Ben Turpin

Known for: Acting

Born: 1869-09-18 – 1940-07-01 (aged 70)

From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.

Filmography (157)

MOVIE
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
MOVIE★ 6.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
MOVIE★ 9.0
Big Farewell
1954
as Dancer
MOVIE
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951
MOVIE★ 7.0
Down Memory Lane
1949
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
Wedding Yells
1942
as Jackson Snood
MOVIE
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Saps at Sea
1940
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
MOVIE★ 6.2
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Bartender in Western
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Small Town Idol
1939
as Sam Smith
MOVIE★ 5.7
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Keystone Hotel
1935
as Count Drewa Blanc
MOVIE
Any Day in Hollywood
1935
as Ben (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Law of the Wild
1934
as Henry
MOVIE
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 6.8
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Mysterious Man
MOVIE★ 6.4
Make Me a Star
1932
as Ben
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
MOVIE
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Russian Prince
MOVIE★ 9.0
Running Hollywood
1932
as Traffic Cop
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ambassador Bill
1931
as The Butcher
MOVIE★ 7.1
Our Wife
1931
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Cracked Nuts
1931
as Cross-eyed Ben
MOVIE★ 7.7
Swing High
1930
as Bartender
MOVIE
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
1930
as Self - Guest Host
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Royal Romance
1930
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Show of Shows
1929
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Love Parade
1929
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
MOVIE
Taking the Count
1929
MOVIE★ 2.5
The Cockeyed Family
1928
as Amos Gillig
MOVIE★ 3.0
Holding His Own
1928
as Ben Muggs
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Eyes Have It
1928
MOVIE★ 6.0
Idle Eyes
1928
as Benjamin Turps
MOVIE
She Said No
1928
MOVIE★ 7.0
Seein' Things
1928
MOVIE★ 8.0
A Woman's Way
1928
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Wife's Relations
1928
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE
Why Babies Leave Home
1928
MOVIE★ 5.3
The College Hero
1927
as The Janitor
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Pride of Pikeville
1927
as Baron Bonamo
MOVIE★ 6.7
Broke in China
1927
as Donald Drake
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Jolly Jilter
1927
as Vigil Vancourt
MOVIE★ 3.0
A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Gerald Montague
MOVIE★ 8.0
A Harem Knight
1926
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 8.0
When a Man's a Prince
1926
as Prince Nikolo
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hogan's Alley
1925
as The Stranger
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Marriage Circus
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Raspberry Romance
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Wild Goose Chaser
1925
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 10.0
Three Foolish Weeks
1924
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 8.0
Romeo and Juliet
1924
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
MOVIE★ 3.8
Yukon Jake
1924
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
1924
as The Soda Clerk
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Dare-Devil
1923
as Joe Magee
MOVIE★ 10.0
Asleep at the Switch
1923
as The Station Agent
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hollywood
1923
as Ben Turpin
MOVIE★ 8.0
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
as Rodney St. Clair
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Shriek of Araby
1923
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
MOVIE★ 9.0
Step Forward
1922
as Rodney Robbin
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bright Eyes
1921
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love and Doughnuts
1921
as The Baker
MOVIE★ 7.0
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as The Lifeguard
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Small Town Idol
1921
as Sam Smith
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Quack Doctor
1920
as The Justice of the Peace
MOVIE★ 9.0
Married Life
1920
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
MOVIE★ 5.8
Down on the Farm
1920
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
MOVIE★ 5.3
Charlie Butts In
1920
MOVIE★ 7.0
Up in Alf's Place
1919
as Oswald Planter - Mortician
MOVIE★ 7.0
Trying to Get Along
1919
as Freeloading Customer
MOVIE★ 5.7
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as A Prussian Guardsman
MOVIE★ 10.0
Cupid's Day Off
1919
as 1st Shoe Salesman
MOVIE★ 5.0
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
MOVIE★ 7.5
Chase Me Charlie
1918
as Ben
MOVIE
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
1918
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
MOVIE
Watch Your Neighbor
1918
as Banana Peel Victim
MOVIE
That Night
1917
MOVIE★ 5.0
Are Waitresses Safe?
1917
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
MOVIE
Roping Her Romeo
1917
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Hotel Desk Clerk
MOVIE
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
as The Pawnshop Janitor
MOVIE
Lost: A Cook
1917
as Pest Guest
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Clever Dummy
1917
as A Romantic Janitor
MOVIE★ 4.0
Caught in the End
1917
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
MOVIE
Bucking the Tiger
1917
as The Grand Ruin
MOVIE
Masked Mirth
1917
as Suffern Phatt
MOVIE★ 5.0
When Ben Bolted
1917
MOVIE
His Bogus Boast
1917
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Studio Stampede
1917
as Vic
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Butcher's Nightmare
1917
as The Butcher
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Musical Marvel
1917
as Dickie, the pianist
MOVIE
Picture Pirates
1916
as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
MOVIE★ 9.0
He Died and He Didn't
1916
as The Gambler
MOVIE
Poultry à la Mode
1916
as Ben
MOVIE
Doctoring a Leak
1916
as 1st Plumber
MOVIE
The Stolen Booking
1916
as Ben
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Burlesque on Carmen
1915
as Remendados
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Christmas Revenge
1915
as Loafer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Snakeville’s Champion
1915
as Bloggie
MOVIE★ 7.0
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1915
MOVIE★ 10.0
Too Much Turkey
1915
as The Neighbor
MOVIE★ 5.7
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915
as The Count's Valet
MOVIE
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sweedie's Finish
1915
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sweedie's Hero
1915
as The Bellboy
MOVIE
Sweedie in Vaudeville
1915
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Coat Tale
1915
MOVIE★ 10.0
Curiosity
1915
as The Lunatic
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sweedie Learns to Ride
1915
as Sweedie's Romeo
MOVIE★ 8.0
Love and Trouble
1915
as Sweedie's Beau
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Champion
1915
as Ringside vendor
MOVIE
Sweedie's Hopeless Love
1915
as The Grocery Boy
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Night Out
1915
as Fellow Reveller
MOVIE
Sweedie Goes to College
1915
as Sweedie's Romeo
MOVIE★ 5.7
His New Job
1915
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
MOVIE★ 7.0
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
1915
MOVIE
Sweedie and Her Dog
1915
as Captain of the Dog Catchers
MOVIE
Sweedie's Suicide
1915
as Police Captain
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
1915
as Swipes, her husband
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sweedie Collects for Charity
1914
as Mr. Tightwad
MOVIE★ 10.0
Their Cheap Vacation
1914
MOVIE★ 9.0
Madame Double X
1914
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
1914
as The Hypnotist
MOVIE
Sweedie at the Fair
1914
as Captain of the Police
MOVIE★ 7.0
Countess Sweedie
1914
as The Waiter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
1914
as Captain of the Police
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Laundress
1914
as His Assistant
MOVIE
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
1914
MOVIE★ 10.0
She Landed a Big One
1914
as The Chief of Police
MOVIE★ 5.0
Sweedie Learns to Swim
1914
as Captain of Life Savers
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Fickleness of Sweedie
1914
as Police Captain
MOVIE★ 9.0
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie
1914
as The Captain
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sweedie's Clean-Up
1914
as The Chief of Police
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sweedie's Skate
1914
as Captain
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sweedie Springs a Surprise
1914
as Mr. Prim
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sweedie and the Double Exposure
1914
MOVIE
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
1914
MOVIE
Sweedie the Swatter
1914
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sweedie and the Lord
1914
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Usual Way
1913
as Secondary Role
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Hidden Treasure
1912
as Puddlefoot Pete
MOVIE
You Saved My Life
1910
MOVIE★ 4.1
Mr. Flip
1909
as Mr. Flip
MOVIE★ 1.5
A Mexican's Gratitude
1909
MOVIE★ 10.0
Tag Day
1909
as The Tramp
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Haunted Lounge
1909
as Tramp
MOVIE
The Neighbors' Kids
1909
as Servant
MOVIE★ 7.0
Oh! What Lungs
1908
MOVIE★ 1.0
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers
1907
as The Hobo