Buster Keaton

Known for: Directing

Born: 1895-10-03 – 1966-02-01 (aged 70)

From: 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.

Filmography (208)

MOVIE
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
MOVIE
The folks of the valley
2025
as Charlie chaplin
MOVIE
Hodgepodge
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
2023
as Various Roles (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
MOVIE★ 8.0
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Barney's Wall
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Image Book
2018
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
2016
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Notfilm
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
You Have to Live Somewhere
2014
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 5.0
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
Silent Clowns
2006
as Self(archive footage)
MOVIE
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
TV★ 7.3
Funny Business
1992
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Three Stooges Follies
1974
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
1970
as Self (archival footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
4 Clowns
1970
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Erronius
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Scribe
1966
as Journalist
MOVIE★ 5.0
War Italian Style
1965
as Gen. von Kassler
MOVIE★ 8.0
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Film
1965
as The Man
MOVIE★ 5.3
Sergeant Deadhead
1965
as Airman Blinken
MOVIE★ 5.3
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
as Bwana
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Railrodder
1965
as The Man
MOVIE★ 5.9
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965
as Buster
MOVIE★ 4.8
Pajama Party
1964
as Chief Rotten Eagle
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
TV★ 5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Elmer Butts
MOVIE★ 7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Jimmy the Crook
TV★ 6.3
Burke's Law
1963
as Mortimer Lovely
TV★ 7.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
MOVIE★ 5.3
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
1963
as Lester Snapwell
MOVIE
There's No Business Like No Business
1963
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Great Chase
1962
MOVIE★ 7.0
Simon Pure Beer
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Crazy Days
1962
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Langlois-Keaton à Paris
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Home Owner
1961
as The Home Owner
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Devil to Pay
1960
as Diablos
TV★ 6.7
Route 66
1960
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Lion Tamer
MOVIE★ 6.5
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Woodrow Mulligan
TV★ 6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
MOVIE
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
1958
as Professor
MOVIE★ 8.0
No Time at All
1958
as Harrison
MOVIE★ 6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Train Conductor
TV★ 7.6
Playhouse 90
1956
as Harrison
TV★ 8.0
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Kelsey Dutton
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Awakening
1954
as The Man
MOVIE★ 7.0
L'Incantevole nemica
1953
as Baker's Apprentice in Play
MOVIE★ 7.9
Limelight
1952
as Calvero's Partner
TV★ 6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Paradise for Buster
1952
as Buster
MOVIE
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Life with Buster Keaton
1951
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950
as Buster
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Buster Keaton
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Hickey
MOVIE★ 4.8
You're My Everything
1949
as Butler
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Goulard
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Duel to the Death
1947
as The First Fisherman
MOVIE★ 4.3
Boom in the Moon
1946
MOVIE★ 7.0
God's Country
1946
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
MOVIE★ 6.0
She Went to the Races
1945
as Bellboy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
That Night with You
1945
as Sam - Short Order Cook
MOVIE★ 6.7
That's the Spirit
1945
as L.M.
MOVIE★ 6.8
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Bus Driver
MOVIE★ 6.0
Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Forever and a Day
1943
as Wilkins
MOVIE★ 6.8
She's Oil Mine
1941
as Buster Waters, plumber
MOVIE★ 6.6
General Nuisance
1941
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
MOVIE
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
So You Won't Squawk
1941
as Eddie
MOVIE★ 4.8
His Ex Marks the Spot
1940
as Buster - the husband
MOVIE★ 6.1
Li'l Abner
1940
as Lonesome Polecat
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as William Dalton
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Spook Speaks
1940
as Buster
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Taming of the Snood
1940
as Buster Keaton
MOVIE★ 6.9
New Moon
1940
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
MOVIE★ 6.0
Nothing But Pleasure
1940
as Clarence Plunkett
MOVIE★ 6.2
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Buster Keaton
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mooching Through Georgia
1939
as Homer Cobb
MOVIE★ 7.1
Pest from the West
1939
as Sir
MOVIE★ 5.6
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Love Nest on Wheels
1937
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ditto
1937
as The Forgotten Man
MOVIE★ 5.6
Jail Bait
1937
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mixed Magic
1936
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Chemist
1936
as Elmer Triple
MOVIE★ 6.1
Blue Blazes
1936
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 5.9
Grand Slam Opera
1936
as Elmer Butts
MOVIE★ 4.7
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Three on a Limb
1936
as Elmer Brown
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Invader
1936
as Leander Proudfoot
MOVIE★ 6.1
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Timid Young Man
1935
as Milton
MOVIE★ 5.6
The E-Flat Man
1935
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 4.6
Tars and Stripes
1935
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
MOVIE★ 6.1
Hayseed Romance
1935
as Elmer Dolittle
MOVIE★ 4.3
One Run Elmer
1935
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 5.4
Palooka from Paducah
1935
as Jim Diltz
MOVIE★ 6.2
The King of the Champs-Élysées
1934
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
MOVIE★ 6.4
Allez Oop
1934
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Gold Ghost
1934
as Wally
MOVIE★ 5.7
What! No Beer?
1933
as Elmer J. Butts
MOVIE★ 4.5
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Plumber in love
1932
as Elmer E. Tuttle
MOVIE★ 5.7
Speak Easily
1932
as Professor Post
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Passionate Plumber
1932
as Elmer E. Tuttle
MOVIE★ 6.7
Casanova Against His Will
1931
as Reggie Irving
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sidewalks of New York
1931
as Harmon
MOVIE★ 8.0
Buster se marie
1931
as Reggie Irving
MOVIE★ 5.2
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 5.3
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
as Reginald Irving
MOVIE★ 9.0
Forward, March!
1930
MOVIE★ 6.1
Doughboys
1930
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
MOVIE★ 7.0
Estrellados
1930
as Canuto Cuadratin
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
MOVIE★ 6.2
Free and Easy
1930
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self / Princess Raja
MOVIE★ 6.6
Spite Marriage
1929
as Elmer
MOVIE★ 6.3
Tide of Empire
1929
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Baby Cyclone
1928
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Cameraman
1928
as Buster
MOVIE★ 7.6
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928
as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
MOVIE★ 6.2
Character Studies
1927
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
College
1927
as Ronald, The Boy
MOVIE
Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
The General
1926
as Johnnie Gray
MOVIE★ 6.8
Battling Butler
1926
as Alfred Butler
MOVIE★ 6.9
Go West
1925
as Friendless
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Iron Mule
1925
as Indian (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Seven Chances
1925
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Navigator
1924
as Rollo Treadway
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sherlock Jr.
1924
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
MOVIE★ 7.5
Our Hospitality
1923
as William McKay
MOVIE★ 6.8
Three Ages
1923
as The Boy
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Love Nest
1923
as Buster Keaton
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Balloonatic
1923
as The Young Man
MOVIE★ 6.5
Day Dreams
1922
as The Young Man
MOVIE★ 4.9
Seeing Stars
1922
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Electric House
1922
as Buster
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Frozen North
1922
as The Bad Man
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Blacksmith
1922
as Blacksmith's Assistant
MOVIE★ 6.2
My Wife's Relations
1922
as The Husband
MOVIE★ 7.2
Cops
1922
as The Young Man
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Paleface
1922
as Little Chief Paleface
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Boat
1921
as The Boat Builder
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Play House
1921
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Goat
1921
as The Goat
MOVIE★ 7.2
The High Sign
1921
as Our Hero
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hard Luck
1921
as Suicidal Boy
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Haunted House
1921
as Bank Clerk
MOVIE★ 7.1
Neighbors
1920
as The Boy
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Scarecrow
1920
as Farmhand
MOVIE★ 6.7
Convict 13
1920
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Round-Up
1920
as Indian (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Saphead
1920
as Bertie Van Alstyne
MOVIE★ 7.9
One Week
1920
as The Groom
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Garage
1920
as Mechanic / Fireman
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Hayseed
1919
as Manager, General Store
MOVIE★ 6.3
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Cook
1918
as The Waiter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Good Night, Nurse!
1918
as Dr. Hampton
MOVIE★ 5.6
Moonshine
1918
as Revenue Agent
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Bell Boy
1918
as Bellboy
MOVIE★ 6.0
Out West
1918
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Country Hero
1917
as Vaudeville Artist
MOVIE★ 5.9
Coney Island
1917
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
MOVIE★ 5.5
Oh, Doctor!
1917
as Junior Holepoke
MOVIE★ 5.5
His Wedding Night
1917
as Delivery boy
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Rough House
1917
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
MOVIE★ 5.4
A Reckless Romeo
1917
as Blind Organ Grinder
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Butcher Boy
1917
as Buster