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Joe Keaton (1867–1946)

Joe Keaton and wife Myra were grade-Z vaudeville performers in the early 1900s. Their son Buster joined the act when he was only a few months old. The act was a rough-and-tumble one, with Buster being thrown around on stage most of the time. As the years went by, Joe Keaton became an alcoholic, which forced Buster to quit the act by the time he was a teenager... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1935 Palooka from Paducah (short)
Pa Diltz
 
1934 Evelyn Prentice
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1926 The General
Union General
 
1925 Go West
Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
 
1924 Sherlock Jr.
The Girl's Father/Man on film screen
 
1923 Our Hospitality
The Engineer
 
1922 Day Dreams (short)
The Girls Father (uncredited)
 
1922 The Electric House (short)
Buster's Father in Prologue (uncredited)
 
1921 The Goat (short)
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1920 Neighbors (short)
His Father
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short)
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
Prisoner
 
1918 Good Night, Nurse! (short)
Man in Bandages (uncredited)
 
1918 The Bell Boy (short)
Guest
 
1918 Out West (short)
Man on train
 
1917 A Country Hero (short)
Cy Klone, Garage Owner
 

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The General -- When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines. The Goat -- A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the evil badguy. Out West -- A satire of western movies. Roscoe comes into town after riding the rails. The saloon has a trap door over a pit where bodies are tossed as they are shot...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Vaudeville and medicine shows with his wife and children, including "The Three Keatons" and "The Man With a Wife, Table, and Three Kids."

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Father of Buster Keaton, Harry Keaton and Louise Keaton. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer