IMDb > Ben Turpin
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage board
Filmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv schedule
Biographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage board
External Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clips

Ben Turpin More at IMDbPro »

Videos (see all 4)
The Champion (1915) -- Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose...
A Night Out (1915) -- After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with the head waiter's wife.
His New Job (1915) -- Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter...
A Clever Dummy (1917) -- A Clever Dummy

Overview

Date of Death:
1 July 1940, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
First of all, the cross-eyed comedian of silent days was not born that way... more
Trivia:
Appeared in early Vogue and Keystone comedies, having joined Keystone in 1917... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Once Over Lightly (1944) .... (archival footage)
  2. Saps at Sea (1940) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Plumber

  3. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) .... Bartender in Western
  4. Keystone Hotel (1935) .... Count Drewa Blanc
    ... aka Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title)
  5. Bring 'Em Back a Lie (1935)
  6. The Little Big Top (1935)
    ... aka Frolics of Youth (#8): The Little Big Top (USA: series title)
  7. The Law of the Wild (1934) .... Henry
  8. Hypnotized (1932) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
  9. Million Dollar Legs (1932) .... Mysterious Man
  10. Make Me a Star (1932) .... Ben the Crosseyed Man
  11. Lighthouse Love (1932) .... The Prince
  12. Running Hollywood (1932) .... Traffic Cop
  13. Ambassador Bill (1931) (uncredited) .... The Butcher
  14. Movie Town (1931) (uncredited) .... Ben
    ... aka Hollywood Happenings (USA: alternative title)
  15. Our Wife (1931) .... Justice of the Peace
  16. Cracked Nuts (1931) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Ben
  17. A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)
  18. Swing High (1930) .... Bartender
  19. A Royal Romance (1930) (uncredited) .... Cossack Guard

  20. The Show of Shows (1929) .... Waiter (song "What Became of the Floradora Boys")
  21. The Love Parade (1929) (uncredited) .... Cross-eyed Lackey
  22. The Hollywood Dressmaker (1929) .... Ben
  23. A Woman's Way (1928)
  24. The Wife's Relations (1928) .... Rodney St. Clair
    ... aka The Lost Heiress (UK)
  25. Holding His Own (1928) .... Ben Muggs
  26. Idle Eyes (1928) .... Benjamin Turps
  27. Seein' Things (1928)
  28. She Said No (1928)
  29. The Cockeyed Family (1928) .... Amos Gillig
  30. The Eyes Have It (1928)
  31. Why Babies Leave Home (1928) .... Their Wandering Boy/The Old Man
  32. Daddy Boy (1927)
    ... aka Daddyboy (USA: copyright title)
  33. The College Hero (1927) .... The Janitor
  34. Love's Languid Lure (1927)
  35. The Pride of Pikeville (1927) .... The Pride of Pikeville
  36. Broke in China (1927)
  37. The Jolly Jilter (1927)
  38. A Hollywood Hero (1927)
  39. A Blonde's Revenge (1926) .... Gerald Montague
  40. A Harem Knight (1926) .... Rodney St. Clair
  41. A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926) .... Rodney St. Clair
  42. When a Man's a Prince (1926)
  43. Steel Preferred (1925) .... Bartender
  44. Hogan's Alley (1925) .... A Stranger
  45. The Marriage Circus (1925)
  46. The Raspberry Romance (1925)
  47. The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
  48. The Reel Virginian (1924)
  49. Three Foolish Weeks (1924) .... Rodney St. Clair
  50. Romeo and Juliet (1924)
  51. Yukon Jake (1924) .... Sheriff Cyclone Bill
  52. The Hollywood Kid (1924)
  53. Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
  54. The Daredevil (1923) .... Joe Magee, actor
  55. Asleep at the Switch (1923)
  56. Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
    ... aka The Pitfalls of a Great City (USA: poster title)
  57. Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
  58. The Shriek of Araby (1923) .... The Sheik
  59. Home Made Movies (1922)
  60. Step Forward (1922)
  61. Bright Eyes (1922) .... Oil magnet
  62. Love and Doughnuts (1921)
  63. Molly O' (1921) (uncredited)
  64. Love's Outcast (1921)
  65. Home Talent (1921) .... Stranded Actor
  66. She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
  67. A Small Town Idol (1921) .... Sam Smith
  68. The Quack Doctor (1920)
  69. You Wouldn't Believe It (1920)
  70. Married Life (1920) .... Rodney St. Clair
  71. Down on the Farm (1920/I) .... Her Husband
  72. The Star Boarder (1920)
  73. Bloggie's Vacation (1920)
  74. Countess Bloggie (1920)

  75. The Speakeasy (1919) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  76. A Lady's Tailor (1919)
  77. Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919)
  78. Sleuths (1919)
  79. Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919) .... Uncle Tom
    ... aka Uncle Tom's Cabin
  80. The Dentist (1919)
  81. Treating 'Em Rough (1919/I) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  82. Trying to Get Along (1919)
  83. No Mother to Guide Him (1919) .... A happy married man
  84. Love's False Faces (1919)
  85. When Love Is Blind (1919) .... First Pal
  86. The Foolish Age (1919) .... Choir member
  87. The Village Smithy (1919) (uncredited)
  88. Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) .... A Guardsman
    ... aka The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title)
  89. East Lynne with Variations (1919) .... The Hero
  90. Cupid's Day Off (1919)
  91. Hide and Seek, Detectives (1918)
  92. Whose Little Wife Are You? (1918)
  93. She Loved Him Plenty (1918)
  94. Her Screen Idol (1918)
  95. Two Tough Tenderfeet (1918) .... First Pal
  96. Love Loops the Loop (1918)
  97. The Battle Royal (1918)
  98. His Smothered Love (1918)
  99. Saucy Madeline (1918) .... A Rolling Stone Out of Work
  100. Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918) .... Honest Eyed Jack, Still After Her
  101. Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
  102. Taming Target Center (1917) .... The Old Sheriff
  103. That Night (1917)
  104. Are Waitresses Safe? (1917) .... Ralph, Who Loved Her So
  105. Roping Her Romeo (1917) .... Honest Eyed Jack, a Poor Butterfly
    ... aka A Lovesick Bandit (USA: reissue title)
  106. A Bedroom Blunder (1917) .... Hotel Desk Clerk
    ... aka Room 23 (USA: alternative title)
  107. The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
  108. Lost: A Cook (1917)
  109. Pete's Pants (1917) .... Ben Turpin
  110. Two Laughs (1917) .... Special Delivery Boy
  111. A Clever Dummy (1917) .... A romantic janitor
  112. Sole Mates (1917)
  113. Cactus Nell (1917)
  114. Oriental Love (1917) (unconfirmed)
  115. Caught in the End (1917/II)
  116. Bucking the Tiger (1917)
  117. Masked Mirth (1917)
  118. When Ben Bolted (1917) .... Ben
    ... aka He Looked Crooked (USA) (USA: video title)
  119. Frightened Flirts (1917)
  120. His Bogus Boast (1917)
    ... aka A Cheerful Liar
  121. A Studio Stampede (1917)
  122. The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
  123. The Musical Marvel (1917)
  124. A Circus Cyclone (1917)
  125. Jealous Jolts (1916)
  126. Taking the Count (1916) .... A Cabin Steward
  127. Shot in the Fracas (1916)
  128. A Waiting Game (1916) .... A Tramp
  129. The Wicked City (1916)
  130. Some Bravery (1916) .... A Bellhop
  131. Picture Pirates (1916)
  132. A Safe Proposition (1916) .... A Burglar
  133. He Did and He Didn't (1916/II)
  134. Ducking a Discord (1916)
  135. Poultry à la Mode (1916)
    ... aka Poultry (USA)
    ... aka The Harem
  136. Doctoring a Leak (1916)
    ... aka A Total Loss
  137. The Stolen Booking (1916)
  138. Some Liars (1916)
  139. Lost and Found (1916)
  140. Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
  141. For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916) .... Bloggie
  142. A Deep Sea Liar (1916) .... Bloggie
    ... aka The Landlubber
  143. Hired and Fired (1916/I) .... Bloggie
    ... aka The Leading Man
  144. Just for a Kid (1916)
  145. When Papa Died (1916)
  146. The Iron Mitt (1916) .... Bloggie
  147. Delinquent Bridegrooms (1916) .... Bloggie
  148. His Blowout (1916) .... Bloggie
    ... aka The Plumber
  149. Nailing on the Lid (1916)
    ... aka Nailing a Lie (USA)
  150. National Nuts (1916)
  151. Burlesque on Carmen (1916) .... Remendados
    ... aka Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (USA: complete title)
  152. A Christmas Revenge (1915) .... Loafer
  153. Snakeville's Champion (1915) .... Bloggie
  154. The Escape of Broncho Billy (1915)
  155. The Merry Models (1915) .... Bloggie
  156. Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
  157. It Happened in Snakeville (1915) .... Bloggie
  158. Too Much Turkey (1915) .... The Neighbor
  159. When Snakeville Struck Oil (1915)
  160. The Convict's Threat (1915) .... Prisoner
  161. Snakeville's Hen Medic (1915) .... Bloggie
  162. Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915)
  163. A Quiet Little Game (1915) .... The Undertaker
  164. Versus Sledge Hammers (1915) .... The Count's Valet
  165. Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
  166. The Bell-Hop (1915) .... The Bell-Hop
  167. Snakeville's Twins (1915) .... The Henpecked Husband
  168. Others Started It, But Sophie Finished (1915) .... The Husband
  169. Sweedie's Finish (1915)
  170. Sophie and the Fakir (1915) .... Sophie's Husband
    ... aka Sophie and the Faker (USA: alternative title)
  171. A Bunch of Matches (1915) .... Justice of the Piece
  172. Sweedie's Hero (1915) .... The Bellboy
  173. Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)
  174. How Slippery Slim Saw the Show (1915)
  175. The Undertaker's Uncle (1915) .... The Uncle
    ... aka The Undertaker's Wife
  176. Their Social Splash (1915) (unconfirmed)
    ... aka Social Splash (USA: alternative title)
  177. A Coat Tale (1915) .... Husband
  178. Curiosity (1915) .... The Lunatic
  179. Two Bold, Bad Men (1915) .... First Bad Man
  180. Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915) .... Sweedie's Romeo
  181. Love and Trouble (1915) .... Sweedie's Beau
  182. The Champion (1915) .... Ringside vendor
    ... aka Battling Charlie
    ... aka Champion Charlie
    ... aka Charlie the Champion (USA: alternative title)
  183. Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915) .... The Grocery Boy
  184. Hogan Out West (1915)
  185. A Night Out (1915/I) .... Fellow Reveller
    ... aka Champagne Charlie
    ... aka Charlie's Drunken Daze (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Charlie's Night Out (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka His Night Out (USA: alternative title)
  186. Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)
  187. Sweedie Goes to College (1915) .... Sweedie's Romeo
  188. His New Job (1915) .... Film Extra, in Anteroom
    ... aka Charlie's New Job
  189. Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)
  190. Sweedie and Her Dog (1915) .... Captain of the Dog Catchers
  191. The Clubman's Wager (1915) .... Tramp
  192. Sweedie's Suicide (1915) .... Police Captain
  193. Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)
  194. Snakeville's Debutantes (1915) .... Bloggie
  195. Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)
  196. Their Cheap Vacation (1914)
  197. Madame Double X (1914)
  198. Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)
  199. Sweedie at the Fair (1914)
  200. Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)
  201. The Laundress (1914)
    ... aka Sweedie, the Laundress (USA)
  202. She Landed a Big One (1914) .... Chief of Police
    ... aka She Landed a Lord (USA)
  203. Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
  204. The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)
  205. Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)
  206. Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)
  207. Sweedie's Skate (1914)
  208. Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)
  209. Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)
  210. The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-In (1914)
  211. Sweedie and the Lord (1914)
  212. Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
  213. The Usual Way (1913)
  214. The Hobble Skirt (1910)

  215. A Case of Seltzer (1909) .... The brother in drag
  216. The New Cop (1909) (unconfirmed)
  217. A Hustling Advertiser (1909) .... The Young Man
  218. Mr. Flip (1909) .... Mr. Flip
  219. A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
  220. The Rubes and the Bunco Men (1909)
  221. Midnight Disturbance (1909) .... The Burglar
  222. The Energetic Street Cleaner (1909)
  223. Tag Day (1909) .... The Tramp
  224. The Haunted Lounge (1909) .... A Tramp
  225. Ben Gets a Duck and Is Ducked (1909)
  226. Breaking Into Society (1908)
  227. Oh, What Lungs! (1908)
  228. The Younger Brothers (1908)
  229. A Free Lunch (1907)
  230. Mr. Inquisitive (1907)
  231. An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907) .... The Hobo
Soundtrack:
  1. The Show of Shows (1929) (performer: "What's Become of the Floradora Boys?")
Director:
  1. The Musical Marvel (1917) (unconfirmed)
Self:
  1. Cinema Circus (1937) .... Himself
  2. Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) .... Himself/Bartender
  4. Hollywood on Parade (1932) .... Himself (the bartender)
  5. The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930) .... Himself, Guest Host

  6. Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
    ... aka Joligud

  7. It's a Cinch (1918) .... Himself
  8. Charlie's Life (1916) .... Various
Archive Footage:
  1. A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (1992) (TV)
  2. Dance of the Cookoos (1982) (uncredited) .... Cross-Eyed Plumber
  3. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
  4. The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
  5. Tobo the Happy Clown (1965) .... Mack Sennett comedian
  6. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - The Great Lovers (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Merrily We Roll Along (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  8. When Comedy Was King (1960) .... edited from 'yukon jake'
  9. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
  10. L'incantevole nemica (1953)
  11. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
  12. Ça c'est du cinéma (1951)
  13. ¡Qué tiempos aquéllos! (1951)
  14. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) .... Himself
  15. Down Memory Lane (1949) .... Poker player
  16. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
  17. Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
  18. A Small Town Idol (1939) .... Sam Smith
  19. Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
  20. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Himself
  21. The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip
  22. Chase Me Charlie (1918) .... Ben
  23. The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916 (1916) .... The property man
  24. Mixed Up (1915)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage, burlesque, and vaudeville actor. more
Publicity Listings:
24 Articles | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:

Message Boards

Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Ben Turpin
Find where Ben Turpin is credited alongside another name
Ben Turpin &  
You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.
Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.