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Buster Keaton (1895–1966)

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When, at six months, he tumbled down a flight of stairs unharmed, he was given the name "Buster" by Harry Houdini who, along with W.C. Fields, Bill Robinson ("Bojangles"), Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson shared headlines with "The Three Keatons": Buster, his father Joe Keaton and mother Myra Keaton... See full bio »

Born:

Joseph Frank Keaton VI
in Piqua, Kansas, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Buster Keaton circa 1930 Buster Keaton circa 1930 Still of Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin in Limelight Still of Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill, Jr. Johnny Weissmuller with Buster Keaton Circa 1932 MGM
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1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Erronius
 
1966 The Scribe (short)
Journalist
 
1965 Due marines e un generale
Gen. von Kassler
 
1965 Film (short)
The Man
 
1965 Sergeant Dead Head
Airman Blinken
 
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Bwana
 
1965 The Railrodder (short)
The Man
 
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo
Buster
 
1958-1965 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Charlie / Mr. Turner
– Now You See It, Now You Don't (1965) … Mr. Turner
– A Very Merry Christmas (1958) … Charlie
 
1965 The Man Who Bought Paradise (TV movie)
Mr. Bloor
 
1964 Pajama Party
Chief Rotten Eagle
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Mortimer Lovely
– Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? (1964) … Mortimer Lovely
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Pippo
– You're All Right, Ivy (1964) … Pippo
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Jimmy the Crook
 
1963 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Si Willis
– Think Mink (1963) … Si Willis
 
1963 The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (short)
Lester Snapwell
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Jonah Butler
– Journey to Nineveh (1962) … Jonah Butler
 
1962 Es darf gelacht werden (TV series)
Guest in Studio
– Episode dated 19 June 1962 (1962) … Guest in Studio
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Woodrow Mulligan
– Once Upon a Time (1961) … Woodrow Mulligan
 
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lion Tamer
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– After Hours (1960)
 
1958 The Adventures of Mr. Pastry (TV movie)
Professor
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Charles Blackburn / Harrison
– The Innocent Sleep (1958) … Charles Blackburn
– No Time at All (1958) … Harrison
 
1958 You Asked for It (TV series)
The baker
– Episode dated 16 February 1958 (1958) … The baker
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Train Conductor
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– The Lord Don't Play Favorites (1956)
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Kelsey Dutton
– The Silent Partner (1955) … Kelsey Dutton
 
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
Agent
– Strange Little Stranger (1955) … Agent
 
1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Dr. Bradley
– The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) … Dr. Bradley
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
The Man
– The Awakening (1954) … The Man
 
1953 L'incantevole nemica
 
1952 Limelight
Calvero's Partner
 
1952 Un duel à mort (short)
 
1952 Paradise for Buster (short)
Buster
 
1951 Life with Buster Keaton (TV series)
BK
 
1950 The Buster Keaton Show (TV series)
Buster Keaton / Buster 'B.K.' Keaton
– Buster in the Jungle … Buster Keaton
– Buster in Training … Buster 'B.K.' Keaton
– Gone Fishing … Buster Keaton
 
1950 The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
Buster
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime
Hickey
 
1949 You're My Everything
Butler
 
1949 The Lovable Cheat
Goulard
 
1949 El Colmillo de Buda
Moe
 
1946 Boom in the Moon
 
1946 God's Country
Old Tarp/Mr. Boone
 
1945 She Went to the Races
Bellboy (uncredited)
 
1945 That Night with You
Sam - Short Order Cook
 
1945 That's the Spirit
L.M.
 
1944 San Diego I Love You
Bus Driver
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Wilkins
 
1941 She's Oil Mine (short)
Buster Waters, plumber
 
1941 General Nuisance (short)
Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
 
1941 So You Won't Squawk (short)
Eddie
 
1940 His Ex Marks the Spot (short)
Buster - the husband
 
1940 Li'l Abner
Lonesome Polecat
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
William Dalton
 
1940 The Spook Speaks (short)
Buster
 
1940 The Taming of the Snood (short)
Buster Keaton
 
1940 New Moon
Prisoner - 'LuLu' (uncredited)
 
1940 Pardon My Berth Marks (short)
Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
 
1940 Nothing But Pleasure (short)
Clarence Plunkett
 
1939 Mooching Through Georgia (short)
Homer Cobb
 
1939 Pest from the West (short)
Sir
 
1937 Love Nest on Wheels (short)
Elmer
 
1937 Ditto (short)
The Forgotten Man
 
1937 Jail Bait (short)
 
1936 Mixed Magic (short)
Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
 
1936 The Chemist (short)
Elmer Triple
 
1936 Blue Blazes (short)
Elmer
 
1936 Grand Slam Opera (short)
Elmer Butts
 
1936 Three on a Limb (short)
Elmer Brown
 
1936/I The Invader
Leander Proudfoot
 
1935 The Timid Young Man (short)
Milton
 
1935 The E-Flat Man (short)
Elmer
 
1935 Tars and Stripes (short)
Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
 
1935 Hayseed Romance (short)
Elmer Dolittle
 
1935 One Run Elmer (short)
Elmer
 
1935 Palooka from Paducah (short)
Jim Diltz
 
1934 Le roi des Champs-Élysées
Buster Garner/Jim le Balafré
 
1934 Allez Oop (short)
Elmer
 
1934 The Gold Ghost (short)
Wally
 
1933 What-No Beer?
Elmer J. Butts
 
1932 Le plombier amoureux
Elmer Tuttle
 
1932 Speak Easily
Professor Post
 
1932 The Passionate Plumber
Elmer E. Tuttle
 
1931 Buster se marie
Reggie
 
1931 Casanova wider Willen
Reggie Irving
 
1931 Sidewalks of New York
Harmon
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Policeman
 
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Reginald Irving
 
1930 De frente, marchen
Canuto de la Montera
 
1930 Doughboys
Elmer
 
1930 Estrellados
Canuto Cuadratin
 
1930 Free and Easy
Elmer J. Butts
 
1930 The March of Time
Caveman
 
1929 Spite Marriage
Elmer
 
1928 The Cameraman
Buster
 
1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr.
William Canfield Jr.
 
1927 College
A Son
 
1926 The General
Johnny Gray
 
1926 Battling Butler
Alfred Butler
 
1925 Go West
Friendless
 
1925 The Iron Mule (short)
Indian (uncredited)
 
1925 Seven Chances
James Shannon
 
1924 The Navigator
Rollo Treadway
 
1924 Sherlock Jr.
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
 
1923 Our Hospitality
Willie McKay - 21 Years Old
 
1923 Three Ages
The Boy
 
1923 The Love Nest (short)
Buster Keaton
 
1923 The Balloonatic (short)
The Young Man
 
1922 Day Dreams (short)
The Young Man
 
1922 The Electric House (short)
Buster (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short)
The Bad Man
 
1922 The Blacksmith (short)
Blacksmith's assistant
 
1922 My Wife's Relations (short)
The Husband
 
1922 Cops (short)
The Young Man
 
1922 The Paleface (short)
Little Chief Paleface
 
1921 The Boat (short)
The Boat Builder (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 The Play House (short)
Audience/Orchestra/Mr. Brown - First Minstrel/Second Minstrel/Interctors/Stagehand
 
1921 The Goat (short)
The Goat
 
1921 The 'High Sign' (short)
Our Hero (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 Hard Luck (short)
Suicidal Boy
 
1921 The Haunted House (short)
Bank Clerk
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short)
Farmhand (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1920 Neighbors (short)
The Boy
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
 
1920 The Round-Up
Indian (uncredited)
 
1920 The Saphead
Bertie Van Alstyne
 
1920 One Week (short)
The Groom
 
1920 The Garage (short)
Buster - The Assistant
 
1919 The Hayseed (short)
Manager, general store
 
1919 Back Stage (short)
Stagehand
 
1918 The Cook (short)
Assistant Chef
 
1918 Good Night, Nurse! (short)
Dr. Hampton/woman with umbrella
 
1918 Moonshine (short)
Revenue Agent
 
1918 The Bell Boy (short)
Bellboy
 
1918 Out West (short)
Sheriff, saloon owner
 
1917 A Country Hero (short)
Vaudeville Artist
 
1917 Coney Island (short)
Rival/Cop with Moustache (uncredited)
 
1917 Oh Doctor! (short)
Junior Holepoke
 
1917 His Wedding Night (short)
Delivery Boy
 
1917 The Rough House (short)
Gardener/Delivery Boy/Cop
 
1917 A Reckless Romeo (short)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1917 The Butcher Boy (short)
Buster
 
Show ShowDirector (46 titles)
1965 The Railrodder (short) (uncredited)
 
1951 Excuse My Dust (uncredited)
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (uncredited)
 
1946 Easy to Wed (uncredited)
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade (uncredited)
 
1938 Streamlined Swing (short)
 
1938 Hollywood Handicap (short)
 
1938 Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (short)
 
1937 Love Nest on Wheels (short)
 
1936 Mixed Magic (short)
 
1936 Blue Blazes (short) (uncredited)
 
1936 Grand Slam Opera (short)
 
1934 Allez Oop (short)
 
1934 The Gold Ghost (short)
 
1929 Spite Marriage (uncredited)
 
1928 The Cameraman (uncredited)
 
1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr. (uncredited)
 
1927 College (uncredited)
 
1926 The General
 
1926 Battling Butler
 
1925 Go West
 
1925 Seven Chances
 
1924 The Navigator
 
1924 Sherlock Jr.
 
1923 Our Hospitality
 
1923 Three Ages
 
1923 The Love Nest (short)
 
1923 The Balloonatic (short)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short)
 
1922 The Electric House (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short)
 
1922 The Blacksmith (short)
 
1922 My Wife's Relations (short)
 
1922 Cops (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1922 The Paleface (short)
 
1921 The Boat (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 The Play House (short)
 
1921 The Goat (short)
 
1921 The 'High Sign' (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 Hard Luck (short)
 
1921 The Haunted House (short)
 
1920 Neighbors (short)
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
 
1920 One Week (short)
 
1917 The Rough House (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (40 titles)
1965 The Railrodder (short) (uncredited)
 
1952 Un duel à mort (short) (screenplay)
 
1951 Excuse My Dust (uncredited)
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (uncredited)
 
1948 A Southern Yankee (uncredited)
 
1947 Cynthia (uncredited)
 
1946 Easy to Wed (uncredited)
 
1945 She Went to the Races (uncredited)
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan (uncredited)
 
1940 Go West (uncredited)
 
1939 Quick Millions (story)
 
1939 Mooching Through Georgia (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 Pest from the West (short) (uncredited)
 
1939 The Jones Family in Hollywood (story)
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle (uncredited)
 
1936 Grand Slam Opera (short)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera (uncredited)
 
1926 The General (written by)
 
1925 Go West (written by)
 
1923 Three Ages (uncredited)
 
1923 The Love Nest (short) (writer)
 
1923 The Balloonatic (short) (written by)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short)
 
1922 The Electric House (short) (written by / as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short) (written by)
 
1922 The Blacksmith (short) (written by)
 
1922 My Wife's Relations (short)
 
1922 Cops (short) (written by / as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1922 The Paleface (short)
 
1921 The Boat (short) (written by / as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 The Play House (short)
 
1921 The Goat (short)
 
1921 The 'High Sign' (short) (as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1921 Hard Luck (short)
 
1921 The Haunted House (short) (written by)
 
1920 Neighbors (short) (screenplay / story)
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short) (written by / as 'Buster' Keaton)
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
 
1920 One Week (short) (screenplay / story)
 
1917 The Rough House (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (15 titles)
1932 Speak Easily (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 Buster se marie (producer)
 
1931 Casanova wider Willen (producer)
 
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (producer)
 
1930 Estrellados (producer)
 
1930 Free and Easy (producer - uncredited)
 
1929 Spite Marriage (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 The Cameraman (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 The General (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 Battling Butler (producer - uncredited)
 
1925 Go West (producer)
 
1925 Seven Chances (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 The Navigator (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 Sherlock Jr. (producer - uncredited)
 
1923 Three Ages (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (performer: "COMEDY TONIGHT" reprise)
 
1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.22 (1956) (performer: "Mean to Me")
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime (performer: "In the Good Old Summertime")
 
1932 Speak Easily ("Oh! Susanna" 1846 - uncredited)
 
1930 Free and Easy (performer: "The Free And Easy" 1930 - uncredited, "Oh King, Oh Queen" - uncredited / "It Must Be You" 1930 - uncredited, "The Corn Grows Green in Kansas" - uncredited)
 
1930 Doughboys (performer: "You Were Meant For Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "Tableau of the Jewels" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
1957 The Buster Keaton Story (technical advisor)
 
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game (gag consultant - uncredited)
 
1944 Nothing But Trouble (gag consultant - uncredited)
 
1944 Bathing Beauty (gag consultant - uncredited)
 
1943 I Dood It (technical advisor: comedy - uncredited)
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous (comedy consultant - uncredited)
 
1939 At the Circus (gag consultant - uncredited)
 
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy (gag consultant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (8 titles)
1926 The General (uncredited)
 
1925 Seven Chances (uncredited)
 
1924 The Navigator (uncredited)
 
1924 Sherlock Jr. (uncredited)
 
1922 Cops (short)
 
1921 The Play House (short) (uncredited)
 
1920 One Week (short)
 
1918 Moonshine (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (5 titles)
1948 A Southern Yankee (stunt assistant - uncredited)
 
1928 The Baby Cyclone (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1926 The General (stunts - uncredited)
 
1923 Our Hospitality (stunts - uncredited)
 
1919 A Desert Hero (short) (stunt double: Arbuckle / Lake)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2009 Bollywood Hero (TV series) (special thanks - 3 episodes)
– Episode #1.3 (2009) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.2 (2009) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.1 (2009) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Smelly Janitor (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Mr. Reaper's Really Bad Morning (short) (thanks)
 
2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of "The Cameraman" (1928 - )
 
1964 Breath Death (short) (dedicated to)
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (47 titles)
1965 Salute to Stan Laurel (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again (documentary)
Himself
 
1963-1965 The New Truth and Consequences (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.23 (1964) … Himself - Sketch Actor
 
1950-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Comedian
– Episode #17.12 (1963) … Comedian
– Episode #10.29 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #4.51 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #4.13 (1950) … Himself
– Episode #4.9 (1950) … Himself
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1963 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Candid Camera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 October 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 August 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The Home Owner (short)
Himself/The Home Owner
 
1960 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Himself
– A 70th Birthday Salute to Paul Whiteman (1960) … Himself
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Betty White Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1951-1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 September 1957 (1957) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 2 September 1951 (1951) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1957 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 3 July 1957 (1957) … Himself - Celebrity Guest
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Buster Keaton (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Rosemary Clooney Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The Dunninger Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 Make the Connection (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 August 1955 (1955) … Himself - Guest
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 1952 (1952) … Himself
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.27 (1952) … Himself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 Sunset Blvd.
Himself
 
1949-1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Comic Actor / Pie Thrower
– Episode #1.39 (1950) … Himself - Comic Actor/Pie Thrower
– Episode #1.12 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1 (short)
Himself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (documentary short)
Himself, Disinterested Spectator
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
Himself
 
1939 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Himself
 
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Himself - 'Señor Keaton'
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1932/II Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Himself
 
1931/I Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Himself
 
1931 The Voice of Hollywood No. 26 (short)
Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 21 (short)
Himself
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 10 (short)
Himself
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Himself/Princess Raja
 
1927 Character Studies (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 15 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 5 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 3 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Seeing Stars (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (68 titles)
2011 Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The ONE Show (TV series)
 
2011 Hugo
Johnny Gray (uncredited)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Pritzker Military Library Presents (TV series)
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Buster
 
2006 Silent Clowns (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
 
2006 Hollywood Rivals: Chaplin vs Keaton (video documentary)
 
2006 Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (video documentary short)
 
2005 Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (video)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
 
2005 The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (video documentary)
 
2004 So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Come inguaiammo il cinema italiano - La vera storia di Franco e Ciccio (documentary)
 
2004 In the Good Old Summertime Intro (video documentary short)
Hickey
 
2004 Bob Monkhouse's Comedy Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Buster Keaton and Fatty Roscoe Arbuckle (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Slaphappy (TV series)
Himself (2001)
 
1989-2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 50 años de cámaras ocultas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Loriot (TV series)
 
1997 Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Candid Camera's 50th Anniversary (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Art of Buster Keaton (video documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)
 
1992 Funny Business
 
1992 Legends of Comedy (TV documentary)
 
1991 Buster's Bedroom
(uncredited)
 
1987-1989 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1987 Lorca, muerte de un poeta (TV series)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Actor in Movie Clip
 
1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (video documentary)
Various roles
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1979 The Hollywood Clowns (video documentary)
 
1976 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
William Canfield Jr.
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Movie Clip (uncredited)
 
1976 It's Showtime (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1975 The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (documentary)
 
1974 The Three Stooges Follies
Clarence Plunkett
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1973 Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 4 Clowns
James Shannon, from Seven Chances
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1968 The Great Stone Face (documentary)
Various Characters
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actor in 'The Cameraman'
 
1964 Breath Death (short)
Himself
 
1963 The Sound of Laughter (documentary)
Elmer
 
1963 30 Years of Fun
 
1962 The Great Chase (documentary)
 
1962 Calendar (TV series)
 
1962 Nickelodeon Days (documentary)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1960 When Comedy Was King (documentary)
edited from 'Cops'
 
1951 Ça c'est du cinéma
 
1951 ¡Qué tiempos aquéllos! (documentary)
 
1950 Wonderful Times (documentary)
Himself
 
1944 Take It or Leave It
Himself: Clip from 'Hollywood Cavalcade' (uncredited)
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 The Movies March On (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960s) TV commercials: Pure Oil Company gasoline See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Biographical Movies  | 18 Print Biographies  | 5 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

International Buster Keaton Society | See more »

Alternate Names:

'Buster' Keaton

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Not long ago a friend asked me what was the greatest pleasure I got from spending my whole life as an actor. There have been so many that I had to think about that for a moment. Then I said, "Like everyone else, I like to be with a happy crowd." See more »

Trivia:

Ex-son-in-law of Margaret Talmadge. See more »

Trademark:

Flat hat, slapshoes, deadpan expression See more »

Nickname:

The Great Stone Face See more »

Star Sign:

Libra