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Buster Keaton
Actor, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Died February 1, 1966 (70 years)
Buster Keaton (4th October 1895 - 1st February 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".
Keaton 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. Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929, [when] he worked without interruption on a series of films that make him, arguably, the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies. "Orson Welles stated that Keaton's The General is the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made. A 2002 worldwide poll by Sight & Sound ranked Keaton's The General as the 15th best film of all time. Three other Keaton films received votes in the magazine's survey: Our Hospitality, Sherlock, Jr., and The Navigator.
Filmography
| 2022 | Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist · as Golfeur (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté · as actor |
| 2018 | The Image Book · as Un acteur |
| 2016 | Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 · as Unknown |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man · as Johnnie Gray |
| 2005 | The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle · as actor |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Dreamers · as Buster |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Funny Business (TV Series) · as (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Buster's Bedroom · as actor |
| 1981 | Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark · as actor |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive footage) |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as William Canfield Jr. |
| 1975 | The Golden Age of Buster Keaton · as actor |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Three Stooges Follies · as Clarence Plunkett |
| 1970 | 4 Clowns · as (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face · as Various Characters |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · as Erronius |
| 1965 | Beach Blanket Bingo · as Unknown |
| 1965 | How to Stuff a Wild Bikini · as Bwana |
| 1965 | Film · as The Man |
| 1965 | War Italian Style · as Gen. von Kassler |
| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head · as Airman Blinken |
| 1965 | The Railrodder · as The Man |
| 1964 | Pajama Party · as Chief Rotten Eagle |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Jimmy the Crook |
| 1962 | Buster Keaton in Wildwest · as Buster |
| 1962 | Crazy Days · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Lion Tamer |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King · as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage) |
| 1960 | Lifetime of Comedy · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Lifetime of Comedy · as actor |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Woodrow Mulligan |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Train Conductor |
| 1952 | Limelight · as Calvero's Partner |
| 1951 | Ça c'est du cinéma · as (archive footage) |
| 1950 | Sunset Blvd. · as Buster Keaton |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Member of the Jury |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime · as Hickey |
| 1949 | You're My Everything · as Butler |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat · as Goulard |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner · as Lonesome Polecat |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Prisoner - 'LuLu' |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her · as William Dalton |
| 1940 | The Taming of the Snood · as Buster Keaton |
| 1940 | Nothing But Pleasure · as Clarence Plunkett |
| 1936 | Grand Slam Opera · as Elmer Butts |
| 1933 | What-No Beer? · as Elmer J. Butts |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber · as Elmer E. Tuttle |
| 1932 | Speak Easily · as Professor Post |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools · as Policeman |
| 1931 | Sidewalks of New York · as Harmon |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath · as Reginald Irving |
| 1931 | Casanova wider Willen · as Reggie Irving |
| 1930 | Doughboys · as Elmer |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Elmer |
| 1930 | De frente, marchen · as Canuto de la Montera |
| 1929 | Spite Marriage · as Elmer |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire · as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon |
| 1928 | Steamboat Bill, Jr. · as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr. |
| 1928 | The Cameraman · as Buster |
| 1927 | College · as Ronald, The Boy |
| 1926 | The General · as Johnny Gray |
| 1926 | Battling Butler · as Alfred Butler |
| 1925 | Seven Chances · as James 'Jimmie' Shannon |
| 1925 | Go West · as Friendless |
| 1924 | Sherlock Jr. · as Sherlock, Jr. |
| 1924 | The Navigator · as Rollo Treadway |
| 1923 | Our Hospitality · as William McKay |
| 1923 | Three Ages · as The Boy |
| 1923 | The Balloonatic · as The Young Man (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
| 1922 | The Paleface · as Little Chief Paleface |
| 1922 | The Blacksmith · as Blacksmith's Assistant |
| 1922 | My Wife's Relations · as The husband |
| 1922 | Cops · as The Young Man |
| 1922 | The Electric House · as Buster |
| 1922 | The Frozen North · as The Bad Man |
| 1921 | Hard Luck · as Suicidal Boy |
| 1921 | The 'High Sign' · as Our Hero |
| 1921 | The Boat · as The Boat Builder |
| 1921 | The Play House · as Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown - First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Interctors / Stagehand |
| 1921 | The Haunted House · as Bank Clerk |
| 1920 | The Saphead · as Bertie Van Alstyne |
| 1920 | Neighbors · as The Boy |
| 1920 | The Scarecrow · as Farmhand |
| 1920 | One Week · as The Groom |
| 1920 | Convict 13 · as Unlucky Golfer / Golfeur malchanceux |
| 1918 | Out West · as Sheriff, saloon owner |
| 1918 | Moonshine · as Revenue Agent |
| 1917 | His Wedding Night · as Delivery boy |