Person
Buster Keaton
Actor · Crew· Piqua, Kansas, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1992 | Funny Business | (archive footage) | TV |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1966 | The Scribe | Journalist | Film |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Erronius | Film |
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | Bwana | Film |
| 1965 | War Italian Style | Gen. von Kassler | Film |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Again | Self | Film |
| 1965 | Sergeant Deadhead | Airman Blinken | Film |
| 1965 | Film | The Man | Film |
| 1965 | The Railrodder | The Man | Film |
| 1965 | Beach Blanket Bingo | Buster | Film |
| 1964 | Pajama Party | Chief Rotten Eagle | Film |
| 1963 | The Triumph of Lester Snapwell | Lester Snapwell | Film |
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1962 | Langlois-Keaton à Paris | Self | Film |
| 1962 | The Great Chase | Film | |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Lion Tamer | Film |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Train Conductor | Film |
| 1953 | L'Incantevole nemica | Baker's Apprentice in Play | Film |
| 1952 | Limelight | Calvero's Partner | Film |
| 1951 | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1950 | The Misadventures of Buster Keaton | Buster | Film |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Buster Keaton | Film |
| 1949 | You're My Everything | Butler | Film |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Goulard | Film |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Hickey | Film |
| 1946 | Boom in the Moon | Film | |
| 1946 | God's Country | Old Tarp / Mr. Boone | Film |
| 1945 | That's the Spirit | L.M. | Film |
| 1945 | That Night with You | Sam - Short Order Cook | Film |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You | Bus Driver | Film |
| 1941 | General Nuisance | Peter Hedley Lamar Jr. | Film |
| 1941 | So You Won't Squawk | Eddie | Film |
| 1941 | She's Oil Mine | Buster Waters, plumber | Film |
| 1940 | His Ex Marks the Spot | Buster - the husband | Film |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | William Dalton | Film |
| 1940 | Pardon My Berth Marks | Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy | Film |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner | Film | |
| 1940 | Nothing But Pleasure | Clarence Plunkett | Film |
| 1940 | The Spook Speaks | Buster | Film |
| 1940 | The Taming of the Snood | Buster Keaton | Film |
| 1939 | Mooching Through Georgia | Homer Cobb | Film |
| 1939 | Pest from the West | Sir | Film |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Buster Keaton | Film |
| 1937 | Love Nest on Wheels | Elmer | Film |
| 1937 | Jail Bait | Film | |
| 1937 | Ditto | The Forgotten Man | Film |
| 1936 | Grand Slam Opera | Elmer Butts | Film |
| 1936 | Blue Blazes | Elmer | Film |
| 1936 | Mixed Magic | Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth | Film |
| 1936 | The Chemist | Elmer Triple | Film |
| 1936 | Three on a Limb | Elmer Brown | Film |
| 1936 | The Invader | Leander Proudfoot | Film |
| 1935 | The Timid Young Man | Milton | Film |
| 1935 | The E-Flat Man | Elmer | Film |
| 1935 | Hayseed Romance | Elmer Dolittle | Film |
| 1935 | Tars and Stripes | Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle | Film |
| 1935 | Palooka from Paducah | Jim Diltz | Film |
| 1935 | One Run Elmer | Elmer | Film |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Self | Film |
| 1934 | The Gold Ghost | Wally | Film |
| 1934 | Allez Oop | Elmer | Film |
| 1934 | The King of the Champs-Élysées | Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré | Film |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Elmer J. Butts | Film |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 | Self | Film |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Professor Post | Film |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber | Elmer E. Tuttle | Film |
| 1932 | Plumber in love | Elmer E. Tuttle | Film |
| 1931 | Sidewalks of New York | Harmon | Film |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Reginald Irving | Film |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | Elmer | Film |
| 1930 | Doughboys | Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr. | Film |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | Self / Princess Raja | Film |
| 1929 | Spite Marriage | Elmer | Film |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire | Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited) | Film |
| 1928 | The Cameraman | Buster | Film |
| 1928 | Steamboat Bill, Jr. | William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. | Film |
| 1927 | Character Studies | Self (uncredited) | Film |
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