Wall (2019)
as Self (archive footage)