Buster Keaton

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

205

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-10-03

Day of death

1966-02-01 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Piqua, Kansas, USA

Buster Keaton

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.

Known For

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Three Stooges Follies

    The Three Stooges Follies

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • The King of the Champs-Élysées

    The King of the Champs-Élysées

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • The High Sign

    The High Sign

  • The Love Nest

    The Love Nest

  • The Spook Speaks

    The Spook Speaks

  • The Butcher Boy

    The Butcher Boy

  • Film

    Film

  • Our Hospitality

    Our Hospitality

  • War Italian Style

    War Italian Style

  • The Scarecrow

    The Scarecrow

  • College

    College

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • The Saphead

    The Saphead

  • The Timid Young Man

    The Timid Young Man

  • The Goat

    The Goat

  • L'Incantevole nemica

    L'Incantevole nemica

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • Battling Butler

    Battling Butler

  • The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

  • Cops

    Cops

  • Go West

    Go West

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • Day Dreams

    Day Dreams

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Back Stage

    Back Stage

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

  • Pest from the West

    Pest from the West

  • The Rough House

    The Rough House

  • Convict 13

    Convict 13

  • A Reckless Romeo

    A Reckless Romeo

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

  • We're switching to Hollywood

    We're switching to Hollywood

  • Seven Chances

    Seven Chances

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • No Time at All

    No Time at All

  • Speak Easily

    Speak Easily

  • San Diego I Love You

    San Diego I Love You

  • Three Ages

    Three Ages

  • That Night with You

    That Night with You

  • The Image Book

    The Image Book

  • Mooching Through Georgia

    Mooching Through Georgia

  • Three on a Limb

    Three on a Limb

  • The Boat

    The Boat

  • The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton

    The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton

  • Sherlock Jr.

    Sherlock Jr.

  • Sergeant Deadhead

    Sergeant Deadhead

  • The General

    The General

  • Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

    Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

  • The Navigator

    The Navigator

  • Moonshine

    Moonshine

  • What! No Beer?

    What! No Beer?

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

  • Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

  • The Bell Boy

    The Bell Boy

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Mixed Magic

    Mixed Magic

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

  • She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

  • One Run Elmer

    One Run Elmer

  • Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

  • The Cameraman

    The Cameraman

  • His Ex Marks the Spot

    His Ex Marks the Spot

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • The Baby Cyclone

    The Baby Cyclone

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

  • The Cook

    The Cook

  • 30 Years of Fun

    30 Years of Fun

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  • Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

    Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • You're My Everything

    You're My Everything

  • Pajama Party

    Pajama Party

  • One Week

    One Week

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • Palooka from Paducah

    Palooka from Paducah

  • Notfilm

    Notfilm

  • Seeing Stars

    Seeing Stars

  • Take It or Leave It

    Take It or Leave It

  • The Invader

    The Invader

  • Estrellados

    Estrellados

  • Spite Marriage

    Spite Marriage

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

  • Grand Slam Opera

    Grand Slam Opera

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

  • The Scribe

    The Scribe

  • Beach Blanket Bingo

    Beach Blanket Bingo

  • The Passionate Plumber

    The Passionate Plumber

  • The Frozen North

    The Frozen North

  • Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

  • Tars and Stripes

    Tars and Stripes

  • Doughboys

    Doughboys

  • The Electric House

    The Electric House

  • The Chemist

    The Chemist

  • The Balloonatic

    The Balloonatic

  • The Rosemary Clooney Show

    The Rosemary Clooney Show

  • Buster Keaton Rides Again

    Buster Keaton Rides Again

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • Crazy Days

    Crazy Days

  • 4 Clowns

    4 Clowns

  • Blue Blazes

    Blue Blazes

  • Pardon My Berth Marks

    Pardon My Berth Marks

  • Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

  • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

    Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

  • General Nuisance

    General Nuisance

  • The Lovable Cheat

    The Lovable Cheat

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Allez Oop

    Allez Oop

  • Funny Business

    Funny Business

  • Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

    Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

  • The Taming of the Snood

    The Taming of the Snood

  • Nothing But Pleasure

    Nothing But Pleasure

  • Jail Bait

    Jail Bait

  • The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

    The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

  • That's the Spirit

    That's the Spirit

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

  • Out West

    Out West

  • The Adventures of Mr. Pastry

    The Adventures of Mr. Pastry

  • God's Country

    God's Country

  • Oh, Doctor!

    Oh, Doctor!

  • The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

  • The Play House

    The Play House

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

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

  • Good Night, Nurse!

    Good Night, Nurse!

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

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

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Life with Buster Keaton

    Life with Buster Keaton

  • The Round-Up

    The Round-Up

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • My Wife's Relations

    My Wife's Relations

  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

    Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

    The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Lifetime of Comedy

    Lifetime of Comedy

  • The Home Owner

    The Home Owner

  • Hodgepodge

    Hodgepodge

  • Sidewalks of New York

    Sidewalks of New York

  • The E-Flat Man

    The E-Flat Man

  • Stunts: A Taste for Risk

    Stunts: A Taste for Risk

  • The Railrodder

    The Railrodder

  • You Have to Live Somewhere

    You Have to Live Somewhere

  • Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

    Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

  • Love Nest on Wheels

    Love Nest on Wheels

  • Boom in the Moon

    Boom in the Moon

  • Paradise for Buster

    Paradise for Buster

  • Character Studies

    Character Studies

  • Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

    Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

  • So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

  • Dance Crazy in Hollywood

    Dance Crazy in Hollywood

  • Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

  • The Devil to Pay

    The Devil to Pay

  • She's Oil Mine

    She's Oil Mine

  • Forward, March!

    Forward, March!

  • So You Won't Squawk

    So You Won't Squawk

  • His Wedding Night

    His Wedding Night

  • Hayseed Romance

    Hayseed Romance

  • The Iron Mule

    The Iron Mule

  • The Gold Ghost

    The Gold Ghost

  • A Duel to the Death

    A Duel to the Death

  • Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

    Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

  • The Garage

    The Garage

  • Ditto

    Ditto

  • The Hayseed

    The Hayseed

  • Langlois-Keaton à Paris

    Langlois-Keaton à Paris

  • Casanova wider Willen

    Casanova wider Willen

  • Life in Hollywood No. 1

    Life in Hollywood No. 1

  • Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

    Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

  • Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

    Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

  • Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

    Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

  • There's No Business Like No Business

    There's No Business Like No Business

  • Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

    Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

  • Barney's Wall

    Barney's Wall

  • Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

    Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

  • The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

    The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

  • Busta Keaton in COPS

    Busta Keaton in COPS

  • Simon Pure Beer

    Simon Pure Beer