Buster Keaton

Personal Info

Birthday

October 3, 1895

Day of Death

1966-02-01

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Piqua, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

The Great Stone Face

Joseph Frank Keaton

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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.

Known For

The Twilight Zone

Burke's Law

Playhouse 90

Screen Director's Playhouse

Sunset Boulevard

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

Our Hospitality

Around the World in Eighty Days

Filmography

2025
Hodgepodge
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
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)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Busta Keaton in COPS
as The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops')
2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
as Self
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Notfilm
as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
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)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
Industrial Strength Keaton
as Self
2004
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
as Various
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
as Various
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
1998
Jackie Chan: My Story
as (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
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)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1974
The Three Stooges Follies
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
as Self (archival footage)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Erronius
The Scribe
as Journalist
1965
War Italian Style
as Gen. von Kassler
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Self
Film
as The Man
Sergeant Deadhead
as Airman Blinken
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Bwana
The Railrodder
as The Man
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Buster
1964
Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
1963
The Sound of Laughter
as Elmer Butts
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
as Lester Snapwell
There's No Business Like No Business
as Self
1962
Simon Pure Beer
as Self
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
as Self
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
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Lion Tamer
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1958
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
as Professor
No Time at All
as Harrison
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Train Conductor
1955
The Silent Partner
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
Paradise for Buster
as Buster
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1950
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as Buster
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey
You're My Everything
as Butler
The Lovable Cheat
as Goulard
1947
A Duel to the Death
as The First Fisherman
1946
God's Country
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
1945
She Went to the Races
as Bellboy (uncredited)
That Night with You
as Sam - Short Order Cook
That's the Spirit
as L.M.
1944
San Diego I Love You
as Bus Driver
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
General Nuisance
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
So You Won't Squawk
as Eddie
1940
His Ex Marks the Spot
as Buster - the husband
Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as William Dalton
The Spook Speaks
as Buster
New Moon
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
The Taming of the Snood
as Buster Keaton
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
Nothing But Pleasure
as Clarence Plunkett
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Buster Keaton
Mooching Through Georgia
as Homer Cobb
Pest from the West
as Sir
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
1937
Love Nest on Wheels
as Elmer
Ditto
as The Forgotten Man
1936
Mixed Magic
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
The Chemist
as Elmer Triple
Blue Blazes
as Elmer
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as Self
Grand Slam Opera
as Elmer Butts
Three on a Limb
as Elmer Brown
The Invader
as Leander Proudfoot
1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
The Timid Young Man
as Milton
The E-Flat Man
as Elmer
Tars and Stripes
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
Hayseed Romance
as Elmer Dolittle
One Run Elmer
as Elmer
Palooka from Paducah
as Jim Diltz
1934
The King of the Champs-Élysées
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
Allez Oop
as Elmer
The Gold Ghost
as Wally
1933
What! No Beer?
as Elmer J. Butts
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
as Self
1932
Speak Easily
as Professor Post
The Passionate Plumber
as Elmer E. Tuttle
1931
Casanova wider Willen
as Reggie Irving
Sidewalks of New York
as Harmon
We're switching to Hollywood
as Self
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Reginald Irving
1930
Doughboys
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
Free and Easy
as Elmer
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Princess Raja
Spite Marriage
as Elmer
Tide of Empire
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
1928
The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
The Cameraman
as Buster
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
1927
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)
College
as Ronald, The Boy
Life in Hollywood No. 1
as Self
1926
The General
as Johnnie Gray
Battling Butler
as Alfred Butler
1925
Go West
as Friendless
The Iron Mule
as Indian (uncredited)
Seven Chances
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
1924
The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway
Sherlock Jr.
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
1923
Our Hospitality
as William McKay
Three Ages
as The Boy
The Love Nest
as Buster Keaton
The Balloonatic
as The Young Man
1922
Day Dreams
as The Young Man
Seeing Stars
as Self
The Electric House
as Buster
The Frozen North
as The Bad Man
The Blacksmith
as Blacksmith's Assistant
My Wife's Relations
as The Husband
Cops
as The Young Man
The Paleface
as Little Chief Paleface
1921
The Boat
as The Boat Builder
The Play House
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
The Goat
as The Goat
The High Sign
as Our Hero
Hard Luck
as Suicidal Boy
The Haunted House
as Bank Clerk
1920
Neighbors
as The Boy
The Scarecrow
as Farmhand
Convict 13
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
The Round-Up
as Indian (uncredited)
The Saphead
as Bertie Van Alstyne
One Week
as The Groom
The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
1919
The Hayseed
as Manager, General Store
Back Stage
as Stagehand
1918
The Cook
as The Waiter (uncredited)
Good Night, Nurse!
as Dr. Hampton
Moonshine
as Revenue Agent
The Bell Boy
as Bellboy
Out West
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
1917
Coney Island
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
Oh, Doctor!
as Junior Holepoke
His Wedding Night
as Delivery boy
The Rough House
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
A Reckless Romeo
as Blind Organ Grinder
The Butcher Boy
as Buster