Buster Keaton

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

1895-10-03

Place of Birth

Piqua, Kansas, USA
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Buster Keaton

Biography

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.

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Acting History

2026
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
2025
Hodgepodge as Self (archive footage)
2023
Stunts: A Taste for Risk as Various Roles (archive footage)
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies as Self (archive footage)
2019
Barney's Wall as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Image Book as (archive footage)
2017
Busta Keaton in COPS as The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops')
2016
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood as Self
2016
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends as (archive footage)
2016
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died as Self (archive footage)
2015
Notfilm as Self (archive footage)
2014
You Have to Live Somewhere as (archive footage)
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
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)
2006
Legends as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts as (archive footage)
2004
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM as Self (archive footage)
2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One as Various
2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two as Various
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy as Self (archive footage)
1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults as (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
1992
Funny Business as (archive footage)
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow as Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1979
The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1976
It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1976
Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1974
The Three Stooges Follies as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton as Self (archival footage)
1970
4 Clowns as (archive footage)
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Erronius
1966
The Scribe as Journalist
1965
War Italian Style as Gen. von Kassler
1965
Salute to Stan Laurel as Self
1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again as Self
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
Beach Blanket Bingo as Buster
1964
Pajama Party as Chief Rotten Eagle
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self
1963
The Sound of Laughter as Elmer Butts
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Jimmy the Crook
1963
Burke's Law as Mortimer Lovely
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
30 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
1963
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell as Lester Snapwell
1963
There's No Business Like No Business as Self
1962
The Great Chase
1962
Simon Pure Beer as Self
1962
Crazy Days as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Langlois-Keaton à Paris as Self
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
1961
The Home Owner as The Home Owner
1960
The Devil to Pay as Diablos
1960
Route 66
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)
1959
The Twilight Zone as Woodrow Mulligan
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry as Professor
1958
No Time at All as Harrison
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as Train Conductor
1956
Playhouse 90 as Harrison
1956
The Rosemary Clooney Show as Self
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Kelsey Dutton
1954
The Awakening as The Man
1953
L'Incantevole nemica as L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre
1952
Limelight as Calvero's Partner
1952
This Is Your Life as Self
1952
Paradise for Buster as Buster
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
1951
Life with Buster Keaton
1950
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton as Buster
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950
Sunset Boulevard as Buster Keaton
1950
What's My Line? as Self
1949
In the Good Old Summertime as Hickey
1949
You're My Everything as Butler
1949
The Lovable Cheat as Goulard
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
A Duel to the Death as The First Fisherman
1946
Boom in the Moon
1946
God's Country as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
1945
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.
1944
San Diego I Love You as Bus Driver
1944
Take It or Leave It as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
Forever and a Day as Wilkins
1941
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
1940
His Ex Marks the Spot as Buster - the husband
1940
Li'l Abner as Lonesome Polecat
1940
Li'l Abner
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her as William Dalton
1940
The Spook Speaks as Buster
1940
The Taming of the Snood as Buster Keaton
1940
New Moon as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
1940
Pardon My Berth Marks as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
1940
Nothing But Pleasure as Clarence Plunkett
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade as Buster Keaton
1939
Mooching Through Georgia as Homer Cobb
1939
Pest from the West as Sir
1939
Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
1937
Love Nest on Wheels as Elmer
1937
Ditto as The Forgotten Man
1937
Jail Bait
1936
Mixed Magic as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
1936
The Chemist as Elmer Triple
1936
Blue Blazes as Elmer
1936
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs as Self
1936
Grand Slam Opera as Elmer Butts
1936
Three on a Limb as Elmer Brown
1936
The Invader as Leander Proudfoot
1935
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
1934
The King of the Champs-Élysées as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
1934
Allez Oop as Elmer
1934
The Gold Ghost as Wally
1933
What! No Beer? as Elmer J. Butts
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 as Self
1932
Speak Easily as Professor Post
1932
The Passionate Plumber as Elmer E. Tuttle
1931
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
1930
Forward, March!
1930
Doughboys as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
1930
Estrellados as Canuto Cuadratin
1930
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Free and Easy as Elmer
1929
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)
1928
The Baby Cyclone as Stunt Double (uncredited)
1928
The Cameraman as Buster
1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr. as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
1927
Character Studies as Self (uncredited)
1927
College as Ronald, The Boy
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1 as Self
1926
The General as Johnnie Gray
1926
Battling Butler as Alfred Butler
1925
Go West as Friendless
1925
The Iron Mule as Indian (uncredited)
1925
Seven Chances as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
1924
The Navigator as Rollo Treadway
1924
Sherlock Jr. as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
1923
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
1922
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
1921
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
1920
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
1919
The Hayseed as Manager, General Store
1919
Back Stage as Stagehand
1918
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
1917
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