Buster Keaton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-10-03
Day of Death
1966-02-01 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Piqua, Kansas, USA
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
Acting
(2025)
Hodgepodge
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2023)
(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)
(2018)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Busta Keaton in COPS
as The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops')
(2016)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
(2016)
(2016)
(2015)
Notfilm
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
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)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
(2006)
Edge of Outside
as Buster (archive footage)
(2006)
Industrial Strength Keaton
as Self
(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
(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)
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1974)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1974)
The Three Stooges Follies
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
(1970)
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
as Self (archival footage)
(1970)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1966)
(1966)
The Scribe
as Journalist
(1965)
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Buster
(1965)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Bwana
(1965)
Film
as The Man
(1965)
Sergeant Deadhead
as Airman Blinken
(1965)
The Railrodder
as The Man
(1965)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
(1965)
Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Self
(1965)
War Italian Style
as Gen. von Kassler
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
(1964)
Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
(1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
(1963)
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
(1963)
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
as Lester Snapwell
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Elmer Butts
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1962)
(1962)
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
as Self
(1962)
Simon Pure Beer
as Self
(1961)
The Home Owner
as The Home Owner
(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)
(1960)
The Devil to Pay
as Diablos
(1958)
No Time at All
as Harrison
(1958)
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
as Professor
(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
(1952)
Paradise for Buster
as Buster
(1951)
(1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
(1950)
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
(1950)
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as Buster
(1949)
In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey
(1949)
The Lovable Cheat
as Goulard
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Butler
(1947)
A Duel to the Death
as The First Fisherman
(1946)
God's Country
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
(1946)
(1945)
That Night with You
as Sam - Short Order Cook
(1945)
She Went to the Races
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1945)
That's the Spirit
as L.M.
(1944)
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1944)
San Diego I Love You
as Bus Driver
(1943)
Forever and a Day
as Wilkins
(1941)
General Nuisance
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
(1941)
So You Won't Squawk
as Eddie
(1941)
She's Oil Mine
as Buster Waters, plumber
(1941)
(1940)
New Moon
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
(1940)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
(1940)
Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat
(1940)
(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)
His Ex Marks the Spot
as Buster - the husband
(1940)
Nothing But Pleasure
as Clarence Plunkett
(1939)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Buster Keaton
(1939)
Mooching Through Georgia
as Homer Cobb
(1939)
Pest from the West
as Sir
(1937)
Ditto
as The Forgotten Man
(1937)
(1937)
Love Nest on Wheels
as Elmer
(1936)
(1936)
The Invader
as Leander Proudfoot
(1936)
Three on a Limb
as Elmer Brown
(1936)
The Chemist
as Elmer Triple
(1936)
Blue Blazes
as Elmer
(1936)
Mixed Magic
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
(1936)
Grand Slam Opera
as Elmer Butts
(1935)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
(1935)
Hayseed Romance
as Elmer Dolittle
(1935)
One Run Elmer
as Elmer
(1935)
The E-Flat Man
as Elmer
(1935)
The Timid Young Man
as Milton
(1935)
Tars and Stripes
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
(1935)
Palooka from Paducah
as Jim Diltz
(1934)
Allez Oop
as Elmer
(1934)
The Gold Ghost
as Wally
(1934)
The King of the Champs-Élysées
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
(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)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Reginald Irving
(1931)
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
(1931)
Sidewalks of New York
as Harmon
(1931)
We're switching to Hollywood
as Self
(1931)
Casanova wider Willen
as Reggie Irving
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Elmer
(1930)
Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
(1930)
Doughboys
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
(1930)
(1930)
(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)
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
(1928)
The Cameraman
as Buster
(1928)
The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
(1927)
College
as Ronald, The Boy
(1927)
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)
(1927)
Life in Hollywood No. 1
as Self
(1926)
The General
as Johnnie Gray
(1926)
Battling Butler
as Alfred Butler
(1925)
Seven Chances
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
(1925)
Go West
as Friendless
(1925)
The Iron Mule
as Indian (uncredited)
(1924)
Sherlock Jr.
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
(1924)
The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway
(1923)
Our Hospitality
as William McKay
(1923)
Three Ages
as The Boy
(1923)
The Balloonatic
as The Young Man
(1923)
The Love Nest
as Buster Keaton
(1922)
Day Dreams
as The Young Man
(1922)
The Blacksmith
as Blacksmith's Assistant
(1922)
Cops
as The Young Man
(1922)
The Paleface
as Little Chief Paleface
(1922)
My Wife's Relations
as The Husband
(1922)
The Frozen North
as The Bad Man
(1922)
The Electric House
as Buster
(1922)
Seeing Stars
as Self
(1921)
The Boat
as The Boat Builder
(1921)
Hard Luck
as Suicidal Boy
(1921)
The Goat
as The Goat
(1921)
The Haunted House
as Bank Clerk
(1921)
The High Sign
as Our Hero
(1921)
The Play House
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
(1920)
One Week
as The Groom
(1920)
Neighbors
as The Boy
(1920)
Convict 13
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
(1920)
The Scarecrow
as Farmhand
(1920)
The Saphead
as Bertie Van Alstyne
(1920)
The Round-Up
as Indian (uncredited)
(1920)
The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
(1919)
Back Stage
as Stagehand
(1919)
The Hayseed
as Manager, General Store
(1918)
The Cook
as The Waiter (uncredited)
(1918)
Out West
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
(1918)
The Bell Boy
as Bellboy
(1918)
Good Night, Nurse!
as Dr. Hampton
(1918)
Moonshine
as Revenue Agent
(1917)
The Butcher Boy
as Buster
(1917)
Coney Island
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
(1917)
The Rough House
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
(1917)
Oh, Doctor!
as Junior Holepoke
(1917)
A Reckless Romeo
as Blind Organ Grinder
(1917)
His Wedding Night
as Delivery boy
Crew
Sniff the Milk
Thanks
(2025)
Hitman²
In Memory Of
(2017)
Busta Keaton in COPS
Director
(2008)
The Smelly Janitor
Thanks
(1957)
The Buster Keaton Story
Technical Advisor
(1949)
In the Good Old Summertime
Additional Writing, Screenplay
(1939)
(1939)
Mooching Through Georgia
Writer
(1939)
Pest from the West
Writer
(1939)
Quick Millions
Story
(1938)
Streamlined Swing
Director
(1938)
Hollywood Handicap
Director
(1938)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Director
(1937)
Love Nest on Wheels
Director
(1936)
Grand Slam Opera
Writer, Director
(1936)
Blue Blazes
Director
(1936)
Mixed Magic
Director
(1935)
Tars and Stripes
Director
(1934)
The Gold Ghost
Director
(1934)
Allez Oop
Director
(1932)
Speak Easily
Producer
(1931)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Producer
(1930)
Free and Easy
Producer
(1930)
Doughboys
Story
(1929)
Spite Marriage
Director, Producer
(1928)
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director
(1928)
The Cameraman
Producer, Director
(1927)
College
Director
(1926)
The General
Screenplay, Editor, Director, Producer, Stunts
(1926)
Battling Butler
Director, Producer
(1925)
Seven Chances
Director, Producer, Editor
(1925)
Go West
Director, Producer, Writer
(1924)
Sherlock Jr.
Director, Editor, Producer
(1924)
The Navigator
Director, Editor, Producer
(1923)
Our Hospitality
Director, Producer, Stunts
(1923)
Three Ages
Director, Writer, Producer
(1923)
The Balloonatic
Director, Writer
(1923)
The Love Nest
Director, Writer
(1922)
The Paleface
Director, Writer
(1922)
The Blacksmith
Writer, Director
(1922)
My Wife's Relations
Director, Writer
(1922)
Cops
Director, Writer, Editor
(1922)
Day Dreams
Writer, Director
(1922)
The Frozen North
Writer, Director
(1922)
The Electric House
Director, Writer
(1921)
Hard Luck
Writer, Director
(1921)
The High Sign
Writer, Director
(1921)
The Boat
Writer, Director
(1921)
The Play House
Director, Writer
(1921)
The Goat
Writer, Director
(1921)
The Haunted House
Director, Writer
(1920)
One Week
Director, Editor, Writer
(1920)
Convict 13
Director, Editor, Writer
(1920)
The Scarecrow
Writer, Director
(1920)
Neighbors
Director, Writer
(1920)
The Saphead
Writer
(1918)
Moonshine
Editor
(1917)
The Rough House
Writer, Director