Buster Keaton

★ Directing #501

1895 - 1966 (age 70) • Directing

Born: 10/3/1895 in Piqua, Kansas, USA

Died: 2/1/1966 (age 70)

Known for: Directing

Buster Keaton

★ Directing #501

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

The General

79%

Johnnie Gray

1926

Sherlock Jr.

80%

Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.

1924

The Twilight Zone

85%

Woodrow Mulligan

1959

Limelight

79%

Calvero's Partner

1952

The Cameraman

78%

Buster

1928

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

76%

Steamboat Bill Jr.

1928

Seven Chances

75%

James 'Jimmie' Shannon

1925

One Week

79%

The Groom

1920

Hodgepodge

Self (archive footage)

2025

Stunts: A Taste for Risk

90%

Various Roles (archive footage)

2023

The Real Charlie Chaplin

77%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

80%

archive footage

2020

Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

80%

Self (archive footage)

2020

Barney's Wall

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Image Book

63%

(archive footage)

2018

Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

78%

Self

2016

Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

90%

(archive footage)

2016

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

Self (archive footage)

2016

Notfilm

50%

Self (archive footage)

2015

You Have to Live Somewhere

(archive footage)

2014

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

75%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2011

The Smelly Janitor

20%

Thanks

2008

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

(archive footage)

2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

70%

Self (archive footage)

2007

Legends

50%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

(archive footage)

2006

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

75%

Self (archive footage)

2004

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

70%

Self (archive footage)

2000

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

90%

(archive footage)

1999

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

80%

Self (archive footage)

1995

That's Entertainment! III

71%

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

Funny Business

73%

(archive footage)

1992

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

60%

Self - Actor (archive footage)

1990

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

75%

Self (archive footage)

1987

Going Hollywood: The '30s

90%

(archive footage)

1984

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

1979