Buster Keaton

Known for Directing

Buster Keaton's portrait

Details

Birthday: October 03, 1895

Deathday: February 01, 1966

Place of birth: Piqua, Kansas, USA

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.

Actor

2026

R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr

2025

Hodgepodge

2023

Stunts: A Taste for Risk

2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2020

Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

2020

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2019

Barney's Wall

2018

The Image Book

2017

Busta Keaton in COPS

2016

Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

2016

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

2016

Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

2016

Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

2015

Notfilm

2014

You Have to Live Somewhere

2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2006

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2004

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2001

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

2001

Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

2000

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

1999

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1994

That's Entertainment! III

1990

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

It's Showtime

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1974

That's Entertainment!

1974

The Three Stooges Follies

1970

4 Clowns

1970

The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

The Scribe

1965

The Railrodder

1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

Film

1965

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again

1965

Beach Blanket Bingo

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

War Italian Style

1964

Pajama Party

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

1963

The Sound of Laughter

1963

30 Years of Fun

1963

There's No Business Like No Business

1962

Crazy Days

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

Simon Pure Beer

1962

Langlois-Keaton à Paris

1962

The Great Chase

1961

The Home Owner

1960

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

When Comedy Was King

1960

The Devil to Pay

1960

Lifetime of Comedy

1958

No Time at All

1958

The Adventures of Mr. Pastry

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

1954

The Awakening

1953

L'Incantevole nemica

1952

Limelight

1952

Paradise for Buster

1951

Life with Buster Keaton

1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1950

Sunset Boulevard

1950

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

You're My Everything

1949

The Lovable Cheat

1947

A Duel to the Death

1946

Boom in the Moon

1946

God's Country

1945

That's the Spirit

1945

That Night with You

1945

She Went to the Races

1944

San Diego I Love You

1944

Take It or Leave It

1943

Forever and a Day

1941

So You Won't Squawk

1941

General Nuisance

1941

She's Oil Mine

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1940

Li'l Abner

1940

Li'l Abner

1940

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

The Taming of the Snood

1940

The Spook Speaks

1940

His Ex Marks the Spot

1940

Nothing But Pleasure

1940

New Moon

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Mooching Through Georgia

1939

Pest from the West

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

1937

Jail Bait

1937

Love Nest on Wheels

1937

Ditto

1936

Grand Slam Opera

1936

Blue Blazes

1936

Mixed Magic

1936

Three on a Limb

1936

The Invader

1936

The Chemist

1936

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1935

Hayseed Romance

1935

Palooka from Paducah

1935

Tars and Stripes

1935

One Run Elmer

1935

The E-Flat Man

1935

The Timid Young Man

1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1934

Allez Oop

1934

The Gold Ghost

1934

The King of the Champs-Élysées

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

1933

What! No Beer?

1932

Speak Easily

1932

The Passionate Plumber

1932

Plumber in love

1931

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

Sidewalks of New York

1931

The Stolen Jools

1931

We’re Switching to Hollywood

1931

Casanova wider Willen

1931

Buster se marie

1930

Forward, March!

1930

Estrellados

1930

Free and Easy

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

Doughboys

1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

Spite Marriage

1929

Tide of Empire

1928

The Baby Cyclone

1928

The Cameraman

1928

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1927

College

1927

Life in Hollywood No. 1

1927

Character Studies

1926

The General

1926

Battling Butler

1925

Go West

1925

Seven Chances

1925

The Iron Mule

1924

Sherlock Jr.

1924

The Navigator

1923

Our Hospitality

1923

Three Ages

1923

The Balloonatic

1923

The Love Nest

1922

The Paleface

1922

The Blacksmith

1922

Cops

1922

Day Dreams

1922

My Wife's Relations

1922

The Electric House

1922

The Frozen North

1922

Seeing Stars

1921

Hard Luck

1921

The High Sign

1921

The Boat

1921

The Goat

1921

The Play House

1921

The Haunted House

1920

One Week

1920

Convict 13

1920

Neighbors

1920

The Scarecrow

1920

The Saphead

1920

The Garage

1920

The Round-Up

1919

Back Stage

1919

The Hayseed

1918

The Bell Boy

1918

Good Night, Nurse!

1918

Out West

1918

The Cook

1918

Moonshine

1917

Coney Island

1917

His Wedding Night

1917

The Rough House

1917

Oh, Doctor!

1917

The Butcher Boy

1917

A Reckless Romeo

1917

A Country Hero

Director

2026

R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr

1965

The Railrodder

1938

Streamlined Swing

1938

Hollywood Handicap

1938

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1937

Love Nest on Wheels

1936

Blue Blazes

1936

Mixed Magic

1936

Grand Slam Opera

1935

Tars and Stripes

1934

The Gold Ghost

1934

Allez Oop

1929

Spite Marriage

1928

The Cameraman

1928

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1927

College

1926

The General

1926

Battling Butler

1925

Seven Chances

1925

Go West

1924

Sherlock Jr.

1924

The Navigator

1923

Our Hospitality

1923

Three Ages

1923

The Balloonatic

1923

The Love Nest

1922

The Paleface

1922

The Blacksmith

1922

My Wife's Relations

1922

Cops

1922

Day Dreams

1922

The Frozen North

1922

The Electric House

1921

Hard Luck

1921

The High Sign

1921

The Boat

1921

The Play House

1921

The Haunted House

1921

The Goat

1920

One Week

1920

Convict 13

1920

Neighbors

1920

The Scarecrow

1917

The Rough House

Writer

1939

Mooching Through Georgia

1939

Pest from the West

1936

Grand Slam Opera

1925

Go West

1923

The Balloonatic

1923

The Love Nest

1923

Three Ages

1922

The Paleface

1922

The Blacksmith

1922

My Wife's Relations

1922

Cops

1922

Day Dreams

1922

The Frozen North

1922

The Electric House

1921

Hard Luck

1921

The High Sign

1921

The Boat

1921

The Goat

1921

The Play House

1921

The Haunted House

1920

The Scarecrow

1920

Convict 13

1920

One Week

1920

Neighbors

1920

The Saphead

1917

The Rough House