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