Buster Keaton

American motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor

Buster Keaton biography

Buster Keaton was an American motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor, born on 4 October 1895 in Piqua, who died on 1 February 1966.

Buster Keaton's screen career began in 1917 with The Rough House, playing Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop.

Buster Keaton had 153 screen credits between 1917 and 2015.

Honours include Academy Honorary Award and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Also known as: The Great Stone Face, Joseph Keaton, Frigo, Joseph Frank Keaton
Born: 4 October 1895
Died: 1 February 1966 (aged 70)
Birthplace: Piqua
Work: Comedian, Film producer, Writer, Film editor, Military personnel
Film industries: Hollywood and beyond
Years active: 1899 to 1966
Awards: Academy Honorary Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Buster Keaton filmography

153 screen credits, newest first.

Screen credits

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2015	Eisenstein in Guanajuato		English
2004	How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
1990	Buster's Bedroom		English
1976	That's Entertainment, Part II		English
1970	4 Clowns		English
1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Erronius		Final film role, released posthumously
1966	The Scribe	Journalist
1965	War Italian Style	General von Kassler		,
1965	The Railrodder	The Man
1965	Sergeant Deadhead	Airman Blinken		,
1965	How to Stuff a Wild Bikini	Bwana		,
1965	Beach Blanket Bingo	Buster		,
1965	The Fall Guy	The Fall Guy		Industrial short for U.S. Steel
1964	Pajama Party	Chief Rotten Eagle		,
1964	MGM's Big Parade of Comedy
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Jimmy the Crook		,
1963	The Triumph of Lester Snapwell	Lester Snapwell
1963	30 Years of Fun		English
1963	There's No Business Like No Business	Owner of Service Station
1962	Nickelodeon Days
1960	When Comedy Was King
1960	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Lion Tamer		,
1960	The Devil to Pay	Diablos		Industrial short for the National Association of Wholesalers
1958	Ça c'est du cinéma
1956	Around the World in 80 Days	Train Conductor , San Francisco to Fort Kearney		,

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Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
1954	The Awakening		English
1953	The Enchanting Enemy	Buster		,
1952	Limelight	Calvero's Partner		,
1952	Paradise for Buster	Buster		Industrial short for John Deere & Co., directed by Del Lord
1952	Tutto il mondo ride		Italian
1951	¡Qué tiempos aquellos!		Spanish
1950	Wonderful Times		German
1950	Sunset Boulevard		English
1950	Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949	The Lovable Cheat	Goulard		,
1949	In the Good Old Summertime	Hickey		,
1949	You're My Everything	Butler		cameo appearance
1949	Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1947	Un Duel À Mort	Monsieur Keaton
1946	Boom in the Moon		Spanish
1946	God's Country	Mr. Boone aka Old Tarp		,
1946	El Moderno Barba Azul	GI / Prisoner		Also known as A Modern Bluebeard and Boom in the Moon
1946	Easy to Wed			Uncredited
1945	That's the Spirit	L.M., angel		,
1945	That Night with You	Sam		,
1945	She Went to the Races	Bellboy		,
1944	San Diego, I Love You	Bus Driver		,
1943	Forever and a Day	Wilkins		,
1941	General Nuisance	Peter Hedley Lamar, Jr.		,
1941	So You Won't Squawk	Eddie		,
1941	She's Oil Mine	Buster Waters, plumber		,
1940	His Ex Marks the Spot	Buster , the husband		,
1940	The Spook Speaks	Buster		,
1940	The Taming of the Snood	Buster Keaton		,
1940	Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6
1940	The Villain Still Pursued Her	William Dalton		,
1940	Pardon My Berth Marks	Elmer , Newspaper Copyboy		,
1940	Nothing But Pleasure	Clarence Plunkett		,
1940	New Moon	Prisoner , "LuLu"		most scenes deleted
1940	Li'l Abner	Lonesome Polecat		,
1939	Pest from the West	Sir		Screenplay by Clyde Bruckman and (uncredited) Buster Keaton
1939	Mooching Through Georgia	Homer Cobb		,
1939	Hollywood Cavalcade		English
1938	Streamlined Swing			Musical Short
1938	Life in Sometown, USA			,
1938	Hollywood Handicap
1937	Jail Bait	Office Boy		,
1937	Love Nest on Wheels	Elmer		,
1937	Ditto	The forgotten man		,
1936	Three on a Limb	Elmer Brown		,
1936	The Chemist	Elmer Triple		filmed in New York
1936	Mixed Magic	Elmer "Happy" Butterworth		filmed in New York
1936	Grand Slam Opera	Elmer Butts		Screenplay by Buster Keaton and Charles Lamont
1936	Blue Blazes	Elmer		filmed in New York
1936	The Invader	Leander Proudfoot		,
1935	The Timid Young Man	Milton		,
1935	The E-Flat Man	Elmer		,
1935	Tars and Stripes	Apprentice seaman Elmer Doolittle		,
1935	Palooka from Paducah	Jim Diltz		,
1935	One Run Elmer	Elmer		,
1935	La Fiesta de Santa Barbara		English
1935	Hayseed Romance	Elmer Dolittle		,
1934	The Gold Ghost	Wally		,
1934	Le Roi des Champs-Élysées	Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré		,
1934	Allez Oop	Elmer		,
1933	What! No Beer?	Elmer J. Butts		,
1932	The Passionate Plumber	Elmer E. Tuttle		,
1932	Speak Easily	Professor Post		,
1932	Le plombier amoureux	Elmer Tuttle		French-language version of The Passionate Plumber
1931	Wir schalten um auf Hollywood		German
1931	The Stolen Jools	Policeman		,
1931	Sidewalks of New York	Harmon		,
1931	Parlor, Bedroom and Bath	Reginald Irving		,
1931	Buster se marie	Reggie		French-language version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931	De frente...marchen	Canuto de la Montera		Spanish-language version of Doughboys
1931	Casanova wider Willen	Reggie Irving		German-language version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1930	Free and Easy	Elmer		,
1930	Doughboys	Elmer		,
1930	The March of Time	Caveman		,
1930	Estrellados	Canuto Cuadratin		Spanish-language version of Free and Easy
1929	Spite Marriage	Elmer Gantry		Co-directed with Edward Sedgwick
1929	The Hollywood Revue of 1929		English
1929	Tide of Empire	Drunk thrown out of bar		Uncredited
1928	The Cameraman	Buster		Co-directed with Edward Sedgwick
1928	Steamboat Bill, Jr	William Canfield Jr.		Co-directed with Charles Reisner
1928	Brotherly Love	Barber		Uncredited, appearance is speculative
1927	College	Ronald		Co-directed with James W. Horne
1926	The General	Johnnie Gray		Co-written and directed with Clyde Bruckman
1926	Battling Butler	Alfred Butler		,
1925	Go West	Friendless		,
1925	Seven Chances	James Shannon		,
1925	The Iron Mule	Indian		,
1924	Sherlock Jr	Projectionist / Sherlock Jr.		,
1924	The Navigator	Rollo Treadway		Co-directed with Donald Crisp
1923	Our Hospitality	Willie McKay		Co-directed with John G. Blystone
1923	Three Ages	The Boy		Co-directed with Edward F. Cline
1923	Love Nest	Buster Keaton		Keaton's last independent two reeler.
1923	The Balloonatic	The young man		,
1922	The Electric House	Buster Keaton		,
1922	The Paleface	Little Chief Paleface		,
1922	The Frozen North	The bad man		,
1922	The Blacksmith	Blacksmith's assistant		,
1922	Seeing Stars
1922	My Wife's Relations	The husband		,
1922	Day Dreams	The young man		Distributed by First National Pictures Incomplete film
1922	Cops	The young man		,
1921	The Play House	Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown , First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Interlocutors / Stagehand		,
1921	The High Sign	Our hero		Keaton's first solo film - produced before One Week.
1921	The Haunted House	Bank clerk		,
1921	The Goat	Buster Keaton		,
1921	The Boat	The boat builder		,
1921	Hard Luck	Suicidal boy		,
1920	The Saphead	Bertie "The Lamb" Van Alstyne		,
1920	The Scarecrow	Farmhand		,
1920	The Garage	Mechanic / Fireman		Last film with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
1920	One Week	The groom		,
1920	Neighbors	The boy		,
1920	Convict 13	Golfer turned prisoner / Guard		,
1920	The Round-Up	Indian		Uncredited
1919	The Hayseed	Manager, general store		,
1919	Back Stage	Stagehand		First film upon returning from service in WWI
1918	The Cook	Waiter		Incomplete film
1918	The Bell Boy	Bellboy		,
1918	Out West	Sheriff / Saloon owner		,
1918	Moonshine	Revenue agent		,
1918	Good Night, Nurse!	Dr. Hampton / Woman with umbrella		,
1917	The Rough House	Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop		Co-directed and co-written by Roscoe Arbuckle
1917	The Butcher Boy	Buster		First film role
1917	Oh Doctor!	Junior Holepoke		,
1917	His Wedding Night	Delivery boy		,
1917	Coney Island	Rival / Cop with mustache		,
1917	A Reckless Romeo
1917	A Country Hero	Vaudeville artist		Lost film

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