Directing
Buster Keaton
EN, DE, FR, IT cinema · 201 credits
Born
3 October 1895
Died
1 February 1966 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Piqua, Kansas, USA
Also known as The Great Stone Face · Joseph Frank Keaton · 巴斯特·基顿 · باستر کیتون
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
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
as Self (Archival)
Bound for Glory: The General as Keaton's Cinematic Manifesto
2026
Bound for Glory: The General as Keaton's Cinematic Manifesto
as Self (Archival)
Hodgepodge
as Self (archive footage)
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
Barney's Wall
as Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
Notfilm
as Self (archive footage)
You Have to Live Somewhere
as (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self (archive footage)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges Follies
as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
as Self (archival footage)
The Scribe
as Journalist
The Railrodder
as The Man, Director
Film
as The Man
Sergeant Deadhead
as Airman Blinken
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Buster
War Italian Style
as Gen. von Kassler
Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
The Triumph of Lester Snapwell
as Lester Snapwell
The Sound of Laughter
as Elmer Butts
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simon Pure Beer
as Self
The Home Owner
as The Home Owner
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Lion Tamer
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay
as Diablos
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
No Time at All
as Harrison
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
as Professor
The Buster Keaton Story
Technical Advisor
Around the World in 80 Days
as Train Conductor
The Awakening
as The Man
L'Incantevole nemica
as Baker's Apprentice in Play
Limelight
as Calvero's Partner
Paradise for Buster
as Buster
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey, Additional Writing, Screenplay
You're My Everything
as Butler
The Lovable Cheat
as Goulard
A Duel to the Death
as The First Fisherman
God's Country
as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
That Night with You
as Sam - Short Order Cook
She Went to the Races
as Bellboy (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You
as Bus Driver
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
Creative Consultant
Forever and a Day
as Wilkins
So You Won't Squawk
as Eddie
General Nuisance
as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
She's Oil Mine
as Buster Waters, plumber
Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat, Actor
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as William Dalton
The Taming of the Snood
as Buster Keaton
The Spook Speaks
as Buster
His Ex Marks the Spot
as Buster - the husband
Nothing But Pleasure
as Clarence Plunkett
New Moon
as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Buster Keaton
Mooching Through Georgia
as Homer Cobb, Writer
Pest from the West
as Sir, Writer
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
Director
Hollywood Handicap
Director
Too Hot to Handle
Creative Consultant
Love Nest on Wheels
as Elmer, Director
Ditto
as The Forgotten Man
Grand Slam Opera
as Elmer Butts, Writer, Director
Blue Blazes
as Elmer, Director
Mixed Magic
as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth, Director
Three on a Limb
as Elmer Brown
The Invader
as Leander Proudfoot
The Chemist
as Elmer Triple
Hayseed Romance
as Elmer Dolittle
Palooka from Paducah
as Jim Diltz
Tars and Stripes
as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle, Director
One Run Elmer
as Elmer
The E-Flat Man
as Elmer
The Timid Young Man
as Milton
Allez Oop
as Elmer, Director
The Gold Ghost
as Wally, Director
The King of the Champs-Élysées
as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
What! No Beer?
as Elmer J. Butts
Speak Easily
as Professor Post, Producer
The Passionate Plumber
as Elmer E. Tuttle
Plumber in Love
as Elmer E. Tuttle, Producer
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Reginald Irving, Producer
Sidewalks of New York
as Harmon
The Stolen Jools
as Policeman
Casanova Against His Will
as Reggie Irving, Producer
Buster se marie
as Reggie Irving, Producer
Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
Free and Easy
as Elmer, Producer
Doughboys
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr., Story
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Princess Raja
Spite Marriage
as Elmer, Producer, Director
Tide of Empire
as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
The Cameraman
as Buster, Producer
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as Steamboat Bill Jr., Director, Screenplay
College
as Ronald, The Boy, Director
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)
The General
as Johnnie Gray, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Producer, Stunts
Battling Butler
as Alfred Butler, Director, Producer
Go West
as Friendless, Director, Producer, Writer
Seven Chances
as James 'Jimmie' Shannon, Director, Producer, Editor
The Iron Mule
as Indian (uncredited)
Sherlock Jr.
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr., Director, Editor, Producer
The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway, Director, Editor, Producer
Our Hospitality
as William McKay, Director, Producer, Stunts
Three Ages
as The Boy, Director, Writer, Producer
The Balloonatic
as The Young Man, Director, Writer
The Love Nest
as Buster Keaton, Director, Writer
The Paleface
as Little Chief Paleface, Director, Writer
The Blacksmith
as Blacksmith's Assistant, Writer, Director
Cops
as The Young Man, Director, Writer, Editor
Day Dreams
as The Young Man, Writer, Director
My Wife's Relations
as The Husband, Director, Writer
The Electric House
as Buster, Director, Writer
The Frozen North
as The Bad Man, Writer, Director
Seeing Stars
as Self
Hard Luck
as Suicidal Boy, Writer, Director
The High Sign
as Our Hero, Writer, Director
The Boat
as The Boat Builder, Writer, Director
The Goat
as The Goat, Writer, Director
The Play House
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand, Director, Writer
The Haunted House
as Bank Clerk, Director, Writer
One Week
as The Groom, Director, Editor, Writer
Convict 13
as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard, Director, Editor, Writer
Neighbors
as The Boy, Director, Writer
The Scarecrow
as Farmhand, Writer, Director
The Saphead
as Bertie Van Alstyne, Writer
The Garage
as Mechanic / Fireman
The Round-Up
as Indian (uncredited)
Back Stage
as Stagehand
The Hayseed
as Manager, General Store
The Bell Boy
as Bellboy
Good Night, Nurse!
as Dr. Hampton
Out West
as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
The Cook
as The Waiter (uncredited)
Moonshine
as Revenue Agent, Editor
Coney Island
as Rival / Cop with Moustache
His Wedding Night
as Delivery boy
The Rough House
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop, Writer, Director
Oh, Doctor!
as Junior Holepoke
The Butcher Boy
as Buster
A Reckless Romeo
as Blind Organ Grinder
A Country Hero
as Vaudeville Artist