Person

Buster Keaton

Directing · 1895–1966 · 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.

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  The Twilight Zone

  Woodrow Mulligan

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  The Donna Reed Show

  1958

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  Burke's Law

  Mortimer Lovely

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  What's My Line?

  Self

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

  Self

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  Route 66

  1960

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  The Colgate Comedy Hour

  Self

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  Playhouse 90

  Harrison

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  This Is Your Life

  Self

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  Legends

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

• 2026A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last RideSelf (Archival)
• 2025HodgepodgeSelf (archive footage)
• 2023Stunts: A Taste for RiskVarious Roles (archive footage)
• 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Libertyarchive footage
• 2020Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton ComediesSelf (archive footage)
• 2019Barney's WallSelf (archive footage)
• 2018The Image Book(archive footage)
• 2016Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HollywoodSelf
• 2016Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends(archive footage)
• 2016Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown DiedSelf (archive footage)
• 2015NotfilmSelf (archive footage)
• 2014You Have to Live Somewhere(archive footage)
• 2011Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2008The Smelly JanitorThanks
• 2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen(archive footage)
• 2007The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to TalkSelf (archive footage)
• 2006LegendsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2006Silent ClownsSelf(archive footage)
• 2006Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts(archive footage)
• 2004So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGMSelf (archive footage)
• 2000Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf (archive footage)
• 1999Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults(archive footage)
• 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)
• 1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
• 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
• 1992Funny Business(archive footage)
• 1990Dance Crazy in HollywoodSelf - Actor (archive footage)
• 1987Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to FollowSelf (archive footage)
• 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
• 1979The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
• 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf (archive footage)
• 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
• 1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)
• 1976Hooray for HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
• 1974The Three Stooges FolliesClarence Plunkett (archive footage)
• 1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1970The Metaphysics of Buster KeatonSelf (archival footage)
• 19704 Clowns(archive footage)
• 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumErronius
• 1966The ScribeJournalist
• 1965War Italian StyleGen. von Kassler
• 1965Salute to Stan LaurelSelf
• 1965Buster Keaton Rides AgainSelf
• 1965FilmThe Man
• 1965Sergeant DeadheadAirman Blinken
• 1965How to Stuff a Wild BikiniBwana
• 1965The RailrodderThe Man
• 1965Beach Blanket BingoBuster
• 1964Pajama PartyChief Rotten Eagle
• 1964The Big Parade of ComedyBuster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
• 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf
• 1963The Sound of LaughterElmer Butts
• 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldJimmy the Crook
• 1963Burke's LawMortimer Lovely
• 1963The Greatest Show on Earth
• 196330 Years of Fun(archive footage)
• 1963The Triumph of Lester SnapwellLester Snapwell
• 1963There's No Business Like No BusinessSelf
• 1962The Great Chase
• 1962Simon Pure BeerSelf
• 1962Crazy DaysVarious (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1962Langlois-Keaton à ParisSelf
• 1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf
• 1961The Home OwnerThe Home Owner
• 1960The Devil to PayDiablos
• 1960Route 66
• 1960The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLion Tamer
• 1960When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1960Lifetime of Comedy(archive footage)
• 1959The Twilight ZoneWoodrow Mulligan
• 1958The Donna Reed Show
• 1958The Adventures of Mr. PastryProfessor
• 1958No Time at AllHarrison
• 1957The Buster Keaton StoryTechnical Advisor
• 1956Around the World in 80 DaysTrain Conductor
• 1956Playhouse 90Harrison
• 1956The Rosemary Clooney ShowSelf
• 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseKelsey Dutton
• 1954The AwakeningThe Man
• 1953L'Incantevole nemicaBaker's Apprentice in Play
• 1952LimelightCalvero's Partner
• 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
• 1952Paradise for BusterBuster
• 1951The Slappiest Days of Our Lives(archive footage)
• 1951Life with Buster Keaton
• 1950The Misadventures of Buster KeatonBuster
• 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
• 1950Sunset BoulevardBuster Keaton
• 1950What's My Line?Self
• 1949In the Good Old SummertimeHickey
• 1949You're My EverythingButler
• 1949The Lovable CheatGoulard
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1947A Duel to the DeathThe First Fisherman
• 1946Boom in the Moon
• 1946God's CountryOld Tarp / Mr. Boone
• 1945She Went to the RacesBellboy (uncredited)
• 1945That Night with YouSam - Short Order Cook
• 1945That's the SpiritL.M.
• 1944San Diego I Love YouBus Driver
• 1944Take It or Leave It(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1944Bathing BeautyCreative Consultant
• 1943Forever and a DayWilkins
• 1941She's Oil MineBuster Waters, plumber
• 1941General NuisancePeter Hedley Lamar Jr.
• 1941Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1Self
• 1941So You Won't SquawkEddie
• 1940His Ex Marks the SpotBuster - the husband
• 1940Li'l AbnerLonesome Polecat
• 1940The Villain Still Pursued HerWilliam Dalton
• 1940The Spook SpeaksBuster
• 1940The Taming of the SnoodBuster Keaton
• 1940New MoonPrisoner - 'LuLu'
• 1940Pardon My Berth MarksElmer - Newspaper Copyboy
• 1940Nothing But PleasureClarence Plunkett
• 1939Hollywood CavalcadeBuster Keaton
• 1939Quick MillionsStory
• 1939Mooching Through GeorgiaHomer Cobb
• 1939Pest from the WestSir
• 1939The Jones Family in HollywoodStory
• 1939Hollywood HobbiesSelf (uncredited)
• 1938Too Hot to HandleCreative Consultant
• 1938Streamlined SwingDirector
• 1938Hollywood HandicapDirector
• 1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.Director
• 1937Love Nest on WheelsElmer
• 1937DittoThe Forgotten Man
• 1937Jail Bait
• 1936Mixed MagicElmer 'Happy' Butterworth
• 1936The ChemistElmer Triple
• 1936Blue BlazesElmer
• 1936Grand Slam OperaElmer Butts
• 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsSelf
• 1936Three on a LimbElmer Brown
• 1936The InvaderLeander Proudfoot
• 1935La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraSelf
• 1935The Timid Young ManMilton
• 1935The E-Flat ManElmer
• 1935Tars and StripesApprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
• 1935Hayseed RomanceElmer Dolittle
• 1935One Run ElmerElmer
• 1935Palooka from PaducahJim Diltz
• 1934The King of the Champs-ÉlyséesBuster Garner / Jim le Balafré
• 1934Allez OopElmer
• 1934The Gold GhostWally
• 1933What! No Beer?Elmer J. Butts
• 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-6Self
• 1932Plumber in loveElmer E. Tuttle
• 1932Speak EasilyProfessor Post
• 1932The Passionate PlumberElmer E. Tuttle
• 1931Casanova Against His WillReggie Irving
• 1931Sidewalks of New YorkHarmon
• 1931Buster se marieReggie Irving
• 1931We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf
• 1931The Stolen JoolsPoliceman
• 1931Parlor, Bedroom and BathReginald Irving
• 1930Forward, March!
• 1930DoughboysElmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
• 1930EstrelladosCanuto Cuadratin
• 1930The Voice of Hollywood
• 1930Free and EasyElmer
• 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Self / Princess Raja
• 1929Spite MarriageElmer
• 1929Tide of EmpireDrunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
• 1928The Baby CycloneStunt Double (uncredited)
• 1928The CameramanBuster
• 1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
• 1927Character StudiesSelf (uncredited)
• 1927CollegeRonald, The Boy
• 1927Life in Hollywood No. 1Self
• 1926The GeneralJohnnie Gray
• 1926Battling ButlerAlfred Butler
• 1925Go WestFriendless
• 1925The Iron MuleIndian (uncredited)
• 1925Seven ChancesJames 'Jimmie' Shannon
• 1924The NavigatorRollo Treadway
• 1924Sherlock Jr.Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
• 1923Our HospitalityWilliam McKay
• 1923Three AgesThe Boy
• 1923The Love NestBuster Keaton
• 1923The BalloonaticThe Young Man
• 1922Day DreamsThe Young Man
• 1922Seeing StarsSelf
• 1922The Electric HouseBuster
• 1922The Frozen NorthThe Bad Man
• 1922The BlacksmithBlacksmith's Assistant
• 1922My Wife's RelationsThe Husband
• 1922CopsThe Young Man
• 1922The PalefaceLittle Chief Paleface
• 1921The BoatThe Boat Builder
• 1921The Play HouseOrchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
• 1921The GoatThe Goat
• 1921The High SignOur Hero
• 1921Hard LuckSuicidal Boy
• 1921The Haunted HouseBank Clerk
• 1920NeighborsThe Boy
• 1920The ScarecrowFarmhand
• 1920Convict 13Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
• 1920The Round-UpIndian (uncredited)
• 1920The SapheadBertie Van Alstyne
• 1920One WeekThe Groom
• 1920The GarageMechanic / Fireman
• 1919The HayseedManager, General Store
• 1919Back StageStagehand
• 1918The CookThe Waiter (uncredited)
• 1918Good Night, Nurse!Dr. Hampton
• 1918MoonshineRevenue Agent
• 1918The Bell BoyBellboy
• 1918Out WestSheriff, Saloon Owner
• 1917A Country HeroVaudeville Artist
• 1917Coney IslandRival / Cop with Moustache
• 1917Oh, Doctor!Junior Holepoke
• 1917His Wedding NightDelivery boy
• 1917The Rough HouseGardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
• 1917A Reckless RomeoBlind Organ Grinder
• 1917The Butcher BoyBuster